Basically. Barr makes a distinction between transfers between groups at a point in time (rich -> poor, redistribution) and social insurance as facilitating transfers between the same person at different points in their life. Obviously (?) welfare states do it all in one go through taxes.

feeling old when I see that Nicholas Barr's book is on its 6th edition 🧑‍🦳
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4/ Only 1 ward where mayoral/Council winner in different factions: Ward 12. @aurinmpls.bsky.social rules, but a measure of Becka Thompson’s racist face-plant is Frey got 55% here.
… Minneapolis wards sorted along mayoral lines, much like Congressional Districts now sort by presidential preference.

Whatever one's political persuasions the fact that it was the top two candidates who saw the most undervotes, probably indicates that most voters are participating with decent understanding of the system. I'm old enough to remember two poli sci professors skeptical Minnesotans could count to 3.

I will leave it to others to judge the ideology/animus etc, and just judge it purely on participation in the voting system as it now exists. I suspect it tells us that Frey voters were very confident he'd be in the final two, and you can sort of see that for Fateh voters too.

If you look at United States lot sizes you'd almost think that urban planners were regulating a land without sewer systems.

I sometimes call it mandated grass farming in presentations.

I was typing with cold fingers on a train, and couldn't find the link to the review, so it was ambiguous!

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I reviewed that book, it was great!

Nearly 10% of the voters put both Frey and Fateh on their ballot