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Which of these bad policies will the US abolish by 2050?

Dec 31, 5:11 PMJan 2, 5:59 AM

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OptionProbability

Affirmative action

the jones act

Subsidies for corn/HFCS

Disparate impact doctrine

Rent control

H1B caps

Social promotion in school

First-past-the-post voting

Federal subsidies for a negative-sum signaling arms race in higher education

Non-land property taxes

Buying a latte with bitcoin incurs capital gains because bitcoin counts as property instead of currency

Feds arresting people for plots that the feds planned and recruited them for (entrapment)

Payroll taxes

Sales taxes

Wage control

Income taxes

More uproar when the Department of Education is cut down to size than around USAID?

Feb 3, 9:34 PMDec 31, 10:59 PM

76.95%chance

232075

OptionVotes

YES

1322

Next Fed chair to have a degree in economics?

Apr 18, 12:20 AMApr 1, 10:59 PM

42%chance

101373

OptionVotes

YES

1175

851

Global total fertility rate below 2.1 in what decade?

Jun 1, 11:51 AMDec 31, 11:59 PM

8769

Will the cost of higher education in the US maintain an average growth rate above 3% until 2040?

Apr 16, 9:54 PMDec 31, 11:59 PM

40.88%chance

13540

OptionVotes

YES

1338

666

Are we getting less intelligent? Will our IQ scores get lower from now onwards? Are we headed for idiocracy?

Sep 3, 8:52 AMJan 1, 11:59 PM

52.22%chance

23500

OptionVotes

YES

1097

893

Will a Russian university make the top 50 before 2035?

Jan 15, 8:37 PMDec 29, 7:59 AM

37.17%chance

5300

OptionVotes

YES

1300

769

Will a sub-20 ranked college or university break the top 5 by 2050?

Dec 12, 5:52 AMJan 2, 4:59 AM

61.32%chance

12267

OptionVotes

YES

1174

817

Chinese university beats Harvard in Times Higher Education ranking by 2031?

Apr 23, 5:22 PMDec 31, 11:59 PM

13.79%chance

4150

OptionVotes

YES

250

Will the H-1B visa cap increase by at least 50% or be removed before Fiscal Year 2027?

Jun 17, 10:04 PMMay 2, 6:59 AM

13.59%chance

6110

OptionVotes

YES

470

335

Will 2028 SAT scores be higher than 2022 SAT scores if the Department of Education is abolished by DOGE?

Feb 5, 6:59 PMJan 1, 5:59 AM

43%chance

6109

OptionVotes

YES

115

Will enrolment in STEM degrees decrease significantly before 2040?

Apr 16, 12:46 PMMar 5, 10:59 PM

66.08%chance

370

OptionVotes

YES

169

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Which of these bad policies will the US abolish by 2050?

More uproar when the Department of Education is cut down to size than around USAID?

Next Fed chair to have a degree in economics?

Global total fertility rate below 2.1 in what decade?

Will the cost of higher education in the US maintain an average growth rate above 3% until 2040?

Are we getting less intelligent? Will our IQ scores get lower from now onwards? Are we headed for idiocracy?

Will a Russian university make the top 50 before 2035?

Will a sub-20 ranked college or university break the top 5 by 2050?

Chinese university beats Harvard in Times Higher Education ranking by 2031?

Will the H-1B visa cap increase by at least 50% or be removed before Fiscal Year 2027?

Will 2028 SAT scores be higher than 2022 SAT scores if the Department of Education is abolished by DOGE?

Will enrolment in STEM degrees decrease significantly before 2040?

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