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← Seeking special tax treatment that could not sustainably be extended to everyone is morally wrong.

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Everything filed under fiscal policy fiscal policy Everything filed under economists economists Everything filed under inflation inflation Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under government government Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under America America Everything filed under empathy empathy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Seeking special tax treatment that could not sustainably be extended to everyone is morally wrong. Seeking special tax treatment that couldnot sustainably be extended to everyone ismorally wrong. Last stated 6 months ago 9 May 2026 JB Josh Barro — holds since 2026-05-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Capital punishment, torture and debasement are morally wrong and also bad policy. — tap to centre the map on it Capital punishment, torture anddebasement are morally wrong andalso bad policy. Last stated 4 weeks ago 10 Oct 2026 GG Greg Garrett — holds since 2026-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Social justice is intrinsically unjust, because the state can only fund it by collecting taxes coercively. — tap to centre the map on it Social justice is intrinsicallyunjust, because the state can onlyfund it by collecting taxescoercively. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Jan 2024 JM Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — 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 hasshortcomings, and there is a betterpath to tax fairness. Last stated a week ago 30 Oct 2026 RM Ray Madoff — holds since 2026-10-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Locking humanity into one model's or one company's moral worldview would buy a little short-term safety and cost a long-term disaster. — tap to centre the map on it Locking humanity into one model's orone company's moral worldview wouldbuy a little short-term safety andcost a long-term disaster. Last stated 3 months ago 28 Jul 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Working on how good the long-run future is does not require accepting consequentialism or believing that you should always maximise the good. — tap to centre the map on it Working on how good the long-runfuture is does not require acceptingconsequentialism or believing thatyou should always maximise the good. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having the rich pay taxes in the same proportion is a practical necessity and a moral imperative for America — tap to centre the map on it Having the rich pay taxes in thesame proportion is a practicalnecessity and a moral imperative forAmerica Last stated 15 years ago 30 Apr 2012 SK Stephen King — holds since 2012-04-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: What Israel is doing in Gaza is wrong and morally indefensible. — tap to centre the map on it What Israel is doing in Gaza iswrong and morally indefensible. Last stated 2 years ago 10 Oct 2024 DR David G. Robinson — holds since 2024-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Treating a wrongdoer as mistaken rather than evil is compatible with stopping them from doing further harm. — tap to centre the map on it Treating a wrongdoer as mistakenrather than evil is compatible withstopping them from doing furtherharm. Last stated a week ago 27 Oct 2026 MP Massimo Pigliucci — holds since 2026-10-27 — 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 aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe 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: Argentina is facing a recession, increasing debt, and the destruction of industrial, educational, and scientific capacities. — tap to centre the map on it Argentina is facing a recession,increasing debt, and the destructionof industrial, educational, andscientific capacities. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 CK Cristina Fernández de Kirchner — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: China's local governments are going to be too burdened by debt to do much of anything for a few years. — tap to centre the map on it China's local governments are goingto be too burdened by debt to domuch of anything for a few years. Last stated a week ago 27 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. — tap to centre the map on it A company's staff-engineer barshould be set against the bestcompanies in the industry ratherthan against its own history, whichis what makes title inflation a realcost. Last stated 7 months ago 1 Apr 2026 TP Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI may bring about widespread supply- and technologically-induced deflation. — tap to centre the map on it AI may bring about widespreadsupply- and technologically-induceddeflation. Last stated 3 weeks ago 13 Oct 2026 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI spending is crowding out other economic activity and driving up prices. — tap to centre the map on it AI spending is crowding out othereconomic activity and driving upprices. Last stated a month ago 25 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adam Smith’s vision of how greedy self-interest serves the public good is unnatural. — tap to centre the map on it Adam Smith’s vision of how greedyself-interest serves the public goodis unnatural. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. — tap to centre the map on it Among the leading candidates forgreatest economist of all time, AdamSmith was analytically the weakest,save perhaps Malthus. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. — tap to centre the map on it An inability to see the viewpointsof people unlike oneself is agenuine weakness in a socialscientist, not merely a separatemoral failing. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
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