lgarro.bsky.social
@lgarro.bsky.social
#maslsc Having a blast at the conference!
April 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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I just lost my job, along with most of my coworkers, due to the illegal grant freeze.
I worked at an organization that
-helped veterans who have lost a limb
-Assisted elderly and disabled people
-Helped hospitals better treat people who have lost limbs
February 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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True.
February 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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25 wealthiest Americans “saw their worth rise a collective $401 billion from 2014 to 2018. They paid a total of $13.6 billion in federal income taxes… it amounts to a true tax rate of only 3.4%.”

The median family paid a far, far higher rate on their incomes.

US’s inequalities in stark detail:
Between 2014-2018, Elon Musk's wealth grew by $13.9 billion but tax records obtained by @propublica.org show that during those same years he repeatedly paid relatively little (or nothing) in federal income tax:

2015: $68,000 in federal income tax paid
2017: $65,000
2018: $0

(published June 2021)
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
www.propublica.org
December 21, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Is ChatGPT currently having issues?
December 11, 2024 at 11:52 PM