Klaas langhout
@klaas.org
Highly trained primate. #MicrosoftEmployee. #Seattleite
Consumption taxes (eg tariffs) impact those who consume more as % of income. Lower income, pay more as % of income. High income, opposite. Ergo, tax the poor, benefit the rich. Income or wealth taxes where the rate increases as the income or wealth increases are the opposite. #Tariffs2025
April 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Consumption taxes (eg tariffs) impact those who consume more as % of income. Lower income, pay more as % of income. High income, opposite. Ergo, tax the poor, benefit the rich. Income or wealth taxes where the rate increases as the income or wealth increases are the opposite. #Tariffs2025
I saw a post on Grok so decided to give it a shot. Here is one exchange where I was pushing on Grok to give me an opinion on Musk. It didn't want to give me any opinion (assume AI guard rails) but I was able to ask one question if Musk is trying to reduce the influence of the poor, answer follows
March 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I saw a post on Grok so decided to give it a shot. Here is one exchange where I was pushing on Grok to give me an opinion on Musk. It didn't want to give me any opinion (assume AI guard rails) but I was able to ask one question if Musk is trying to reduce the influence of the poor, answer follows
Um, why did you put a Christmas sweater on me? Like, could u remove it ?
March 6, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Um, why did you put a Christmas sweater on me? Like, could u remove it ?
Why the preponderance (by capita) in the south-east ?
December 13, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Why the preponderance (by capita) in the south-east ?