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Read this korrent: Taxing billionaires cannot raise nearly enough to fund the kind of welfare state socialists want.
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: Billionaires should be taxed more. — tap to centre the map on it
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: 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: Urban socialists will be unable to afford their promises to core constituencies without funding from Washington. — tap to centre the map on it
Urban socialists will be unable to afford their promises to core constituencies without funding from Washington.
Last stated 2 months ago
11 Sept 2026
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Joel Kotkin — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The government cannot make anything more affordable overall through taxing, spending, borrowing, or regulating. — tap to centre the map on it
The government cannot make anything more affordable overall through taxing, spending, borrowing, or regulating.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
11 Oct 2026
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Germany's crisis is too deep to be solved by conventional tax, spending, or regulatory adjustments. — tap to centre the map on it
Germany's crisis is too deep to be solved by conventional tax, spending, or regulatory adjustments.
Last stated 2 months ago
11 Sept 2026
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Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-09-11 — 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
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Ray Madoff — holds since 2026-10-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Contentment with what one has does not require great wealth — some billionaires lack it while many ordinary people never lose it. — tap to centre the map on it
Contentment with what one has does not require great wealth — some billionaires lack it while many ordinary people never lose it.
Last stated 2 months ago
28 Aug 2026
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Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. — tap to centre the map on it
A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed.
Last stated 7 months ago
28 Mar 2026
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Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law — tap to centre the map on it
A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law
Last stated 13 years ago
30 May 2013
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Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it
A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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: 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
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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
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
1 Oct 2026
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Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them.
Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
JM
Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
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