-0--1-<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sloanlance" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sloanlance</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fuzzies.wtf/@altbot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>altbot</span></a></span> Moreover, AI like Google Gemini refuses to answer prompts about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wealthy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/White" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>White</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politicians</span></a> and you have to go to France (Mistral), Canada (Cohere), or DeepSeek (China) to get a fucking answer. You should be more informed before you shoot your stupid fuckin mouth off. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LearnAboutAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LearnAboutAI</span></a></p>
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Georgiann Baldino<p>"As it stands, the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> ploy can end only one of two ways: embarrassing failure or the congressional equivalent of a high-stakes heist, breaking the law to dole out trillions of dollars in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> to the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a>." </p><p>MSNBC <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/gop-budget-trump-tax-cuts-rcna199289" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinio</span><span class="invisible">n/gop-budget-trump-tax-cuts-rcna199289</span></a> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpRegime</span></a></p>
-0--1-<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheBubbleOfPrivilege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheBubbleOfPrivilege</span></a> is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Popping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Popping</span></a>! And the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wealthy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/White" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>White</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fuckers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fuckers</span></a> are going to taste what it is like to be <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Underprivileged" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Underprivileged</span></a> LOLOLOLOL!</p>
50+ Music<p>"Uptown Girl" is a song written and performed by American musician <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BillyJoel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillyJoel</span></a> from his ninth studio album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AnInnocentMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnInnocentMan</span></a> (1983), released in September 1983 as the album's second single. The lyrics describe a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/downtown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>downtown</span></a> man" attempting to woo a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> "uptown girl". The 12" EP has the tracks "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MyLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MyLife</span></a>", "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JustTheWayYouAre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustTheWayYouAre</span></a>" and "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ItsStillRockAndRollToMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ItsStillRockAndRollToMe</span></a>" (catalogue number TA3775), whereas some 7" single versions featured "Careless Talk" as a B-side. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUZ2TYsEM5Y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=xUZ2TYsEM5Y</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
the mossy green<p>>> BRIAN: It’s absolute bollocks. The rich give away a smaller proportion of their money than the poor do....I don't actually remember the figures on this, but poor people, as a proportion of the money they earn, give away much more than rich people do. <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/Philanthropy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philanthropy</span></a> is something that people do to make themselves feel they have an alibi for being <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a>.</p><p>>></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mainers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mainers</span></a> call on legislature to fund <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> and more by raising taxes on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a></p><p>by Channa Steinmetz, March 27, 2025</p><p>"As the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Administration continues its efforts to fund huge <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaire</span></a> tax cuts by raising the cost of living and making it harder for Americans to access health care, housing, food assistance and education, Mainers, including some with very high incomes, are calling for the state’s wealthiest residents to pay what they truly owe our state.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LD1089" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LD1089</span></a>, 'An Act to Permanently Fund 55 Percent of the State’s Share of Education by Establishing a Tax on Incomes of More than $1,000,000,' would add a 4% income tax surcharge on the fewer than 1% of Mainers whose incomes are above $1 million to fund Maine’s public schools. Currently, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/millionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>millionaires</span></a> pay the same percentage of their income in taxes as someone who makes $61,000 – leaving more than $100 million a year (the amount this tax would raise) on the table.</p><p>"Bill sponsor Rep. Cheryl Golek (D-Harpswell) said that while the bill would benefit many Mainers, 'adding a modest surcharge has no impact on millionaires.'</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LD1047" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LD1047</span></a>, 'An Act to Impose an Additional Tax on Certain Unearned Income', adds a 4% surcharge on capital gains above $250,000 for an individual or $500,000 for a couple filing jointly.</p><p>"Since <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InvestmentIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvestmentIncome</span></a> is often taxed at a lower rate than wages, and people with more wealth tend to get more of their income from investments (such as stocks or real estate), this bill helps to address the disparity in tax rates between people with more and less wealth. It would affect only the wealthiest investors, not middle-class families selling homes or withdrawing retirement savings, while raising over $100 million to support <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a>, and community services, said bill sponsor Rep. Grayson Lookner (D-Portland).</p><p>"Lucas St. Clair, an immensely wealthy Falmouth resident best known for his work on the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, testified in favor of both bills. He said that people with money, like his family, should pay more in taxes: 'We care about the future of this state. The inequitable tax structure of today…undermines the overall health of our communities. The wealthy should pay our fair share in taxes. Period.' He also spoke about the results of fairer tax policies: 'Fair tax policies allow more money to stay in communities, ensuring greater investment in public schools, infrastructure, and services like child care and health care.'</p><p>"Gorham child care provider Charlotte Jacobs of Scarborough testified in person in favor of both tax bills, saying that Maine’s continued failure to fully fund universal Pre-K and other essential services is a direct consequence of an unbalanced tax system."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://mainebeacon.com/mainers-call-on-legislature-to-fund-education-and-more-by-raising-taxes-on-wealthy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mainebeacon.com/mainers-call-o</span><span class="invisible">n-legislature-to-fund-education-and-more-by-raising-taxes-on-wealthy/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EducationCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EducationCuts</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>As <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> announces his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a>, his admin is also working with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> on a package to extend his expiring <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> individuals. Trump said Wednesday he was still pushing for a deduction for auto loan interest “but only if the car is made in America.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>
-0--1-<p>What does it matter if Google AI is more intelligent if it can't discuss certain important current topics like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wealthy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/White" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>White</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Males" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Males</span></a>. That's why I have turned to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LLMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLMs</span></a> from other sources. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SorryGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SorryGoogle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FuckYourPropaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckYourPropaganda</span></a></p>
Impish4249<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@coloradosun" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>coloradosun</span></a></span> </p><p>While I'm thrilled that running water is now a reality for these <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/citizens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizens</span></a> of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>, clearly not the storied "land of the free and home of the brave", I hope my friends in other countries will take a look at this and get some understanding of the disparity between <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classes</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/races" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>races</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> etc.</p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p>The " <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaire</span></a> class" does not exist. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Capitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalists</span></a> are the problem. Most of the country's capitalists, & the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corrupt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corrupt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicians</span></a> who pander to them, are not billionaires.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Walz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Walz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BernieSanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BernieSanders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AOC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FraudSquad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FraudSquad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Progressives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Progressives</span></a></p>
RaymondPierreL3<p>Dutton under pressure to give MPs ‘anything to sell’ to voters as cost-of-living budget looms <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/20/dutton-under-pressure-to-give-mps-anything-to-sell-to-voters-as-cost-of-living-budget-looms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/mar/20/dutton-under-pressure-to-give-mps-anything-to-sell-to-voters-as-cost-of-living-budget-looms</span></a>?<br> <br>How dare the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Noalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Noalition</span></a> comment on subsidies largess from the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> govt’s budget which are focussed on alleviating the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/cost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cost</span></a>-of-living-crisis when a decade of $LNP govt saw massive subsidies to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ExtractiveIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtractiveIndustries</span></a> and tax breaks for the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a>. Does the electorate really have that short a memory?</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s senior advisers downplayed fresh economic turbulence Monday as the admin’s escalating <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> deepened a sell-off on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WallStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WallStreet</span></a> & renewed fears about the stability of the US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a>.<br>
As all 3 major US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stock</span></a> indexes slumped, Trump’s team projected confidence that the volatility would prove temporary & that an economic boom set off by tax cuts [for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> & the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a>] would follow later this year.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/instability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instability</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpcession</span></a><br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/03/10/stocks-dow-fall-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/business/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/10/stocks-dow-fall-trump/</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Rachel Reeves softened non-dom plans after concerns from Blackstone CEO</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Reeves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reeves</span></a> changed <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a>'s position on <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/non" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>non</span></a>-doms weeks after 1 of world’s most largest <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/financiers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>financiers</span></a> asked her personally not to increase taxes on super rich</p><p>Info released under Freedom of Information Act show Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of leading asset manager <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Blackstone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackstone</span></a>, raised concerns with Reeves about plans to reform tax treatment of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/non" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>non</span></a>-domiciled individuals</p><p><a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/rachel-reeves-non-dom-soften-blackstone-stephen-schwarzman-lobbying-meeting/?utm_source=Fediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone</span><span class="invisible">y-investigations/rachel-reeves-non-dom-soften-blackstone-stephen-schwarzman-lobbying-meeting/?utm_source=Fediverse</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/lobbying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lobbying</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Cryptocurrencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptocurrencies</span></a> were riding high, after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> announced that he would create a national <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> reserve w/ 5 tokens, including 3 lesser-known & highly volatile ones.</p><p>It’s the latest boost Trump has given the crypto industry, which spent ~$130M backing him & other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a>. But the news drew criticism, including from conservatives & even ardent crypto backers, over many concerns: giveaways to a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> community, delegitimizing digital currency industry & more.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/business/dealbook/trump-crypto-bitcoin-reserve.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=9F1185DE-0854-4931-8AB1-7877B3359867" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/03/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/dealbook/trump-crypto-bitcoin-reserve.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=9F1185DE-0854-4931-8AB1-7877B3359867</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> asked <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HowardLutnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HowardLutnick</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/commerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commerce</span></a> secy, to talk about Trump’s new plan to issue <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GoldCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoldCard</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/visas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visas</span></a> to folks willing to pay $5M. He said it stems from an existing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EB5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EB5</span></a> program, which allowed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> foreign investors to pay up to pay from $500k to >$1M to put themselves on a pathway to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a>. Lutnick is correct that program was subject to scrutiny over the years, including cases of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> involving people w/possible ties to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a>.</p><p>[see posted video yesterday] 🧵</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> said “I think we’ll be very close to balancing budgets,” but that appears unlikely to say the least. None of the plans advanced so far offer a credible plan to balance the federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a>, which has a deficit of nearly $2T a year. Instead, Trump is pushing for large tax cuts for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> & the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> that will make it harder to balance the budget.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCabinetMeeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCabinetMeeting</span></a> 🧵 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>During the 1st <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cabinet</span></a> meeting of his 2nd term, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> emphasized the import of the govt-slashing effort run by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>, & both men doubled down on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>’s directive that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalWorkers</span></a> reply to an email listing their week’s achievements. Several <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAgencies</span></a> told employees to ignore the email, & eventually the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OPM</span></a> said the directive “voluntary.” Trump also touted his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GoldCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoldCard</span></a> idea that sells <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> foreigners <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a> & claimed his 1st month was a total success.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> 🧵</p>
Nonilex<p>With ~100k staff members before the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/layoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>layoffs</span></a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> is responsible for collecting >$5T in revenue every year. Pres <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> provided billions in new funding to the agency in hopes of modernizing its technology & beefing up its ability to go after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> people who do not pay the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> they owe.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is rapidly reversing those efforts, in moves that experts warn could increase the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deficit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deficit</span></a> by making it easier for people to avoid paying.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/us/politics/acting-irs-commissioner-retire.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=E1CAACC3-09A0-4865-ACFB-B5BB84A27ED6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/02/24/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/acting-irs-commissioner-retire.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=E1CAACC3-09A0-4865-ACFB-B5BB84A27ED6</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The layoffs are expected to total 6,700 …& largely target workers at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> hired as part of an expansion under Democratic President Joe Biden, who had sought to expand enforcement efforts on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> taxpayers [so, obviously <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> want them gone].…</p><p>The IRS is in the middle of its busiest period, with the April 15 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> filing deadline just 2 months away.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/luther-martin/74904/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Luther</b></a></p><blockquote>Our Lord commonly giveth Riches to such gross asses to whom he affordeth nothing else that is good.<br> <br><i>[Darumb gibt unser Herrgott gemeiniglich Reichtum den groben Eseln, denen er sonst nichts gönnt.]</i></blockquote><p><b>Martin Luther</b> (1483-1546) German priest, theologian, writer, religious reformer<br><i>Table Talk [Colloquies; Tischreden]</i> (1566) [tr. Bell (1652)]</p> <p>Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: <a href="https://wist.info/luther-martin/74904/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/luther-martin/74904/</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=giftsfromGod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>giftsfromGod</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=God" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>God</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=riches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>riches</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a></p>
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