Tag: germany

  • Passing the Buck: Why We Make Less But Pay More Part 14: What We Could Have Instead

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    Part 14 of Passing the Buck, a 15-part series on why we make less but pay more. The previous thirteen installments have been an attempt to describe the structure of cost-shifting in American economic life and to trace how that structure was built. This one looks at what other developed countries do, partly because the…

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  • Are We Headed Toward Fascism? I Went Looking.

    This is the first political post I ever wrote, and I want to be honest about where it came from. I’d been hearing the word “fascism” thrown around about the current administration and I had two reactions at the same time. One was yeah, something feels off in a way it didn’t before. The other…

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  • A Memorial Journey Through Germany with Kids 10 & 9

    The trip to Germany was supposed to happen earlier. Originally spring 2022, to visit my mom, who was living there with my sister. We postponed when my sister tested COVID-positive days before departure, then postponed again when our younger son tested positive the morning we were supposed to leave. Then in May, my mom died…

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