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rbreich ,
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Trump’s tax law cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%.

What did corporations do with the money saved?

They didn’t invest it or raise wages.

They spent a record $1 trillion on stock buybacks the year after the law went into effect.

Nothing trickled down to workers.

GhostOnTheHalfShell ,
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@rbreich The less they are taxed, the more money is left (for them) in the economy. If the right wing complains of inflation, then the solution is to TAX the rich.

That’s where all the excess money is.

stargazersmith ,
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@rbreich
Some Trump fed billionaires have invested heavily into the politician market.

georgetakei ,
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Would watch!

AddisonAlbright ,
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@georgetakei
I’d watch that, but I’d rather watch an event where people try to roast the ice cream man as hilariously as this little British girl: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPREqNbJe/ 😂

ethanjstark ,
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@georgetakei

Still calling to have a smattering of non-athletes participating in each event, as a point of reference.

Same for The Great British Baking Show, only with inexperienced bakers.

rbreich ,
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The argument against regulation is always the same: “It stifles growth and jobs.”

But just as tax cuts for corporations have not trickled down, regulatory cuts have not benefited most people.

Big companies enjoy bigger profits. Working people bear the costs.

aadriasola ,
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@rbreich growth like the crypto scammer space, jobs like online trolls payed with crypto

davidhaynz ,
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@rbreich
The economist Warren J Samuels argued the lack of regulation, or deregulation, was in itself a form of regulation.

Because regulation controls the distribution of sacrifice. E.g. if you deregulate air pollution you shift costs from polluters to people who breathe.

I suppose there could be Kafkaesque regulations that don't affect the distribution of sacrifice, or do anything useful. But I would need convincing.

georgetakei ,
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You're hired!

TheDarcBird ,
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@georgetakei

That’s good enough for my team

cqd_sos ,
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@georgetakei
The positive attitude is what counts.

georgetakei ,
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That's not how it works. https://www.comicsands.com/tiktoker-takes-back-womans-drink-2659737282.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1681673303?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

wbpeckham ,
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@georgetakei Jerk!

GGMcBG ,
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@georgetakei

Aw, that little fella is showing us the twins he's going home with.
And he'll disappoint them, too.

georgetakei ,
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Kudos to this parent. https://percolately.com/son-date-classmate-harmless-prank/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1719350579?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

nemeciii ,
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@georgetakei grounding was the least thing to do.

What I would have done would be that he'd have to come clean about the prank to the girl and apologize. Then as an apology offer money for a fine dining dinner at a central location on his expense from his monthly allowance. He wouldn't be at the dinner.

What a dimwit son, I would have made him do all the chores in addition. 😡

tony ,
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@georgetakei Boys will be boys? Retch. In the 21st century that phrase should have been banished for good.

rbreich ,
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The Supreme Court has greenlit Trump's plan to be a "dictator on Day One." Here's what that could look like.

TAI ,
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@rbreich what gave us this SCOTUS? democracy, What gave us trump: democracy. And still nobody sees anything wrong here

shanen ,
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@rbreich

The is merely correcting our misunderstanding of the Constitution. You thought "execute the Office" was about faithfully following the laws? Silly you. Execute means kill and now the can kill his office and any laws (or political opponents) he doesn't like. No idea why it took the six of them over 100 pages to explain such a silly little mistake.

georgetakei ,
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Definitely something to think about. https://www.comicsands.com/woman-shares-friendship-test-tiktok-2659649139.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1680456498?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

virtuous_sloth ,
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@georgetakei I do not see much discussion of the approach of having a conversation with the other person where you explain how their behavior (lack of initiation of social situations) make her feel and giving the other person a chance to talk.

Might be a little more productive than a more passive approach, giving the latter might verge on passive-aggresive depending on context.

jaykuo ,
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This week’s Just for Xeets and Giggles is out, and MAGA billboards remain unintentionally funny. For the whole collection, see the link in the replies!

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