Entrepreneur, venture capitalist, civic activist, philanthropist, author. Host of Pitchfork Economics. NOT a billionaire. https://xitter.cf/t.co/Fuy7e45FDQ

Seattle
Joined October 2009
Elon Musk is a narcissistic sociopath. Why help him by being on this platform? Find me at Bluesky. @nickhanauer.
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Where should corporate profits go? @NickHanauer argues that companies are spending $1.5 trillion a year buying back their own stock, a practice that was illegal until 1982, while the share of the economy going to wages keeps shrinking. @jasonfurman argues that wages are the highest they have ever been in American history, and they are growing fastest for the lowest-paid workers. Watch the full debate here: youtube.com/watch?v=VtuuvyLE… Cast your vote at opentodebate.org/vote by Friday, September 4.
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And here's a snippet, where Darren offers a movie allusion to the greed-is-good ethic of neoliberalism (Wall Street) because he can't help himself.
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Oh, I forgot to mention that you read a preview of their book here: marketsbuiltforhumans.org
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Neoliberalism has failed. What should replace it? @EricBeinhocker lays out one answer: Market Humanism (developed with our host, @NickHanauer). Watch the interview on TheSling.org What would you change about the economy? buff.ly/HoStf4m 1/2
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If you’re asking, “What does this actually look like in practice?”—this is a good place to start. Eric & Nick released a free booklet for policymakers: Markets Built for Humans. It’s a clear, practical entry point into the ideas behind Market Humanism. buff.ly/DLZUVrv
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How much are you paying for gas? Almost everyone knows; it’s posted on neon signs, everywhere. Electricity? It’s about the least transparent price in our economy. We at @mit and @heatmap_news launched the Electricity Price Hub to solve that problem. electricity.heatmap.news/
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I don't know about you guys, but I just cancelled my subscription to @DisneyPlus . It's the least we can all do. Fuck you Disney.
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Had a terrific time talking about "Stuck" with @NickHanauer. You can listen here: pitchforkeconomics.com/episo…
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I fully support taxing the wealthy. I've been in the fight for progressive taxation for decades. I was a leading advocate for the WA capital gains tax & spent millions of dollars to pass & defend it. I am proud of that work. But I do not support Inslee’s “intangible assets tax”
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These are serious times and we need serious solutions. You can’t solve a budget problem with an unserious proposal like this. There are tested and effective progressive taxes available. I support a high earners’ tax and super-profitable corporations should be asked to pay more.
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We have to work together to find practical solutions to the budget shortfall. We need to do what we did with capital gains: build a big tent that supports practical revenue solutions. This is not that. I am super disappointed.
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