Michael

I collect modern and vintage UW football memorabilia (cards, tickets, photos, game-used items, etc.). Always interested in buying new pieces. Go Dawgs! 🏈☔️

[Michael @michael_udub]

.@CoachJeddFisch, it is time for a dedicated football museum at Husky Stadium. Do it for the fans and to show recruits that @UW_Football legends are remembered forever. Most of the major programs have similar facilities. Keep the Husky Fever Hall of Fame at Hec Ed for all other sports. Happy to loan out items from my collection and know others who would do the same. Go Dawgs! 🏈☔️

[Michael @michael_udub]

@AndreaSJames A good reminder. Thank you.

Here’s hoping that fringe does not ruin it for the rest of us.

[Michael @michael_udub]

Fellow Democrats, this is the way. 👇🏻

[Mark Cuban @mcuban]

What about all the entrepreneurs that risked everything and failed ?

Or the ones that are grinding it out, trying to build a business ? You know, the ones that create more than 60 pct of the new jobs in this country.

The more successful they are, the more you hate them?

Take their money so they can't invest in other founders? Or invest in causes they believe in ?

And the ones that fail and get to deduct 3k a year of their losses ? Or went for it and are broke and might never see enough income to offset those losses ? You don't care if they go broke ?

10 pct of the people in this country are entrepreneurs that have started a business.

You ever try to help them ?

There are plenty of discussions to be had about income inequality. About helping people who are struggling economically.

I've talked about a lot of them in my timeline.

But in reality, saying "Eat the rich" will end up helping no one except maybe politicians trying to raise money. And probably hurt those in need, as more money is spent playing politics then helping

Wealth tax. Unearned income tax. Show me the multi year behavioral analysis, as opposed to simple models, that show more jobs, higher wages and personal wealth will be created for those who need it. I'd love to read them

Ideology is not a strategy. Nor is it a plan that has lasting impact on people who need help

And so you know.
I'm not a believer in trickle down. It's a joke.

I am a believer in trickle up. Where we do all we can get to get appreciable assets and higher wages into the hands of people who have to live paycheck to paycheck. I've said before I think raising the federal minimum wage to $20 is smart. When I heard people who worked for a company I invested in (but didn't run) needed government assistance, I made sure they all got raises. It was embarrassing to me that we didn't pay enough. I've made, or helped make, at least a thousand millionaires. And I'll keep working to increase that number

And that's the point.

The best path to help more people is to work with the people that can help more people.

If you demonize business people , you just make it harder for them to help anyone.

I'm not saying there aren't greedy, blood sucking business people that will do anything for a dollar.

But they are a small minority. Most entrepreneurs realize they are blessed. They want to find ways to help. They think they can use the same skills that built their business to help people.

And they can. They can hire more. They can give raises. They can educate. And they do all these things to help.

I've sat with Democrats and Republicans, incumbents and candidates,and asked them why they aren't meeting with businesses that make and sell the products that have become unaffordable, and asking them what can be done to reduce prices.

I do this continuously regarding healthcare. It's easy to see where the friction and increased pricing is coming from. Why (the politicians ) aren't you meeting with them and asking them to change ? Offering to support those that do raise wages, lower prices , improve benefits. Politicians just won't do it. They prefer the donations.

I did shark tank for 15 years purely to show people they can start small, grow their businesses, and help not only themselves, but their employees and their communities as well. And thats exactly what has happened.

Demonizing those that have success is counterproductive to every benefit you want to help bring to people.

[Michael @michael_udub]

@UW_Football Watching my thirteen-year-old son play and learn about @UW_Football legends.
🥹🥹🥹

Also, what is “Stadium Pulse”?

[Michael @michael_udub]

@SenMarkey @SenBlumenthal Have you tried FSD? Serious question.

[Michael @michael_udub]

@JigarShahDC Why circulate incorrect numbers? Genuine question.

[Michael @michael_udub]

@JigarShahDC I respect the work that you have done on clean energy. But, you may want to check your math on the post above. Current launch costs are nowhere near that much, and future costs, by way of Starship, will be even less.

[Michael @michael_udub]

It is easy to see that the Democrats have lost the plot when I find myself, a Democrat, siding with @ScottJenningsKY. No one should dictate how you allocate your money. That should be true if you are worth $1 or $1 T.

@elonmusk

[Steve Guest @SteveGuest]

CNN NewsNight has a meltdown over @ElonMusk becoming the world's first trillionaire.

Cari Champion literally says people "shouldn't be allowed to have a trillion dollars."

Scott Jennings shuts it down: "We already tax the rich... is it for us to sit around and say there's a limit on what you can build?"

Classic left envy on full display. WATCH:

Cari Champion: “There should be some checks and balances in this society. People shouldn't be allowed to have a trillion dollars.”

@ScottJenningsKY: “Rich people in this country pay the vast majority of taxes, and I hear people today saying, "Oh, it's time that we tax the rich." Folks, I got news for you. We already tax the rich. But is it for us to sit around and say, "There's a limit on what you can build, there's a limit on what you can earn," and it's now my job to tell you what to do with your money?”

[Michael @michael_udub]

Perfect summary. 👇🏻

[greg @greg16676935420]

My whole timeline is full of millionaires complaining about a trillionaire

[Michael @michael_udub]

@TeslaBoomerMama -Schwab
-4.8%
-24/500

😭😭😭

[Michael @michael_udub]

I say this as a lifelong Democrat, I regret voting for you. We should be incentivizing job creators, not driving them out of state. And the mental gymnastics required to make a legal argument for this bill were an affront to the people of Washington. My family would not be subject to this tax, but I am strongly opposed to it. And, again, this is coming from a Democrat.

[Michael @michael_udub]

Hi, @natsturner. Thinking about submitting several jumbo vintage TCG cards. Any chance the jumbo labels can be the same size as the comic book and magazine labels? Those wider labels are much more proportionate to the size of the jumbo holders. 🙏🏻

@PSAcard

[Michael @michael_udub]

@TruuP8triot @lthlnkso Then, please elaborate. Always willing to change my opinion if you are able to provide the data.

[Michael @michael_udub]

@TruuP8triot @lthlnkso Are you referring to recent investments? If so, you are making his point. 🤷‍♂️

[Michael @michael_udub]

@StevenxTCG Hard to disagree. At least you TCG people get the occasional promo. We sports people are now basically paying $149 a year for a magazine subscription. 🫠

@PSAcard @natsturner

[Michael @michael_udub]

THIS. 👇🏻 And I am a Democrat.

[Brandi Kruse @BrandiKruse]

If your policies put companies out of business, are you still pro-worker?

[Michael @michael_udub]

@GabeyCardStacks Definitely recommend prepping the cards and/or sending the right pens to account for the chrome finish of Bowman U. Good luck!

[Michael @michael_udub]

@GabeyCardStacks Agreed. They cannot compete with the Arizona to Washington pipeline. 😏☔️

[Michael @michael_udub]

@Catscollecttcg Two more options. 🤝

[Michael @michael_udub]

@Catscollecttcg 🐈🐈‍⬛