Daniel Scheer
@dcscheer.bsky.social
Former Economist now Data Scientist, building fraud detection models.
Regardless of your specific feelings about the war in Gaza, if you’re asking Ms. Rachael if she’s funded by Hamas, you’ve taken a wrong turn somewhere in life.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Regardless of your specific feelings about the war in Gaza, if you’re asking Ms. Rachael if she’s funded by Hamas, you’ve taken a wrong turn somewhere in life.
US median household income is ~$78k and the median savings rate is about 4%. So if you put *all* your savings into you HSA (no retirement, etc) that’s ~$3k per year. That likely covers a year with no illness, but you’ll exhaust that *very* quickly if you get sick.
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
US median household income is ~$78k and the median savings rate is about 4%. So if you put *all* your savings into you HSA (no retirement, etc) that’s ~$3k per year. That likely covers a year with no illness, but you’ll exhaust that *very* quickly if you get sick.
Buy better healthcare… from whom?
November 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Buy better healthcare… from whom?
There’s a lot going on here, but is Trump saying Communism has been tested for over 1000 years?
November 4, 2025 at 4:01 AM
There’s a lot going on here, but is Trump saying Communism has been tested for over 1000 years?
“Nepo-baby” is an interesting choice when his opponent is the son of a former governor.
October 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
“Nepo-baby” is an interesting choice when his opponent is the son of a former governor.
Republicans never get to call anyone Socialist ever again exhibit 10000001
October 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Republicans never get to call anyone Socialist ever again exhibit 10000001
For all the talk of Mamdani being a “communist” Trump is just out there seizing the means of production
October 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
For all the talk of Mamdani being a “communist” Trump is just out there seizing the means of production
My favorite thing about opinion polling is that no matter how crazy the question you’ll still get 8% of people responding “not sure”.
October 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My favorite thing about opinion polling is that no matter how crazy the question you’ll still get 8% of people responding “not sure”.
If you ask me, my influence is growing as well
October 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If you ask me, my influence is growing as well
I don’t think people fully appreciate how little we spend on food aid and how easy it would be to prevent people from starving to death. This is purely a policy choice.
October 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I don’t think people fully appreciate how little we spend on food aid and how easy it would be to prevent people from starving to death. This is purely a policy choice.
In 2024 China bought more than 1/2 of the soybeans exported by the US, so the idea that they were supposed to be buying a lot more is just ridiculous
October 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
In 2024 China bought more than 1/2 of the soybeans exported by the US, so the idea that they were supposed to be buying a lot more is just ridiculous
Putting politics aside, these numbers are just really small to draw major substantive conclusions. There are more than 20k murders in the US annually and 20-30 are being classified as political.
September 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Putting politics aside, these numbers are just really small to draw major substantive conclusions. There are more than 20k murders in the US annually and 20-30 are being classified as political.
It’s a stiff competition, but this might be the most economically illiterate statement I’ve ever heard.
September 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
It’s a stiff competition, but this might be the most economically illiterate statement I’ve ever heard.
Of course the evidence of the success of COVID vaccines is not secret. There are hundreds of published studies (here is one: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...). They all say the same thing: the vaccines reduced the risk of death by 90% and effectively ended the pandemic. (1 of 2)
September 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Of course the evidence of the success of COVID vaccines is not secret. There are hundreds of published studies (here is one: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...). They all say the same thing: the vaccines reduced the risk of death by 90% and effectively ended the pandemic. (1 of 2)
Sure the Trump admin lies constantly, but you do have to marvel at how poorly the Biden admin communicated their policies and successes. How many voters have any idea what the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act is or what it does?
August 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Sure the Trump admin lies constantly, but you do have to marvel at how poorly the Biden admin communicated their policies and successes. How many voters have any idea what the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act is or what it does?
I wish I could send this headline back in time
August 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I wish I could send this headline back in time
This was the lead author
August 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
This was the lead author
We can barely build anything here on Earth, but sure, why not?
August 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
We can barely build anything here on Earth, but sure, why not?
Again, Mexico is not paying a 25% Fentanyl tariff, American importers are paying at 25% Fentanyl tariff. Thank you for your attention in this matter.
July 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Again, Mexico is not paying a 25% Fentanyl tariff, American importers are paying at 25% Fentanyl tariff. Thank you for your attention in this matter.
I think it is both wrong and un-American to run over someone with your car bc you disagree with their political views.
July 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I think it is both wrong and un-American to run over someone with your car bc you disagree with their political views.
“No one may violate freedom of expression but us” is quite a position to take.
July 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“No one may violate freedom of expression but us” is quite a position to take.
Normally I’d question whether this was a good use of the president’s time, but I’d say this is the best use of *this president’s* time.
July 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Normally I’d question whether this was a good use of the president’s time, but I’d say this is the best use of *this president’s* time.
She is seriously misrepresenting the bill, but it’s also worth noting that these are all bad policies on the merits. We shouldn’t have differential treatment on income like this and eliminating tax on social security will only benefit the wealthy.
July 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
She is seriously misrepresenting the bill, but it’s also worth noting that these are all bad policies on the merits. We shouldn’t have differential treatment on income like this and eliminating tax on social security will only benefit the wealthy.
Don’t take my word for it: Tom Tillis and Elon Musk clearly feel like the politics of renewables have changed
June 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Don’t take my word for it: Tom Tillis and Elon Musk clearly feel like the politics of renewables have changed