Patrick Cannon

@weather_talk @WxNB_ wtf does that have to do with the heat wave in the southwest US?

@WxNB_ But lets all ignore this little nugget?

As the first reanalysis data become available, I think I can say with a fairly high degree of confidence that the March 2026 heatwave will go down as the most anomalously extreme heat event ever observed at any time of year in the southwestern U.S.

@bounce2theounc1 @fuckyouiquit Surely most insurance requires that certain conditions be met for a payout?

@Patrick53437 @fuckyouiquit SSA is insurance, not an entitlement like welfare. Means testing isn't appropriate for insurance.

Every dollar earned below $184,500 a year has a Social Security tax of 12.4%. Everything after that cap is exempt. If we lift this cap on the wealthiest earners, Social Security would be fully funded till 2070. The cap should not exist.

I’d reposition it as insurance. An insurance policy has value whether you ever make a claim, as it protects against a worst case scenario. Just because a high earner might not get a payout doesn’t mean there’s no benefit from being protected if something goes wrong and their income/assets drop

Means testing is a bad idea, I think. For one SS already underpays people the more money they made and contributed so it's already a bad deal. But if you means test it and take away payments from people because they have other means, you're creating a real moral hazard because now you're punishing people for doing the right thing and ensuring their own retirement is funded.

@F_i_n_a_F_i_n_a @hey_mindi Surely a far greater % of revenue goes to employee pay at a small local thrift store?

@hey_mindi Please please donate to your local thrift stores - that will keep money in your communities. And, be sure and remove price tags.

Did you know Goodwill made $2.1 BILLION in revenue last year? They pay executives 6-figure salaries. They pay workers sometimes less than minimum wage via a legal loophole. They get their inventory donated for free then sell it back to the public. The thrift store for “poor people” is one of the most profitable nonprofits in the country.

@ChiMaria_ @elonmusk Haha brilliant! Avoid 45% taxes by giving away 100%! How can we stop these devilish tax avoiders?!

@elonmusk That’s a good one, Elon! It is also a good way for you to avoid taxes though. Hopefully, the money will go to different causes that can support mankind, not ones selected by your team so it can go around.

Btw, the proceeds of any legal victory in the OpenAI case will be donated to charity. I will in no way enrich myself.

@paulg California should sue SEIU for the lost tax revenue

This article explains clearly why the proposed wealth tax would be so damaging to California. It's not an accident. It's *designed* to be damaging. astralcodexten.com/p/seiu-delenda…