Economist at the Center for Economic Research. Father to two dogs. https://bsky.app/profile/deanbaker13.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/deanbaker13.bsky.social/post/3ml44xkslbk2gMonopolization in the hospital industry is a problem, but government-granted patent monopolies on drugs and medical equipment make it far worse https://deanbaker22.substack.com/p/monopolization-in-the-hospital-industry05 May 2026 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:honeoslflg3tlhfme4uzngcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml44xkslbk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/deanbaker13.bsky.social/post/3ml4353ktvs2qThey said it couldn't be done, but just 16 cents more, and Trump will have pushed the cost of diesel fuel to an all-time record gasprices.aaa.com https://gasprices.aaa.com/05 May 2026 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:honeoslflg3tlhfme4uzngcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4353ktvs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/deanbaker13.bsky.social/post/3ml42zrbzqc2qDon't worry, Hegseth will quickly deny that this ever happened. Remember TALE: Trumpers Always Lie about Everything. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:honeoslflg3tlhfme4uzngcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml42zrbzqc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/deanbaker13.bsky.social/post/3ml42uahfks2qEveryone I know is happy to give up their healthcare to pay for Donald Trump's ballroom. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:honeoslflg3tlhfme4uzngcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml42uahfks2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/deanbaker13.bsky.social/post/3ml2pzrvbfc2pTrump has to say "thank you for your attention to this matter," or the threat is not real. It's sort of like "Simon says." [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:honeoslflg3tlhfme4uzngcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2pzrvbfc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/deanbaker13.bsky.social/post/3ml2vxcs7ck2yNorth Carolina teachers shut down the largest district in the state for May Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Aw2j5N_Cto05 May 2026 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:honeoslflg3tlhfme4uzngcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2vxcs7ck2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/deanbaker13.bsky.social/post/3ml2vurzcj22yChinese AI may be an important tool for attacking inequality https://cepr.net/publications/is-chinese-ai-the-remedy-to-inequality/05 May 2026 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:honeoslflg3tlhfme4uzngcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2vurzcj22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/deanbaker13.bsky.social/post/3ml2rxax6wc2eThe latest on private equity https://prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/EA/EA003/1/75376/ApPXmk9jYbULH-93OABEiE5eW8XY4ubuKM_F9G93IpC_archive?sourceid=&emci=90e4f38e-f047-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=616dde3d-fc47-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=462696704 May 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:honeoslflg3tlhfme4uzngcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2rxax6wc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/deanbaker13.bsky.social/post/3ml2pzrvbfc2pTrump has to say "thank you for your attention to this matter," or the threat is not real. It's sort of like "Simon says." [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:honeoslflg3tlhfme4uzngcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2pzrvbfc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/deanbaker13.bsky.social/post/3ml2pvafpu22pThe worst part is that obviously all his aides know that these are dementia tests, and doctors only give them to Trump because they think he might be suffering from dementia, but they are too scared to explain that to him, so Trump keeps boasting about "acing" them. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:honeoslflg3tlhfme4uzngcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2pvafpu22phttps://bsky.app/profile/deanbaker13.bsky.social/post/3mkzrwep5ls2wthanks [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:honeoslflg3tlhfme4uzngcb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzrwep5ls2w