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How Politics Wastes Tax Dollars in Tax Incentives

Barrett & Greene

And we’ve emerged with a sense of frustration with many of the nation’s elected officials who boast to the public about businesses they’ve attracted with incentives even when there’s ample evidence that, for the most part, they aren’t the real motivation for corporate site decisions. There’s more.

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Vaccine Policy in a Post-COVID World

Policy Chats

In this episode, Associate Professor Katie Attwell talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about vaccine hesitancy, mandates, and public health policy.

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Katie Attwell: Vaccine Policy in a Post-COVID World

Policy Chats

In this episode, Associate Professor Katie Attwell talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about vaccine hesitancy, mandates, and public health policy.

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Freddie Mac’s Second Mortgage Pilot: Should the Taxpayer Subsidize Equity Extraction Lending?

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

The arguments pro and con Freddie Mac’s CES mortgage proposal generated a significant number of comments from many groups and individuals, including think tanks and elected officials across the political spectrum, and also many housing-related industry associations.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

As GSEs, they were highly limited in their permitted activities but given a preferred market position, along with the subsidies and privileges needed to deliver a public policy benefit to the public. Any contact between F&F and elected officials is strictly controlled by the FHFA.

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25 Exciting Career Paths in Public Administration

Masters in Public Administration

City managers are public administrators who try to make city governments operate with the efficiency of successful businesses. They are chosen by elected officials and can work for small towns on a part time basis or for large cities. This article from eHow Money has more on the role. City Manager.

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Richard's Rules for Restaurant-Based Revitalization: New business models are needed for 2025

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I stopped testifying when I realized that the city's elected officials either didn't understand or care. For years I testified that DC's property tax methodologies over value commercial property when it comes to retail stores.