Max B. Sawicky
@maxspeak.bsky.social
Retired economist, looking for trouble. Social justice warlord. Who's afraid of the Intifada?
Anybody who thinks replacing an ObamaCare subsidy with a tax credit is a fix has never had to buy group insurance. Which includes every member of Congress, by the way.
November 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Anybody who thinks replacing an ObamaCare subsidy with a tax credit is a fix has never had to buy group insurance. Which includes every member of Congress, by the way.
The new "Frankenstein" on Netflix is a great film.
November 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The new "Frankenstein" on Netflix is a great film.
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Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
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Mike Johnson won't want you to see this.
November 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Mike Johnson won't want you to see this.
That Netflix 4-parter about James Garfield is pretty good. I never had a clue about him, but it's clear his assassination was hugely consequential.
November 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
That Netflix 4-parter about James Garfield is pretty good. I never had a clue about him, but it's clear his assassination was hugely consequential.
www.axios.com/local/washin... Get to know Janeese Lewis George, D.C.'s counterpart to Zohran Mamdani.
The progressive who could be the Zohran Mamdani of D.C.
Janeese Lewis George is considering a run for mayor.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
www.axios.com/local/washin... Get to know Janeese Lewis George, D.C.'s counterpart to Zohran Mamdani.
sawicky.substack.com/p/taxing-the... Taxing the Big Apple. Lots of misconceptions about a land value tax. I elaborate. No it would not raise rents.
Taxing the Big Apple
An old idea whose time may be drawing near
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November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
sawicky.substack.com/p/taxing-the... Taxing the Big Apple. Lots of misconceptions about a land value tax. I elaborate. No it would not raise rents.
Trump brags about how much money is being collected under tariffs, while his lawyers before SCOTUS claim they are not revenue-raising devices. 🙄🙄🙄If SCOTUS buys that we will know for sure they have shit for brains.
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Trump brags about how much money is being collected under tariffs, while his lawyers before SCOTUS claim they are not revenue-raising devices. 🙄🙄🙄If SCOTUS buys that we will know for sure they have shit for brains.
Hey Zohran, if you want to tax the rich, tax land. In NYC, only the rich own land. And they can't run away with it.
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Hey Zohran, if you want to tax the rich, tax land. In NYC, only the rich own land. And they can't run away with it.
One factor in NYC, the R's overuse of the "socialist" label (now replaced by "communist"). If everything is socialist, as in their habitual rhetoric, then a new genuine socialist is less vulnerable to attack. Contributes to young folks having no clue why "socialism" is bad.
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
One factor in NYC, the R's overuse of the "socialist" label (now replaced by "communist"). If everything is socialist, as in their habitual rhetoric, then a new genuine socialist is less vulnerable to attack. Contributes to young folks having no clue why "socialism" is bad.
Once again, in Virginia, all the trans/bathroom bullshit didn't fly.
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Once again, in Virginia, all the trans/bathroom bullshit didn't fly.
sawicky.substack.com/p/affordabil... "Affordability" Again.
"Affordability" Again
Terminology that gives me hives . . .
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November 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
sawicky.substack.com/p/affordabil... "Affordability" Again.
If, like Norah O'Donnell on 60 Minutes, you are a journalist who interviews Trump and does not induce him to throw a fit and quit the interview, then you have failed.
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If, like Norah O'Donnell on 60 Minutes, you are a journalist who interviews Trump and does not induce him to throw a fit and quit the interview, then you have failed.
substack.com/home/post/p-... Why health care is so expensive in the U.S.
Why Is Healthcare Expensive?
It's the Costly Trinity: Drugs, Insurers, and Doctors
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November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
substack.com/home/post/p-... Why health care is so expensive in the U.S.
Trump tells beef industry it should make less money. Interesting to see what the ranchers will swallow.
October 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Trump tells beef industry it should make less money. Interesting to see what the ranchers will swallow.
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D stands for disaster.
October 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
D stands for disaster.
There remain thousands of Palestinian hostages, held by Israel.
October 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
There remain thousands of Palestinian hostages, held by Israel.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/b... Steal $100, you go to jail. If you're an immigrant, you go to the monkey dung mine in Mongolia with Opus the Penguin. Steal a billion dollars, get invited to the White House.
Who Gained From U.S. Aid to Argentina?
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October 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/b... Steal $100, you go to jail. If you're an immigrant, you go to the monkey dung mine in Mongolia with Opus the Penguin. Steal a billion dollars, get invited to the White House.
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www.thenation.com/article/econ... I talk Shutdown at The Nation. My original title for the article was "Revenge of the Feces-Flinging Monkeys," but Trump offered a new, noxious meme that was impossible to pass up.
Will Russell Vought Be the Grim Reaper of the Government Shutdown?
Trump’s OMB director has suggested he’ll institute mass firings and agency closures, but no one in the White House seems to grasp the economic impact of such moves.
www.thenation.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
www.thenation.com/article/econ... I talk Shutdown at The Nation. My original title for the article was "Revenge of the Feces-Flinging Monkeys," but Trump offered a new, noxious meme that was impossible to pass up.
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We urge the immediate release of David Adler, a close CEPR collaborator, and other members of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Thank you to @rokhanna.bsky.social for your support — we hope other US lawmakers will follow this lead.
October 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
We urge the immediate release of David Adler, a close CEPR collaborator, and other members of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Thank you to @rokhanna.bsky.social for your support — we hope other US lawmakers will follow this lead.
www.thenation.com/article/econ... I talk Shutdown at The Nation. My original title for the article was "Revenge of the Feces-Flinging Monkeys," but Trump offered a new, noxious meme that was impossible to pass up.
Will Russell Vought Be the Grim Reaper of the Government Shutdown?
Trump’s OMB director has suggested he’ll institute mass firings and agency closures, but no one in the White House seems to grasp the economic impact of such moves.
www.thenation.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
www.thenation.com/article/econ... I talk Shutdown at The Nation. My original title for the article was "Revenge of the Feces-Flinging Monkeys," but Trump offered a new, noxious meme that was impossible to pass up.
sawicky.substack.com/p/socialism-... Socialism Is Everywhere?
Socialism Is Everywhere?
Not quite yet, but it is creeping
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October 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
sawicky.substack.com/p/socialism-... Socialism Is Everywhere?
sawicky.substack.com/p/pension-te... Pension Tension
Pension Tension
In These Times (ITT) devotes most of its issue to pension politics.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
sawicky.substack.com/p/pension-te... Pension Tension
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Why let kids go hungry, energy bills soar, schools crumble, youth clubs shut down, rents skyrocket and wages fall, when you could JUST TAX BILLIONAIRES?
📍Liverpool, for Labour Party Conference
📍Liverpool, for Labour Party Conference
September 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Why let kids go hungry, energy bills soar, schools crumble, youth clubs shut down, rents skyrocket and wages fall, when you could JUST TAX BILLIONAIRES?
📍Liverpool, for Labour Party Conference
📍Liverpool, for Labour Party Conference