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    The Cost of Pay for Success
    Author Deb Mayer
    • Jul 25, 2018
    • 5 min

    The Cost of Pay for Success

    "North Coast preschool advocates prepare for pilot study" was the headline the July 6, 2018 edition of The Daily Astorian. This post is an appeal to the good people of Astoria to do your due diligence in investigating this proposal. This story will be filed away under the "How stupid do rich people think the rest of us are?" category. It takes place in the picturesque setting of Astoria on Oregon's North Coast. A dark, deviate form of noblesse oblige has wormed its way into
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    "The Invisible Heart" of Social Impact Bonds
    Author Deb Mayer
    • Apr 30, 2018
    • 2 min

    "The Invisible Heart" of Social Impact Bonds

    A new age of indentured servitude is upon us. Most of us won't even know we have unwittingly become enslaved until the contracts have already been signed. Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) aka Pay for Success (PFS) schemes are the new cure-all for everything that ails society -- from homelessness to early childhood learning to healthcare and more. The wealthy will solve all our problems for a handsome return on investment. Sign now, pay later. How do Pay for Success investments work
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    Social Impact Bonds -- Gambling with our futures
    Author, Deb Mayer
    • Dec 14, 2017
    • 2 min

    Social Impact Bonds -- Gambling with our futures

    In a previous post, I promised to provide more insight into social impact bonds (SIBs), also known as "Pay for Success" schemes. Parents across the country are working to expose this surreptitious practice that threatens our public institutions. While our coverage here has concentrated on how social impact investing affects public schools, this research does not limit itself to a single topic. The lion's hare of this work has been initiated and executed by Alison McDowell, a
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