Tom McDougal

Math educator; exec. director of Lesson Study Alliance; father of four

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

@BirtleyBadBoy @PatMillsUK @garyseconomics In the U.S., anyone who owns a home pays a wealth tax: it's called property tax. If ordinary people have to pay a wealth tax on the majority of their wealth, shouldn't the rich have to pay a tax on theirs?

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

@watanabeKSU Yes, that's a bad omission.

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

Good graphic. But a person who makes less than what they need to live on (eg $41k depending on location) shouldn't have to pay any taxes at all. https://t.co/zhu1GT0IMv

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

Not that the deficit is something to be scared of, since the fed. govt can never be unable to pay its debts; but it does matter whether you give money to the rich or invest it in making the society stronger.

[Simon Rosenberg @SimonWDC]

Three consecutive Democratic Presidents have lowered the deficit. Three consecutive Republican Presidents have raised it, none more than Trump.

There is only one fiscally responsible party in America - the Democratic Party.

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

We could do this, too, if we actually cared.

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

“In Finland, the # of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” https://t.co/Hs7uBI3Ruh

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

@MarcusSchuff @mcuban Discussed in the article. They were suffering from huge debt.

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

@Brendan_Duke Agree, that's strange. But no one who makes less than enough to live on (eg $41k depending on location) should have to pay any taxes at all. https://t.co/zhu1GT0IMv

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

Damning.
Raskin for President 2028!

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

WOW: Jamie Raskin just reminded everyone that in a 2019 oversight hearing, oil and gas industry scientists and experts testified that the industry knew that the burning of fossil fuels caused climate change as early as 1959.

1959!

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

@SethAbramson The Guardian reports it correctly, although they don't provide the additional information about what might happen next.
https://t.co/hXqdBSjGoF

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

@Collab_LR Will there be a public research lesson?

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

Most of what is taught in HS isn't useful to most students.

Not surprising: college profs outside the STEM fields rate linear functions, exponential functions, and stats as more widely useful and important than trig or calc.
https://t.co/Vv0OH2CXJG

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

@TheSmiddy @curious_founder Where is your heart pump hot water unit? Does it duct outside? Trying to find one so I don't super-cool the laundry room where current hot water tank sits. Recommendation?

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

We ditched our gas stove for an induction stove and it's MUCH BETTER FOR COOKING on top of having the advantage of not poisoning us or contributing to global warming.

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

Here's an important 2-minute read for anyone concerned about the gov't debt.
https://t.co/2efZ7YDxCY

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

@drvolts "The total cost resulting from major U.S. weather and climate disasters [2018 - 2022] exceeded $617 billion, a record figure. In 2022 alone, the cost of climate and weather disasters in the United States totaled more than $176 billion – the third most costly year on record…"

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

Increasing inequality in the U.S. has been a bipartisan undertaking.
https://t.co/Yy2hn4r2Ee

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

Breathtaking summary of the extensive grift by Ivanka and Jared.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

"How is that fair?"

My 24-minute deep-dive on @MSNBConPeacock, comparing Jared and Ivanka's grift, conflicts of interest, payments from foreign governments, and alleged corruption and cover-ups with... Hunter Biden's.

Watch/share:
https://t.co/pyBLkXE5sy

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

Please, let's treat this like the emergency it is.

[Rutger Bregman @rcbregman]

Three of the most terrifying graphs on the internet right now.

[Rutger Bregman @rcbregman]

Three of the most terrifying graphs on the internet right now.

[Tom McDougal @TFMcD]

@ValaAfshar Nice remarks.
Oddly, I can find a transcript of this speech at the RR Presidential Library website, but not the video. Where did you find it.