@ONation20249 @MmisterNobody You're standing bravely in the currents of this disinformation stream. I live in Mexico, and this is the correct way to look at it.
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Steven Haskett
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Steven Haskett
@StevenHaskett
Free speech, free markets, free people.
Austin, TX Katılım Aralık 2009
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@MmisterNobody It’s not the launch of a new government “digital currency” (like a CBDC). It’s a policy to phase out cash specifically for payments at gas stations and toll booths, requiring electronic methods (credit/debit cards, mobile apps like CoDi, etc.) instead.
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🚨MEXICO MOVING TO DIGITAL CURRENCY🚨
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced at the 89th Banking Convention in Cancún that cash payments at gas stations and toll booths will now officialy be phased out.
Digital payments are set to become mandatory for fuel and tolls by the end of 2026.
“Our goal this year is to make digital payments mandatory for fuel and tolls through the models we are developing together with the banks,” Sheinbaum said. “This is intended to strengthen accessible digital payment methods and drive the country’s digitalization forward in many other areas as well.”
This move is part of a bigger push to digitize the Mexican economy and reduce reliance on cash.
Do you see where this is heading?
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Just blocked by @BrianMcWilliams , the @LPNational comms director. Interesting use of my dues money.
@LPTexas, @LPTravisTX
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@MrScottHendrix Thanks Scott. All is well down here, and Austin politics are more fun from a distance! Keep up the good flight!
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@StevenHaskett If only us “government is best which governs least” guys were in charge! 🤑. Hope doing you’re well.
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With luck, the Iran war won’t cause a recession. But the surge in energy prices will push up the cost of living tinybfs.com/t/xcOtZG
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Look, I’m a Libertarian living in the state in Mexico that has arguably the highest homicide rate in Mexico. The cartels fight to control gasoline thefts from the largest refinery in Mexico. You don’t have to believe that I might have some insight into the situation that you don’t. If you’re not interested in facts, that makes you a poor communications director, and a good propaganda director.
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Digital currency is a tool of control, as evidenced by its forced usage for fuel and access through gates / police points. Get it yet?
Mr. Nobody@MmisterNobody
🚨MEXICO MOVING TO DIGITAL CURRENCY🚨 Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced at the 89th Banking Convention in Cancún that cash payments at gas stations and toll booths will now officialy be phased out. Digital payments are set to become mandatory for fuel and tolls by the end of 2026. “Our goal this year is to make digital payments mandatory for fuel and tolls through the models we are developing together with the banks,” Sheinbaum said. “This is intended to strengthen accessible digital payment methods and drive the country’s digitalization forward in many other areas as well.” This move is part of a bigger push to digitize the Mexican economy and reduce reliance on cash. Do you see where this is heading?
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@BrianMcWilliams Keep the shades drawn so you can keep your beliefs intact.
Digital currency is a tool, and like any tool it’s the way it’s employed that matters.
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@StevenHaskett I’ll believe that when a flying pig goes past my window
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@MrScottHendrix Exactly. Limited oil supply relative to demand causes the price of oil to go up. Limited demand for currency relative to supply causes inflation to go up.
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@StevenHaskett Thanks Steven. Another under-reported cause of inflation is the excess money supply still circulating in the economy. The Fed has yet to adequately return money supply to pre-COVID levels.
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@CynicalPublius “Free thinker, despiser of totalitarianism.” Except when it comes to government programs you like, then it’s all good.
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This is such a beautiful shot.
You gotta inspire the kids.
You gotta make them believe it's all possible.
THAT is why Artemis is so important.
The Reverend Mister@turtology
My sons, watching Artemis II launch from their front yard in Orlando.
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@OpenDonor @CynicalPublius You’ll get no pushback from me. The US healthcare system is broken, thanks in very large part to government interference. Medicare makes the elderly a product to farm for government payouts.
Does that help?
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@StevenHaskett @CynicalPublius somehow boomers only ever say this about NASA (0.1% of the federal budget) and not medicare (20% of the federal budget), curious
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@elonmusk While you design rocket underpants, 3.5 million truck drivers in the US alone are wondering what happens when your self-driving tech makes their jobs disappear. Maybe less merch, more thinking about the humans behind the disruption?
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Well, I think we found the problem!
Chief Nerd@TheChiefNerd
🚨 JD VANCE: “I had no idea that we do not prosecute fraud in this country if it's under $1.5 million per year … We're trying to … commit the Department of Justice to investigating all fraud and actually going after people who are doing it at the small scale of $1.4 million.”
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This is gonna piss u off!! 😱🤯🤬🤬🤬
Note: These are rough numbers. Take-home pay varies by province, benefits, pensions, and deductions. Other expenses are also approximate figures.
The point here isn't precision - it's direction.
The Uncomfortable Reality:
In Canada, you can earn $100K-$130K... and still end up with less money at the end of the month than someone making
$35K.
Harry went to school he took on OSAP
Let that sink in.
he took on student debt
This isn't about attacking social programs. They exist for a reason.
But at some point, you have to ask: What exactly are we incentivizing?
Because right now, the people taking on more risk, working longer hours, and producing more value are not meaningfully ahead.
In fact, they have even less money left over at the end of the month.
And when effort stops translating into reward, people stop pushing.
Top talent leaves.
Ambition dies.
Productivity drops.
so Harry who's busting his balls and
And then everyone wonders why the economy feels stagnant.
Because right now, the people taking on more risk, working longer hours, and producing more value are not meaningfully ahead.
In fact, they have even less money left over at the end of the month.
And when effort stops translating into reward, people stop pushing.
Top talent leaves.
Ambition dies.
Productivity drops.
And then everyone wonders why the economy feels stagnant.
ewarding productivity,
It creating more value doesn't lead to a better outcome... why would anyone bother?
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This healthcare mess is not a shortage.
It’s a managed workforce pretending to be a profession.
The US of A did not run out of doctors.
We stripped them of ownership, buried them in administration, and handed pricing power to the people who bill them.
$300–500K in debt.
30 patients a day.
Five minutes per chart.
Insurance approval on clinical decisions.
It is assembly line labor with a medical license.
And training more of it won’t fix it.
Here’s what happened:
While physicians were in lecture halls and call rooms, health systems, insurers, and administrators were in boardrooms.
They consolidated.
They lobbied.
They bribed lawmakers.
They captured regulation.
Doctors stayed fragmented and called it independence.
It was a fatal economic error.
The exodus continues until physicians organize the way every other actor with leverage does: as owners.
Until then, “shortage” is polite language for what this actually is, a workforce replacement strategy.
Jesse Morse, M.D.@DrJesseMorse
There is a massive shortage in physicians in the United States. Look at the wait times, the office visit appointment times and how poorly Americans are doing health-wise despite claiming that we have the best healthcare system in the world (we don’t). The better question is: Why aren’t more students in the US seeing a career in medicine and wanting to become a doctor? Here’s my 2 cents: First off how many are smart enough to get into medical school? Not many. Out of them that qualify, how many of them wants to go to school for 14 years AFTER high school. Even fewer. You essentially have to give up all your 20s and most of 30s before you can ‘start’ your career. Meanwhile all of your friends that didn’t choose medicine are 6-10 years into their career and already established. Retirement accounts have a nice lump sum growing, family started, first home purchased and minimal/paid off school debt. On the other hand, medical students will be in $300-500k in debt that they haven’t even begun to pay it down in their mid-30s. Enjoy paying $2-4k a month for then next 10-15 years ‘just’ for education. That’s not for your mortgage, your car, insurance, etc Finally when you graduate from residency and/or fellowship, you get the privilege to be told to see 25-50 patients a day. 5-15 minutes per patient. Enough today hi and then quickly diagnose their issue likely missing plenty of things because the clock is ticking. Don’t forget about the 5-10 minutes per patient that you have to spend on notes. Once you finish your plan and recommendations for the patient, you get to ‘fight’ with the patient’s insurance company to cover said recommendations. Fun. The good news? You get to do it all over again tomorrow! You do this for 50-70 hours a week, barely seeing your family, having the time for exercise and enjoying the fruits of your labor. By the age of 45, still tens of thousands in debt, exhausted and barely being able to stay up to date on all the advancements in medicine you’re burned out. The medical education system is broken and I don’t know if there’s an easy fix. Maybe it’s AI. Hope you enjoy talking to an emotionless computer or robot. In the meantime, appreciate the doctors while they’re still here and willing to help. Before long there won’t be many of us left.
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@crazyclips_ Looks like Mexico. Everyone cooperates. Active drivers only.
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Uniform election dates produce four main benefits: 1) higher voter turnout, 2) election administration cost savings, 3) decreased likelihood of special interests dominating a low-turnout election, and 4) reduced election worker burnout. texaspolicy.com/consolidating-…
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Javier Milei on Instagram:
"I don't drink milk, nor eat meat, chicken or eggs"
Vegan?
"No, Cuban"
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@BoringMath1276 @Codie_Sanchez Do you really think renters aren’t (indirectly) paying property tax? Higher, in fact, as they can’t claim a homestead exemption.
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@Codie_Sanchez The $15-20k state income tax saving is real, but property taxes in Texas run about 1.8% vs California's 0.7%. On a $500k house that's $5,500/year extra in Texas. The breakeven depends heavily on whether you rent or buy. Most "0% income tax" comparisons ignore this completely.
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Why I’d live in Austin over SF any day:
- Cost of living: 30-50% lower than SF, NY, LA
- State income tax: 0%
- A household earning $200k keeps $15-20k more per year in Texas
- Oracle, Tesla, Apple, Google all moved or expanded here
SF still leads in AI.
But if you want to buy something, own something, and build wealth without giving it back to Uncle Sam… Austin is the most rational financial decision on the map right now. *Also fewer socialists so that’s a win.
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