I’m having a hard time putting myself in the mind of people who are distrusting enough of official stats that they credulously believe the finance guy who has every reason to do performative populism while enjoying membership in the top 1%

Added a small update to my 2nd critique of Michael Green (@profplum99). I realized another BLS spreadsheet will let you estimate childcare spending for those with any childcare spending. Green's unsourced estimate is nearly $33K. In 2022, BLS says ~$16,000.

OK, here's my damn critique (or part of it) of the viral @profplum99 essay advocating for a <checks notes> $140,000 poverty line Pull quote: "It is…The Worst Poverty Analysis I Have Ever Seen. (And I’ve read Matthew Desmond!)" Also very happy with that Dorothea Lange-style image