Kyle Montanio

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Kyle Montanio
fantasticaleconomics_at_geekdom.social@momostr.pink
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I'm an environmental economist who researches econ pedagogy to make learning economics marginally less dismal. My pipe-dream is to write a fantasy novel/economics textbook, which is getting closer to reality every day. #economics #TeachEcon #sustainability #DoughnutEconomics #degrowth Profile pic is me getting arrested at a pro-Palestine campus protest. Background is my dog, Freya, who is derpily sticking her tongue out while passed out. About me: Making econ marginally less dismal one post at a time. I teach economics at the UC Denver and am an all around nerd. My goal is to combine my passion for all things fantasy/sci-fi and love of economics to lower the cost of learning econ. Fantastical Economics: You can find my first-ever short story that covers the circular economy and sustainability in a sci-fi setting here: https://edgeryders.eu/t/circular-reasoning/19717
Found an interesting graph with absolutely no relation to current events on Wikipedia. image I forget who I learned this from, but it's pretty useful to add Reagan's face right around 1981 to help understand changes in US over time. #economics #HealthCare image
Means testing harms the mean household and is just plain mean, by design. Study after study shows that providing social safety nets - benefits the vast majority of people support - is cheaper and more efficient when you get rid of the hurdles to prove you qualify. Means testing punishes those most in need who are often least able to spend time and energy to complete the intentionally difficult process to access benefits, and results in higher costs.
People's Policy Project
Universal Benefits Cost Less Than Means-Tested Benefits
The biggest welfare state controversy is driven by accounting games.
 #UBI #BasicIncome