@adamtaggart The post ignores the Nordic success stories. And suggests a hypothetical Democrat regime will structurally increase deficit, while it is in fact already bad, largely due to the current regime. Also rich people don’t “create or take away jobs”. Necessity does.
Do better.
I won’t even go into the fallacies here, Rich people don’t “take jobs” or “create jobs”. And secondly, you’re talking about debt and interest payments to a country and a regime that has inflated it beyond measure. Third, you’re obscuring success stories like the Nordics.
I’m French. I want to talk to Americans who are about to vote Democrat. Not to insult you. To warn you.
I come from your future.
In France we did everything your progressive politicians promise. Free healthcare, free college, generous welfare, strong unions, heavy regulation, high taxes on the rich, a state that takes care of everything. Public spending close to 57% of GDP, one of the highest on the planet. On paper, it’s the dream.
Here’s what it looks like from the inside. France hasn’t passed a balanced budget since 1974. Our debt is above 3,300 billion euros. Interest on that debt is becoming one of the biggest items in the national budget. Our hospitals are collapsing despite record funding. Our schools rank lower every year. Young people with degrees can’t afford an apartment in the city they were born in. Our best engineers leave for London, Zurich and San Francisco. And the rich you wanted to tax? They left too, and took the jobs with them.
The promise was protection. The result is stagnation.
The worst part is that nobody in France voted for decline. Every single step sounded generous, compassionate, reasonable. One more program. One more regulation. One more tax to fund it. Each step alone makes sense. Fifty years of them, and you wake up in a country that can no longer build a nuclear plant on time or keep its streets safe.
I love America because it’s the one place on earth where people still believe they can build something from nothing. I came to Silicon Valley as a self-taught kid and it changed my life. That spirit is the most precious thing your country has.
Before you vote, ask yourself one question: is the program you’re voting for making America more like America, or more like France?
Trust me. You don’t want to be France.
30 of those trophies, with majority of those being insignificant.
Neymar himself left Barcelona to win The UCL and Ballon D'or, which he achieved neither of. It is clear what is significant.
Kane is a better scorer, finisher, passer than Neymar. Do not confuse passing with finishing. And you consider the fact he did this with far inferior players than Neymar ever had.
Far better league resume is highly debatable. Kane has some of the best performances in league history. UCL Kane also has multiple records.
Kane is much better. He scores at a historic rate, simultaneously whilst having the gravity of a winger + ability to dictate tempo like an 8. There aren't many more complete players in history. From attacking to defensive contribution.
Not proud, but I once got creative and registered a team of 20-year-olds in a U10s tournament. Other coaches kept saying "you can't use them" and "they have beards" and "I think that's Myles Lewis-Skelly." But whatever happened behind the scenes, the game is won on the pitch.
Man City’s owners made one crucial mistake: they used their OWN money to invest in the club.
If they’d borrowed that £900m in the club’s name and piled up £1bn+ of debt like Man United’s owners, apparently that would’ve been “sustainable.”
One is seen to be sustainable. The other one isn’t.
The funny part is which is which.
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@nonewthing My argument is that the ability to reason well is innate and unencumbered by the field of one’s choosing.
Genius can find itself in the most trivial things.
That’s the beauty of genius.
@nonewthing Chess on an institutional level is run very poorly (by many ex-Chess players, nevertheless).
Chelsea is owned by elite-PE and we all see how wasteful the execution of their ideas have been.
Curious to hear if Arsenal have any mavericks from the fields you mention?
@theesk Hey Paul, qq - I agree on Clearlake’s exposure (£2.62bn), but how do you account the £1.75bn investment commitment (£2.9bn equity!?)
I haven’t looked at historicals in detail. But the only equity injected post-acquisition is £450m in 2025 (£286m) for Clearlake).
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@RubinWeston Agreed on dividends and yes, the total debt is at the higher end. But they’ve invested £286m last year (stake adjusted of course).
Think their plan is to spend £1.7bn total. Most of it will be equity for the stadium.
This is because of the cesspool of SD appointments, subpar managerial appointments and an untested transfer strategy
Their ideas have failed. But wouldn’t question their intentions. Evidenced by zero dividends out of the club and a massive injection of capital.
@ClearHeadedCFC@RB53i@RubinWeston Usually don’t tweet much but some of the takes I am hearing on this is nuts
Urge you to follow Paul Quinn. He’s covered Everton and Chelsea’s financial situation quite well
My take is, Clearlake’s incentives are aligned with the fans, but execution has been poor.