Ofjacob
@ofjacob.bsky.social
Professor. Neuropsychologist. Activist. Parent. Post-Mormon, current Texas Handmaid. Constitutional Law fan. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
Yes but isn’t his point that in countries with more of a social safety net 35K is doable?
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Yes but isn’t his point that in countries with more of a social safety net 35K is doable?
So he’s wrong/lying when he said he looked and saw that the 35K for family of 4 number was derived from a 1963 number and not updated since?
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
So he’s wrong/lying when he said he looked and saw that the 35K for family of 4 number was derived from a 1963 number and not updated since?
Sure if you’re measuring poverty as under 35K for a family of 4. But the whole point of the article is that poverty should be at 135K for that same family, in which case, yeah most of the US is. Obvi under current measures of povy that’s not true but that’s the point of the article: the ruler is off
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Sure if you’re measuring poverty as under 35K for a family of 4. But the whole point of the article is that poverty should be at 135K for that same family, in which case, yeah most of the US is. Obvi under current measures of povy that’s not true but that’s the point of the article: the ruler is off
Yes, would agree it was. Did it not start to slowly backslide when the tax code changed and the wealthy could get crazy rich, leaving the rest behind? Behind in terms of losing safety net (social services, pensions), with rent and insurance going up astronomically while wages and tax breaks don’t?
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Yes, would agree it was. Did it not start to slowly backslide when the tax code changed and the wealthy could get crazy rich, leaving the rest behind? Behind in terms of losing safety net (social services, pensions), with rent and insurance going up astronomically while wages and tax breaks don’t?
But isn’t that the whole point of the article? That we need to come to terms with how most of the US population is below the poverty line, and a huge number of families are at starvation level (under $35K)
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
But isn’t that the whole point of the article? That we need to come to terms with how most of the US population is below the poverty line, and a huge number of families are at starvation level (under $35K)
Not anywhere for the most part. That seems to be what the article is saying. Yes, the majority of the population makes much less than that. And all of those people are also living below a more accurate poverty line. It’s why the middle and lower class are angry as hell right now
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Not anywhere for the most part. That seems to be what the article is saying. Yes, the majority of the population makes much less than that. And all of those people are also living below a more accurate poverty line. It’s why the middle and lower class are angry as hell right now
Dan you’d agree for the most part with Michael Green’s analysis yes? Because it sounds like you know what you’re talking about as well
November 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Dan you’d agree for the most part with Michael Green’s analysis yes? Because it sounds like you know what you’re talking about as well
@whstancil.bsky.social this is the poverty level @ 100K -140K income
November 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
@whstancil.bsky.social this is the poverty level @ 100K -140K income
@whstancil.bsky.social this article by an economist indicates the poverty level is btw 100-140K www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
@whstancil.bsky.social this article by an economist indicates the poverty level is btw 100-140K www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
As in, like. The sweet release of death? From measles, bird flu, salmonella, ICE, etc
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
As in, like. The sweet release of death? From measles, bird flu, salmonella, ICE, etc
Woah that eagle on the throne!!!! Holy shit
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Woah that eagle on the throne!!!! Holy shit
I just wondered if it was a conference about neurodiversity and kleptomania, which has got to be a thing (because no one is immune to compulsions), and I was interested!
November 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I just wondered if it was a conference about neurodiversity and kleptomania, which has got to be a thing (because no one is immune to compulsions), and I was interested!
Can someone explain the joke to me re: kleptomania
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Can someone explain the joke to me re: kleptomania
“Would not have all the chemistry of a human?” Oh man, his average intelligence is showing
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
“Would not have all the chemistry of a human?” Oh man, his average intelligence is showing
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This is a tremendous idea. What could possibly go wrong.
November 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This is a tremendous idea. What could possibly go wrong.
Sadly, not true. They need to be impeached and removed one by one.
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Sadly, not true. They need to be impeached and removed one by one.
a man in a suit and tie says " whoa "
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says " whoa "
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Which names? Victims or survivors?
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Which names? Victims or survivors?
If she did her agent and editor are not nice humans to do this even tho they probably picked up on it
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 AM
If she did her agent and editor are not nice humans to do this even tho they probably picked up on it
lol definitely reads like the Book of Mormon, another Bible fan fic piece
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
lol definitely reads like the Book of Mormon, another Bible fan fic piece
Surely this isn’t real
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Surely this isn’t real
Oh so she’s a terrible writer too. That was a…choice excerpt. Barf
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Oh so she’s a terrible writer too. That was a…choice excerpt. Barf
Holy shit. They’re always great letters from HCR, but holy shit. That ending too - y’all make sure sure to read this one. We’re gonna beat the rich en masse
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Holy shit. They’re always great letters from HCR, but holy shit. That ending too - y’all make sure sure to read this one. We’re gonna beat the rich en masse