Gene Epstein

Chief, libertarians less important than hiccups in hailstorms? Liberty victories: abolition of slavery & serfdom, Soviet Union collapse, Bill of Rights framing, capitalism's rise) were LIB victories, even if not mainly brought about by strict LIBS. So we'll play a future role.

Chief Hippo @I_Hippocrite

@GeneSohoForum Gene, I completely agree with you! Yes. They would have. However, The Libertarians have not had any power, have been unable to aquire it ergo unable to wield it and change history. That's the whole point. Libertarians are fundamentally as important as a fart in the wind.

In 2023, the AVERAGE total compensation for CEOs of S&P 500 firms ran $17.7 million, less than 1/2 2023 pay of Tom Cruise. $17.7 mm x 500=$8.9 billion, enough to pay federal gov't bills for less than a day. Re $ waste, CEO pay aptly ranks 500th on my personal list of priorities.

Hate Being Censored @hateBeingCensor

@RBReich That is an easy one to resolve. Any publicly traded company on a major exchange should be required to not compensate the CEO or any other employee more than X times the compensation of the lowest paid employee. So either all of them rise together or more value is returned to

Typically sensible remarks from Buddy Menton on perils of eliminating cash, w/remarks from libertarian like me. As an 80-year old Manhattanite, I employ a lot of service workers, all of whom I tip (generously) in cash, since I imagine they'll decide to keep more of it.

Francis Menton @mhtncontrarian

One problem with the elimination of cash? A fully electrified payments system is subject to what is called a “single point of failure.” When the electricity goes out, the means to make payments completely fails, and remains out of action until the electricity comes back on. That

Lively, often funny, Soho Forum debate between @MightyHeaton vs @SenatorBrakey on the proper strategy for libertarians. (Slight problem with sound quality--clearer in podcast version.) https://t.co/cF5AgVXkvd

I had 2 mothers, a birth-mother & stepmother I lived with (she had been married to my mother's brother, then married my father, who won custody since birth-mommy was a Commie) & they hated each other. So Mother's Day was always an ordeal for me. No more, since both are gone.

To those who say we libertarians have no sense of power & politics, I respond: They have no sense of history. Slavery & serfdom prevailed for millennia, yet those boots on our throats were abolished. Radical change toward liberty happens rarely, but can happen if we persist.

Auron MacIntyre @AuronMacintyre

It’s the part where libertarians don’t understand the nature of power and lose every battle while emphasizing abstract principles

WORTH (or MERIT) to describe pay for work are misleading. @RBReich & @BernieSanders do worthless, meritless work. But others have a right to pay big $ for this work. It's THEIR CUSTOMERS' $, not mine. In a free market for labor, $ tracks what the market will bear, full stop.

David Gaw @davidgaw

@StatisticUrban American doctors, like everyone working outside the public sector, are in general paid exactly what their work is worth, or they would be paid less (or more) than they are.

Yes, but capitalism is a system of profit AND loss. Profits encourage investment & risk-taking; losses encourage parsimony & prudence. The one is just as important to capitalism as the other. An evil of crony capitalism (cRapitalism): it privatizes profit & socializes loss.

Students For Liberty @sfliberty

You’ve been taught to hate profit. But profit isn’t greed. It’s the most honest feedback system ever created. Here’s why markets can’t work without it 🧵 https://t.co/EdVVQAXanD

Yes, @ComicDaveSmith will be DEFENDING the resolution: "Government restrictions on the immigration of peaceful & healthy people make sense from a libertarian standpoint, especially in present-day America." @AlexNowrasteh will OPPOSE the resolution. https://t.co/PcGyIwqSWD

Dave Smith @ComicDaveSmith

@MasculatedP0G @AlexNowrasteh @GeneSohoForum I’m the immigration restrictionist.

Yes, @ComicDaveSmith, your debate on immigration w/@AlexNowrasteh WILL be livestreamed. Hit link below & then scroll down to LIVESTREAM button. Warm-up act w/@RobbieTheFire! Afterparty at our loft apt hosted by my wife @55hisako, attended by debaters. https://t.co/WgTnUVLePf