Tag: baby bonds

Young baby putting coin in a piggybank

Take a look at this state to see what a serious effort looks like. With time on my hands, I was thinking about becoming the world’s greatest expert on Trump Accounts. On reflection, why should anyone spend more time on these accounts than the administration? The lore is that these accounts, in their final form,…

Close up of a newborn baby and mother holding hands with hospital bracelets

Is there really a free lunch? Repeated copies of a proposal called RISE – Retirement Income Security for Everyone – have arrived in my email, accompanied by endorsements from some serious people.  After the third or fourth missile, I felt compelled to take a closer look.  The proposal supposedly would eliminate poverty and income inequality…