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    bumpdatHamilton Nolan
    6/05/15 1:41pm

    Christ, why bother? Hasn’t this same shitty sentiment been said a million times before? And corporate taxes are already so low as to be non-existent in some cases. It’s like he never saw or even heard of the 80’s.

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      dothedewbumpdat
      6/05/15 1:48pm

      The power tie, haircut, veneers, pleated trousers, and shop-worn rhetoric attest to the fact that Tony has seen and heard of the 1980s.

      ETA: works better with the picture:

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      ARP2dothedew
      6/05/15 2:01pm

      Good god, he’s straight from the 80’s french cuff shirts, ill-fitting watch, right finger ring, etc.

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    RegretsalotHamilton Nolan
    6/05/15 1:39pm

    What a little silhouetto of a man he is.

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      blameitonthecroutons goodbye tourRegretsalot
      6/05/15 1:46pm

      But will he do the fandango?

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      Jujymonkey3Regretsalot
      6/05/15 1:49pm

      Scara-douchey!

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    Rom RombertsHamilton Nolan
    6/05/15 1:55pm

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      swannysezRom Romberts
      6/05/15 2:06pm

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    Free Market Party CompanyHamilton Nolan
    6/05/15 3:38pm

    95% of what he says in his post on LinkedIn is actually sensible. For instance, his point that low interest rates can drive the decision to automate rather than hire new workers is interesting and something I admit I’ve never considered before. But he conveniently misses a couple of things:

    1) His argument basically comes down to “growing the pie” by stimulating business with lower taxes. I feel like I’m missing something, though, because that seems like the same trickle-down bullshit that we’ve already determined doesn’t work in the long term.

    2) He argues that the labor/management balance will somehow be magically restored WITHOUT representation, which I just don’t buy. Without representation, the union/employee relationship is inherently unequal.

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      dothedewHamilton Nolan
      6/05/15 1:44pm

      You’d have to be an idiot to not realize that the headline tax rates for corporate-persons bears a direct and proportionate relationship with the well-being of person-persons, in particular those person-persons who don’t work for corporate-persons or own equity in such corporate-persons. These are self-evident truths, people.

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        mike_raydothedew
        6/05/15 2:01pm

        These are self-evident truths, people.

        Now, when you say “people”, do you mean ‘people-people’ or 'corporations-people’? The truth seems to only be self-evident to one of those.

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        dothedewmike_ray
        6/05/15 2:06pm

        Great point. Yes.

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      ShaunyPHamilton Nolan
      6/05/15 2:27pm

      Scaramucci is not only an asshole, but also a really shitty money manager. He’s all show and barely a step above Bernie Madoff. He’s the last guy anyone should ever take advice from.

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        blameitonthecroutons goodbye tourHamilton Nolan
        6/05/15 1:50pm

        Yeah, buddy. It’s all about currency manipulation and failing schools. Not about a bunch of greedy assholes not wanting to pay a living wage and stripping workers of their rights.

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          Sean BrodyHamilton Nolan
          6/05/15 2:08pm

          “DeBlasio has ruined this city with all these social-communist unions for everything and wage increases for workers. It’s like Russia. Also, I’m a Democrat.”

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            KyuzoHamilton Nolan
            6/05/15 1:54pm

            Agree or disagree with his stance on corporate tax rates, it was #4 on his list of four recommendations...behind increased infrastructure spending (good), cracking down on currency manipulation (good) and education reform (good).

            As for unionization, it’s not a cure-all solution in every industry.

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              Frankenbike666Hamilton Nolan
              6/05/15 9:07pm

              At some point, someone will say, “But we’ve been trying that for 30 years.”

              And he’ll say, “Sure, but soon. Soon you will have your jobs that pay middle class wages, have middle class working hours, and middle class benefits. Trust me. I’m a hedge fund manager.”

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