Rich Eddy

I rant, therefore I am. • #libertarian • Reasonably sure that #bitcoin is the future. Of what, I am not so sure.

[Rich Eddy @richeddy]

My (growing) list of pet peeves for 2025:

https://t.co/Ll1Ioaebbg

To be continued...

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@jeremyct "Being a tenant in America means absorbing every cost and sharing in zero of the gains."

...and taking none of the risks. Don't forget that part.

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@neiltyson The first thing I would ask them is if people on their planet think "settled science" is an oxymoron.

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@GunnelsWarren I have 5 words too. But I only share them with those who understand what the real problem is.

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@SenAdamSchiff Something terribly wrong you say? Have you looked into our monetary policy?

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I think one of the best things about Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire is that now the Bernie Sanders of the world can shift the narrative and talk about raising taxes on "billionaires and trillionaires" instead of talking about raising taxes on "millionaires and billionaires."

I think there are an awful lot of millionaires that feel the same way.

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@GavinNewsom I'd like to believe that you understand what the real problem is, that you're just politicking here, but I'm not so sure that's the case.

I don't believe you have the slightest clue what the actual problem is.

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@SenWarren Let me correct this for you...

Nothing says our monetary policy is broken like billionaires sailing around on yachts while workers are left out to dry.

Much better. Much more accurate.

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@tedlieu What I really appreciate is how modern American politics is all about competing ideas instead of juvenile ad hominem attacks.

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@skumWgmi He paid $22k for a two year degree? I guess my two questions are "In what?" and "Why?"

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"Spreading election lies" = questioning your slow, mail-in count that drags for days while Dems gain ground?

SB 73 criminalizes ballot seizures, not speech.

Stop the gaslighting. Calling speech "interference" to silence scrutiny is tyranny. Criticizing rigged-looking delays isn't a felony, Governor.

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@matthewstoller Well, it's a good moment to acknowledge something....

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Everyone pays 12.4% Social Security tax rate on their first $184,000 of income. Everyone pays 0% Social Security tax rate on income above $184,000.

Sounds more fair when you sat it that way, no?

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@GavinNewsom $25 an hour? It should be $50 an hour! No, wait...$75....

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@hicasamadim I thought the answer was 216 but I checked with Douglas Adams and he said the answer was 42. 🙃

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@KellyDunnahoo Of course. Until the Overton Window shifts and meaningful discussions can be had about the real issues...

You cannot solve monetary problems with fiscal solutions. Stay tuned for my thought piece on this, coming soon to Substack.

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I've got two words for you @GetSpectrum ...

Got @Starlink ?

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@EricSpracklen What do you mean "think they can still get"? The CAN still get them. And if they actually can't, the market will solve for that.

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@emmamurabito I don't know where you guys are getting your burritos from, but...$28...damn, that better be a damned good burrito!

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@CBoTheEggman I've only watch Ed the short clip you provided, but I don't hear him saying that at all.

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@BillWiIdin Safer though, isn't it?