Patrick Harris, Sr

x.com/i/grok/share/1… "The right metric of intelligence is probably the ability to predict the future." - Elon Musk I'm surprised with the names Grok predicted (link above). What do you predict?

@danho194 @joni_askola Is your question good faith?

@PatrickHarrisSr @joni_askola What capital sits idle in the economy? Please tell.

Capitalism in its current form is completely broken. We need an immediate update to stop the endless cycle of extreme inequality, oligarchy, and environmental destruction. It’s not an easy task, but the planet simply cannot survive this level of unchecked greed

@Pontifex 1 Timothy 6:10... and that’s the root of war as well. Ready to publish the 2nd volume of Rerum Novarum? Please consider rendering a public opinion on Capitated Capitalism. After 2,000 years, don't you think it's time to look at the root of evil?

The wars that stain the present moment with blood are the fruit of the idolatry of power and money. Let us not grow accustomed to the clamor of weapons and images of war! #Peace is not merely a balance of power. It is the work of purified hearts, of those who see others as brothers and sisters to be protected, not enemies to be defeated. #ApostolicJourney vatican.va/content/leo-xi…

@davidhogg111 Here...

If you are a candidate the work “affordability” should not exist in your vocabulary. Tell us WHAT you actually plan on doing to make things less expensive. Stop using buzz words tell us what you will do.

@SpockResists When you all are done with the decapitate discussion, let's capitate and fix it permanently.

Billionaires will bankrupt America and destroy the dollar and run off with their crypto. Leaving the world in shit. If they do that. We are coming after them. We’ll make the French Revolution look like a party in kindergarten.

@JeanMarcNoelB @RobrtWasilewski @elonmusk This is what we need.

Incorrect Elon. The graph below from US Government data shows that 50% of Americans have less than 3% of the wealth! You see that tiny sliver of yellow at the bottom. That’s the entire wealth of FIFTY PERCENT of Americans. The thick band of green at the top are people like you who try to convince us that things are great.

Exactly

@JimHeath2001 @stuartlewan @beyond_capital Capitated is less messy than decapitated.

@beyond_capital Yep. The French aristocracy learned the hard way.

@scottsantens + Capitated Capitalism

"We must ask ourselves if our current and impending economic structures still serve the common good, or if a new social contract is required to ensure that technological progress does not come at the expense of human dignity." UBI + LVT + Tobin = 🎯 americamagazine.org/short-take/202…

The government is best which government the least...BUT ONLY WHEN THE PEOPLE ARE READY TO SELF GOVERN. Zero tax = zero defense. Zero defense = Red Dawn, unless all people around the world can self govern. Individual humans do not self govern very well. I'll happily pay my tax.

@PatrickHarrisSr @RepDavid Tax is theft

My little Matthew is 3. This country needs 104% of his lifetime earnings just to cover promises Washington already made. In less than 6.5 years, the Social Security trust fund is empty. In less than 6.5 years, the Medicare trust fund is empty. We will double poverty of seniors. That is the morality of this place now.

@BasedMikeLee "Failire to do this will produce defeat." You're more concerned with defeat than explaining the merits of the proposals. Maybe you've been in Congress too long?

Cancel the recess Fund DHS Pass the SAVE America Act Failure to do this will produce defeat In November

@BasedMikeLee On the surface, that seems like a factual statement. True, there's no amendment ratified enabling such a tax. Who do you serve? Are you receptive to public debate on the merits of alternative proposals?

Congress has no constitutional authority to impose a wealth tax

@joni_askola @AlamedaCraftHal Just saying...

Multibillionaires and democracy cannot coexist, especially in the US. When the super-rich can buy candidates and write their own laws, the average citizen is effectively disenfranchised. Extreme wealth concentration is a poison that kills democratic institutions

@SenWarren Again, Capitated Capitalism is a superior plan.

Today, I'm introducing my wealth tax — and more than 50 members of Congress are joining me. It’s time for the government to start working for American families, not just the ultra-rich.

@PatrioticMills This is the way. Show me a better plan.

The US is capable of sustaining the rich, stable, & free economy & country the vast majority of Americans actually want. But the only way to ensure we get there is by building a tax system that puts a check on the extreme inequality that threatens our economy & our democracy.

@USA_Polling @zyzeer Make room in the park, but the billionaire can afford to pay for the plaque. Cap The Cap.

I'm a big fan of the idea that once you hit a billion dollars, you get a plaque in a park saying that you won at capitalism and everything you make over a billion is taxed at 100%

@FurkanGozukara @Lisa19270487 He should debate the merits of Capitated Capitalism.

A Congressman delivers a powerful history lesson. He quotes Republican President Eisenhower warning that only a fool would attack the American worker. He exposes how Citizens United has created record inequality to cater to mega corporations.

Using your binary logic, it begs the question... are you a billionaire, or one of the least productive members of society? It's not Christ-like to call non-billionaires, or anyone for that matter, the least productive members of society. Who are you to call others unproductive? Are you to judge productivity based on your subjective measure? It was apparent you came to this conversation with bias. Twice you've intentionally labeled Capitated Capitalism falsely as communism. Deliberately labeling something it's not (lying) is not very Christ-like either, is it? Your refusal to have an intellectually honest conversation is objectively unproductive. I've entertained this dialog long enough. We will not discuss further, but I sincerely wish you peace and prosperity.

@PatrickHarrisSr @RandPaul @grok The very subject of forcing "billionaires" to "circulate capital" based on arbitrary grace periods is another fallacy, why would the most productive members of society be subject to the whims of the least productive? Capital allocation requires risk. Are you subsidizing it?

The Treasury just quietly admitted the U.S. government is insolvent. $47.78 trillion in liabilities. $6.06 trillion in assets. My Six Penny Plan would balance the budget in five years. But that would require the government to actually stop spending money it doesn't have. finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy…

You either still don't understand or you are trolling. No, it's not communism or remotely related to communism. @Grok, please compare and contrast communism and "Capitated Capitalism" No, I'm not AOC. She promotes a direct wealth tax that applies immediately. Capitated Capitalism incorporates a Grace Period to allow billionaires to allocate capital prior to taxation. The fundamental difference between what AOC, Sanders, Khanna, Warren, et al support and what I champion is simple... they want to take the money from billionaires and allocate it themselves; whereas, I propose the billionaires circulate capital within the Grace Period and prove their claims that they are the best capital allocators. It appears you are Catholic from your profile. Is that right? Have you read Rerum Novarum by Pope Leo XIII?

@PatrickHarrisSr @RandPaul Decapitated freedom, aka communism jr. Capital is almost always deployed at higher levels. Musk is a good example. Whatever he personally keeps as liquid wealth is minute compared to what he is "worth." You are AOC with more words.

@MarinaPurkiss @zyzeer Here's the cure.

When are we gonna admit that billionaire‑ism is an illness? They’re hoarders No control, insatiable greed & their hoarding just drains every one of us They cut wages, buy politicians & bleed the planet just to watch a number tick up that they’ll never spend Sick in the head.