Friedman Smith
@friedmansmith.bsky.social
Husband and daddy.
Reasonable Libertarian (I believe in supply and demand, hate crony capitalism, acknowledge gov’t does have an important role).
Software Developer.
Survivor of Christianity.
Here for civil discussion and to help fight for democracy.
Reasonable Libertarian (I believe in supply and demand, hate crony capitalism, acknowledge gov’t does have an important role).
Software Developer.
Survivor of Christianity.
Here for civil discussion and to help fight for democracy.
You pay as you go. Your payments do not fund your own retirement. They fund the retirement of current retirees. If people in the workforce stopped paying, retirees wouldn’t get paid. Definition of a Ponzi scheme.
March 3, 2025 at 4:56 AM
You pay as you go. Your payments do not fund your own retirement. They fund the retirement of current retirees. If people in the workforce stopped paying, retirees wouldn’t get paid. Definition of a Ponzi scheme.
*not defending the complete ass hat that is Elon Musk, but social security is quite literally and technically a Ponzi scheme.
March 3, 2025 at 4:56 AM
*not defending the complete ass hat that is Elon Musk, but social security is quite literally and technically a Ponzi scheme.
Why stop at the 28th? Did you know EBay has a huge variety of merchandise, like Amazon, AND similarly low prices, AND is owned by a man who HATES the orange felon? Ditch Amazon and switch to EBay permanently!
February 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Why stop at the 28th? Did you know EBay has a huge variety of merchandise, like Amazon, AND similarly low prices, AND is owned by a man who HATES the orange felon? Ditch Amazon and switch to EBay permanently!
I suppose that’s not an impeachable offense, but farmers vote republican. They got al Capone on tax evasion 🤷♂️
January 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I suppose that’s not an impeachable offense, but farmers vote republican. They got al Capone on tax evasion 🤷♂️
I’m wondering what the line is for this. When they round up all the undocumented folks and force thousands of farmers out of business, will that be what drives an impeachment? I’m very curious about this.
January 31, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I’m wondering what the line is for this. When they round up all the undocumented folks and force thousands of farmers out of business, will that be what drives an impeachment? I’m very curious about this.
What do we think the deal is? McConnell is retiring so he’s not grasping for power anymore. Why are the rest of them so bold?
January 31, 2025 at 2:51 AM
What do we think the deal is? McConnell is retiring so he’s not grasping for power anymore. Why are the rest of them so bold?
I told my wife the minute I heard this: “this won’t last the week. He will have big money lobbyists wanting their checks busting down his door.”
January 31, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I told my wife the minute I heard this: “this won’t last the week. He will have big money lobbyists wanting their checks busting down his door.”
This is disgusting, but it is a distraction. Don’t get hung up on this kind of stuff and fail to notice when he does actual horrible things. As others have said there will be a lot of distractions like this. Let’s not be distracted.
January 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This is disgusting, but it is a distraction. Don’t get hung up on this kind of stuff and fail to notice when he does actual horrible things. As others have said there will be a lot of distractions like this. Let’s not be distracted.
Say it loud, “nationalization.” The absolute antithesis to free market capitalism.
January 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Say it loud, “nationalization.” The absolute antithesis to free market capitalism.
How are these numbers not all 100%!? What the actual fuck is wrong with people!!
January 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
How are these numbers not all 100%!? What the actual fuck is wrong with people!!
Yeah, Clinton had the most recent balanced budget. I guess it’s like they say, “democrats are the tax and spend party, republicans are the spend and spend party”. The latter sounds much less fiscally responsible.
January 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Yeah, Clinton had the most recent balanced budget. I guess it’s like they say, “democrats are the tax and spend party, republicans are the spend and spend party”. The latter sounds much less fiscally responsible.
I was asking for the source that Amazon and Bezos paid $0. I know it’s true that undocumented workers pay taxes. And they do the jobs white folks aren’t willing to do.
January 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I was asking for the source that Amazon and Bezos paid $0. I know it’s true that undocumented workers pay taxes. And they do the jobs white folks aren’t willing to do.
I keep seeing this reposted but it’s false. It’s a slush fund. A ponzie scheme. There is nothing there.
January 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I keep seeing this reposted but it’s false. It’s a slush fund. A ponzie scheme. There is nothing there.
This is false. If all govt confiscated all the wealth of every billionaire, it would not even fund operations for a year. That’s the sheer size of the government.
January 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This is false. If all govt confiscated all the wealth of every billionaire, it would not even fund operations for a year. That’s the sheer size of the government.
Also known as the “hidden tax”. They inflate the currency to pay for things. This doesn’t require a vote of the people or an act of congress. But it DOES make the dollars in your bank account and the wages you work for worth less.
January 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Also known as the “hidden tax”. They inflate the currency to pay for things. This doesn’t require a vote of the people or an act of congress. But it DOES make the dollars in your bank account and the wages you work for worth less.