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While I have generally been against divestment policies for public pensions (especially when they come from outside parties with no fiduciary duties), there are some sectors where divestment makes a lot of sense.
Let me start with private prisons because this is actually one of the strongest divestment cases for government...
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Yesterday, Truth in Accounting released their tenth annual State of the States report. The full PDF of the report can be found here.
Using the data in the report, I’ve made some visualizations – first everybody, and then, some key states.
SURPLUS AND DEFICIT
Using the...
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A headline about Trump tweets being a risk factor to be considered for Calstrs investing sets me off...by meep
I will be getting to my regular depressing content on U.S. pensions another day, but let’s take a look at a political fracas in Japan, regarding a report on retirement.
Let’s start with the controversy, and move on from there:
NUMBERS, NUMBERS, WHO’S GOT THE NUMBERS?
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It’s May 14, which means Vladimir Bukovsky’s Judgment in Moscow is available! That link goes to the kindle version, and there’s also a paperback version available. A hardcover version should become available shortly. I wrote about the book two months ago, and since then there have been more... by meep
I am told by google and several of my friends on facebook that this is Teacher Appreciation week. So I’m going to focus on teachers this week for my non-Taxing Tuesday posts. Before I do my usual stuff, I’m going to plug Donors Choose, which is a targeted... by meep
I guess Stockton is going through with it. California city begins universal basic income experiment The city of Stockton, Calif., has begun piloting a universal basic income (UBI) program for 130 residents over the next 18 months, according to the Los Angeles Times. Under the program, the recipients will receive...Judgment in Moscow by Vladimir Bukovsky: Now Released!
Happy Teachers Appreciation Week: Teachers in Spokane Learn about Trade-offs
Universal Basic Income: This Time, Something Something!
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Hmmm.
Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, his wife and his brother-in-law are under federal criminal investigation for a dubious residential property tax appeal that dogged him during his gubernatorial campaign last year, WBEZ...
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Not only divestment.
But yes, a lot of divestment.
Harvard Activists Call for Fossil Fuel Divestment
Harvard University students, faculty, and alumni marked Earth Day by kicking of a week of climate-related rallies and calling on the university’s $39.2 billion endowment to eliminate fossil fuel-related companies from its investment portfolio.
Divest Harvard, a...
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Many people know I love books (I do).
But I have taken heed of Marie Kondo in terms of getting rid of books I never plan on reading again (or consult or whatever)… or, the ones I got which I never read. I’m such a sucker for library sales.
So I was,...
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