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Punster, math aficionado & economic theory spin maestro. I do game theory and information economics.

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02.08.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, they are illegal.

There is no such thing as a "socialist tax". But Trump's disdain of the market is far closer to whatever we call socialism than it is to conservativism.

02.08.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tariffs are taxes meant to distort the market and micro manage decisions. That is a traditional socialist idea

01.08.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The economic damage of Trump's socialist tariff war: the loss of about 200,000 jobs just in the last quarter alone (below trend).

01.08.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The economic damage of Trump's socialist tariff war: the loss of about 200,000 jobs just in the last quarter alone (below trend).

01.08.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The economic damage of Trump's socialist tariff war: the loss of about 200,000 jobs just in the last quarter alone (below trend).

01.08.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The economic damage of Trump's socialist tariff war: the loss of about 200,000 jobs just in the last quarter alone (below trend).

01.08.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The economic damage of Trump's socialist tariff war: the loss of about 200,000 jobs just in the last quarter alone (below trend).

01.08.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The economic damage of Trump's socialist tariff war, with average tariff rate up from 3% to Great Depression levels 20%

❌ 0.9% lower growth rate
❌ $1,000 per household per year lost
❌ $150B nationally so far

This will be compounded into the future so the cost will exceed 1 trillion $

01.08.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The economic damage of Trump's socialist tariff war, with average tariff rate up from 3% to Great Depression levels 20%

❌ 0.9% lower growth rate
❌ $1,000 per household per year lost
❌ $150B nationally so far

This will be compounded into the future so the cost will exceed 1 trillion $

01.08.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The economic damage of Trump's socialist tariff war: the loss of about 200,000 jobs just in the last quarter alone (below trend).

01.08.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The economic damage of Trump's socialist tariff war: the loss of about 200,000 jobs just in the last quarter alone (below trend).

01.08.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The economic damage of Trump's socialist tariff war, with average tariff rate up from 3% to 20%, the highest since the Great Depression. The cost in has been a 0.9% lower growth rate, or $1,000 per household per year lost, or $150B nationally so far -- and will be compounded for a tremendous loss.

01.08.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with a mullet and a mustache is wearing a wig and making a funny face . ALT: a man with a mullet and a mustache is wearing a wig and making a funny face .

Suddenly disgusting lowlifes are being shunned. What's the world come to?

01.08.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is still a legal force against freedom of the press.

That’s not allowed by the first amendment, but it was imposed by the Trump’s man

30.07.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I see your point, but the words I quoted are from FCC head Brendan Carr

Concern is by the FCC commissioner Anna Gomez:

x.com/AGomezFCC/st...

See also:

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

30.07.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I see your point, but the words I quoted are from FCC head Brendan Carr

Concern is by the FCC commissioner Anna Gomez:

x.com/AGomezFCC/st...

See also:

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

30.07.2025 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a purple and white logo that says fyi ALT: a purple and white logo that says fyi

He was NOT dead center.

But Democrats only secure a strong win if they move to the dead center.

That was the recipe of Biden in 2020, Obama, Clinton, and Carter.

29.07.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Skydance-Paramount merger agrees to end the First Amendment at CBS.

The FCC commissioner Brendan Carr said: β€œSo basically a bias monitor that will report directly to the President.

This is a truly sick and scary Putin moment for America.

Will he support this at Fox under a Blue President?

29.07.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Skydance-Paramount merger agrees to end the First Amendment at CBS.

The FCC commissioner Brendan Carr said: β€œSo basically a bias monitor that will report directly to the President.

This is a truly sick and scary Putin moment for America.

Will he support this at Fox under a Blue President?

29.07.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosisβ€”and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.

Russell Vought claimed on CNN this weekend that NIH funding is corrupt. A reminder, his family has directly benefited from the NIH.

28.07.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5785    πŸ” 2489    πŸ’¬ 428    πŸ“Œ 180

β€œHitler acknowledged that, as chancellor, he did not have the legal power to remove Luther as central banker. But, he told Luther bluntly, as the new β€˜boss’ of the country, he had access to considerable alternative sources of power that he would not hesitate to employ β€˜ruthlessly’ ...

27.07.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1250    πŸ” 391    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 20
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Tonight dissolving into a despotic rage -- determined to nail America's worst president ever so stunningly that no one ever steals the title from him.

27.07.2025 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tonight dissolving into a despotic rage -- determined to nail America's worst president ever so stunningly that no one ever steals the title from him.

27.07.2025 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tonight dissolving into a despotic rage -- determined to nail America's worst president ever so stunningly that no one ever steals the title from him.

27.07.2025 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tonight dissolving into a despotic rage -- determined to nail America's worst president ever so stunningly that no one ever steals the title from him.

27.07.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tonight dissolving into a despotic rage -- determined to nail America's worst president ever so stunningly that no one ever steals the title from him.

27.07.2025 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now dissolving into a despotic rage -- determined to nail America's worst president ever so cleanly no one ever steals the title from him.

27.07.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
Author TELLS ALL on Trump as BOMBSHELLS DROP
YouTube video by Legal AF Author TELLS ALL on Trump as BOMBSHELLS DROP

eye opening esp, with a stunner in the last 5 minutes!!!

youtu.be/Ihy9MssWEkQ?...

24.07.2025 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Author TELLS ALL on Trump as BOMBSHELLS DROP
YouTube video by Legal AF Author TELLS ALL on Trump as BOMBSHELLS DROP

eye opening esp, with a stunner in the last 5 minutes!!!

youtu.be/Ihy9MssWEkQ?...

24.07.2025 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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