Jared Walczak

@Arbiter_of_Nada @mattyglesias Also roads; police, fire, and EMS services; and, generally, the sort of local services that we all receive regardless of age. As for the supposed exception, schools: (1) plenty of younger people don't have kids, too; and (2) better schools improve the community and prop values.

@JaredWalczak @mattyglesias Oh, yeah! And they might use a library, the old bastards! Or even a park!!

Do people think that if Larry Ellison comes to your town and pays cash for a giant mansion he should be exempt from property tax because he didn’t get a mortgage? Does that make sense?

Which one best depicts the Oregon CAT?

Navigating a relationship with Trump has not come easily for world leaders. Foreign heads of state who want or need U.S. favor have sometimes come across as embarrassingly obsequious, and are often ridiculed for it. King Charles has somehow managed to delight Trump with his gifts and remarks without debasing himself, and is winning plaudits for his diplomatic tact from people not usually supportive of leaders' efforts to ingratiate themselves with Trump, even in support of national interests. It's an impressive performance.

The California wealth tax advances. A new study says some $777 billion in wealth has already fled the state. on.wsj.com/4ucydhf

@jamiebennett_r @ds9trek But not, perhaps, so cunning that you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel.

@ds9trek @JaredWalczak With a plan so cunning you could brush your teeth with it

« This is by no means my first visit to Washington, D.C. — the capital of this great Republic. It is in fact my 20th visit to the United States, & my first as King & Head of the Commonwealth. This is a city which symbolises a period in our shared history, or what Charles Dickens might have called ‘A Tale of Two Georges’: the first President, George Washington, & my five-times Great Grandfather, King George III. King George never set foot in America &, please rest assured, I am not here as part of some cunning rearguard action! »

@ds9trek The words "I have a cunning plan" have been marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation.

@JaredWalczak "As cunning as a fox who's just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University?"

@AndrewSolender The House historian should correct that to say George VI! George IV definitely wasn't around in 1939...

Some fun stats about congressional addresses by foreign leaders via the House historian:

The "number of millionaires" figure is highly misleading because millionaire = assets above $1 million and across the country, rising home values have led to many more households being millionaire households. Massachusetts' increase is among the lowest in the country, and someone's house appreciating in value does not tell us that Massachusetts' taxes aren't hurting its economy. taxfoundation.org/blog/institute…

@JaredWalczak @WSJopinion So how do you account for the Fair Share Amendment in Massachusetts where the amount of millionaires/ billionaires increased and few left? As Jenson Huang said, "I'm perfectly fine with it." The talent is in Silicone Valley, not in Nevada. LOL

New @WSJopinion editorial on my paper analyzing the California wealth tax's implications for ongoing tax revenue:

The "number of millionaires" figure is highly misleading because millionaire = assets above $1 million and across the country, rising home values have led to many more households being millionaire households. Massachusetts' increase is among the lowest in the country, and someone's house appreciating in value does not tell us that Massachusetts' taxes aren't hurting its economy. taxfoundation.org/blog/institute…

@chriswithans I've written about the growing divide within the progressive camp on whether higher taxes on the rich is a means (to fund desired programs) or an end (punishing wealth as such), and the consequences of this debate: thesaltroad.net/p/horseshoe-th…

What did you guys think “Every billionaire is a policy failure” meant? Democrats and their union allies don’t care how badly it hurts revenues! They want the billionaires to leave. And then they’ll try to seize their assets wherever they are.

@JonahDispatch I posted this earlier, and there was a point at which it had 11 retweets and about 30 views, which isn't impossible like your count, but still seems highly unlikely. A few hours later, the counts appear more plausible, as if views caught up. x.com/JaredWalczak/s…

Just curious. How does this have 115 retweets and 6 views?

@WSJopinion WSJ: wsj.com/opinion/califo… My analysis: thesaltroad.net/p/the-ongoing-…

AI's "polymath" status is probably its greatest strength in yielding real research breakthroughs, at least for now. It might come up with novel concepts, but where it can really shine is in locating relevant insights in one field and applying them in an unrelated field.

I don't know how many people are duped by these scam calls claiming that the person is in trouble with the IRS and offering a way out, but what a particularly vile scam...

Context: x.com/JaredWalczak/s…

With the 210th pick of the NFL draft, the Steelers select Rubio. #NFLDraft

Come on. Rubio can't have *every* job.