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Tipping is a racist relic and a modern tool of economic oppression in the South: Rooted in Racism and Economic Exploitation: Spotlight (www.epi.org)

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Who is AIER? They sound very biased.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago

The American Institute for Economic Research(AIER) is a libertarian think tank located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1933 by Edward C. Harwood, an economist and investment advisor, and is a [501(c)(3)] nonprofit. Since January 2022, the organization's president has been William P. Ruger.

It has promoted climate change denial and was known for the Great Barrington Declaration and misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic.