An Evidence-based Approach to Effective Studying
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Statement from the listed authors of Stochastic Parrots on the “AI pause” letter
Rather than trying to put caps onto salaries, in an attempt to prevent runaway wage growth, why don’t we just set up a progressive income tax such that: the more you make, the higher your tax bracket?
Everyone can start out with a base deduction plus social security insurance, health insurance and state/local tax costs, and then pay a flat rate at various steps thereafter.
My steps would be tied to the median household income (MHI) . For every multiple of the MHI, the tax rate would increase. The actual tax rate should be set such that the federal budget would be balanced i.e. the government will collect enough money to cover its expenditures for the year.
The base deduction for a single individual should be 40% of the MHI. For a household, the base deduction should be the MHI.
I am starting to read through the Presidential Transition Project Plan for 2025. It is making for alarming reading.
In Federalist No. 47, James Madison warned that “[t]he accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the
very definition of tyranny.”
They argue that by distributing all the command and control of the Executive functions across wide and diverse groups of faceless bureaucrats who are writing, executing and adjudicating the rules that make our society work, that we are reaching that stage of tyranny. Instead, they want to consolidate all this into a more compact group of ideological political appointees and put the career bureaucrats out to pasture.
They are concerned that the “Radical Left” are running the bureaus, agencies, and departments with some sort of agenda to weaken America and it’s standing in the world. I believe Barry Goldwater is part of the Radical Left as well.
It will take a while get through all this. They have detailed breakdowns for the various Cabinet departments and independent agencies, and, how the incoming “conservative” president can fix it all.
I like the proposal to fix the term of a Supreme Court Justice to 18 years. A new Justice would be appointed every 2 years. In the event of a vacancy in the court, a new Justice would be appointed to fill the term of the vacated seat.
This would allow each President to appoint 2 Justices per term (minimum, for a 4 year term). This also allows Justices to achieve emeritus status while still able to enjoy life. Emeritus Justices may be called upon for other duties as determined by the Chief Justice.
A Justice can only serve one term.