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← California's proposed wealth tax has shortcomings, and there is a better path to tax fairness.
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Read this korrent: California's proposed wealth tax has shortcomings, and there is a better path to tax fairness.
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: 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: Whether a more equal distribution of wealth is attainable is uncertain; if it is not, Providence is cruel — tap to centre the map on it
Whether a more equal distribution of wealth is attainable is uncertain; if it is not, Providence is cruel
Last stated 133 years ago
10 May 1893
RT
Rabindranath Tagore — holds since 1893-05-10 — 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: Lacking founder-market fit can be a blessing in disguise rather than a weakness. — tap to centre the map on it
Lacking founder-market fit can be a blessing in disguise rather than a weakness.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
TC
Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is not appropriate to donate to your own employer, however good a giving opportunity it would otherwise be. — tap to centre the map on it
It is not appropriate to donate to your own employer, however good a giving opportunity it would otherwise be.
Last stated 12 years ago
17 Dec 2014
EH
Elie Hassenfeld — holds since 2014-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Property should circulate, divided more equally among a family's children, rather than entrenched by inheritance of the eldest son — tap to centre the map on it
Property should circulate, divided more equally among a family's children, rather than entrenched by inheritance of the eldest son
Last stated 236 years ago
18 Dec 1790
MW
Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since 1790-12-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If the people building a product would not use it with their own money, it is not good enough. — tap to centre the map on it
If the people building a product would not use it with their own money, it is not good enough.
Last stated 6 months ago
28 Apr 2026
PD
Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: State property-tax cuts help well-off homeowners now and hurt everyone else later, as Prop 13 did in California. — tap to centre the map on it
State property-tax cuts help well-off homeowners now and hurt everyone else later, as Prop 13 did in California.
Last stated 2 months ago
13 Sept 2026
AL
Annie Lowrey — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it
A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price.
Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it
A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling
MF
Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it
A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
RK
Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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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