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← Social justice is intrinsically unjust, because the state can only fund it by collecting taxes coercively.
17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 18 Sept 1895 to 14 Oct 2026.
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patience Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Social justice is intrinsically unjust, because the state can only fund it by collecting taxes coercively. Social justice is intrinsically unjust, because the state can only fund it by collecting taxes coercively. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
JM
Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The West is in danger because the people who should defend its values have been captured by a worldview that leads to socialism and therefore to poverty. — tap to centre the map on it The West is in danger because the people who should defend its values have been captured by a worldview that leads to socialism and therefore to poverty. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
JM
Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — 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: Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. — tap to centre the map on it Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
JM
Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — 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 14 years ago
30 Apr 2012
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Stephen King — holds since 2012-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Public investment cannot be assumed to be automatically financeable by debt merely because it has high social returns. — tap to centre the map on it Public investment cannot be assumed to be automatically financeable by debt merely because it has high social returns. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — 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 the same proportion is a practical necessity and a moral imperative for America Last stated 14 years ago
30 Apr 2012
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Stephen King — holds since 2012-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Political and public pressure will likely force the government to create exceptional exceptions to medical exclusion rules to ensure service access. — tap to centre the map on it Political and public pressure will likely force the government to create exceptional exceptions to medical exclusion rules to ensure service access. Last stated 5 months ago
21 May 2026
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Pedro Pita Barros — holds since 2026-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agitating for social equality is folly; progress must come from constant struggle, not artificial forcing — tap to centre the map on it Agitating for social equality is folly; progress must come from constant struggle, not artificial forcing Last stated 131 years ago
18 Sept 1895
BW
Booker T. Washington — holds since 1895-09-18 — 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
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. Last stated 2 years ago
14 Apr 2025
JC
John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Germany's constitutional debt brake will not be reformed. — tap to centre the map on it Germany's constitutional debt brake will not be reformed. Last stated 2 years ago
4 Mar 2025
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Friedrich Merz — holds since 2025-02-25 — tap for who they are
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Friedrich Merz — no longer holds since 2025-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
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Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. — tap to centre the map on it A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. Last stated a week ago
14 Oct 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. Last stated 7 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are