@nycDSA@AberKawas “get it done” … with someone else’s money.
Curious what “river to the sea” translates to in NY state. Really feel bad for the common folk who are now about to be taxed even worse than before…
Caller: “Hi Dave. Long-time listener. First-time caller.”
Dave: “You are on the show. What's going on?”
Caller: “I think billionaires have too much power.”
Dave: “Okay. What do you do?”
Caller: “I'm a Congressman.”
Dave: “Alright. Where are you from?”
Caller: “Silicon Valley.”
Dave: “The one with Apple, Google, Nvidia, Meta, OpenAI, and about half the companies carrying the stock market?”
Caller: “That's right.”
Dave: “Interesting. And what seems to be the problem?”
Caller: “The tech bro billionaires.”
Dave: “The guys who built the companies that made your district one of the wealthiest places on Earth?”
Caller: “Yes.”
Dave: “So let me get this straight. Your district keeps producing trillion-dollar companies, millions of jobs both directly and indirectly, and tools used by two-thirds of the people on earth.”
Caller: “Correct.”
Dave: “And your conclusion is that the people who built all of it are the problem.”
Caller: “Exactly.”
Dave: “What have you built?”
Caller: “I serve the public.”
Dave: “No, I mean built.”
Caller: “I write legislation.”
Dave: “Did you make the iPhone?”
Caller: “No.”
Dave: “Google Search?”
Caller: “No.”
Dave: “Nvidia chips?”
Caller: “No.”
Dave: “SpaceX rockets?”
Caller: “No.”
Dave: "So the entrepreneurs create the wealth and the politicians create the hearings?"
Caller: “That's not fair.”
Dave: “Congressman, every year your district creates more wealth than most countries. Why are you treating success like a crime scene?”
Caller: "We need to hold billionaires accountable."
Dave: "For what? Exceeding expectations?"