I have a compromise: How about we make DC a commonwealth?
Binyamin Appelbaum Mon 22 Mar 2021 17:22

Seriously though there’s no more obvious sign of the influence of money on politics than the collapse of tax enforcement.
Binyamin Appelbaum Sun 21 Mar 2021 23:51

It seems probable to me that “let’s make sure the rich pay taxes like the rest of us” would be a winning political issue cc: all the politicians
Binyamin Appelbaum Sun 21 Mar 2021 23:51

Unreported income is the single largest reason that unpaid federal income taxes may amount to more than $600 billion this year, and more than $7.5 trillion over the next decade.
Binyamin Appelbaum Sun 21 Mar 2021 13:36

RT @emmabgo: I spent hundreds of hours following a group of courageous, funny, big-hearted doctors. I can't wait for you to meet them. My…
Binyamin Appelbaum Fri 19 Mar 2021 20:05

Also people talk about ending the filibuster like the Senate would be transformed into a decisive executive. On the day after the filibuster ends there will still be 100 senators.
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 17 Mar 2021 16:32

RT @gabriel_zucman: America: Estate tax threshold is adjusted for inflation ($23 million for a married couple today) Minimum wage is fixe…
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 17 Mar 2021 13:07

RT @crampell: GOP position seems to be: If the infrastructure bill is NOT paid for, then it's just irresponsibly running up deficits, hyper…
Binyamin Appelbaum Tue 16 Mar 2021 23:52

Mitch McConnell is implying that in a post-filibuster, post-HR1 world you would still have 51 senators eager to vote for some highly unpopular policies. But curtailing voter suppression would also curtail the electability of minoritarian ideologues.
Binyamin Appelbaum Tue 16 Mar 2021 19:21

Passing H.R. 1 (which requires at least a partial abolition of the filibuster) is important because it will push the GOP to focus on winning votes rather than preventing voting. And that is likely to populate the Senate, over time, with a very different kind of Republican.
Binyamin Appelbaum Tue 16 Mar 2021 19:21

RT @AlecMacGillis: Here we are: publication day for FULFILLMENT: Winning & Losing in One-Click America. I've been working on the book for…
Binyamin Appelbaum Tue 16 Mar 2021 13:56

RT @jimtankersley: A really smart piece with a good summary of shifting dynamics in DC: "Democrats are now more cognizant of Republican ob…
Binyamin Appelbaum Tue 16 Mar 2021 13:51

RT @nytopinion: ??? PSA: Tomorrow you need to change your clocks and spring forward. Here's a look at why, when the alarm clock rings on…
Binyamin Appelbaum Sat 13 Mar 2021 18:33

RT @Aarondklein: Sent today but not cleared until Wednesday! @amazon can get anything in the world to your doorstep in 48 hours. But it tak…
Binyamin Appelbaum Sat 13 Mar 2021 13:33

RT @JakeRosenfeld1: Think you're paid for your performance? Most of us do. Most of us are wrong. Read more about this and other common comp…
Binyamin Appelbaum Sat 13 Mar 2021 13:33

RT @BCAppelbaum: There's a growing movement to put the country on perpetual daylight saving time. My first instinct was enthusiasm for extr…
Binyamin Appelbaum Sat 13 Mar 2021 13:18

RT @JStein_WaPo: Some of the reactions on the homepage of Reddit to announcement that checks could hit this weekend https://t.co/rrB078FxpF
Binyamin Appelbaum Fri 12 Mar 2021 12:57

RT @nytopinion: Bangladesh's extraordinary progress teaches us a lesson relevant to Biden's relief plan, says @NickKristof: "Investing in m…
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 11 Mar 2021 12:46

RT @Noahpinion: Yet more research finds that Pandemic UI didn't kill jobs. Casey Mulligan will respond with a WSJ article saying that actu…
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 11 Mar 2021 12:46

RT @MaxKennerly: You voted against it. Every Republican Senator voted against it.
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 10 Mar 2021 22:56

RT @ForeignAffairs: .@BCAppelbaum reviews “Freedom From the Market: America’s Fight to Liberate Itself From the Grip of the Invisible Hand”…
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 10 Mar 2021 20:50

RT @OKnox: Incredible lead. cc: @dcbigjohn @JFKucinich https://t.co/KMXH1yvFNL
Binyamin Appelbaum Tue 09 Mar 2021 14:19

RT @jimtankersley: President Trump's first major economic legislation vs. President Biden's, in @TaxPolicyCenter distributional tables: htt…
Binyamin Appelbaum Mon 08 Mar 2021 21:08

Really hard to believe that hereditary monarchy is a bad idea. Just stunning stuff. Gonna take a while to process.
Binyamin Appelbaum Mon 08 Mar 2021 03:47

RT @rortybomb: The American Rescue Plan has $30 billion in federal transit funding. Rather than self-perpetuating cycles of austerity, the…
Binyamin Appelbaum Mon 08 Mar 2021 03:32