Stu "mid balls" Btwotwo
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Applying to be your next pseudo-appointed imperial DOGE-Meister Qualifications: Medium-sized balls-haver; proficient in Excel
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When I am AOC's DOGE-Meister in 2029, she better not "hint" about "curbs" on my powers, right in the middle of me "shaking up Washington". That's now how this job works!
Looking forward to the defacements and topplings!
Maybe Donald's secret fear is a massive uprising that keeps growing

We know he believes in the power of crowds
It's good that whenever a nazi steps up to a microphone to gurgle some fresh racism, the first question can always be "where exactly is Homan's bribe money now?"
My iron rule: 48 hours between watching 2 episodes of same show
Good: Immigrants + Workers
Bad: Billionaires + ICE

Immigrants are hardworking contributors to our economy and communities

Billionaires are greedy liars who just want more wealth and power for themselves

Tax the lying billionaire elites, and treat all workers with respect
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What will work IMO is to define billionaires as officially being our opponents, and propose a real plan to punish them and reduce their money power. Both doing it and saying we're gonna will be very *popular*. If we leave Donald's name out of it, some MAGA will come along. bsky.app/profile/stub...
We can only hold the line by leading a rhetorical charge to change the discussion. Commit to a left-populist vision of taxing billionaire villains, lowering payroll tax rates on wages, and uncapping FICA. Move conversation beyond MAGA horrors to specific pro-human plans. bsky.app/profile/stub...
Trials and commissions will simply turn the crank on the partisan-grievance-generator. On the other hand, PUNITIVELY TAXING BILLIONAIRES is straightforward to do, builds political muscle, and gets the point across that enabling fascism has consequences bsky.app/profile/stub...
What will work IMO is to define billionaires as officially being our opponents, and propose a real plan to punish them and reduce their money power. Both doing it and saying we're gonna will be very *popular*. If we leave Donald's name out of it, some MAGA will come along. bsky.app/profile/stub...
We can only hold the line by leading a rhetorical charge to change the discussion. Commit to a left-populist vision of taxing billionaire villains, lowering payroll tax rates on wages, and uncapping FICA. Move conversation beyond MAGA horrors to specific pro-human plans. bsky.app/profile/stub...
I asked the ultra-AI to explain the 2024 election in terms of economic self interest. It laughed and snorted at me, then filled my hard drive with copies of this picture. Don't know what it means, though.
Wrong answer - stop that shit
United States Museum of Fascism
Yes, that is a key insight. When we define modern political conflict as "billionaires vs. the rest of us", then a lot of MAGA will come along with the rest of us. Tap into their "anti-elite" anger. Musk = billionaire = Bezos = billionaire = Ellison...
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What will work IMO is to define billionaires as officially being our opponents, and propose a real plan to punish them and reduce their money power. Both doing it and saying we're gonna will be very *popular*. If we leave Donald's name out of it, some MAGA will come along. bsky.app/profile/stub...
We can only hold the line by leading a rhetorical charge to change the discussion. Commit to a left-populist vision of taxing billionaire villains, lowering payroll tax rates on wages, and uncapping FICA. Move conversation beyond MAGA horrors to specific pro-human plans. bsky.app/profile/stub...
Maybe we all need to pitch in to get Mike a subscription to the "Al Gore's Online SuperHighway" (am I saying this right?)
Which of these tax rates do you specifically object to, Peter?
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Proposed new top brackets for married-jointly starting January 1, 2030.
Federal tax rates on personal income
65% above $1B
60% on $500M-$1B
55% on $100M-500M
50% on $50M-$100M
45% on $25M-$50M

See also FICA Payroll Tax Reform act of 2029

Here are the marginal Fed Income Tax rates in 2025
I will now be more specific. This campaign direction will be popular, if people believe we will really do these things. Then when we really do these things, they will, in fact, be popular. These plans will be fully spelled out for everyone who doesn't know how FICA works now
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When elected we will:
*Cut FICA payroll tax rates paid by workers and employers!
*Eliminate FICA payroll tax cap!
*Keep Social Security benefits and Medicare funded!
*Raise top income tax rates, to punish fascist billionaires!

This program increases prosperity and security for all of us
Proposed new top brackets for married-jointly starting January 1, 2030.
Federal tax rates on personal income
65% above $1B
60% on $500M-$1B
55% on $100M-500M
50% on $50M-$100M
45% on $25M-$50M

See also FICA Payroll Tax Reform act of 2029

Here are the marginal Fed Income Tax rates in 2025
Can't write that first novel until you've got a quarter-trillion cushion, like Orwell and Hemingway each started with
Yep, I think we found the villains of this story.

Now who will be the hero that opposes them?
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We can only hold the line by leading a rhetorical charge to change the discussion. Commit to a left-populist vision of taxing billionaire villains, lowering payroll tax rates on wages, and uncapping FICA. Move conversation beyond MAGA horrors to specific pro-human plans. bsky.app/profile/stub...
Exactly. The Dems simply need to lean much harder into being anti-billionaire, which former MAGAs are welcome to read as "anti-elite". Yay, they were right all along!

This tax program is anti-elitist, and includes lots of populist anger against the powers-that-be
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What will work IMO is to define billionaires as officially being our opponents, and propose a real plan to punish them and reduce their money power. Both doing it and saying we're gonna will be very *popular*. If we leave Donald's name out of it, some MAGA will come along. bsky.app/profile/stub...
We can only hold the line by leading a rhetorical charge to change the discussion. Commit to a left-populist vision of taxing billionaire villains, lowering payroll tax rates on wages, and uncapping FICA. Move conversation beyond MAGA horrors to specific pro-human plans. bsky.app/profile/stub...
Exactly. The Dems simply need to lean much harder into being anti-billionaire, which former MAGAs are welcome to read as "anti-elite". Yay, they were right all along!

This tax program is anti-elitist, and includes lots of populist anger against the powers-that-be
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I agree. Make anger at billionaires the focus of political energy. Punish them with high taxes, which can be promptly enacted by congress in 2029. No need to mess around with courts and appeals. Just take away their money-power. That propaganda struggle is one we can win. bsky.app/profile/stub...
Exactly. The Dems simply need to lean much harder into being anti-billionaire, which former MAGAs are welcome to read as "anti-elite". Yay, they were right all along!

This tax program is anti-elitist, and includes lots of populist anger against the powers-that-be
bsky.app/profile/stub...
When elected we will:
*Cut FICA payroll tax rates paid by workers and employers!
*Eliminate FICA payroll tax cap!
*Keep Social Security benefits and Medicare funded!
*Raise top income tax rates, to punish fascist billionaires!

This program increases prosperity and security for all of us
For undermining democracy as it was until ~2000, yes.

But nothing stops us from building a better democracy in the future, with online participation as an integral element.

We can now go on offense to create that new reality, rather than sheepishly try to defend the obsolete pattern.
Everyone at these pressers should be asking: "Where's 'Mucci?"
How do we make the "good men" who will refuse to blow up speedboats full of civilians? Which kind of "ethos" does that require?
Sounds rough all around. I hope it works out OK for her.
Actually, as a Power Forward, LeBron has the edge in progressive governance