2026-05-28T18:50:30Z https://njump.me Andrew Leahey https://njump.me/npub1edns7jxs4c8w89zkz6lv6h75ef7ch4cru5y0k5kvz9qfukjyv88qk3nxef https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/accounts/avatars/109/315/870/095/749/171/original/c065b52c43082008.jpeg https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/accounts/avatars/109/315/870/095/749/171/original/c065b52c43082008.jpeg https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyx04a5uf2nrvqhkhh80382p4km5avjtxhps9d02cmujaf94c7z9qzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu0mt45f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd090fx8dpgwhksqtwh3nyulz4xd4qly56ts308qmxzrjyezykw9c2v08vv'>nevent1q…08vv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So you are a millionaire? 2026-03-26T21:45:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg7krrpn0z6dempdk67dfwl2pvec70tu2ctjlx8vv4sc4m4whel9szyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuukyut5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrqxnqjtr5ahe6459mc3dysptdwmst5ygqyzl2y4yn3kqp8wgt0yg3c67a9'>nevent1q…67a9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So ... tax healthcare insurance companies, because that isn&#39;t looking to &#34;other people&#39;s money&#34; to solve your problems. But don&#39;t tax the wealthy *owners* of those companies, because that&#39;s socialism. Hmm.<br/><br/>I have terrible news for you about whats going to happen when you tax corporations but not their bagillionaire shareholders, friend. I&#39;ll give you three guesses. 2026-03-26T12:30:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgy97rteemlah40xkn0na30exet3pmgs5sh92zcuyyn7zxy9va2zszyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuhdvp9v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw60z0p0p7s9jme8wguxe3r8hlaphyhpjj7ljmrlt28y924jcmzysuhnkva'>nevent1q…nkva</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If by &#34;liberal philosophy&#34; you mean &#34;health insurance companies are for-profit enterprises&#34; ... sure. Otherwise, guess again. 2026-03-26T11:54:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvds4hyamaesy88fghw0ws0vm6vy93uhk80cz8ae9v089tc9ylksqzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suutfuqzk Sub-$50 Goodwill score. I think I’m becoming a typewriter guy.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/873/747/570/087/220/original/12d533925ad3f816.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-11T00:57:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0fagg382d0w53hs6yd27uwgwu3cat2x3t6862kqljtfp2wakt7pqzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu0h8r2l How many awards can the Kennedy Center give to Kevin Sorbo and the guy from Growing Pains tonight? Tune in to find out. 2025-12-23T15:48:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstl0xq5wq9zet2p3pu6h0faa9ajwgpw6j408ymkrvwaeayhw7pxhgzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuzf45nv The UK mansion tax is a modest step in the right direction. That&#39;s refreshing. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewleahey/2025/11/26/uk-mansion-tax-the-beginning-of-a-british-wealth-tax-regime/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewleahey/2025/11/26/uk-mansion-tax-the-beginning-of-a-british-wealth-tax-regime/</a> 2025-11-26T16:10:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0hthp6ft7df2yf74tm8nwcasf7x4xrj3tqrqg5x9czyyvaz5pzaqzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuxvk7rt They. Never. Do.<br/><br/>Tax. Them.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/22/rich-fleeing-manhattan-false-narrative-price-demand-up/87385511007/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/22/rich-fleeing-manhattan-false-narrative-price-demand-up/87385511007/</a> 2025-11-24T16:09:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrxvsf3gsfr2lku7h8yr6lrtvxam7nhcm3qf6snf9vl3vaq7662pgzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu59t52k How about conduit curbing so that you don’t have to have overhead wires but also don’t have to trench for underground conduit?<br/><br/>Is that anything? Can that be done? 2025-11-22T15:56:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs24pzmqswyh54j4t05zdfa7ah9d8gy4l8lma56j6rfz5ep38g8q0gzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suudjcxha ChatGPT Temporary Chat feature seems to work flawlessly.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/522/794/441/014/177/original/0b81a28ed8a9ffed.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.hosted.spacebear.ee/sb-0c534200fd1ed1e9736751b247241226/media_attachments/files/115/522/795/007/933/021/original/1af3c8c4b949b520.png"> <br/> 2025-11-10T01:26:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvgxrc4kdr7s63zuk7w6n7j8ts0xuzngtd453nxwzdtlaf096hs3qzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu0y6ggy Does my wider network have any recommendations for immigration attorneys in Philadelphia? Replies, DMs, and boosts welcomed equally. Thanks in advance. 2025-08-29T18:53:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq73m43p22lcmjdrhjecjjq9jkpf548hrsmlc4qrnqs7l38f5l5lgzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu8edvk0 Politicians saying they wish celebrities would stick to whatever made them famous, and then weighing in on what those celebs are doing is ... a choice. 2025-08-28T18:22:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszkpwnedcsy4k4pv0zp3nvq9snx2qlfjgr5awescs6a9j07fas3pczyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suujucw07 The amount of money that is going to need to be spent to undo all of this nonsense will be staggering. Like national debt-dwarfing staggering. <br/><br/><a href="https://futurism.com/white-house-orders-nasa-destroy-important-satellite">https://futurism.com/white-house-orders-nasa-destroy-important-satellite</a> 2025-08-05T19:43:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrtc4vdfdnjndzcj50qrszpmkfat204qtrc6kxth56sdsdp30txdgzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu4c4qk3 The first effect of the OBBBA many see may be a higher electric bill.<br/><br/><a href="https://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/week-in-insights-tax-packages-timing-could-raise-utility-costs">https://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/week-in-insights-tax-packages-timing-could-raise-utility-costs</a> 2025-07-20T14:06:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswnlauhreaht7gguzychm4nasn0fvaxth7p0wlu4vnl4cfutlfanqzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suur0y696 The owner spamming every foreign leader he can get contact information for saying, in essence, they need to start buying more American junk and then posting pictures of the letters is exactly what I would expect to find on a social media platform run by a deranged 79 year old man. 2025-07-07T18:36:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8pzsaj7jc6hdksu287rztnzlxew4lxp2m6llvpma3nxpcn57tffczyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suugyqss3 &#34;In Texas alone, projected losses from data center tax exemptions ballooned from $157 million to over $1 billion in less than two years. Virginia now devotes nearly half of its economic development incentive spending to data centers.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/ai-boom-should-prompt-states-to-rein-in-data-center-tax-losses">https://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/ai-boom-should-prompt-states-to-rein-in-data-center-tax-losses</a> 2025-07-01T12:23:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0gu96tja4gepkylkltj0r23e0seqpsu7uv2ltl7j5cgzsk6ea9uczyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu0wp36h I’m going to become an architect with only one real design idea: all bathrooms on the second floor are cantilevered out past the first floor so if a tub or anything else leaks, it leaks outside.<br/><br/>This will be profoundly ugly homes. <br/><br/>I don’t care. 2025-05-27T12:02:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0g2zguldpnat49l03ar4wj442y49ssez6npf3hdzlvew7f9xf4pczyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu9sve3p I get the feeling a decent subsection of the population believes not changing one’s views in the face of new information is a virtue. 2025-04-27T14:46:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdfkpxr8tmvzstj2euvuw4vyl0v6706k35p9hxwccwjjlynxm6c2gzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu9m22nd Exempting student name, image, and likeness income from taxation is a bad idea. <br/><br/><a href="https://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/student-nil-tax-breaks-would-put-splashy-recruits-above-fairness">https://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/student-nil-tax-breaks-would-put-splashy-recruits-above-fairness</a> 2025-04-15T11:09:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs00j26rckaea9eqqt5ctygrkahsakckr04vulepp4578kx74dlaegzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu27tefn Doesn’t exempting smartphones from tariffs kinda draw an arrow around the weak spot in our foreign trade armor?<br/><br/>Why wouldn’t China just slap a 150% export duty on smartphones and smartphone parts? 2025-04-12T16:11:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0gmxzt5sztgtwa0hjs7xtculmjx8n2uukrtn5qsz6a4z3wemnvnczyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suumq2uda Jumped on a domain I had been waiting to expire for 20 years this afternoon. Tell me how else you can feel this level of euphoria for $14? 2025-04-04T18:34:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0335krxqnzqqkdd3ujcppp4lh0uzgph6qwph0u0tgttp9hhde7lqzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suudsca5j Renaming my neighbor&#39;s front yard to &#34;My Front Yard&#34; but still getting zip tied and dragged away. 2025-02-14T19:00:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2cecwhwc8qguc2clezjcdltz39vy3aanlh0lcm02wylydkrev2rgzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suueeu2cp In an alternate universe there is no acting FAA director under a Harris administration, a bout of Legionnaires&#39; disease breaks out on an Airbus, and she is absolutely pilloried. A commission is formed. Resignation demands abound. <br/><br/>Even more if she could have been said to have pursued a personal agenda in the first weeks of her term rather than pursuing staffing needs. 2025-01-30T15:43:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsprvmm5dzchh0j3r7gl3djy5kqwee4kqg2wchs43vmss9x8373xlszyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuk5q3n8 My daughter Abigail is back at it selling cookies for her Girl Scout troop. If you&#39;re in the market, we&#39;d appreciate it. If you aren&#39;t, we&#39;d appreciate a boost and/or your checking out her promo video at the link below -- written, shot, edited and produced entirely by the aforementioned Abigail.<br/><br/>Thanks as always folks! <br/><br/><a href="https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/abigail524045">https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/abigail524045</a><br/> <img src="https://sb-esq-social.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/113/850/771/803/482/636/original/8142398bd7570735.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-18T18:28:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswxmtusm5zmxteqk8xtkqr70x4gswmh9whxl5awrhvvqeg93fq4hszyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuzntghw Thanks for another great year on the #fediverse, folks. <br/><br/>I know 2024 saw the shuttering of a couple of #Mastodon instances geared towards #legal professionals and I know a lot of #law folks are splitting their time between here and #Bluesky (or have moved on to the former entirely).<br/><br/>I hope it goes without saying I&#39;ll be here as an individual, <a href="https://esq.social">https://esq.social</a> will be here as an instance, and I hope to continue the conversation here in 2025 and beyond with all of you.<br/><br/>Anywho, thanks! 2025-01-01T04:44:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqxecxt9wcsh237jz3mwccuvqc225dekcdwa8erayh7msz7gxvf8czyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu359k59 Trying to choose between email signatures, which is more professional?<br/><br/>&#34;Andrew Leahey, Esq.&#34; <br/><br/>or <br/><br/>&#34;My mind is a maelstrom, my soul a cracked vessel spilling madness into the night.&#34; 2024-12-19T20:16:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspef465y8lxl5rk0x0ddp7vam4g90wtmr38qq6hnz78ew2xwptjuqzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suukhczv6 The only holiday cards I’ll be accepting this year. Thank you. <a href="https://www.keacher.com/xmas24/">https://www.keacher.com/xmas24/</a> 2024-12-15T13:24:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqnp06xape05dawy3eafkmq0uz29387a70a4hf2x3yhmp6qj2mk2czyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suukl8pk2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsycm6vmcaszvsxqyqtspjwqdn0qpvaanqwrzme56j9nz07vhyl5sqn2uggv'>nevent1q…uggv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe, but that suggests he/they feel as though they&#39;re operating by the same book as everyone else. In other words, do they think having the FDA restrict access to the polio vaccine will imperil *them?* Or do they just imagine that, should they need/want it, they&#39;ll simply go get it? <br/><br/>See also: reproductive health, insurance, etc. 2024-12-13T15:47:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspwvszdnk6wepp8fewxsqvx5qqasvlxnq2v6qs6862pavq936n94gzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu4unw0u Good *lord* it’s gonna be a long and painful four years. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/health/aaron-siri-rfk-jr-vaccines.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/health/aaron-siri-rfk-jr-vaccines.html</a> 2024-12-13T12:39:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8utsskleenj70h3c9xxvjyt3cu0zncgmkqhk5a6axu4w8y5lg8kszyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuqxyh4w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdj7xy34jswvhpcrd3q7m4surr9yf06esmdmc9tm8qvgq8zgnwh8q2702dh'>nevent1q…02dh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m with you. In defense of #Bluesky, I don&#39;t post over there as often as I do here. I was crossposting for a time but largely gave up as I don&#39;t find anything that compelling over there. <br/><br/>Long term I can&#39;t imagine putting all my eggs in another Jack Dorsey-adjacent basket. The talk of VC funding is all over my feed there. <br/><br/>I&#39;m not boycotting, by any means, but I expect to use Bluesky a lot like I use LinkedIn -- reluctantly. 2024-12-07T00:08:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv66p3uzwn9emc7eay59ptegyt6tqamqlu4nunwc5eu0wv5krdrugzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu2d435w Hey #law and #legal adjacent folks (#academia and otherwise), while I completely understand the draw of #Bluesky -- consider maintaining a presence in the #fediverse. Call it a hedge!<br/><br/>We&#39;ll be over here at <a href="https://esq.social">https://esq.social</a> if you&#39;re looking for a new law-centric instance. 2 years and going strong. <br/><br/>See you in the Local feed!<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1r6et7suyz08xyayfmtnt9wujctpj30j0xc4084ztr4x3jn8td3wqqr7s7j" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>law group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1r6e…7s7j</span>)</a></span> #lawfedi 2024-12-06T23:12:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs95nh9ulsrmjkctyge360axrkmf5lg2r4snyl5gudnet4suduguzszyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuxq84nl There is something deeply funny to me about the Department of Government Efficiency requiring two leaders, one of which a man that made nearly every penny he has from government largesse. <br/><br/>It is contradictory in such a transparently stupid way. 2024-11-19T13:36:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst6fhdj4r76240j8x7djqa6f6tyw7wtzlsuu8ngsm2zmnkvmckhjqzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suulhppua Gotta imagine RFK Jr. will target the HPV vaccine first. 2024-11-14T22:03:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfjm9w0l4nym2mzrxu6lqs2kj2kvug9n035979e0lmzs9jdnm874qzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu4kf6nj Please don&#39;t leave X for Bluesky. You&#39;re just going to be in the same place again in a decade or less. <br/><br/>Please, please learn from past experiences.<br/><br/>If you want to use the service, go for it, but *at least* hedge your bets and maintain a meaningful presence somewhere else. 2024-11-13T18:44:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs90g4y8kyhzzeyes8ykxavum3va8hj79tglsgu4ptdhmv8ruqa4eczyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu953rxr The Trump administration is expected to appoint the bones of Joseph Goebbels to a senior policy role. 2024-11-11T20:59:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfv3ftxws6kdny0dq8t7qu64s8cd4wqaywu0njlr5eavyfytfxpqqzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuayf76p Even scammers seem kind of depressed. I just got a Wells Fargo phishing email that was just a shared Google Doc with blanks asking me to fill in my account information. 2024-11-11T14:26:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy766a6ell86zp4qyt7nm3dh7mhmk9h7m8ympsv7nkt5l0lvclgpgzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu82pyff The wealthiest person in the world, who got that way chiefly through government contracts, opining that maybe the general population needs to face a &#34;temporary hardship&#34; is ... a choice by a surrogate that would have ended candidacies in any previous era. 2024-10-28T00:42:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswtmseckxupwmsz5qau2ca8f97e57ed60a33qcvaemut008nh26pqzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuf8d234 Polls, economic indicators, all great indicators of where an election is going, I have relatively little doubt.<br/><br/>But what doubt I do have revolves around the fact that the ultra wealthy usually get what they want.<br/><br/>And it seems clear to me the ultra wealthy wants a #Trump victory. <br/><br/>So yeah, anyway, that&#39;s where I am today on October 16th. 2024-10-16T17:13:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrz6ldr9lha5z70gsjx6cj2eprk79yp0ufzgzyhmygc4qnnwtxykczyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuq4axep In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0kylwk0kqm0vrpn6nqyd29tuuju33r52m9p7pakqke95phln7cncgx3c66'>nevent1q…3c66</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was just thinking about this in a separate context: the Cheneys coming out against Trump. <br/><br/>On the one hand, I *get it* in that a lifetime of bad (or in the case of Cheney, war criminal) behavior isn&#39;t excused by denouncing one particular demagogue.<br/><br/>On the other hand, are all GOP supporters lost forever? No redemption at all?<br/><br/>I think it’s fair to say &#34;this isn&#39;t enough&#34; but unhelpful to suggest *nothing* can ever be enough. <br/><br/>1/2 2024-10-08T20:23:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgv0uh7avz0rjw9a37zjf5cuzkzdnx7m787e2eq7env8e2yeudtcczyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuh8q8w5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqkmw9ulwg3lkdkvzvxv8yfl9nd80ea0hnmk4wv2vnulndlxcmngqpdqdlz'>nevent1q…qdlz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Quick hit issues:<br/><br/>1. 501(c)(3) status is voluntary. Relinquish it and endorse whoever you like.<br/><br/>2. Citizens United focused on political expenditures by for-profit corps, not tax-exempt organizations subsidized by the public fisc.<br/><br/>3. The Johnson Amendment doesn&#39;t single out churches.<br/><br/>4. Argument that law isn&#39;t uniformly applied is a compelling argument for cracking down on political speech by 501(c)(3) orgs not tossing JA.<br/><br/>5. Johnson Amendment is not vague. <br/><br/>Otherwise aces. 2024-09-20T01:35:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqkmw9ulwg3lkdkvzvxv8yfl9nd80ea0hnmk4wv2vnulndlxcmngqzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suujrgpmv Speaking of, y&#39;all see this lawsuit filed by the National Religious Broadcasters demanding to be allowed to endorse political candidates and generally toss the Johnson Amendment?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/pdf/2024-08-28-complaint.pdf">https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/pdf/2024-08-28-complaint.pdf</a><br/><a href="https://esq.social/@andrew/113167274292174348">https://esq.social/@andrew/113167274292174348</a><br/> <img src="https://sb-esq-social.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/113/167/282/622/261/394/original/4e9f3ff16167fb4a.png"> <br/> 2024-09-20T01:28:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsptyjlms9fqj50z7y6vmjkcrkqmg3taxu0x3gm5sus9aedwahk5lgzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suucm6nzj If the people on my local Facebook group are right and fireworks are the sounds of freedom I’m not so sure I’m still into the concept. 2024-09-02T13:42:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswn33nrwdtmc0ctxp3fp2k0fd5ms96lays205gzc9prhm2pw3hgpszyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suukg2upw A wealth tax could work in the US.<br/><br/>&#34;...the top 0.1% of wealth holders control approximately $20t in assets. Applying even the lowest rate ... would mean a $340b annual tax revenue increase.<br/><br/>That amount would constitute a 7% increase in federal tax revenue, ... In 2022 ... the federal government spent about $1.2 trillion on welfare programs.<br/><br/>Earmarking wealth tax revenue for welfare programs would mean an immediate increase in funding by nearly 25%.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/spains-wealth-tax-model-could-address-inequality-in-us-policy">https://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/spains-wealth-tax-model-could-address-inequality-in-us-policy</a> 2024-09-02T02:55:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswhjwww777a9x5rweusnwjvc0hgw05p5f09nzd0tq2aw7gwykwttgzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuwhshzh Let&#39;s visualize a 25% tax on $100m in unrealized gains.<br/><br/>Imagine you had $250k to invest.<br/><br/>You buy 25,000 shares of a company at $10 each.<br/><br/>They increase in value ... 400 x — to $4,000 per share. <br/><br/>Your holdings would now be worth $100m and you&#39;d need to sell about 6,200 shares to pay a tax bill of about $24.9 million.<br/><br/>How upset can you manage to get about that? Has a tragedy befallen you? Are you destitute? Are bread lines to follow?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewleahey/2024/08/29/unrealized-gains-tax-visualizing-100m-and-when-to-be-concerned/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewleahey/2024/08/29/unrealized-gains-tax-visualizing-100m-and-when-to-be-concerned/</a> 2024-08-29T13:40:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq4d6cugrj8feldq56ua6dts57mag66f7kl99s05csezkks3zzkdczyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuce962d The situation in #Memphis illustrates a weak point in municipal autonomy. Memphis wanted to put gun control on the ballot in November, statewide #Tennessee Republicans were displeased.<br/><br/>So they threatened to withhold sales tax revenue from Memphis.<br/><br/>And ... it worked. No gun reform on the ballot.<br/><br/>Not good. Something has to change. <br/><br/>#lawfedi <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1r6et7suyz08xyayfmtnt9wujctpj30j0xc4084ztr4x3jn8td3wqqr7s7j" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>law group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1r6e…7s7j</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewleahey/2024/08/27/memphis-sales-tax-revenue-is-at-whim-of-tennessee-government/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewleahey/2024/08/27/memphis-sales-tax-revenue-is-at-whim-of-tennessee-government/</a> 2024-08-28T18:56:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxdzu3r6f7hg7f0xgtvra9t9kr0z6kalvysxqcnuy3lg3kv23vy8gzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuxyqqgj The top 0.1% wealthiest Americans control about $20 trillion in assets. <br/><br/>A tax on them would raise $340 billion and never touch anyone worth less than $50 million. <br/><br/>If you&#39;re worth less than $50 million and opposed, you might ask yourself why and who you are furthering the interests of. <a href="https://esq.social/@andrew/113033909325519493">https://esq.social/@andrew/113033909325519493</a> 2024-08-27T12:14:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2qruq783ppnqau7pswm48d9suy7p8a2d0phh8893z2rrpmrpt4egzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suusqcku9 Taking even the lowest rate (1.7%) and the smallest base (top 0.5%) from the Spanish wealth tax and applying it to the US would mean an immediate $340 billion annual tax revenue increase. <br/><br/>That would be a 7% increase in total tax revenue and, applied to social welfare programs, would constitute a 25% increase in their funding. <br/><br/>A wealth tax can work -- those who say otherwise are either billionaires or listening to billionaires. <br/><br/>#lawfedi <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1r6et7suyz08xyayfmtnt9wujctpj30j0xc4084ztr4x3jn8td3wqqr7s7j" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>law group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1r6e…7s7j</span>)</a></span> #wealthtax #taxes<br/><br/><a href="https://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/spains-wealth-tax-model-could-address-inequality-in-us-policy">https://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/spains-wealth-tax-model-could-address-inequality-in-us-policy</a> 2024-08-27T12:09:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0dl43z8shn7wqxker8nyhenq35vm6syy3kup8m8ajfq9mq0gpyhszyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuxnk4mf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq3ktu9ewgzzjmdg5jwg4w9yques4u9n3y6pz44h3fw7d8qqtwewqlz2kl2'>nevent1q…2kl2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>just don’t open with $20, I guess! 2024-08-04T19:35:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrqk6a5l8k6up84fnkudrw4xclfutq72meakptd2fe0u3a5w9x9egzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuj98j5v So many stores waste time telling customers what the price of an item *is* — but have they ever considered telling them what the price *isn’t*?<br/> <img src="https://sb-esq-social.b-cdn.net/media_attachments/files/112/905/310/089/228/644/original/a76d7f800d1b7269.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-04T19:05:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyj8r4dyuevvkf4u5zsnkcec92lv5zf8pfjw9jtjstwkr3m3v6vyqzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuj0ade6 Yesterday I said retirement accounts that get used as intergenerational wealth transfers should be taxed 40% and let me tell you I have *never* received so much hate mail.<br/><br/>And the number of emails with c-suite signatures is remarkable. <br/><br/>“…would target intergenerational wealth transfer by imposing a tax burden on those untouched retirement funds, encouraging account holders to withdraw and make use of the assets during their lifetime.”<br/><br/>#lawfedi <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1r6et7suyz08xyayfmtnt9wujctpj30j0xc4084ztr4x3jn8td3wqqr7s7j" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>law group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1r6e…7s7j</span>)</a></span> #tax<br/><br/><a href="https://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/irs-shouldve-put-an-estate-tax-on-inherited-retirement-accounts">https://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/irs-shouldve-put-an-estate-tax-on-inherited-retirement-accounts</a> 2024-08-03T12:20:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgu3yyw4ftkul06gq9rtq96mjv0xp778ma0axdler9087ktlw6glgzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu037wzp Hey, listen, I&#39;m not opposed to the broader argument that two people punching each other until one of them blacks out or falls down may not be a sport we need to engage in. 2024-08-02T12:19:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx0sjr4w7nxwc6m6ttc2h8xrp26lf3t5t6ucy273p2jplr7rlrjqgzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu8d7vsh Apropos of nothing, but I woke up with it in my head: the conservative project of flooding the courts at all levels with their appointees and then overturning #Chevron via #LoperBright is going to do damage we won&#39;t see undone in most of our lifetimes. <br/><br/>The far right is excellent at slow boil projects, like a nutjob that knows how to order the component parts for a bomb without setting off any alarm bells. 2024-07-30T13:09:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg0c42ul079nxm6nsuwv0cc5hha5vvtvmuldf6mrphdklcc57gxagzyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suu30a6td The ratio of wealth between men and women in 2019, according to this, is 1:83 -- so men held on average 83% more wealth than women. <br/><br/>To give you an idea of the significance of that disparity, if we implemented a wealth tax we’d have to add an additional ~46% tax that is applied just to men to level the playing field. <br/><br/>Or, put differently, it’s just as easy for a woman to accumulate wealth in the US as a man ... a man that pays an additional 46% tax.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/soi-a-inpw-id2402.pdf">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/soi-a-inpw-id2402.pdf</a> 2024-05-28T15:46:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgqexa0xy56heeh5kwltx6sspvfkw95pld4kxg4z6na526urq6wzszyr9kwr6g6zhqacu52cttan2l6n98mz7hq0js376jesg5p8j6g3suuwc2lyj Great, now we&#39;ll get to hear from Tom Cotton again. <br/><br/>Claiming Henry Kissinger is your favorite anything other than war criminal, much less your favorite AUTHOR, should preclude one from holding office. <br/><br/>Total sicko stuff. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/us/politics/tom-cotton-trump-vp.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/us/politics/tom-cotton-trump-vp.html</a> 2024-05-24T14:21:06Z