The beautiful majesty of the California coast very much necessitates building infill housing like this, which allows more people to enjoy it while preserving existing open space
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'Farm workers can't have affordable housing because it would modestly inconvenience me when I'm looking for parking' should be a view people are embarrassed to share publicly

Anti-junk fee stuff is wildly popular 👍
CTC doing quite well 😀
Taxing the rich, popular as always 🫡
Tax cuts, also popular 🫤
Reject gaza refugees and deport protestors, +8%, jesus christ man

There was some talk that Elon Musk becoming a conservative culture warrior might polarize the right into supporting electric cars. So far doesn't seem like that's happening (but he has managed to piss off his lib potential customers)

This is how we win

I've often said we should take the 'insurance' in 'social insurance' seriously but not literally. Experience rating in UI is an example of taking it way too literally. We should just do normal employer taxes and not have the UI system cosplay as car insurance

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This is encouraging to see - protest movements should do a little gatekeeping when it comes to dealing with the press

New at THE OVERSHOOT (no paywall!)

Chinese 'Overcapacity' Is Not the Problem. Underconsumption Is.

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<-- The problem is not 'excess' investment in capacity, but making sure that the capacity can be fully utilized.

Really interesting paper. In this case, union set wages would be much more impactful than minimum wages

Once again left wing activists are doing effective altruism by getting billionaires to stop giving money to elite universities

Why tho?

Bread-pilled

the pissy checkmark replies clearly indicate this guy rocks

Blackthorne: You tell him that the prevalence of administrative burdens is simply too high!! Yes yes you aim to target those who need it most, but the paperwork, the redeterminations, it’s a disgrace to the welfare state!!

Mariko: The Ajin is displeased about means testing.

Looking into it

the steady stream of Norwegian government statements on Gaza have been interesting, keeping it brief