Korea: Here's a movie that's just robots crushing puppies for 90 minutes
Americans: OMG it's a metaphor for capitalism isn't it
Korea: Here's a series called "Pointless Stabbing, Constant Screaming"
Americans: OMG, capitalism, again
Koreans: <raking in money> That's right
This was in Oryx and Crake
Wesley Yang @wesyang
It does seem like we should be talking about legal immigration more if we're worried about labor shortages.
Derek Thompson @DKThomp
๐ affluent coastal homeowners demanding property tax breaks over funding the climate policy that will prevent their assets from being destroyed by floods, hurricanes and fires.
Manu Raju @mkraju
Backloading compensation with big pensions also depresses entry level salaries and discouraged people from giving it a try as a career.
Josh Barro @jbarro
Wow. The near-ban on new hotels across NYC is moving forward. Of all the dumb shit this city does, this one is the most surprising to me https://t.co/qY7B7ipxAy
Sally Goldenberg @SallyGold
This is just way worse and more unforgivable than anything Joe Manchin has said or done โ taxing rich people and corporations is super-popular and it's a rare thing that genuinely does deserve to be a party litmus test.
Grace Segers @Grace_Segers
A mostly (but not entirely) rhetorical question:
Why don't they limit the mortgage interest deduction more and grab a ton of revenue that way? Republicans did it.
RCV is such foolโs gold, go proportional or go home.
Teddy Schleifer @teddyschleifer
Okay, this is pretty funny.
Hayes Brown @HayesBrown
Do people really think Manchin could be brought around to standard progressive views on climate change if someone would credibly promise him a $500,001 annuity?
Given the amount spent on climate organizing and advocacy, seems like a no-brainer.
Tom Scocca @tomscocca
This is not at all a good characterization of neoclassical economics. BUT, the thread goes on to highlight some good and important trends in economics education.
Cory Doctorow @doctorow
I'm pretty hawkish toward China in general, and I never thought engagement would make them liberalize. But I disagree with this very strongly. China brought a billion people out of abject poverty in record time, and our engagement helped them do it. That was worth it.
Elbridge Colby @ElbridgeColby
Essentially all our plans for government investment and industrial policy are on hold while we wait for Manchin to gut the reconciliation bill
Bloomberg Next China @next_china