Alex Taylor
@homo-economicus.bsky.social
Dad, husband, economist, athlete and small-time adventurer.
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In a sane country with competent leadership, the 50 highest-ranking Democrats would call a press conference to denounce what just happened as a threat to the republic and demand Trump's immediate impeachment and removal from office.
I don't know he could make his intentions more clear.
I don't know he could make his intentions more clear.
September 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
In a sane country with competent leadership, the 50 highest-ranking Democrats would call a press conference to denounce what just happened as a threat to the republic and demand Trump's immediate impeachment and removal from office.
I don't know he could make his intentions more clear.
I don't know he could make his intentions more clear.
US citizen files claim for $50 million in damages after federal agents raid his business
In Los Angeles, a 79-year-old U.S. citizen has filed a claim for $50 million in damages after he was tackled by federal agents during a raid at his business in September.
apnews.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Unpopular Opinion: propping up uncompetitive american farms prolongs the immigration problem. If Latin american farming didn’t have to compete with subsidized exports from the U.S., they wouldn’t have to risk everything to work on American farms.
fortune.com/2025/09/25/d...
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With rural America starting to see huge financial losses from tariff policies, Trump offers vague aid package to farmers in the heartland | Fortune
“The farm economy is suffering while our competitors supplant the United States in the biggest soybean import market in the world,” one agricultural trade group said.
fortune.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Unpopular Opinion: propping up uncompetitive american farms prolongs the immigration problem. If Latin american farming didn’t have to compete with subsidized exports from the U.S., they wouldn’t have to risk everything to work on American farms.
fortune.com/2025/09/25/d...
fortune.com/2025/09/25/d...
Sunrise on the river. The steam rising from the water created an eerie mist for added effect.
September 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Sunrise on the river. The steam rising from the water created an eerie mist for added effect.
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Violence is UNACCEPTABLE period. I wish the GOP felt the same way when violence threatens and KILLS Democrats.
Just remember #Republicans INACTION on #GunViolence after this tragedy. You will hear theatrics from the #GOP while they suppress their humanity for more #NRA donations. #BloodMoney
Just remember #Republicans INACTION on #GunViolence after this tragedy. You will hear theatrics from the #GOP while they suppress their humanity for more #NRA donations. #BloodMoney
September 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Violence is UNACCEPTABLE period. I wish the GOP felt the same way when violence threatens and KILLS Democrats.
Just remember #Republicans INACTION on #GunViolence after this tragedy. You will hear theatrics from the #GOP while they suppress their humanity for more #NRA donations. #BloodMoney
Just remember #Republicans INACTION on #GunViolence after this tragedy. You will hear theatrics from the #GOP while they suppress their humanity for more #NRA donations. #BloodMoney
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We have been warned about this moment for all our lives. Now it's here. What will you do about it?
July 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We have been warned about this moment for all our lives. Now it's here. What will you do about it?
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An astonishing figure in this piece:
Last year, the U.S. budgeted $12.8B for new affordable housing.
This country is now poised to spend $45B on immigrant detention centers.
That's nearly *four times* as much on cages as on homes—in the middle of a devastating housing and homelessness crisis.
Last year, the U.S. budgeted $12.8B for new affordable housing.
This country is now poised to spend $45B on immigrant detention centers.
That's nearly *four times* as much on cages as on homes—in the middle of a devastating housing and homelessness crisis.
Are We About to Have Labor Camps in the United States of America?
If you think that’s far-fetched, then you really haven’t been paying attention to what the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress have been up to lately.
newrepublic.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
An astonishing figure in this piece:
Last year, the U.S. budgeted $12.8B for new affordable housing.
This country is now poised to spend $45B on immigrant detention centers.
That's nearly *four times* as much on cages as on homes—in the middle of a devastating housing and homelessness crisis.
Last year, the U.S. budgeted $12.8B for new affordable housing.
This country is now poised to spend $45B on immigrant detention centers.
That's nearly *four times* as much on cages as on homes—in the middle of a devastating housing and homelessness crisis.
Bill Pulte is a developer that Trump appointed director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. He subsequently appointed himself chairman of Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac. He is part of the most corrupt administration in our Nation’s history.
www.housingwire.com/articles/fhf...
www.housingwire.com/articles/fhf...
FHFA Director Bill Pulte calls on Fed Chair Powell to resign
FHFA Director Bill Pulte called for Fed Chair Jerome Powell to resign today, shortly after President Trump demanded Powell lower rates.
www.housingwire.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Bill Pulte is a developer that Trump appointed director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. He subsequently appointed himself chairman of Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac. He is part of the most corrupt administration in our Nation’s history.
www.housingwire.com/articles/fhf...
www.housingwire.com/articles/fhf...
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Perhaps having the feds send masked men to grab immigrant workers off construction sites is having an impact on labor costs as well, but who can say for sure.
US housing construction falls to 5-year low as tariffs weigh on sector https://on.ft.com/3HNnXcq
US housing construction falls to 5-year low as tariffs weigh on sector
Signs of property market weakness come hours ahead of Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates
on.ft.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Perhaps having the feds send masked men to grab immigrant workers off construction sites is having an impact on labor costs as well, but who can say for sure.
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🚨THIS IS NOT A TEST.
Congress is voting to defund public radio, putting your safety at risk. Public radio is one of the most reliable sources of emergency alerts across the country – reaching communities that may have no other alternative. Take action now at goACPR.org #SavePublicRadio
Congress is voting to defund public radio, putting your safety at risk. Public radio is one of the most reliable sources of emergency alerts across the country – reaching communities that may have no other alternative. Take action now at goACPR.org #SavePublicRadio
June 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🚨THIS IS NOT A TEST.
Congress is voting to defund public radio, putting your safety at risk. Public radio is one of the most reliable sources of emergency alerts across the country – reaching communities that may have no other alternative. Take action now at goACPR.org #SavePublicRadio
Congress is voting to defund public radio, putting your safety at risk. Public radio is one of the most reliable sources of emergency alerts across the country – reaching communities that may have no other alternative. Take action now at goACPR.org #SavePublicRadio
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BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.
June 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.
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A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states that have permissive gun laws with others that have strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens.
Guns are the leading cause of death of kids and teens, and state laws matter
A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states that have permissive gun laws with others that have strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens.
n.pr
June 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states that have permissive gun laws with others that have strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens.
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More Than a Dozen U.S. Officials Sold Stocks Before Trump’s Tariffs Sent the Market Plunging www.propublica.org/article/us-o...
More Than a Dozen U.S. Officials Sold Stocks Before Trump’s Tariffs Sent the Market Plunging
Records show well-timed trades by executive branch employees and congressional aides. Even if they had no insider information, ethics experts say such trading undermines faith in government and the ma...
www.propublica.org
May 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
More Than a Dozen U.S. Officials Sold Stocks Before Trump’s Tariffs Sent the Market Plunging www.propublica.org/article/us-o...
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GOP tax bill on track to add more than $2.5 trillion to U.S. deficit. And, they are cutting Medicaid and food stamps, even with this huge increase in federal deficit, all to pay for a tax break for the wealthy.
May 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
GOP tax bill on track to add more than $2.5 trillion to U.S. deficit. And, they are cutting Medicaid and food stamps, even with this huge increase in federal deficit, all to pay for a tax break for the wealthy.
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Apparently 1-in-3 Americans would have suffered fentanyl-related deaths in the last 100 days (from each taking one fifth of a pill) if not for the Attorney General's innumeracy.
April 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Apparently 1-in-3 Americans would have suffered fentanyl-related deaths in the last 100 days (from each taking one fifth of a pill) if not for the Attorney General's innumeracy.
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We built a team to represent a coalition of unions, non-profits, & local governments in the largest lawsuit challenging Trump’s authority to remake the government without congressional approval.
Trump's efforts to dismantle the federal government are unconstitutional and we will see him in court.
Trump's efforts to dismantle the federal government are unconstitutional and we will see him in court.
April 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
We built a team to represent a coalition of unions, non-profits, & local governments in the largest lawsuit challenging Trump’s authority to remake the government without congressional approval.
Trump's efforts to dismantle the federal government are unconstitutional and we will see him in court.
Trump's efforts to dismantle the federal government are unconstitutional and we will see him in court.
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"I'm going to govern in econometrics" is a winning campaign slogan for the ages.
April 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
"I'm going to govern in econometrics" is a winning campaign slogan for the ages.
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Welp, the federal minimum wage is now officially a poverty wage (as in, a full-time worker earning the federal minimum wage gets paid less than the poverty line for a single person). www.epi.org/blog/the-fed...
April 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Welp, the federal minimum wage is now officially a poverty wage (as in, a full-time worker earning the federal minimum wage gets paid less than the poverty line for a single person). www.epi.org/blog/the-fed...
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Wily Economy Coyote
April 28, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Wily Economy Coyote
The sunshine fills my cup.
#touchgrass
#touchgrass
April 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The sunshine fills my cup.
#touchgrass
#touchgrass
Trump’s claim that tariffs are generating $2B in revenue daily overstates the actual amount of tariff revenue x4.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/u...
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/u...
CBP says latest tariffs have generated $500 million, well below Trump's estimate
Trump has repeatedly said the United States is taking in $2 billion per day from tariffs.
www.cnbc.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Trump’s claim that tariffs are generating $2B in revenue daily overstates the actual amount of tariff revenue x4.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/u...
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/u...
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Been talking to international investors all week. They are questioning the basic competency of US policymakers in a way I have never heard before. Yes the Fed etc makes mistakes, but we have never seen such pure recklessness
April 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Been talking to international investors all week. They are questioning the basic competency of US policymakers in a way I have never heard before. Yes the Fed etc makes mistakes, but we have never seen such pure recklessness