Rob Goldson
@rgoldson.bsky.social
Retired guy. Finding my own path while walking with my gal and two great kids. I like the economics and stocks and stuff. Coffee is great and so is cheese.
Ordered a new car two weeks ago to arrive in October. Price negotiated although subject to tariffs increasing the price. Ain’t that grand.
July 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Ordered a new car two weeks ago to arrive in October. Price negotiated although subject to tariffs increasing the price. Ain’t that grand.
Do the Iranians even know the extent of the damage today?
June 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Do the Iranians even know the extent of the damage today?
Reposted by Rob Goldson
• All tariffs to date in 2025 raise $2.4T over 2026-35, with $347B in in negative dynamic revenue effects, bringing dynamic revenues to $2.0Y.
• Tariffs pinch families at the bottom of the income distribution 2.5x more than families at the top in the short run.
7/8
• Tariffs pinch families at the bottom of the income distribution 2.5x more than families at the top in the short run.
7/8
June 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
• All tariffs to date in 2025 raise $2.4T over 2026-35, with $347B in in negative dynamic revenue effects, bringing dynamic revenues to $2.0Y.
• Tariffs pinch families at the bottom of the income distribution 2.5x more than families at the top in the short run.
7/8
• Tariffs pinch families at the bottom of the income distribution 2.5x more than families at the top in the short run.
7/8
21 and 22 kids are kids. Put it all context. They don’t know anything as smart as they might be at MIT.
June 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
21 and 22 kids are kids. Put it all context. They don’t know anything as smart as they might be at MIT.
One of them came from a Trump appointment and another from Reagan. Funny how life works like that sometimes.
May 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM
One of them came from a Trump appointment and another from Reagan. Funny how life works like that sometimes.
My kid likes going to school with kids from all over the world. Friends from Spain, France, Zimbabwe, England, Russia, Canada, Argentina etc. Broadening everyone's horizons.
May 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
My kid likes going to school with kids from all over the world. Friends from Spain, France, Zimbabwe, England, Russia, Canada, Argentina etc. Broadening everyone's horizons.
Voluntary intoxication is not a defense.
May 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Voluntary intoxication is not a defense.
CHIPS Act spending still ongoing.
May 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
CHIPS Act spending still ongoing.
Greetings from the land of paper straws. Your choice is brown.
April 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Greetings from the land of paper straws. Your choice is brown.
The most conservative judge I knew threw ICE out of his court room so he could finish sentencing an illegal
Immigrant. Judges have a job to do and they don't like being interfered with.
Immigrant. Judges have a job to do and they don't like being interfered with.
April 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The most conservative judge I knew threw ICE out of his court room so he could finish sentencing an illegal
Immigrant. Judges have a job to do and they don't like being interfered with.
Immigrant. Judges have a job to do and they don't like being interfered with.
Gah! Always sorry to see stuff like this. Best wishes on your next landing spot.
April 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Gah! Always sorry to see stuff like this. Best wishes on your next landing spot.
The Nickelodeon defense secretary.
April 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The Nickelodeon defense secretary.
They aren’t conservative.
April 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
They aren’t conservative.
CHIPS act in action.
April 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
CHIPS act in action.
The Swiss Cheese of tariffs but with no cheese.
April 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Swiss Cheese of tariffs but with no cheese.
No one wants to be poor. Still haven't met the person not trying to lift themselves up.
April 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
No one wants to be poor. Still haven't met the person not trying to lift themselves up.
Are they importing sacred cows?
April 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Are they importing sacred cows?
It’s a way to get the poor to pay for the tax cut for the rich.
April 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It’s a way to get the poor to pay for the tax cut for the rich.
Looked like TRIN perked up a bit today.
April 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Looked like TRIN perked up a bit today.