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Paul Giulan<p>Median <a href="https://federate.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> in the <a href="https://federate.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> is ~$75K.</p><p>It takes an income of ~$788K to be in the top 1% of earners nationally.</p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/AL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AL</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/AK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AK</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/AZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AZ</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/AR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AR</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/CA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/CO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/CT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CT</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DC</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DE</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/FL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FL</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/GA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/HI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HI</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ID</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/IL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IL</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/IN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IN</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/IA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/KS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KS</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/KY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KY</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/LA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ME</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/MD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MD</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/MA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/MI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MI</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/MN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MN</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/MS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MS</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/MO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MO</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/MT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MT</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NE</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NV</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NH</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NJ</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NM</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NY</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NC</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ND</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/OH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OH</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/OK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OK</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/OR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OR</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/PA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/RI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RI</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/SC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SC</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/SD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SD</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/TN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TN</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/TX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TX</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/UT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UT</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/VT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VT</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/WA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/WV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WV</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/WI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WI</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/WY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WY</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/graphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/visualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visualization</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>“The only way fascism works, the only way authoritarianism works, is if the country is in chaos and mis-educated. So year after year, attacks on public education were not by accident. They were by design, they were strategic.” </p><p>~ Jamaal Bowman</p><p>Returning control of education to the states will assure poorer education, and also religious intrusion in the educational process.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DepartmentofEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentofEducation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a><br>/6</p><p><a href="https://zeteo.com/p/deportations-and-dumbing-down-trump-attacks-education" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zeteo.com/p/deportations-and-d</span><span class="invisible">umbing-down-trump-attacks-education</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The politics of shutting down the Department of Education is another massive leak in his boat."</p><p>~ Dan Pfeiffer</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DepartmentofEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentofEducation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a><br>/5</p><p><a href="https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/trumps-politically-insane-decision" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">messageboxnews.com/p/trumps-po</span><span class="invisible">litically-insane-decision</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The bulk of the education department’s budget is made up of federal grant and loan programs, including the $18.4bn Title I program that provides funding to low-income K-12 schools and the $15.5bn Idea program that helps cover the education costs for students with disabilities."</p><p>~ Jem Bartholomew</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DepartmentofEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentofEducation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a><br>/4</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/first-thing-trump-signs-executive-order-to-dismantle-us-department-of-education" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/21/first-thing-trump-signs-executive-order-to-dismantle-us-department-of-education</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"In Trump’s America, quality education will be the prerogative of people who are wealthy, people who are white, people who are neurotypical. If your kid needs service for English as a second language or special education, you’re going to be out of luck if the administration gets its way."</p><p>The word "federal" linked to "education" has stuck in the craw of Trump's white Southern base since the integration period.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DepartmentofEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentofEducation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <br>/2</p>
C.<p>&gt; Canadian leisure travel to U.S. down 40% in February, Flight Centre says.</p><p>That is a *lot* of Canadian money not going into Florida, Arizona, Texas (and other places) as usual. Like, a lot a lot.</p><p>That much of a drop in tourism income is undoubtedly killing jobs in those very MAGA states.</p><p>So, <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Floridians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Floridians</span></a>, <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Arizonans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizonans</span></a> ... contact your congresscritter, contact your senator. Yell at them to stop the BS your president is stirring up. You're the ones who can stop this.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a></p>
Paul Giulan<p>In <a href="https://federate.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>, 3 people own more <a href="https://federate.social/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> than the bottom half.</p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equality</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/wages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wages</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/investing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investing</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bonds</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/asset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asset</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stocks</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/RealEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealEstate</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/visualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visualization</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a></p>
Nando161<p>U.S. <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Sales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sales</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Price" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Price</span></a> to <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Income</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Ratio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ratio</span></a> (1984-2022)</p>
Mayor Gamal Sherif<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Strandjunker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Strandjunker</span></a></span> <br>Excellent data.</p><p>Corporations should be required to provide a <a href="https://c.im/tags/LivingWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LivingWage</span></a> so that people can afford to take care of themselves, their families, and their communities.</p><p>I'm also going to <a href="https://c.im/tags/learn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learn</span></a> more about a guaranteed maximum <a href="https://c.im/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> so that the wealthiest earn only their fair share.</p>
Mayor Gamal Sherif<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@scottsantens" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>scottsantens</span></a></span> This article/review has been really helpful. </p><p>I'm coming around to the idea (!) that <a href="https://c.im/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> should be ensured through guarantees of equitable healthcare, housing, transportation, education, retirement, etc., first through a progressive fee structure in which corporations' profits are directed to these social goods.</p><p>Second, corporations should be required to provide a <a href="https://c.im/tags/LivingWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LivingWage</span></a> so that people can afford to take care of themselves, their families, and their communities.</p><p>Third, I'd like to learn more about a guaranteed maximum <a href="https://c.im/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> so that the wealthiest earn only their fair share.</p>
Jonathan<p>A higher <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> makes people less empathetic.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jmcrookston/113155463916369887" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@jmcrookston/1</span><span class="invisible">13155463916369887</span></a></p>
Danny Boling ☮️<p>"Only little people pay taxes." 🤏</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>'s <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> had $2.3 billion of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> in 2024 but paid zero dollars in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IncomeTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IncomeTax</span></a>. Over the past three years, it reports $10.8 billion of income on which its current federal tax was just $48 million — a three-year federal tax rate of just 0.4% — more than 50x less than the statutory <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> tax rate of 21%. </p><p><a href="https://itep.org/tesla-reported-zero-federal-income-tax-in-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itep.org/tesla-reported-zero-f</span><span class="invisible">ederal-income-tax-in-2024/</span></a><br>Tesla Reported Zero Federal Income Tax on $2 Billion of U.S. Income in 2024 </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IAmDB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAmDB</span></a></p>
RationizedInsanity🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸<p>I am 31 and just went back in time to when I was 19.</p><p>When I was 19 I had just gotten done being <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a> and got a job as a cashier/barista.</p><p>I worked until I was a lead host and waiter at a fancy restaurant in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> where I made six figures.</p><p>Quintupled my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> in two years of trying.</p><p>Right now I just got done being homeless, and found a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/job" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>job</span></a> as a cashier again. This time a grocery store after the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LAWildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAWildfires</span></a> took my last.</p><p>I'll try it again. </p><p>Always.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@anon_opin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>anon_opin</span></a></span> not to mention:</p><p>People who <em>"make a living"</em> off <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConditionlessIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConditionlessIncome</span></a>"</em> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RoboWealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoboWealth</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CapitalGains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalGains</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Dividents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dividents</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InterestRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InterestRates</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rent</span></a> should also be subject to the same <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Premiums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Premiums</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insurance</span></a> terms as if they were <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WageWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WageWorkers</span></a> with the same <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a>. </p><ul><li>After all, even a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaire</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Investor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Investor</span></a> can become <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a> by virtue of loosing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> and/or unable to work by virtue of an accident, and it's safe to assume they could even become in need of permanent care.</li></ul><p>So it seems fair to demand they also pay their <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FairShare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairShare</span></a>"</em>, cuz if I as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WageWorker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WageWorker</span></a> can afford ~18% for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> and ~30% in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IncomeTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IncomeTax</span></a>, then they too can afford that!</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InomeEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InomeEquality</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equality</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TouchGrass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TouchGrass</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SocialEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialEquality</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Billionares" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionares</span></a></p>
Babu Menos 🎵<p>I can only wholeheartedly recommend reading this piece in Harper’s Magazine, an excerpt from author Liz Pelly’s coming book “Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist”:</p><p>“This treatment of music as nothing but background sounds—as interchangeable tracks of generic, vibe-tagged playlist fodder—is at the heart of how music has been devalued in the streaming era.”</p><p><a href="https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">harpers.org/archive/2025/01/th</span><span class="invisible">e-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/MusicBusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicBusiness</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spotify</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scam</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Artist</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Income</span></a></p>
C.<p>The Brian Thompson assassination seems to have focused the minds of the USA's upper classes on class rebellion, if not actual class warfare. But they still don't get it.</p><p>Income and wealth inequality in the USA is as large, or larger, than it has ever been. And it's getting worse. It's worse than pre-revolution 18th-century France.</p><p>"It won't happen here. It can't happen here!"</p><p>Oh, it will.</p><p>"No, this is America. Things will be different!"</p><p>Correct. This time, the guillotines will say "Made in China".</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/FrenchRevolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrenchRevolution</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/gilded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gilded</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/guillotine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guillotine</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/MadeInChina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MadeInChina</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaire</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/assassination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assassination</span></a></p>
Mx Verda<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@trans_rescue" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>trans_rescue</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">gov.uk/check-uk-visa</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> is awesome and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y/usa/work/longer_than_six_months" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y/usa/wor</span><span class="invisible">k/longer_than_six_months</span></a> probably applies to many people considering the UK.</p><p>I'm going for UK naturalisation soon, whenever I can pass the awful Life in the UK Test. (New residents don't need to think about LitUK prep or anything, but the fees for any application are expensive. </p><p>You also generally have to apply from your country of nationality (/ residence?) in advance, but I will check on that. Might have changed, too, tbf.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/entering-staying-uk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">gov.uk/entering-staying-uk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Anyone with professional qualifications, especially "Health and care professional, Digital technology professional, Academic or researcher, Work in arts or culture, Professional sportsperson, Religious worker, I want to start a business."</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>According to <a href="https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/you</span><span class="invisible">r-job</span></a>, "The minimum salary for the type of work you’ll be doing is whichever is the highest of:</p><p> £38,700 per year, OR the ‘going rate’ for the type of work you’ll be doing."<br>I work(ed) in IT and never came close to that. Unfortunately, this particular route is not likely to include most people under 35, except maybe the furries or something. (But other VISAs might be fine.)</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y/usa/work/longer_than_six_months/other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y/usa/wor</span><span class="invisible">k/longer_than_six_months/other</span></a> has a good amount of detail to start with.</p><p>However, the current nickname of 'TERF Island' is worth bearing in mind. If people have british or irish family, probably still less disruptive to come here, but their HRT is very likely to be disrupted following the stil-upheld Cass Review (or report, icr).</p><p>People from or with Commonwealth Country family or birth certificates are also well-placed to come, but again, bear in mind the Windrush scandal, where the gov insisted on trying to deport people who were here perfectly lawfully ffs.</p><p>Any EU people <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citiz</span><span class="invisible">ens-families</span></a></p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/immigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrant</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/ImmigrantLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrantLife</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/migrate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migrate</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migration</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/change" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>change</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/country" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>country</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/living" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>living</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/moving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moving</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/european" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>european</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/TERFisland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TERFisland</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/VISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VISA</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/eVISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eVISA</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/humanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanRights</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/options" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>options</span></a></p>
Nick Byrd, Ph.D.<p>I also don't understand why the <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> stops applying <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/socialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> beyond a certain amount of <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a>.</p><p>That's regressive, no?</p><p>This allows the highest earners to contribute a smaller portion of their income to social security than those who earn only the taxable range. 🤔</p><p>If people want social security to be sufficiently funded, one easy way to get closer to this goal would be to remove this <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a>'s cap on how much income can be taxed by social security.</p><p><a href="https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/retirement/planner/maxtax.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/benefits/retirement/pl</span><span class="invisible">anner/maxtax.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/policymaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policymaking</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a></p>
@zutalorz🤕<p><a href="https://haunted.computer/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> of <a href="https://haunted.computer/tags/voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voters</span></a> in the last election:<br>In contrast to 2020, the majority of lower-income households or those earning less than $50,000 a year voted for <a href="https://haunted.computer/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> this election. Conversely, those making more than $100,000 voted for <a href="https://haunted.computer/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a>, according to exit polls.<br><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/6de668c7-64e9-4196-b2c5-9ceca966fe3f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ft.com/content/6de668c7-64e9-4</span><span class="invisible">196-b2c5-9ceca966fe3f</span></a></p>
abel<p>En este <a href="https://vis.social/tags/mapa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapa</span></a> de la <a href="https://vis.social/tags/renta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renta</span></a> bruta por persona y el desglose por fuentes de ingresos,se observar curiosos patrones de distribución. ¿Dónde se genera más por salarios? ¿Y por pensiones? ¿Dónde se concentran los rentistas y los empresarios? </p><p>-----</p><p>In this <a href="https://vis.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> of gross <a href="https://vis.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> per person and the breakdown by income source, interesting distribution patterns can be observed. Where is more generated by wages? And by pensions? Where are rentiers and entrepreneurs concentrated?</p><p><a href="https://nimbi.es/maps/ingresos/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nimbi.es/maps/ingresos/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>