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tanya tussing

@tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
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I want better 🇺🇸 policy debate; stronger political center. Interests: economy - esp anti-monopoly, healthcare, pro-democracy - 🦉 curious. Really appreciate […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.social/@tanyatussing, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/05/2026
Oh my, all that 0.1% wealth is in the hands of the 0.00001%
Chart: year vs % wealth of the 0.0000%
source: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/will-our-hyper-gilded-age-usher-in?r=b8e6&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/05/2026
The Strait of Epstein crisis meets cheap solar panels and batteries. And boom 💥 - #DemandDestruction "But to really max out on demand destruction, you need both rationing and a cheap, easily installed substitute, and that's what the Strait of Epstein crisis […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Graphic: the Strait of Hormuz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/11/2025
"“From the day I take the oath of office, we’ll rapidly drive prices down and make America affordable again,” Donald Trump promised" "Ten months after Mr. Trump took office, prices are still climbing. Groceries are more expensive. Electricity bills have […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Photo of milk at a grocery store
source: New York Times, linked editorial
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2025
“We are being carried * on a [magnificent planet], * sharing in the #dance of life with seven billion beings like us. * Vastness is our home. * When we recognize the spaciousness that is our universe, around us and within us, * the door of freedom opens. * […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Mountains, lake & trees
Photo source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Denver-Colorado-The_Mountains.jpg
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2025
‪@groundwork.bsky.social‬ : For every millionaire who gets an $80,000 tax break, four people lose health care. That’s the math of the GOP megabill: profits for the rich, pain for everyone else […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Under the Harmful Republican Megabill: A Tax Cut for One Millionaire Can Pay for Health Insurance for Four People

An $80,000 tax cut for one millionaire... is equivalent to taking health insurance away from four people, while reducing benefits for many more

source: https://www.cbpp.org/blog/republican-megabills-tax-cuts-for-millionaires-are-financed-by-taking-health-insurance-from-47
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2025
With the course we're on -- killing transparent data & analysis of US economy and many other important areas, like vaccines -- we're doomed. US policy will be less effective at helping the American people -- until we return government control to fact based […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Chart : US jobs during 2025
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2025
US closes #DeMinimisLoopHole From @wallachlori.bsky.social : The US "de minimis" trade enforcement loophole that let 4 mil packages DAILY most from China bought online to skip inspection, tariffs & taxes closed today. If properly enforced, US #consumers […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
rethink Trade logo https://rethinktrade.org
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2025
#Trump undermining US economic #statistics will make it harder for gov, firms & individuals to make good decisions. Monthly jobs report - BLS “report preliminary data. Everyone knows it’s just an initial glimpse—i.e. an early estimate that will be revised as […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
chart: US jobs in 2025 by month
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2025
“Manufacturing employment is down three-months in row for a cumulative loss of 37,000. Since its peak in early ‘23, its down 173,000. Because so much US manufacturing depends on imported inputs, I’m very concerned that Trump’s escalating trade war exacerbates […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Chart shows manufacturing job loses in 2025 - about 28,000 jobs lost
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2025
Biggest experiment in US economy in a long time. From ‪@jc-econ.bsky.social‬ : The weighted average tariff in effect on US imports continues to creep higher w/ every announcement taking it to levels not seen since the 1930s & customs collections are on […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Charts : US average tariff % vs year - for over 100 years; Tariffs $ collected/month - over a decade
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2025
“ #Trump admin is raising #prices that are at the heart of the #affordability crisis". --#JaredBernstein Post-trade war, tariffs are up $21 billion/month. Or $736/year for every man, woman. & child living in the US. At the moment, importers are eating a […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Graph: Tariffs jumps from $7 billion/month to $28 billion/month in 2025
Source: https://econjared.substack.com/p/did-someone-neglect-to-tell-the-president?publication
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2025
‪@isabellamweber.bsky.social‬ : Tariffs can once more give companies cover to raise prices without losing market share. Once this dynamic actually kicks in, it could become self-reinforcing. WSJ article […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Screen shot of WSJ article: Trump Effect Starts to Show Up in Economy
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2025
New ICE state police with be 16th largest army in the world. h/t bsky.app/profile/ianbremmer.com
Chart of largest armies in the world - size by country
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/06/2025
Very interesting. "GOP have ratfucked themselves.... In overruling the parliamentarian in a bid to arrogate to themselves the power to kill California emission standards, Republican Senators have opened the door for Democrats to seize 10 hours of debate time […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Photo of a Senator speaking - Cory Booker
source: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48021663307_2e10df5f5a_b.jpg
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/05/2025
"#Republicans are seeking to take away #health #insurance from millions of Americans, & they are doing it to give billions $$$ in tax cuts to the wealthy". "the number of Americans living without health insurance would increase by at least 13.7 million" --- […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Uninsured(2025) : ˜ 25 million; Uninsured(2034) : ˜40 million
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/05/2025
It sure is big and beautiful for the luckiest 0.1%. mikekonczal.substack.com/p/republic… #Economics #taxes #Medicaid
Chart: change in after tax income by income quintile -- breaks down top quintile. Top 0.1% saves $389.300, while lowest quintile loses $1,000.
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/05/2025
“So now they’re trying to get us back to the #economy they inherited… ...by taking down the destructive measures that their invented reality required them to implement” "As I said, it’s probably not too late to do so, though damage has been done." […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Chart: China tariffs vs time (2025); China's tariffs on US vs time
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/business/china-us-tariffs.html
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/05/2025
"In the 1980s, America ranked 53rd in the world in income equality. Today, we rank 128th." "The top 10% own 69% of the wealth. The bottom 50%? Just 2.6%." "Since the 1970s: Salaries are up about 15%, but home prices up 500%, Healthcare costs up 500% […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Chart 1979 - 2024 : Wage growth (up 29%)  vs Productivity (up 83%)
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/05/2025
Has #Trump recession already begun? He & his MAGA #Republicans are competing for most tragic economic results with British Tory leadership on #Brexit policy. “Net exports… subtracted nearly 5% from headline #gdp .” #Economics #Trumpinomics #1st100days
Wall Street journal front page story, May 1, about Trump policy shrinking US economy by 0.3%
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/04/2025
"Making the world safe for both globalization and democracy would require new measures to protect human dignity from the market." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/opinion/… #TrumpTradeWar #tariffs #economics
Average US tariff rate vs year (1027. - 2025)
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/04/2025
“Ignore the Greek letters, which cancel each other out. This says that the assumed level of a country’s protectionism is equal to its trade surplus with America divided by its exports to America.” “There’s so much wrong with this approach that it’s hard to […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
The over complicated formula for Trump's analysis. Reduces to:

" the assumed level of a country’s protectionism is equal to its trade surplus with America divided by its exports to America"
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/04/2025
“Yesterday Donald #Trump burned it all down. Here’s what just happened to the average U.S. tariff rate:” #PaulKrugman on Trump’s trade war: Will Malignant Stupidity Kill the World Economy? paulkrugman.substack.com/p/will-car… #TrumpTradeWar #tariffs #economics
Chart: tariff rate vs year (1927 - 2025)
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2025
Can the Democrats Reclaim Economic Populism? Last week, Rep #ChrisDeluzio coordinated "…a group of rank-and-file Democrats from different parts of the ideological spectrum [to challenge] the party establishment to embrace economic populism, rather than […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
PHOTO: Rep. Chris Deluzio, who coordinated a " series of speeches on the House floor" by "a group of rank-and-file Democrats from different parts of the ideological spectrum [challenging] the party establishment to embrace economic populism, rather than begging for donations from the rich and participating in the corruption.”
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/03/2025
Great convo; Wilson talks to Ro Khanna about what democrats can do right now to save important US gov services — services that work for regular people. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rick-… One […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Ro Khanna speaking to voters in a Republican Congressional district
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2025
There's been a flood of high impact reporting from @WIRED in #Trump 2.0. Meet the editor on gzeromedia.com podcast, hear about their work youtu.be/wmvgJXBEeI4?si=jqPHkcyCQv-… Discusses: DOGE transparency, impact, intentions; EM/DJT relationship […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
WIRED logo
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/03/2025
A good read. Rep Khanna “explains why the upheaval of federal agencies is ineffective and a pretext for tax cuts for the rich.” How I Am Standing Up to DOGE: prospect.org/politics/2025-03-04-ho… “Elon Musk and DOGE are […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Photo: Rep  Ro Khanna
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tanya tussing @tanyatussing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/03/2025
Is social security a Ponzi scheme? #PaulKrugman says: "1. #SocialSecurity isn’t a Ponzi scheme or a scam; it’s just a government" "2. It’s a highly successful program, which has vastly improved older Americans’ lives" "3. It faces a financial shortfall […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Graphic: Social Security Administration
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