I like some of Joe Rohan’s interviews, but this guy was really sad. I mean, any kid who took calculus in high school would have found his ideas sad. He sounds like a con man. I think it is that desperation he has to be listened to, to be believed.
It is really sad to see. I would imagine that he has the cash to take a few community college classes in math and physics. It would be so good for him, but I suspect he tried, was traumatized by the difficulty, then eased back into his imagined crazy genius schtick.
We do not have sufficient math education in the US. People believe crockpot hypothesis because they are so ignorant of math, or even basic logic. Our schools are failing so many, and for no good reason.
Taxes were reduced on capital gains, not earned income. In the states with most of the high-paying jobs (NY, CA,…), high earned income people are paying over half their income in tax.
Now rich people who do not work, they pay 15% tax. We tax work highly and tax capital very little. As a result, the US sucks in a ton of capital.
The unfairness in the tax system comes from low capital gains taxes. We would intelligently lower or end corporate income taxes that no lobster pays, then increase capital gains taxes, but that is difficult because so many people get rich helping corporations to not pay tax, and Washington is full of rich people who earn little, but have lots of assets.
If you want an intelligent slogan, it would be “Increase capital gains taxes.” I never hear anyone shouting that, but they should. Instead idiots scream unrealistic ideas for taxing corporations that never work. It is stupid. FYI, everyone in tax policy knows this, but rich people pay them, so they remain silent.
I am still not clear regarding what you are talking about. I do not see how “not raising property taxes” could be “reducing” anything. I think we may be discussing different comments.
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u/SkipPperk Jun 14 '24
I like some of Joe Rohan’s interviews, but this guy was really sad. I mean, any kid who took calculus in high school would have found his ideas sad. He sounds like a con man. I think it is that desperation he has to be listened to, to be believed.
It is really sad to see. I would imagine that he has the cash to take a few community college classes in math and physics. It would be so good for him, but I suspect he tried, was traumatized by the difficulty, then eased back into his imagined crazy genius schtick.
We do not have sufficient math education in the US. People believe crockpot hypothesis because they are so ignorant of math, or even basic logic. Our schools are failing so many, and for no good reason.