The fact that leftist candidates are talking about how nobody but billionaires should have to pay more taxes while Elizabeth Warren is saying we're gonna have to eliminate the payroll tax cap to fund Social Security is some serious cognitive dissonance.

I don't know. Maybe DSA types are going to try and square it all by dipping back into MMT — claim we don't have to worry about deficits as long as we do price controls and antitrust, or whatever.

@JHWeissmann It's almost as the progressive left is advocating a welfare agenda that doesn't make sense.

@JHWeissmann I admire Warren for that since her base is Massachusetts professionals making 184K+!

@JHWeissmann Cognitive dissonance implies cognition. This is more in the "mental gestures" realm

@JHWeissmann These DSA cranks always rail about billionaires, but their solution is a blood-letting of the upper middle class. I honestly think they hate people making 500k/yr more than they hate billionaires (note: I think they shouldn't hate either).

@JHWeissmann The most serious cognitive dissonance: GOP talking about reducing deficits and debts

@JHWeissmann The federal government will tax bread and milk before they let Social Security run out of money

@JHWeissmann It’s because the true answer everyone just wants high income W-2 earners to pay all the taxes

@JHWeissmann Why aren't people like you talking about why we have mass, unsheltered homelessness in this country, instead of pointing the finger at "leftist candidates"?

@JHWeissmann They're actually running for office and need to get votes. Her term runs until 2030 and she's old enough she may not even run again.