@DavidBahnsen It seems like Bain and its partners lost about $1.1B on the Toys R Us deal? $1.6B invested, $464M in fees collected, presumably wiped out in bankruptcy. What is the theory of how this is supposed to make money?
@NoahCRothman@RichLowry The article ends with a bit of a non-sequitur. None of the hopeful candidates in the Democratic Party have advocated for court packing. Bit of an attempted stolen base.
@cloudfoils@hankgreen@lawsonatlas The suggested policy would absolutely jack up the rates of the people who bought their houses 2 years ago (when they bought it that is.)
@MiguelMadeira11@cafreiman Land the size of a peasant house is extremely cheap in rural areas, which odds are is where youโd live in preindustrial times
@MattBruenig@KelseyTuoc The first paragraph of his comment is not being offered as an explanation. Itโs not framed as anything but a straightforward justification
@InspHCallahan@EWErickson@EsotericCD Are you under the impression that Republicans didnโt gerrymander before Democrats taught them to? Gerrymandering is as old as the Republic, itโs named after a guy who signed the Declaration of Independence.
@razibkhan@TobyCalvertLee Probably driven by the Erie Canal effectively making the Great Lakes part of the East Coast from a transportation technology perspective.
@asymmetricinfo@HistoryBoomer They wonโt remain expensive for too long. Autonomous TaaS with cheap EVs (which have a lower lifetime maintenance cost) will really push down the price of rideshares.