Pick up a tool buddy and get to work doing something useful 🫵👷

The true Populist 🤝 Abundance housing synergy is that LIHTC creates windfalls for middlemen while doing a poor job delivering affordable housing and we need to fundamentally rethink our federal financing tools

Got my hands on an internal IRS report on how Direct File went this season. TLDR: pretty well. 94% of users said their experience was excellent or above average. That said, the IRS is reportedly killing the free tax filing service. nextgov.com/digital-govern…

When someone tells you buses could never be free, ask them how much they pay to take the Staten Island Ferry.

"Analysis by my organization... found a baker’s dozen of different ways the GOP tax bill increases the cost of living for middle-class families," writes Alex Jacquez of Groundwork Collaborative for COURIER. couriernewsroom.com/news/alex-jacq…

Farmers: why do fertilizer prices go up the second I make an extra dime Amazon drivers: I drive an Amazon van in an Amazon jacket to where the Amazon app sends me why does Amazon say I don’t work for them Renters: what tf is this “convenience fee” on my rent bill This FTC:

Want to solve our barriers to building? Harness the power of the public sector.

We’re being told to treat the RFK Development Deal as the crown jewel of the FY26 budget — as if it’s the most pressing need in our city. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of Washingtonians are on the brink of losing health coverage, TANF support, and housing assistance. Vital youth

i, for one, am ready for a city we can afford,, how about u guys

Congressional Republicans want more Enron-style bankruptcies. Their tax bills would gut the independent agency that audits the auditors -- handing the largest corporations millions in yearly savings.

The New Dems could take some notes from "castles and clouds" Bernie Sanders

I shared my thoughts with Jonathan Curry Tax Notes on the ill-advised Senate international tax bill that would cut taxes even more for foreign profits of American corporations. Why are Republicans doubling down on the America-last tax code? taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…

Striking that by the time the temporary provisions expire, it's not just the bottom 30% of the country that is made worse off by this bill -- the full bottom 50% is made worse off, while the highest-income households continue to see very large tax cuts.

Here's a state by state thread of the 338 rural hospitals across the country that are at risk of closing or cutting services if Republicans pass their Big Ugly Bill. 🧵

"It’s honestly embarrassing that Republicans beat us to actually implementing a golden share or something like it," - Alex Jacquez heatmap.news/sustainability…

As for so many across this country, Bernie Sanders has been the single most influential political figure in my life. As Mayor, I will strive to live up to his example by fighting for the working class every day and hopefully make Brooklyn’s own proud.

The two-step here is: (1) Enact large Medicaid cuts that cause millions to lose coverage and rural hospitals to close (2) Create a stabilization fund to bail out those hospitals Just spitballing but there might be a better way to protect rural patients and hospitals...