Chris, thanks for the kind response.
But to be fair, I completely understand
-wealth concentration is higher than income concentration
-unrealized cap gains do not show up in AGI
I never said
-the rich are overtaxed
-inequality isn't a problem
I did say
-the US tax code is ...
A well written X from @Houseofyogi.
It's sad that "principle" of hating on rich and big corporations may be downfall for consumers, our economy, tax revenue.
See CA/NY wealth tax, unrealized gains tax, etc.
"Capital goes where it's welcome and stays where it's well-treated"
Spirit Airlines died tonight at the hands of the socialist crusader, Elizabeth Warren
She must be so proud to add another casket to her achievements.
Tonight at 3am, Spirit turns off the lights. 14,000 jobs gone. 30+ smaller airports lose service.
JetBlue offered $3.8 BILLION in cash to buy Spirit in 2022. Shareholders, flight attendants union, literally everyone voted yes.
The combined company would have held 9% of the US market against a Big 4 that already owned 80%.
For anyone who understands numbers: 9% isn’t a monopoly against 80%.
Warren said no.
She wrote letters. She pressured Buttigieg. Biden’s DOJ sued. A federal judge killed the deal in January 2024.
Her argument: the merger would cost consumers $1 billion a year.
Now look at her collateral damage she dusts under the rug.
510 pilots gone in the months after. 1,800 flight attendants furloughed in December.
14,000 jobs in 2023. 7,500 last week. Zero tonight.
And that’s just the people in Spirit uniforms.
Catering goes. Fuel guys go. Baggage crews, gate agents, airport coffee shops, hotels and rental cars in 70 cities Spirit flew to. Every airline job carries 3 more on its back.
40,000 people out of work because of one woman’s moronic crusade against the market.
And the math ain’t mathing.
Spirit abandoned 90 routes during the death spiral. Fares on those routes are up 14% on average. Oakland to Newark: $135 to $288. Fort Myers to San Juan: $92 to $219. Kansas City to Newark up 66%.
That’s reality. Not some BS number from a “study.”
So @SenWarren tell me how this saves the consumer money?
Cheap carriers in a market drop fares 21% across the board. Southwest did this in the 90s and saved Americans $68 BILLION over 20 years.
Warren killed it. That’s what moronic politicians led by socialism do.
Then with her own blind arrogance, she tweeted Spirit’s collapse is “a Biden win for flyers.”
A win.
14,000 people are reading termination letters tonight.
And she’s taking credit.
This is socialism in 2026.
A senator who’s never made payroll thinks she knows how to run a market better than the people who own and work in the company.
She saved you a billion on imaginary paper.
She cost you ten times that in real life.
She didn’t protect consumers from anything.
14,000+ will go from working to welfare.
She will make sure to blame billionaires, hardworking tax payers, AI, capitalism and whatever monster they will make up tomorrow hiding under your bed.
Higher taxes. Fewer jobs. More expensive everything.
She called it a win. I hope you enjoy winning.
Wow! 15 years ago @SportsEsquire taught me how to sign up for and use Twitter (now X)? Where would I be without it?
Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary
Question I asked Gemini - "In the major countries, how much do they spend as a percentage of Total income on healthcare?"
This podcast episode is getting a lot of buzz -
If only Jeff could spell Curious.
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Curuious on your thoughts. buzzsprout.com/1963431/episo…
Fun fact that deserves a retweet (or reX?) -
#Indiana football started in 1899.
They now have six total bowl victories in program history.
The dates:
• Dec. 21, 1979
• Dec. 28, 1988
• Dec. 31, 1991
• Jan. 1, 2026
• Jan. 9, 2026
• Jan. 19, 2026
So the Hoosiers won as many bowl games in the last 19 days as they had in the previous 125 years combined.
A truly mind-blowing story.
#Indiana football started in 1899.
They now have six total bowl victories in program history.
The dates:
• Dec. 21, 1979
• Dec. 28, 1988
• Dec. 31, 1991
• Jan. 1, 2026
• Jan. 9, 2026
• Jan. 19, 2026
So the Hoosiers won as many bowl games in the last 19 days as they had in the previous 125 years combined.
A truly mind-blowing story.
Mark Cross retweeted
I became a millionaire in my 30s. No side hustles. No inheritance. No tricks.
Here are 16 choices that made me rich.
1: I chose a high-paying career field (information technology), not liberal arts.
2: I cut out the losers. All you wanna do is drink? Bye.
Injuries in sports yes are a form of bad luck, but you can't make him the GOAT based on what he could've/should've done.
Mickey Mantle is the greatest baseball player ever if it wasn't for the bad luck-injuries, having Whitey and Billy as teammates/drinking buddies. Right?
A good podcast here. This episode focused mostly on tariffs. Please be warned, the tariff situation is confusing and the host makes it more understandable.
April 5, 2025 edition of Views on the News from the Couch discusses Trump’s tariff proposals. A quick summary? They suck.
buzzsprout.com/1963431/episo…
Mark Cross retweeted
It’s Black Bears vs Bulldogs with a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line 😤
#blackbearnation | #NCAA | #basketball | #AEHoops
Mark Cross retweeted
Tremendous job by our guys in the classroom! Team GPA of 3.26 - 14 players above a 3.0! #WECOMPETEFOREVER
Mark Cross retweeted
You've been lied to.
- Fat
- Salt
- Red meat
Are NOT causing the epidemic of high blood pressure.
Here are the 6 biggest lies about high blood pressure (and what to do instead):
@ouraring -
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the stupidity of their circular requests and stall techniques is ridiculous.
I am sure you are using AI and thinking you are brilliant.
However, if you don't satisfy me this billing cycle I am dumping you.
I honestly cannot believe it.
2/2
Joe Biden is completely past his due date.
I get that Donald Trump is not the answer.
America needs better than these two. There has to be someone under the age of 70 that can run this country.
Right?
















