@frankleewrite.bsky.social
well, for decades now they have consistently voted to make things worse for most of their constituents and still routinely win
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
well, for decades now they have consistently voted to make things worse for most of their constituents and still routinely win
trying to image the reaction if Obama had torn down the east wing of the WH wo consulting congress and had the gov take a 10% stake in INTC…
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
trying to image the reaction if Obama had torn down the east wing of the WH wo consulting congress and had the gov take a 10% stake in INTC…
Hard to give a multiplier for such unprecedented and irrational policy. But something >1.
How would you set the multiplier?
How would you set the multiplier?
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Hard to give a multiplier for such unprecedented and irrational policy. But something >1.
How would you set the multiplier?
How would you set the multiplier?
Idk it just seems like there are many reasons the tariffs wld have a more negative effect than a comparable payroll tax.
Maybe that’s tempered some by the expectation that they will be invalided by the SC or rescinded by Trump before things get too bad.
Maybe that’s tempered some by the expectation that they will be invalided by the SC or rescinded by Trump before things get too bad.
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Idk it just seems like there are many reasons the tariffs wld have a more negative effect than a comparable payroll tax.
Maybe that’s tempered some by the expectation that they will be invalided by the SC or rescinded by Trump before things get too bad.
Maybe that’s tempered some by the expectation that they will be invalided by the SC or rescinded by Trump before things get too bad.
Does the way tariffs rates have been set this year (apparently randomly at Trump’s whim) make that negative effect even worse than it typically wld be?
Does the volatility of the rate setting affect consumer sentiment, biz investment & hiring differently than a comparably sized payroll tax wld?
Does the volatility of the rate setting affect consumer sentiment, biz investment & hiring differently than a comparably sized payroll tax wld?
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Does the way tariffs rates have been set this year (apparently randomly at Trump’s whim) make that negative effect even worse than it typically wld be?
Does the volatility of the rate setting affect consumer sentiment, biz investment & hiring differently than a comparably sized payroll tax wld?
Does the volatility of the rate setting affect consumer sentiment, biz investment & hiring differently than a comparably sized payroll tax wld?
By 2021 Reid had been out of the senate for 4 years & Schumer was leader.
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
By 2021 Reid had been out of the senate for 4 years & Schumer was leader.
In 2015, after the Paris attacks, 31 US govs called for banning Syrian immigrants from the US, for no reason other than bigotry & political opportunism.
The 31 were 30 republicans & Maggie Hassan.
Demonizing a minority group w little power in order to win an election shld have been disqualifying.
The 31 were 30 republicans & Maggie Hassan.
Demonizing a minority group w little power in order to win an election shld have been disqualifying.
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 AM
In 2015, after the Paris attacks, 31 US govs called for banning Syrian immigrants from the US, for no reason other than bigotry & political opportunism.
The 31 were 30 republicans & Maggie Hassan.
Demonizing a minority group w little power in order to win an election shld have been disqualifying.
The 31 were 30 republicans & Maggie Hassan.
Demonizing a minority group w little power in order to win an election shld have been disqualifying.
It probably won’t ever happen in the house. It’s absurd that Sen dems are trying to sell this as a win when in order to restore the tax credits all of this wld have to happen, wo the pressure of a shutdown:
Passes 53-47 GOP senate
Johnson holds a vote
Passes 219-214 gop house
Trump signs it
Passes 53-47 GOP senate
Johnson holds a vote
Passes 219-214 gop house
Trump signs it
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
It probably won’t ever happen in the house. It’s absurd that Sen dems are trying to sell this as a win when in order to restore the tax credits all of this wld have to happen, wo the pressure of a shutdown:
Passes 53-47 GOP senate
Johnson holds a vote
Passes 219-214 gop house
Trump signs it
Passes 53-47 GOP senate
Johnson holds a vote
Passes 219-214 gop house
Trump signs it
She should be. It’d be unprecedented for her not to be.
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
She should be. It’d be unprecedented for her not to be.
Yes. It should be back in session within 48hrs.
The December ACA subsidies vote senate dems say Thune agreed to hold for ending the shutdown will also need to go to house if it passes the senate, and it’s not gonna pass w Johnson as speaker.
The December ACA subsidies vote senate dems say Thune agreed to hold for ending the shutdown will also need to go to house if it passes the senate, and it’s not gonna pass w Johnson as speaker.
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Yes. It should be back in session within 48hrs.
The December ACA subsidies vote senate dems say Thune agreed to hold for ending the shutdown will also need to go to house if it passes the senate, and it’s not gonna pass w Johnson as speaker.
The December ACA subsidies vote senate dems say Thune agreed to hold for ending the shutdown will also need to go to house if it passes the senate, and it’s not gonna pass w Johnson as speaker.
It will pass. Paul voted against it but the other 52 gop senators voted yes. And 8 dems voted yes.
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Hassan (NH)
Kaine (VA)
King (ME)
Rosen (NV)
Shaheen (NH)
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Hassan (NH)
Kaine (VA)
King (ME)
Rosen (NV)
Shaheen (NH)
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
It will pass. Paul voted against it but the other 52 gop senators voted yes. And 8 dems voted yes.
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Hassan (NH)
Kaine (VA)
King (ME)
Rosen (NV)
Shaheen (NH)
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Hassan (NH)
Kaine (VA)
King (ME)
Rosen (NV)
Shaheen (NH)
Is there any good reason to believe he intends to run again?
He seems to hate the job and could make more money for less work doing something else.
He seems to hate the job and could make more money for less work doing something else.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Is there any good reason to believe he intends to run again?
He seems to hate the job and could make more money for less work doing something else.
He seems to hate the job and could make more money for less work doing something else.
If he’s sincerely opposed to the deal, he’s also not capable of keeping his caucus together. It’s past time for a new leader.
Pelosi was win the votes she needed with a much more diverse caucus of ppl who faced re-election every 2 years.
Even Jeffries has managed to hold dems together when needed.
Pelosi was win the votes she needed with a much more diverse caucus of ppl who faced re-election every 2 years.
Even Jeffries has managed to hold dems together when needed.
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
If he’s sincerely opposed to the deal, he’s also not capable of keeping his caucus together. It’s past time for a new leader.
Pelosi was win the votes she needed with a much more diverse caucus of ppl who faced re-election every 2 years.
Even Jeffries has managed to hold dems together when needed.
Pelosi was win the votes she needed with a much more diverse caucus of ppl who faced re-election every 2 years.
Even Jeffries has managed to hold dems together when needed.
You have to be willing to have a fight worth having without knowing how it will end, or you’ll just end up capitulating a lot and enabling abuses of power.
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
You have to be willing to have a fight worth having without knowing how it will end, or you’ll just end up capitulating a lot and enabling abuses of power.
Would like to see from 2000. What did that p&i difference look like in 2007-08? Similar to 2025?
November 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Would like to see from 2000. What did that p&i difference look like in 2007-08? Similar to 2025?
it’s crazy how much political discourse is just ppl looking for someone to blame for their problems
November 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
it’s crazy how much political discourse is just ppl looking for someone to blame for their problems
Yeah, that’s probably correct.
And the cost of housing, especially in cities, healthcare & education have have increased at different rates than most other items, so it’s probably a good idea to talk abt those a separate issues
And the cost of housing, especially in cities, healthcare & education have have increased at different rates than most other items, so it’s probably a good idea to talk abt those a separate issues
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Yeah, that’s probably correct.
And the cost of housing, especially in cities, healthcare & education have have increased at different rates than most other items, so it’s probably a good idea to talk abt those a separate issues
And the cost of housing, especially in cities, healthcare & education have have increased at different rates than most other items, so it’s probably a good idea to talk abt those a separate issues
I’m not sure what’s supposed to be captured by the chart in the original post that’s not also captured by real income.
From the description it looks like the only difference is the years. It ends in 2018 and shows wages adjusted for inflation using cpi
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
From the description it looks like the only difference is the years. It ends in 2018 and shows wages adjusted for inflation using cpi
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I’m not sure what’s supposed to be captured by the chart in the original post that’s not also captured by real income.
From the description it looks like the only difference is the years. It ends in 2018 and shows wages adjusted for inflation using cpi
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
From the description it looks like the only difference is the years. It ends in 2018 and shows wages adjusted for inflation using cpi
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
the exchange rates don’t matter if it’s a comparison of income in usd over time
November 9, 2025 at 4:55 AM
the exchange rates don’t matter if it’s a comparison of income in usd over time
that’s what the PP chart does though, just over a different time period
November 9, 2025 at 4:49 AM
that’s what the PP chart does though, just over a different time period
Why would changes in real income not be a fair representation of changes in purchasing power?
November 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Why would changes in real income not be a fair representation of changes in purchasing power?
Did he previously beat a senator? He was elected in the 2017 special election over Roy Moore and lost to tubberville in 2020.
November 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Did he previously beat a senator? He was elected in the 2017 special election over Roy Moore and lost to tubberville in 2020.
hard to think of a state voting for a bigger downgrade in their congressional representation than bama replacing jones with tuberville
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
hard to think of a state voting for a bigger downgrade in their congressional representation than bama replacing jones with tuberville
Why would the interest rate on a 30yr mortgage be the same as the rate for a 50yr mortgage of the same amount?
November 9, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Why would the interest rate on a 30yr mortgage be the same as the rate for a 50yr mortgage of the same amount?
and in addition to the senate, the electoral college also dilutes the influence of most of the country & consequently so does the judiciary
November 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
and in addition to the senate, the electoral college also dilutes the influence of most of the country & consequently so does the judiciary