Vyvyan Basterd2d ago

Bezos on CNBC: "You could double the taxes I pay, and it's not gonna help that teacher in Queens. I promise you."

I love how we all accept this as truth, or as part of a "debate", when taxing the fuck out of them - even a "kind" regime where they're still unfathomably rich - would yield so much money for health care, infra, and so much more

Show threadlower-value human capital

@neurobashing What we need is interviewers who hit back: "That's a lie. You just lied to me. Any legislation that doubled your taxes would bring in vast revenue, and it absolutely would "help that teacher" as you so blithely put it, and any five-year-old can understand that. So do you think I'm a moron, or do you expect me to lick your boots because you're rich, or just what did you hope to accomplish with that lie?"

But (I didn't see the program) I bet that didn't happen.

May 20 at 4:56pmWeb
Show threadKye.br 2d ago

@sennoma @neurobashing in current environment that will end with interviewer not getting interviews.

So there’s an incentive to not ask tough questions

Show threadVyvyan Basterd1d ago
@Kyebr @sennoma you see, I agree with you in spirit, but: is there *any* data to actually suggest this is true? I mean everyone lives in fear of being "blacklisted" or whatever, but in our modern era has it ever happened? Has eg the Pentagon banning some outlets actually impaired their ability to report? It doesn't *appear* that way, but I'm not in the biz. I guess I wish someone would just shoot the moon and do it, and see what happens
Show threadlower-value human capital1d ago

@neurobashing @Kyebr A little solidarity would reverse the power relationship and shut that shit down. Oh, you blacklisted our competition? We're here to ask the same questions. Ban us, the next news group steps up. Either you play ball or we just don't report your side of anything.

But as always, the Epstein class has the rest of us at each other's throats instead of theirs.

Show threadJon1d ago
@neurobashing @Kyebr @sennoma has Trump been "interviewed" by anyone not in the MAGA bootlicker "news" ecosystem yet? Does he answer questions that aren't fawning with anything except personal insults? That's how "the news" works today.