Yep, Republican States Get Covid More
Since I, my family, my friends, and a majority of people here in the DC region are vaccinated and mask mandates have come down, I've been feeling pretty post-pandemic. But the latest numbers are a ....
Author: bklinger
More Covid Vaccination ==> Less Infection?
PDF version of post Download Abstract A scatter plot shows the empirical relationship between new case loads and vaccination rates for Covid-19 among different US states in early Spring 2021. There is a large scatter ....
Republican Representation Gap: Clean Energy Edition
1. Today It’s not surprising that large majorities of people in California, Massachusetts, and New York believe that the government should “regulate CO2 as a pollutant”. But Texas, Nebraska, Florida, and North Carolina? Over 75% ....
Physical Distancing for the Vaccinated – Spring Edition
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued new guidance for mask wearing and other Covid-19 preventative measures based on vaccination status. They include a graphic summary, which I've simplified here. I think theirs is ....
An American Resource: Income of the Rich
1. What is the Limit to Taxing the Rich? There has been a lot of talk lately of the government spending huge amounts of money on new programs. There is also talk that perhaps some ....
The Marginal Tax Rate Barrier
In a future post, I will estimate how much extra funds the government could receive by raising taxes on upper income brackets. One might suppose that the maximum amount available is simply the total after-tax ....
Happy Equinox: Solar Energy Edition
3/21/2021 update: See end of article. To celebrate Spring Equinox 2021, I present to you my experience installing solar panels. The Short Version We had a solar panel system installed for about $11,000 (after federal ....
Post Election FB Diary. (3) Reading for the Growing Threat
Yes it was a coup attempt. Here's Why Brilliant article by international relations expert Fiona Hill connects the dots to show how all of Trump's actions have been building to an illegal seizure of power. ....
Post-Election FB Diary (2) After the Explosion
6 January 5:15pm Trump message to protesters invading the Capitol: he loves them and everyone knows he won the election. This is the president you gave us, Trump voters. 6 January 8:54pm Not a huge ....
Post-Election FB Diary. (1) Before the Explosion
Looking back at the two months after the election is like watching someone in a horror movie who isn't quite sure that there is a killer on the loose. Here are some of my Facebook ....