Under universal suffrage, the majority can always vote itself a raise from the wealthy. But this ignores how wealth is created — you can't generate wealth by just receiving money. And when governments materialize cash like they did in COVID, inflation proves the math doesn't work.
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Joe Rogan describes listening to author Michael Easter discuss the blue zone fraud problem: in Okinawa and other supposed longevity hotspots, families routinely fail to report deaths to the government so they can keep collecting the deceased's pension checks. This corrupts the death rate data so severely that the apparent longevity of these populations is simply not real. From there, Rogan pivots to meat: he argues that almost no serious professional athletes are plant-based, and that vegans often end up consuming more processed food than anyone else through meat substitutes and protein supplements. Both agree the deeper moral case for veganism breaks down when you acknowledge that life eats life at every level of the ecosystem — and that an arrow through an elk's heart is a far more humane death than what the elk would face from coyotes, mountain lions, or starvation.
Michael Easter's research found that blue zone longevity statistics — especially from Okinawa — are largely based on unreported deaths and pension fraud.
Israel's Stuxnet virus destroyed Iran's nuclear centrifuges — and was so infuriating to Iran that they built a world-class cyber warfare program in response. That program is now one of the most effective tools for manipulating US public opinion online.
Joe Rogan claimed $24 billion is unaccounted for in California's homeless spending, with audits being vetoed.
Kevin Roose and Casey Newton are leaving the NYT's 'Hard Fork' after catching 'founderitis' — the Silicon Valley affliction that turns middle-aged men into startup founders. They're launching an independent, YouTube-first podcast covering AI at least twice a week, with Kara Swisher named its 'podmother.'
Spotify is reportedly testing a skip-ahead button that automatically jumps users past ad segments in podcasts. Kevin Roose calls it a fail and a threat to the ad-supported podcast business model — though Kara Swisher suspects Spotify will walk it back.
A sanitation worker making $75K, married just 2 months ago, is drowning in $41K of debt with no budget and no plan. Dave and Jade tell him to use his $5,000 in wedding gift money to wipe out the credit cards tonight and build a budget before bed.
$600K in retirement accounts at 53 doubles to $1.2M by 60 and $2.4M by 70 — even with zero additional contributions. Candy is worried for no reason; her real job is to pay off the $200K mortgage she's about to take in 4–5 years.
Making $10K–$11K a month at 19 should be a launchpad, not a trap. But without a separate business account, no tax reserve, and eating out 7 nights a week, Skyler is broke. Dave walks him through the entire system: business account, 25% tax set-aside, personal pay, and EveryDollar.
Every dollar from a client goes into the business account. Subtract expenses. What's left is profit. Keep 25% for quarterly taxes. The rest is your paycheck. This simple separation is the entire system — and it tells you exactly what you can afford to live on.
If you wouldn't borrow $81K against your paid-for house to hold more cash, then you should pay off the car. The savings account earns less than the loan costs, and the 'what if' fear driving the resistance is a feeling — not a fact. Turn on the lights and check for the boogeyman.
If you already owned your home free and clear, would you go borrow $81K against it just to have more cash? No. So pay it off. Greg is a millionaire who got there by avoiding debt — this car is the last remnant of a habit he already killed.
When your kitchen is gutted, a contractor has 90% of your renovation budget, mold is spreading, and your manager just said your group isn't safe — the first move is job hunting, not mold remediation. Get bids, preserve cash, and go get a new job before the layoff is official.
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