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Josh Hendrickson
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Josh Hendrickson
@RebelEconProf
Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, Ole Miss | Senior Fellow @bitcoinpolicy | Economic Forces Newsletter: economicforces.xyz
Joined September 2012
- They’re going to dilute the shares of the little guy and let insiders accumulate more shares at a discount to prevent a guy they just offered a spot on the board from accumulating more shares. Are you paying attention yet?BREAKING: Twitter, in a statement, said its board of directors has unanimously adopted a “poison pill” defense in response to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the company and take it private. apne.ws/RIOKmFJ
- If I got fired and you did this for me, with this level of effort, I would assume you were mocking me.State Department employees who have not yet received layoff notices today created posters for their less fortunate colleagues
- Cool. Now, who is going to teach Robert Reich economics in just two days?
- You: Actually, this business of inflation is all very complicated. We’re doing our best to figure out how to stop it, but it’s not like there’s some simple solution. Milton Friedman:
00:00 - Ripple is a scam.Ripple is literally the only blockchain whose initial blockchain history is deleted. The first 32,569 blocks are gone and unauditable. It’s the ultimate shitcoin.
- You’re elected president. What portraits are you hanging in the Oval Office?
- SBF and Jean Ralphio. 1. Same hair. 2. Rich parents. 3. Started a business that spent lavishly, hired professional athletes, and didn’t keep any accounting records.
- Their solution to an excess demand for houses is to create more demand for houses.
President Biden is calling on Congress to give middle-class first-time homebuyers a $10,000 tax credit to help lower their monthly mortgage costs. - Owning a home isn’t a crime. We need to cancel every penny of mortgage debt. Owning a car isn’t a crime. We need to cancel every auto loan. Am I doing this right?Getting an education isn't a crime. We need to cancel every penny of student debt.
- You: What is academia like? Me: Well, I’m often forced to talk to people like this.
