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Having $800M in your investment account vs $400M doesn't change your life at all, but having a labor market where your underlings are desperate to cling to jobs vs one where they can walk across the street and get a better offer makes a huge difference in the day to day reality of the very wealthy
December 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Having $800M in your investment account vs $400M doesn't change your life at all, but having a labor market where your underlings are desperate to cling to jobs vs one where they can walk across the street and get a better offer makes a huge difference in the day to day reality of the very wealthy
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As I've said before, the early 2010s economy was bad in a lot of objective senses due to the slack labor market and sluggish growth, but it was something of a golden age if you were the kind of guy who wanted to sexually harass your interns. Bosses remember this bsky.app/profile/worl...
A bad economy is good for rich people if they can keep the poors from getting mad enough about it. The bust part of the boom and bust is when they consolidate power.
December 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
As I've said before, the early 2010s economy was bad in a lot of objective senses due to the slack labor market and sluggish growth, but it was something of a golden age if you were the kind of guy who wanted to sexually harass your interns. Bosses remember this bsky.app/profile/worl...
Yglesias lies so much that anything he says can be dismissed out of hand.
December 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Yglesias lies so much that anything he says can be dismissed out of hand.
Don’t forget Steven Crowder and Marco Rubio!
December 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Don’t forget Steven Crowder and Marco Rubio!
On the same day of Trump’s racist rant against Somalis!
December 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
On the same day of Trump’s racist rant against Somalis!
Unfortunately, the polls show Reform way ahead. Hopefully, Polanski or Davey are able to stop him (Labour is basically a Reform tribute act at this point).
December 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Unfortunately, the polls show Reform way ahead. Hopefully, Polanski or Davey are able to stop him (Labour is basically a Reform tribute act at this point).
Not just of significance relevance, but likely the next UK PM!
December 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Not just of significance relevance, but likely the next UK PM!
Present day Democrats are way to the right of Reagan on immigration and Israel.
December 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Present day Democrats are way to the right of Reagan on immigration and Israel.
But not increased funding for defense or refusing to pass a wealth tax!
December 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
But not increased funding for defense or refusing to pass a wealth tax!
For people interested in human rights, I wouldn’t cite Germany as a model…
December 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
For people interested in human rights, I wouldn’t cite Germany as a model…