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r/AskEconomics
1.3M members
r/AskEconomics is a subreddit with 1.3M members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is massive in size, and has high activity.
A central repository for questions about economic theory, research, and policy.
Please read the rules before posting, as we remove all comments which break the rules. Answers must be in-depth and comprehensive, or they will be removed. Posts should be in the form of a question.
Popular Themes in r/AskEconomics
#1
Advice Requests
: "What were tariffs before the 25%/10% Trump increase?"
59 posts
#2
Money Talk
: "Why should not capital gains tax be the same or higher than income tax?"
2 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "What is going to bring inflation down? Trumps tariffs? Reducing government spending?"
1 post
#4
News
: "Why are tariffs maligned for price increases and not higher corporate taxes?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskEconomics
#1
Economy
: "What will happen to the Economy if Trump/Elon cut 1.5 million jobs (50%) of the federal workforce, like they say they intend to do?"
68 posts
#2
Tariffs
: "What were Tariffs before the 25%/10% Trump increase?"
25 posts
#3
Inflation
: "What is going to bring Inflation down? Trumps tariffs? Reducing government spending?"
14 posts
#4
Trade
: "If Trump is aiming at making the USA run Trade surpluses rather than deficits, what are the consequence for the USA and world order?"
13 posts
#5
Debt
: "How exactly is Pakistan not considered to have defaulted on their Debt if they keep asking for rollovers from everyone?"
13 posts
#6
Taxes
: "Norway has a massive oil-funded sovereign wealth fund, yet citizens pay high Taxes. In Saudi Arabia, oil wealth means almost no Taxes. Why the difference?"
12 posts
#7
Econ
: "For any Economist or Econ student reading, how much corruption would you say goes on in your field?"
7 posts
#8
Economics
: "What are the best arguments in support of Keynesian Economics?"
6 posts
#9
Income
: "Why do economic models at university not include wealth inequality and predominantly are about Income inequality?"
6 posts
#10
Government
: "ELI5: What happens if Donald Trump purges the Federal Government?"
6 posts
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