Evan Van Cotthem

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

“There is nothing more radical or counter-cultural at the moment than laying down one’s cynicism in favor of tender vulnerability.” - John Green

Be nice to each other, folks.

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@loganb "This isn't ___, this is ___."

Oh, no...

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@tracewoodgrains Modern baby name lists are really getting out of control

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@aarmlovi What demarcates a plex vs a townhome? If there are two homes side-by-side sharing a wall, it's a duplex, right? But if I add 4 more in a row are they townhomes? (or rowhomes?)

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@buildhomez I was going to contest that Houston has probably grown consistently as well, but it actually flatlined for a few years pre-pandemic.

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@ironicallyunfun @moultano Just two pair of fuzzy, well-worn climbing shoes

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@moultano I think this test shows just how difficult that would be:
https://t.co/HXzH7equyw

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@StefanFSchubert @Afinetheorem Your other chart shows grants rising to offset loans, so that's probably a lot of it

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@StefanFSchubert @Afinetheorem Debt = tuition + living expenses - non-debt payments. Nordic students take more debt despite no tuition, so US students need lower living expenses and/or more non-debt payments (family, grants, work). Just curious where the bulk of the difference lies.

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@StefanFSchubert @Afinetheorem Curious where the divide occurs as many of my friends used their student loans for living expenses in addition to tuition here in the US. Lower living expenses, more family help, more part-time work?

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@StefanFSchubert @Afinetheorem Is this due to debt taken out for other expenses then?

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@Empty_America Stehekin, WA is only accessible by 2 hour ferry ride or hiking. Famous stopping spot for PCTers. Kids eventually have to room with other families in Chelan to finish public school. Though homes don't come up for sale often (and the ones near the lake are expensive).

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

>58% effective tax rate
>effective or marginal?
>marginal

[S.A. Dupres @Susan_Dupres]

Washington State

TAXES IN WASHINGTON STATE

March 4, 2026

** 58% effective tax rate (not including property tax and a list of OVER 60 different taxes in WA STATE via WA Dept. of Revenue).

https://t.co/4mA4Vjk9Qe

@PNWForestKing

Post by Tax Foundation:

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@YIMBYLAND

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@atlanticesque "on the margin"

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@Duderichy Seems like the real key here was starting a successful company

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@lymanstoneky Shocked South Dakota is so low on this given they have the highest TFR (and the longest roaming distance from the previous map)

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@buildhomez Gotta love replacing a stable, broad-based, difficult to avoid revenue stream for an essential service with one that will be much more variable and avoidable

[Logan Bowers 🏗️ 🏘️ @loganb]

26 cosponsors. WA Dems accidentally propose outlawing all manufacturing in Washington State because they have no fucking clue what they’re doing but want to virtue signal and reflexively hate technology.

We are on the dumbest timeline.

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@JHWeissmann Truly insane to change the themes from examining the development of mental illness/conspiracism after tragedy/loss to "The conspiracists are actually correct about everything but the manipulative cabal's genocide of humanity is just because humans are fundamentally evil"

[Evan Van Cotthem @evancotthem]

@GaryWinslett True though they are pretty much in the same relative position (about 10% lower than the national average)