Mark Tercek
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6 days ago |
marktercek.substack.com | Mark Tercek
The House just passed a budget bill that, for those of us who care deeply about higher education, feels like a gut punch: a 21% tax on the earnings of many college and university endowments. Endowments aren’t just rainy day funds for the ivory towers. Generally, more than half of endowment investment income goes directly to financial aid. And the remainder funds things we should all want—innovation, discovery, and the public good.
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3 weeks ago |
innerself.com | Alex Jordan |Thomas Piketty |Mark Tercek |Jonathan Adams
What did Trump announce about new tariffs and letters to trade partners? Why are American consumers seeing higher prices again? How many trade deals have actually been completed? What are the true economic effects of Trump’s tariff strategy? Who pays the price—corporations or everyday Americans?
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3 weeks ago |
marktercek.substack.com | Mark Tercek
Trade deals are back on the table. And while the commentary seems mostly focused on whether or not the deals will close, or how ambitious they will be, or what can be done with China, let’s consider another angle. Could these deals include provisions that address environmental challenges like climate? Let’s take stock. Thanks for reading The Instigator! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. The White House is under pressure to close the deals (even if they deny that).
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1 month ago |
marktercek.substack.com | Mark Tercek
More than a decade ago, I wrote a book called Nature’s Fortune: How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature. Its central thesis was that investing in nature not only protects the environment for us, other species, and future generations, but it also produces enormously useful outcomes at very low cost. Things we may take for granted, like clean water, healthy food, protection from storms, outdoor areas to enjoy, habitat for biodiversity, and so on.
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2 months ago |
marktercek.substack.com | Mark Tercek
In this week’s fusillade of crazy headlines, here’s one we shouldn’t forget: Layoffs of 10,000 Government Health Workers Begin. This is . . . not good. What’s worse is how these civil servants are finding out their years of service have come to an end—-with deactivated badges when they try to open the building door. Thanks for reading The Instigator! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This isn’t new of course.
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RT @JosephMajkut: Our friend @MarkTercek is absolutely right here. These trade deals are amorphous and being made quickly. Fossil in the…
90 deals in 90 days? The White House is under pressure to close trade deals. This creates openings for climate progress so long as we frame our goals the way the White House does - jobs, energy security, on shore manufacturing, innovation, etc. Let’s go- https://t.co/TyVJs7hUCf
The government workers I know are all smart, mission-driven and great at what they do. Further, the important work they do would not be done e by private sector. Let’s support these great patriots - https://t.co/VLQizWCYMx