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@Crossboner2200 @Jwf1776 @YIMBYLAND What an ignorant comment.

@Jwf1776 @YIMBYLAND No, AI datacenters aren't important, all they do is store information of civilians and poison the local water supply.

Which data center do you think was used to make this image?

@Bibbyeozp @YIMBYLAND Not really. But it is more about the corporate and income tax revenue they will miss out on. Upstate NY is dying.

@YIMBYLAND And before you mention property tax, New York can build literally anything else that can generate property tax revenue that doesn’t also make life more expensive for New Yorkers

@ryanssking1 @Bibbyeozp @YIMBYLAND It is fine if states want to ban them. They will lose out in the long run. Concerns over electricity and water will resolve themselves as the technology become mainstream.

@Bibbyeozp @YIMBYLAND So you admit data centers are part of interstate commerce and therefore states shouldn’t have the power to ban them in their states. Thanks for clarifying.

@Bibbyeozp @YIMBYLAND Texas will get the tax revenue, the infrastructure investment and high paying skilled jobs. Meanwhile NY will continue to hemorrhage taxpayers.

@YIMBYLAND Let me explain something YIMBYLAND refuses to acknowledge You can literally build every single data center in Texas and New Yorkers will still benefit from them exactly the same. And Texans will be paying for the energy. Why would anyone want a data center in their state?

@YIMBYLAND So these jobs and tax revenue will go to other states.

@willnc1x @Jwf1776 @varrock The United States is the most significant country in the world. France doesn't matter. It is a dead empire.

@Jwf1776 @varrock And America is a relevant country? Is that why the Strait of Hormuz is open? “Ooooo I am big and strong, losing to a country with 1% my military budget, ooooo super big and relevant”

American making $400k/yr: “If I grind for 30 years and make enough money I can retire and spend my afternoons sipping espressos on the mediterranean” French guy living on $23k/yr and benefits: “I should get some coffee this afternoon. Maybe I’ll walk around on the beach.”

@Francis_Watts @sircalebhammer When the Millionaires and Billionaires leave the city, the city will have to raise taxes on those that remain to maintain their budget. If that is what New Yorkers want, go for it. Just stay in New York when it all falls apart.

I get the logic behind Caleb's perspective. Obviously, the city now has less money to pay for all the additional services they have promised. But it is also a bit like saying illegal immigration is good because it lowers the prices of the things we buy. There is an economic question, and there is a moral question. While it's economically bad, fuck these assholes. New York should be a place for New Yorkers, not a playground for billionaires. I guess the thing is, you can't do both; you can't both stop relying on billionaires for revenue and offer more services. If you stop being funded by billionaires, you also have to get frugal about your expenses. But thats not how you get elected.

Whatttt the thing that has happened every time happen again whattttt

@Geek_Wadeg @Concupiscible26 @Sierra_rak The core failure is the centralization of power. All institutions and system become corrupt and inefficient over time. However when you centralize power, it happens faster and the impact is greater.

@Concupiscible26 @Sierra_rak If we're talking about the idea, no. Socialism was supposed to put everyone in control, but it quickly became a 1% controlled everything. People usurp power as soon as they get it. That's why capitalism works-people fight each other instead of taking over the whole system.

I'd rather be free than equal.

@NientaiHo @Concupiscible26 @Sierra_rak That assumes Humanity is an actual thing. There are Billions of people with different Cultures, Languages, Religions, Socio-Economic Status'. There are few common interests.

@Concupiscible26 @Sierra_rak That's why aim for Humanity's best interest instead

@Sierra_rak Gulag Archipelago is great!

@EricLDaugh Just imaging that money going to the actual causes they support instead of elections.

🚨 JUST IN: It's just been announced that the Senate GOP has nearly *DOUBLE* the 2026 campaign cash on-hand than Senate Democrats JOHN THUNE-ALIGNED: $238 MILLION 🤯 CHUCK SCHUMER-ALIGNED: $126 MILLION Hey Thune — HIT HARD and make it count by passing the SAVE America Act and secure elections! That quarter of a BILLION dollars goes a long way when Democrats can't cancel it out with fraud! Make no mistake: Schumer WILL be shutting the government down heading into the midterms to surge turnout. Nuke the filibuster and destroy them 🔥🔥

@WesternLensman @shawnpisteySC You cannot believe otherwise. Without force, socialism and communism do not work.

@shawnpisteySC He was asked. He basically said "we don't believe in the authoritarian part"

DSA Co-Chair: We Want To Abolish The Senate "We don't think that's extreme." This is now part of the Democrat party 'Big Tent.'

@WesternLensman He would need a constitutional amendment. There are 45 Democrats in the Senate. They would not give up their power.

@RealXBailey @Notwokenow We should go back to where the state appointed the Senators for their state.

@Notwokenow One change to your post: Make the House limited to two 4 year terms, running concurrently with the Presidential election, 8 yrs total. Having an election every 24 months for all 435 members is ridiculous.

If the President is limited to 2 terms, Congress should also be limited. The Senate (6 year terms) should be limited to 2. The House (2 year terms) should be limited to 4 terms. Combined office (meaning service in the House and Senate) should be limited to 16 years.

@notthatbadguy @Upworkout No.

@Upworkout Funny how lifting heavy things at work is called manual labor... But lifting heavy things at the gym is called self-improvement.

Doing this alone won't get rid of your side fat—do this instead. 👍

@TheWhyExplained @TaxFoundation If they showed taxpayers where the money goes, the people would start rioting.

@TaxFoundation My Substack focus #sustainable prosperity where rising national #debt threatens long term #economic #sustainability Leadership must help public understand #Tax rates must reflect cost government services demanded open.substack.com/pub/thewhyexpl… #econX

If the U.S. taxed personal income in the same way that Denmark does, all income over $82,000 would be taxed at over 55 percent. hubs.ly/Q04psjK_0

@trillywilly5 @TaxFoundation Unless the system decided your healthcare was too expensive and pushed you toward euthanasia like they do in Canada.

@TaxFoundation Well I pay $3,000 for health insurance premiums, $5,000 out of pocket, $1,000 for prescriptions per year, so… that would come back

@Aqloe5 @TaxFoundation Nonsense.

@TaxFoundation And ignoring the massive welfare increase we'd see. Here's the secret Tax Foundation is mandated to not talk about. Tax Foundation wants wealth, not living standards. Secret to taxation is simple. Tax when further increases in income no longer contribute to quality of life.

@TaxFoundation I already pay 30%+ of my income in taxes. If I had to pay that I would probably quit my job and get a lower paying less stressful one.

@MapleStax Financing isn't always avoidable. If you can pay in cash, do so. If you cannot, get a reasonable car. I had the cash, but put 15K on my credit cards for the cash back.

I don’t care what anyone says If you can’t pay for a car in full, you have no business financing $1,000/mo car payments are dumb