Did Musk say the Republican Party should be called the porky pig party?

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@michaelidov.bsky.social

Excellent. Picture worth 1000 words.

Yes because the richer you are the more you benefit from the US government. Imagine if the US were taken over by a communist country, who be hurt more, the man on the street or the very rich?

@danmishkin.bsky.social

Just found you here👍👍

I agree. (But a way out of iron cage)I think we are on the cusp of replacing much of our personal social structure with technology- robotics instead of slaves/workers, 1 person + virtual families, and decreasing population. Ice crystal on top of ice berg.

$135 TRILLION estimated wealth in country.
$1.2 trillion - not including social security-spent on federal social programs + .8 trillion state and local spending.
So out of $135, $2 for social programs and 80 cents for military. More nuanced but

Congress can solve $ problem by taxing the top 1/10 of 1% according to benefits they receive. Entire legal and tax system is structured to protect elites.

Taxation according to carbon footprint and perks received to resolve inequality

🧪2. The destruction of the infrastructure makes it difficult to conduct experiments on a regular basis. Shared facilities exist for a reason; they are used by the labs in research institutions.

3. The absence of skilled scientists to evaluate the quality of work will let bad science flourish.

Apple valued at $900B+.

$2.4M/employee value.
$150K aver employee salary.

Seems employees could be paid more.

I am so proud of what Cory Booker has done.

So proud of why he did it.

So goddam proud a black man did it.

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Advertising pop ups interference when doing a google search are killing the desire to read a full story.

Tariffs are important but I believe it’s more important for representatives to figure out a tax system that forces the richest to pay a tax that covers more of the maintenance costs of our country.

Making money is fine by me. Just don’t expect me to volunteer to make it easy for you to do so.

Republicans only want to talk about cutting taxes but not on whom. They prefer you make the mistake of thinking they mean your taxes.

I like all the national US Soccer teams.

I like Simon’s Cat

Hard to see why people aren’t aware that big ticket federal spending first and foremost supports the wealthiest. Nothing wrong with making lots of money however tax rates should reflect federal budgetary costs.

Those with the most to loose should pay the most for their privilege.