@ianmSC Ian, have you ever taken a long look in the mirror and asked just what the hell you are doing with your life? You're embarassing yourself. Justin Bateman? Please
“I need the kind of generals that Hitler had,” Trump said. “People who were totally loyal to him, that follow orders.”
Read this whole story, from @JeffreyGoldberg:
https://t.co/oq8UH4nBd3
Meanwhile, under Donald Trump, annualized deficits exploded by more than 50% from 2017-2019, BEFORE Covid.
This was almost entirely due to Trump’s tax cuts for large corporations and ultra-wealthy individuals like Elon Musk.
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on https://t.co/iSBh8srvly, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
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(@ATabarrok also weighs in but his argument is more against capital gains taxes than addressing issues specific to realization. Again, I would like to see both @tylercowen and him explain why they're advocating higher rates and a narrower base.) https://t.co/EjLNgrhD8O
In this soup, I will focus on how his social media platform Twitter/X has become a cesspool filled with racism, propaganda & conspiracy theories. Elon himself, living fully in denial, has stated that “X has the truth” & that X is actually “the only place to find the truth”.
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First, this wasn't just a computer program spitting out high prices (though it def does that too!), the human scale is tremendous and includes a) in person "user groups" between competitors (giant corporate landlords) to swap info and hear lectures on how to "push up pricing" 2/7
For example, a lawyer could have a client who pays them a regular billing rate of $100 an hour, but then chooses to tip them $150 an hour on top of this payment.