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Some clarification on "pre-distribution"

Some clarification on "pre-distribution"

It's a weasel word the left would do well to avoid.

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Carl Beijer
Oct 16, 2024
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Yesterday, a procession of wonks — Marshall Steinbaum, James Medlock, Matt Bruenig, and Dean Baker — got into it over “predistribution.” Blogger Matt Yglesias chimed in as well. I’m not really interested in wading into the weeds of their debate — you can read it for yourself here — but I do want to clarify what this rhetoric is actually about.

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