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Mamdani’s NY flirts with fiscal nihilism
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
February 27, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — France is great. I visit a few times a year, and the food is fantastic, the museums are amazing, and the day care is free (or heavily...
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Who’s to blame for an unfair US economy?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
February 16, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Billionaires are now Public Enemy No. 1 in America. Majorities of voters, in both parties, think the gap between the rich and poor is...
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Go ahead and resent boomers — but for the right reasons
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
January 29, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — There is a natural human tendency to assume that your generation has it harder than everyone else. Even by those standards, however, ...
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Raiding your 401(k) to buy a house should be an option
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
January 22, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — I have a confession, shameful as it may be for someone who has spent decades studying retirement policy and advising individuals and ...
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The economy needs a little bit of unfairness
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
December 26, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — There are a lot of reasons, some deserved and some not, for Americans’ distrust of their institutions. Lately I have been thinking ab...
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The college discussion every family should have
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
December 8, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — The decision to attend college was a no-brainer during the second half of the 20th century. It almost assured higher earnings and job...
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AI is more likely to cause a labor shortage
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
December 3, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — There are two big worries when it comes to the rapid advances in artificial intelligence. The first is that it will lead to robot ove...
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Want to buy a home? It’s OK to wait till you’re 40
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
November 14, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — If owning a home is still the American dream, then it is increasingly out of reach for many young Americans. The average age of a fir...
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