Where Did Brad Pitt’s Make it Right Foundation Go Wrong? | Architectural Digest
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/brad-pitt-make-it-right-foundation-new-orleans-katrina-lawsuit
When to Tap Social Security: The Sometimes Surprising Answer From Online Calculators – The Wall Street Journal.
When to Tap Social Security: The Sometimes Surprising Answer From Online Calculators https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-to-tap-social-security-the-sometimes-surprising-answer-from-online-calculators-11610144634
The Catch
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/tgh54itx0b/grenoble-children-jump-from-fire
Opinion | Donald Graham: To lower the cost of college, officials should make students eligible for larger Pell Grants – The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/24/don-graham-pell-grants-college/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_opinions&utm_campaign=wp_opinions
Fifty Years of Tax Cuts for Rich Didn’t Trickle Down, Study Says
Another nail in the trickle down coffin Fifty Years of Tax Cuts for Rich Didn’t Trickle Down, Study Says [“https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-16/fifty-years-of-tax-cuts-for-rich-didn-t-trickle-down-study-says”]
Paycheck Protection Program data released by Small Business Administration after lawsuit shows largest borrowers – The Washington Post
No surprise here. The definition of small business was allowed to be defined at the location level for large chains. Hence as long as a chain didn’t employ more than 500 at a restaurant, each location was deemed a small business. And for many, the PPP became a creative game of managing payroll to maximize …
The Trump administration may privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — and it could disrupt the nation’s housing-finance system – MarketWatch
A fully privatized mortgage market will fundamentally change mortgage credit. The US is the only mortgage market in the world with a fixed rate for 30 years. It only works because most mortgages have no credit risk. Once you remove the govt guarantee you then have both credit risk and interest rate risk. Investors facing …
Waiting list for council homes in England ‘will double to 2 million’ | Homelessness | The Guardian
Another example where social policy in the UK is broken. https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/society/2020/nov/14/waiting-list-for-council-homes-in-england-will-double-to-2-million
Imagining a Second Life for Midtown Manhattan’s Empty Offices
Reimagining NYC office space. Imagining a Second Life for Midtown Manhattan’s Empty Offices [“https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-02/should-manhattan-s-offices-turn-into-housing”]
U.S. Lost Over 60 Million Jobs—Now Robots, Tech And Artificial Intelligence Will Take Millions More
Are we entering a post work world where most will need to be in a Universal Basic Income? https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2020/10/27/us-lost-over-60-million-jobs-now-robots-tech-and-artificial-intelligence-will-take-millions-more/?utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=social&utm_content=4007275189&utm_campaign=sprinklrForbesMainFB#6cb01e541a52