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CALIFORNIA HAIRCUT LIFELINE California Offers Life-Saving Haircut to Its Bureaucracy and Retirees 💇‍♂️ CA's fiscal house is on fire: $1.37T in debt, $265B unfunded pensions (CalPERS ~$166B, CalSTRS ~$39B). Bold fix: Give every state/local employee, retiree, judge, and elected official a real choice: Option A: Take a guaranteed 40% cut to salary/pension (cash only). Option B: Keep 100% pay — but get 50% in 20-year CA bonds. Skin in the game! This turns bureaucrats & decision-makers into fiscal watchdogs. Voluntary. Market discipline. Long-term thinking. No more kicking the trillion-dollar can. Judges & politicians who opt in suddenly care if bonds go to zero. What do you think, CA? Time to align incentives?
BREAKING: David @friedberg says "California is functionally bankrupt" "People don't realize how screwed California is, & I worry that if California falls, so does the union. "$250 billion to $1 trillion short." "This is because for California to get rescued would be a big cost to red states, & I think it creates in the years ahead a lot of tension." "California's functional bankruptcy is a major risk to the country. & I think we need to figure out what we can change to fix it." How we got here: "California has a public pension system, & that public pension system retirees have paid into it & they get some benefits out, & the amount that they're owed back out is somewhere between $250 billion - $1 trillion dollars more than has been paid in. $250 billion to $1 trillion short. If it was the federal government, it would be like, okay, we'll just print more money. California doesn't have the ability to print money, so California has to pay this out, and you can't restructure retirement benefits. There is a Supreme Court case in California that said that once an employee has been offered retirement benefits, even if they're currently an employee, you can never restructure their retirement benefits. It has to stay forever, and the state cannot declare bankruptcy. There's no way for the state to functionally declare bankruptcy. There's no law to allow it. No state has ever declared bankruptcy, and the retirement benefits sit senior to the bonds in California. So you have to pay out the retirement benefits before you pay out all the bond holders that have loaned California the money that they use to run all their programs and services." Hill & Valley Forum 2026 (@HillValleyForum)
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Is there a fraction of the 300 million that are helped LESS by HR25 FAIRtax? Yes, but in the very short term. FAIRtax.org/faq
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15 Apr 2025
Replying to @Rothmus
The WAY taxes are collected makes a big difference on productivity... Pass the FAIRTax Act of 2025. fairtax.org/
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Economic illiteracy is a powerful tool of the left to whip up voter turnout.
This political cartoon really sums it up. For years, Democrats and leftists have told people that “the rich” are the enemy, landlords are parasites, and anyone who owns property must be punished harder and harder until somehow life magically gets cheaper for everyone else. Then reality shows up. When the government raises taxes, fees, insurance costs, compliance costs, repair costs, eviction risks, and regulatory burdens on landlords, those costs do not disappear. They get passed on, one way or another. Some landlords raise rents because they have no choice. Some stop renting out units entirely because the risk is no longer worth it. Some sell the property, often to larger corporations with deeper pockets. And in rent-controlled areas, where landlords cannot adjust prices to keep pace with rising costs, many simply cut back on upkeep because the math no longer works. None of this should be shocking. If you make it more expensive and risky to provide housing, you get less housing, worse housing, and more expensive housing. That is not capitalism failing. That is basic cause and effect. But the left keeps selling the same fantasy. Vote to punish the landlord, vote to tax the investor, vote to squeeze the property owner, and somehow the tenant will win. Then the rent notice arrives. Then the apartment needs repairs that never come. Then the small landlord sells out. Then the housing shortage gets worse. And somehow, the same people who voted for the policy act are stunned when they are the ones paying the price. Maybe leftists should think things through before cheering policies that sound emotionally satisfying but end up making their own lives harder. Hating landlords does not lower rent. Demonizing wealth does not create affordable housing. Punishing the people who provide housing usually means fewer people will provide housing. The cartoon nails the whole cycle. The voter thinks he is “making them pay,” only to find out he was actually voting to make himself pay more.
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We in the movement have GOT to find a way to get @RepBuddyCarter some support outside his district.
Should have already occurred last year.
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Why would ANYONE want to have their income seized before they can feed their family? HR25 FAIRtax is the fix. FAIRtax.org
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An AFFT Board Member and PhD economist looks at REASONS why all political persuasions should support HR25 FAIRtax.
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Replying to @SamaHoole
Really enjoy the Rumaniti posts...your writing is great..
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The political class is big mad that a determined individual can outrun monetary debasement.
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Elon Musk isn't stealing anything from me. The Government? Stealing quite a lot, actually.
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This isn’t true. You got your wealth from @Qualcomm family connections. Let’s audit Qualcomm executives and see if your own family is paying what you ask others to pay. It starts with you! How did you get your money?
It’s beyond sickening that Elon Musk – the world’s first trillionaire – pays a lower effective tax rate than truck drivers, firefighters, or nurses. It’s not complicated – we need to actually TAX THE RICH. nytimes.com/2026/06/12/techn…
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Replying to @realDonaldTrump
HR25 The FAIRtax is so simple even a Congressman/Congresswoman can understand it. DEMAND it 1-202-224-3121
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Do you anticipate any progress with HR25, The FAIRtax in this session of Congress? @RepBuddyCarter
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Jun 13
I'm not an economist but I think Steve Hayes makes a profound observation with this. But I think a further point can be made... @Grok, if inflation is the opposite of deflation and if FAIRTax slows inflation by increasing productivity, does that make increased productivity synonymous with deflation? We've got something pretty special with HR25, The FAIRTax. It's time to get it passed.
One overlooked benefit of passing HR25 FAIRtax is explained by Chairman Steve Hayes in his Chairman's Report "How the FAIRtax Can Help Reduce Inflation by Increasing the Supply of Goods" fairtax.org/articles/the-cha…
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Replying to @ChiefEngineerCE
America’s Hidden Labor Drain: The Jobs Crossing the Border Without Crossing the Border The central AGCL claim is that America’s labor problem is no longer limited to illegal immigration or work visas; it is the continuous export of American jobs through both physical labor importation and digital labor substitution. Under the current system, employers can suppress domestic wages not only by bringing workers into the country, but by sending work out of the country through the internet every day. AGCL identifies this as a structural labor-market distortion and responds through labor sovereignty rather than temporary policy adjustments. The American Gold Contract for Liberty framework treats labor as a strategic domestic resource whose pricing should be determined primarily by domestic supply and demand rather than global wage arbitrage. The modern economy allows a company in Chicago, Dallas, or Seattle to replace an American accountant, software developer, designer, engineer, customer-service representative, bookkeeper, or data analyst with labor sourced anywhere in the world. The worker never enters the United States, yet the economic effect can resemble importing labor. AGCL therefore classifies foreign remote labor as an imported service rather than treating it as an invisible transaction. Under Point 06, remote labor performed outside the United States for domestic benefit is subject to tariff treatment, removing the incentive to bypass American workers through digital channels. Under AGCL, wage restoration occurs through mechanical enforcement rather than political promises. Employers would compete for domestic workers because the structural advantages of labor substitution would be reduced. Higher wages would increase local purchasing power, strengthen transaction-based revenue systems, and circulate income through American communities instead of exporting purchasing power abroad. This reflects the AGCL principle of labor sovereignty, where productive velocity inside the nation replaces dependency on imported labor inputs. The immediate result would likely be higher labor costs and rapid automation, but the long-term result envisioned by AGCL is a labor market where Americans once again become the primary beneficiaries of American economic growth. Instead of competing against global labor pools subsidized by distance and technology, domestic workers would operate within a system designed to preserve pricing power, visible accountability, and citizen-taxpayer supremacy. The structural correction is not simply reducing immigration; it is ending the economic incentives that continuously move American jobs beyond American workers. blueprintliberty.com/point-6… blueprintliberty.com/the-enu… AGCL System | Learn More: fairtax.org blueprintliberty.com blueprintliberty.com/america… github.com/jhodges07/AGCL-Co… github.com/jhodges07/AGCL-Co… Use the AGCL GPT: chatgpt.com/g/g-69f78b012970…

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Jun 13
"People who thought they’d never matter in the economy would suddenly be needed again."
What would America look like if 55 million Visas were cancelled and all the illegals were deported? Let's deep dive it. If 55 million visas were cancelled overnight and all the illegals were deported, America would change in ways few could imagine. At first it would look chaotic. Hospitals short on nurses. Tech firms unable to staff support teams. Crops left to rot because migrant labor vanished. For a few months, the headlines would scream collapse. But then something else would happen. Wages would climb. Automation would soar. The price of an hour of work would be valuable. Trades and apprenticeships would surge. Competence and ownership would return to our society. Hospitals could bill people instead of government. Colleges that depended on foreign tuition would close, but community colleges would thrive again as Americans re-trained. Housing prices in major cities would fall for the first time in decades. Renters would finally have leverage. Families that were priced out could buy homes again. The GDP might dip at first, but the money would start circulating locally. People who thought they’d never matter in the economy would suddenly be needed again. The country would remember how to build, grow, fix, and teach without importing labor. It wouldn’t be easy, but it would be ours. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024; DHS Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, 2023; Borjas, G. “Labor Market Effects of Immigration,” NBER 2018; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS; Institute of International Education, 2024 Open Doors Report.)
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Replying to @ProudSocialist
Not everyone views themselves as helpless victims. That’s mostly a feature and necessity of socialism.
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Providence spends almost $30,000 per student, and our public schools are still failing. The problem is not funding. The problem won't be solved with more taxes or another fund that pours more money into our broken system. The majority of our children cannot read or do math at a proficient level when they graduate, trapping our families, while the teachers who push ideology over education are protected. Providence cannot be handed over to performative outsiders looking to turn our city into an ideological experiment. We need #ProvidenceFirst WatersForMayor.com
As our schools return to local control, I’m asking our private colleges and universities to step up and do more for every student in Providence. That’s how we build a Providence for all. Learn more: DavidMoralesPVD.com/pilot-re…
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@POTUS this is the fix for America Even illegals have to pay.
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Replying to @xestadominimo
Aquí tienes una versión más sólida que incorpora los conceptos de la AGCL de manera más directa: Un mercado libre para la aplicación de derechos suena atractivo hasta que se plantea una pregunta sencilla: ¿quién hace cumplir a quienes hacen cumplir las normas? Si agencias de protección competidoras discrepan sobre un contrato, un reclamo de propiedad o un acto criminal, deben someterse a una autoridad legal común o resolver la disputa mediante la fuerza. En el momento en que la fuerza se convierte en el árbitro final, el mercado ya ha fracasado. La verdadera pregunta no es si existe autoridad. La verdadera pregunta es cómo se limita la autoridad. La AGCL lleva la limitación del gobierno tan lejos como es estructuralmente posible al imponer principios de libre mercado dentro del propio gobierno. Los programas gubernamentales deben operar con propiedad definida, autoridad definida, duración definida, rendición de cuentas definida y derechos de salida definidos. Se prohíbe la agrupación de recursos sin derechos de propiedad. Se prohíbe la participación sin derechos de salida. Se prohíbe la tributación basada simplemente en la existencia. Se prohíbe imponer deuda a las generaciones futuras sin protecciones de propiedad. Se prohíbe la autoridad sin fecha de expiración. El gobierno puede recaudar ingresos, pero la propiedad del contribuyente permanece visible y rastreable en todo el sistema. Los ciudadanos conservan la supremacía sobre sus dólares de impuestos mediante transparencia, clasificación constitucional, mecanismos de recuperación (clawback), redirección para reducción de deuda, protecciones de propiedad y responsabilidad pública. El objetivo es simple: Obligar al gobierno a obedecer los mismos principios que hacen funcionar a los mercados libres. Sin reglas, la fuerza reemplaza a los mercados. Sin límites, el gobierno reemplaza a los mercados. La AGCL busca la máxima seguridad práctica para la libertad al vincular la autoridad a los derechos de propiedad, la transparencia, los límites constitucionales, la expiración, la aplicación efectiva de las normas y los derechos de salida. La Supremacía del Ciudadano Contribuyente prevalece sobre la voluntad del gobierno. Lo que quede por hacer para la seguridad de la libertad, no lo sé. FairTax.org BlueprintLiberty.com
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