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Read this korrent: Billionaires should be taxed more.
Billionaires should be taxed more.
Last stated 4 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Neera Tanden — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The US should adopt a national billionaires' tax: a minimum tax so the very top pay at least their workers' rate. — tap to centre the map on it
The US should adopt a national billionaires' tax: a minimum tax so the very top pay at least their workers' rate.
Last stated 4 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Gavin Newsom — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Taxing billionaires cannot raise nearly enough to fund the kind of welfare state socialists want. — tap to centre the map on it
Taxing billionaires cannot raise nearly enough to fund the kind of welfare state socialists want.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
12 Oct 2026
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Richard Hanania — holds since 2026-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People hate paying taxes more than they like making money. — tap to centre the map on it
People hate paying taxes more than they like making money.
Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
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Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Seeking special tax treatment that could not sustainably be extended to everyone is morally wrong. — tap to centre the map on it
Seeking special tax treatment that could not sustainably be extended to everyone is morally wrong.
Last stated 6 months ago
9 May 2026
JB
Josh Barro — holds since 2026-05-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: California's proposed wealth tax has shortcomings, and there is a better path to tax fairness. — tap to centre the map on it
California's proposed wealth tax has shortcomings, and there is a better path to tax fairness.
Last stated yesterday
30 Oct 2026
RM
Ray Madoff — holds since 2026-10-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The rich need not apologize for wealth but should acknowledge everyone should pay a fair share — tap to centre the map on it
The rich need not apologize for wealth but should acknowledge everyone should pay a fair share
Last stated 15 years ago
30 Apr 2012
SK
Stephen King — holds since 2012-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Mega-billionaires are more dangerous to democracy than the merely rich — tap to centre the map on it
Mega-billionaires are more dangerous to democracy than the merely rich
Last stated 3 weeks ago
13 Oct 2026
PK
Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
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Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. — tap to centre the map on it
A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens.
Last stated 2 years ago
20 Jan 2025
DT
Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A fiscal expansion when the economy is already at potential output prompts monetary tightening that dampens or eliminates its effect on output. — tap to centre the map on it
A fiscal expansion when the economy is already at potential output prompts monetary tightening that dampens or eliminates its effect on output.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A thriving society needs both the left's redistributing of resources and the right's producing and conserving of them — tap to centre the map on it
A thriving society needs both the left's redistributing of resources and the right's producing and conserving of them
Last stated 3 years ago
11 May 2023
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Roy Baumeister — holds since 2023-05-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it
A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it
A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement.
Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
RD
Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it
A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending.
Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
RD
Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
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