Bezos wants workers to have more money, just not from him
Amazon founder calls for low earners to pay no federal income tax, bravely avoiding the parts where employers pay more and billionaires get taxed properly.
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The crisis of human meaning
AI may not create the crisis of human meaning. It may simply make the existing one harder to ignore.
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Far right offers nation convenient alternative to blaming rich cunts
With public anger nearing people who actually own things, party officials moved quickly to redirect it towards migrants, Muslims and anyone else unlikely to appear in a donor register.
Longevity supplement industry exposed as elaborate scheme to get middle-aged men to drink glass of water
Researchers say most benefits previously attributed to advanced cellular optimisation may have come from men briefly stopping coffee, beer and spite.
AI streaming service launches racy period drama about couple who can afford a house
Viewers say A Hard-Earned Semi is the most emotionally charged depiction of mortgage eligibility since the early 2000s.
‘Wealth taxes don’t work’ says dragon atop pile of treasure
A cave-based asset owner has warned that taxing large fortunes would punish ambition, damage confidence, and make it harder for young dragons to one day sleep on a mountain of other people’s gold.