Benjamin Coll
@benjcoll.bsky.social
Writer of things, collector of stuff, taker of photos.
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The estate tax, designed to curb dynastic wealth hoarding, affects less than 1% of Americans.
Congress is now proposing an even more generous version for the ultra-wealthy while cutting public services that will affect millions of Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Congress is now proposing an even more generous version for the ultra-wealthy while cutting public services that will affect millions of Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The U.S. is giving up on taxing inheritances
The GOP tax law would further weaken an estate tax that has been slowly whittled away over the last several decades.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The estate tax, designed to curb dynastic wealth hoarding, affects less than 1% of Americans.
Congress is now proposing an even more generous version for the ultra-wealthy while cutting public services that will affect millions of Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Congress is now proposing an even more generous version for the ultra-wealthy while cutting public services that will affect millions of Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Countries around the world want to crack down on corporate tax avoidance. But the U.S. wants to opt out of a global minimum tax.
The U.S will miss out on revenue from big American multinationals that will instead support communities around the globe.
itep.org/us-loses-fro...
The U.S will miss out on revenue from big American multinationals that will instead support communities around the globe.
itep.org/us-loses-fro...
America Has Left the Building: U.S. Loses from our Global Tax Policy Choices, Others Could Gain
Countries that once looked to the U.S. for direction on tax policy have concluded they need to form alliances without us. If so, it will often be to the benefit of other people around the globe and to...
itep.org
May 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Countries around the world want to crack down on corporate tax avoidance. But the U.S. wants to opt out of a global minimum tax.
The U.S will miss out on revenue from big American multinationals that will instead support communities around the globe.
itep.org/us-loses-fro...
The U.S will miss out on revenue from big American multinationals that will instead support communities around the globe.
itep.org/us-loses-fro...
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From our Treasury: “We’re moving from the hard currency of pebbles to the 21st century of currency known as “Cryo-currency”. We will be releasing a Gov supported memechunk of ice, which may become valuable, or may melt tomorrow. It’s really an exciting gamble that’s sure to pay off for a few of us.”
April 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
From our Treasury: “We’re moving from the hard currency of pebbles to the 21st century of currency known as “Cryo-currency”. We will be releasing a Gov supported memechunk of ice, which may become valuable, or may melt tomorrow. It’s really an exciting gamble that’s sure to pay off for a few of us.”
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"Most Americans intuitively understand that a tax code allowing big corporations to avoid paying much of anything is a tax code that is failing."
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Why Americans Are Right to Be Unhappy About Corporate Tax Avoidance
If lawmakers wanted to reduce income inequality and racial inequality, shutting down or at least limiting corporate tax breaks would be one option to achieve that goal. Unfortunately, President Trump ...
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April 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"Most Americans intuitively understand that a tax code allowing big corporations to avoid paying much of anything is a tax code that is failing."
itep.org/why-american...
itep.org/why-american...
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Friendly reminder that tariffs act as a regressive sales tax, meaning that low-income households will be impacted more than wealthy households.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Liberation from what? Trump promised lower prices – his tariffs risk the opposite
Trump pledged to liberate the nation from higher prices, and is betting tariffs won’t raise them too high, for too long
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Friendly reminder that tariffs act as a regressive sales tax, meaning that low-income households will be impacted more than wealthy households.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Defence Ministry Update: Border surveillance has not detected any abnormal activity. We stand rock-hop-ready to rock, set to defend ourselves against all threats both foreign and domestic (elephant seals mainly)
April 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Defence Ministry Update: Border surveillance has not detected any abnormal activity. We stand rock-hop-ready to rock, set to defend ourselves against all threats both foreign and domestic (elephant seals mainly)
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Double-sided banner hemming tape works really well for pinning down slightly warped plywood in your laser engraver.
January 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Double-sided banner hemming tape works really well for pinning down slightly warped plywood in your laser engraver.
Does anyone know how to get a job playing in the dirt somewhere that a billionaire geneticist will find me and decide I’m the perfect candidate to evaluate his island of genetically engineered, man-eating dinosaurs? Looking to grow my career.
January 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Does anyone know how to get a job playing in the dirt somewhere that a billionaire geneticist will find me and decide I’m the perfect candidate to evaluate his island of genetically engineered, man-eating dinosaurs? Looking to grow my career.
It’s been a bit, here’s a cat pic.
January 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It’s been a bit, here’s a cat pic.
Currently reading and listening to ‘Black House’, a book I’ve owned for years (much like ‘The Talisman’ last fall). If you can make it through the weird point of view at the outset (which pays off later), this serves as a solid expansion of the territories and its tie to mid-world.
January 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Currently reading and listening to ‘Black House’, a book I’ve owned for years (much like ‘The Talisman’ last fall). If you can make it through the weird point of view at the outset (which pays off later), this serves as a solid expansion of the territories and its tie to mid-world.
Helped a student outline the angle and research path they needed to take for a paper they are writing for a different class. The rest of my students asked me to “never be helpful again,” because, “it’s weird that you got so excited about research.”
January 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Helped a student outline the angle and research path they needed to take for a paper they are writing for a different class. The rest of my students asked me to “never be helpful again,” because, “it’s weird that you got so excited about research.”
The best part of waking up is fangs gnawing on your hand because you allowed the food bowl to empty while you were sleeping.
November 16, 2024 at 3:19 PM
The best part of waking up is fangs gnawing on your hand because you allowed the food bowl to empty while you were sleeping.