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Ryan Freel
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Typing things. Occasionally making sense. Frequently ahead of the curve.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined March 2009
For those opposing DOGE’s efficiency measures, consider this: Without reforms, maintaining current government spending levels would require increasing taxes by approximately 1.75x for the middle class and 2.25x for the upper class to offset inefficiencies and waste. @elonmusk have you run this poll yet? Maybe I'm wrong and half the country is willing to foot the bill.
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@GerberKawasaki If you’re buying into a single city example as evidence, your grasp of scaling is as outdated as dial-up. Tesla: mass data, rapid scaling; Waymo: curated, more tech, slower scaling.
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@SenAdamSchiff So if aides de facto governing undermines Article II, Section 1, how do we square that with Joe Biden? Are we just ignoring the separation of powers, or is your oath just conditional.
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Here’s how the cuts shake out for researchers. You landed a $1M grant, and the university skimmed 40% taking $400K for admin bloat. Now? The 15% cap means they only take $150K. Sounds great, right? Not so fast. Universities still want their money. To keep their overhead cash flowing, they’ll push you to chase 1.67x more grants. Instead of $1M, expect them to pressure you for $2.67M. More funding per grant, but now you’re on the hook for more hustle. Welcome to the real world.
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