Economics
145 unrolled threads about economics, each one readable on a single page.
Naval@navalHow to Get Rich (without getting lucky):
SummaryWealth comes from owning assets and providing value at scale, not from selling your time. Build specific knowledge through genuine passion, embrace accountability, and use permissionless leverage like code or media to create compounding returns.May 31, 201831 tweets♥ 274K
Oscar Hoole@theoscarhooleIn 1965, Singapore was forced out of Malaysia. No army. No resources. No fresh water. A tiny island of 2M people living in slums. Then ONE man's ruthless vision built modern Asia's greatest suc...
SummaryLee Kuan Yew transformed Singapore from a resource-poor, slum-ridden island nation expelled from Malaysia in 1965 into a global economic powerhouse through pragmatic policies including mandatory English, zero corruption, forced racial integration, and aggressive investment in education and infrastructure. In one generation, Singapore's GDP per capita skyrocketed from $1,500 to $22,000, and it became one of the world's most developed nations.Nov 25, 202416 tweets♥ 219K
Culture Explorer@CultureExploreXPoland just became a $1 trillion economy without open borders, without giving up religion, and without tearing down its traditions. What did Poland do that the West won’t? (a thread) 🧵👇 https://t.c...
SummaryPoland has become a $1 trillion economy while maintaining its religious identity, cultural traditions, and national sovereignty without mass immigration. The thread argues Poland's success demonstrates that prosperity doesn't require surrendering faith, heritage, or historical preservation, offering a contrasting model to Western approaches to modernization.Sep 5, 202519 tweets♥ 171K
Ole Lehmann@itsolelehmannI'm German. 16 years ago, the EU and US economies were neck and neck. Today, the US economy is 50% larger than the entire EU combined. Here's the devastating truth behind Europe's ongoing economic...
SummaryThe author argues the US economy has grown 50% larger than the EU over 16 years due to America's pro-innovation, low-regulation approach versus Europe's risk-averse, heavily regulated environment. This has caused European talent and companies to flee to the US or Asia, leaving Europe economically stagnant and culturally hostile to entrepreneurship.Nov 13, 202423 tweets♥ 145K
JD Vance@JDVanceIt has been 50 days since Kamala Harris became the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party. In the dead of night yesterday, she finally released her campaign policy page. Here's what I think of...
SummaryA critic analyzes Kamala Harris's newly released campaign policy page, arguing that her claims about cutting taxes, making housing affordable, reducing regulations, and improving education don't match her actual policy proposals, which would burden working-class families through increased audits, ineffective housing assistance, more red tape, and student loan subsidies.Sep 9, 20249 tweets♥ 141K
Fernando Cao@thefernandoczIn 2023, Argentina was dying: • Central Bank $12B in debt • 50% poverty rate • 7,500% inflation Then Javier Milei became President. 11 months in, he's pulling off the greatest economic turnaround e...
SummaryArgentine President Javier Milei implemented radical fiscal reforms in 2023-2024, slashing government ministries, cutting 50,000 employees, and eliminating spending categories to achieve Argentina's first fiscal balance in 113 years. In just 11 months, he reduced monthly inflation from 54% to 2%, cut poverty from 57% to 46%, and restored economic growth while maintaining high approval ratings, proving dramatic economic turnaround was possible without hyperinflation or social collapse.Nov 29, 202418 tweets♥ 127K
Nas@Nas_tech_AIBig Pharma is in trouble. Trump and RFK Jr. exposed a scam that’s been costing Americans billions for years. The room fell silent when Trump revealed why Americans pay 10X more than Europe for ident...
SummaryTrump announced an executive order implementing "most favored nations" drug pricing, which would tie American prescription drug prices to the lowest prices paid in other developed countries, potentially reducing costs by 59-90%. The thread argues that pharmaceutical companies have exploited Americans paying 10x more than Europeans for identical drugs by shifting costs to the US market after foreign governments negotiated lower prices.Jul 28, 202518 tweets♥ 103K
ZOYA ✪@HeyZoyaKhanChina just destroyed the $400B global BIG luxury Brands market in a week. Sales are plummeting for LV, Gucci, Hermès, Chanel Chinese creators are exposing the truth... Thread🧵 ...
SummaryChinese social media creators are exposing that luxury brands have massive markups with 90% of pricing coming from the brand name rather than product quality, as identical items can be sourced directly from factories for a fraction of the price. This trend is causing Gen Z consumers in China to lose interest in traditional luxury brands like Hermès, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton, potentially disrupting the $400B global luxury market.Apr 23, 202513 tweets♥ 110K
Karl Mehta@karlmehtaPresident Trump just hosted a high-stakes cabinet meeting at the White House. One by one, top Cabinet members delivered Major Announcements — directly reporting to the American people. Here’s everyt...
SummaryPresident Trump's cabinet members announced major policy initiatives including tariff-driven trade negotiations, border enforcement measures, deregulation efforts, government waste identification, and various departmental reforms across defense, commerce, education, and other agencies. The announcements covered economic measures, immigration policy changes, energy development, and investigations into government fraud and inefficiencies.Apr 11, 202520 tweets♥ 102KOle Lehmann@itsolelehmannI'm German. 16 years ago, the EU and US economies were neck and neck. Today, the US economy is 50% larger than the entire EU combined. Here's the devastating truth behind Europe's ongoing economic...
SummaryThe author argues that over the past 16 years, the US economy has grown to 50% larger than the EU's due to America prioritizing innovation and entrepreneurship while Europe prioritizes regulation and security, resulting in brain drain, zero trillion-dollar companies in Europe, and an anti-business culture that is driving talent and startups away.Jan 13, 202522 tweets♥ 96.2K
Amy Sterling Casil@ASterlingI am a 5th generation Southern Californian who grew up in an orange grove and in Hollywood. I fled my home state in 2020. Los Angeles is burning right now because of what We the People have allowed ri...
SummaryA California native argues that LA's current fires are connected to decades of water mismanagement, with billionaires Stewart and Lynda Resnick controlling majority ownership of the state-funded Kern Water Bank and using vast amounts of California's water for pistachio exports while local communities lack clean drinking water and face health crises.Jan 12, 202526 tweets♥ 86.9K
Tanvi Ratna@tanvi_ratnaTrump’s new tariffs aren’t a trade tweak—they’re the first move in a full-spectrum reset. $9.2T in debt matures in 2025. Inflation lingers. Alliances are shifting. One announcement just set a dozen...
SummaryTrump's tariffs are a multi-pronged economic strategy designed to lower Treasury yields (easing debt refinancing), cut the deficit through spending cuts, jumpstart domestic manufacturing, and renegotiate global alliances through trade leverage. The approach carries significant risks: if domestic supply can't scale up quickly, inflation could spike and force Fed rate hikes, potentially derailing the plan by the 2026 midterms.Apr 3, 202521 tweets♥ 84.2K
Shawn Chauhan@shawnchauhan1Blackstone didn't buy 274,000 homes to be landlords. They spent $1 trillion turning homeownership into subscription housing. They are creating a generation that will own nothing and rent everything....
SummaryBlackstone has spent $1 trillion acquiring 274,000 homes not to build wealth but to create a subscription housing model that locks out individual homebuyers and extracts wealth through algorithmic rent increases. This systematic consolidation of housing stock—facilitated by AI pricing coordination and bulk cash purchases—is eliminating homeownership as a path to generational wealth and replacing it with corporate-controlled rental feudalism.Aug 17, 202515 tweets♥ 79.8K
Jeong@datchguy_xForbes just released its latest list of the World’s black billionaires Here's a breakdown of the 23 black billionaires in 2025🧵
SummaryForbes released its 2025 list of 23 Black billionaires worldwide, led by Nigerian cement magnate Aliko Dangote at $23.9 billion, followed by American tech and private equity leaders. The list includes entrepreneurs, athletes, and entertainers from the US, Africa, and the Caribbean, with combined wealth spanning industries from oil and mining to music, sports, and technology.Aug 21, 202528 tweets♥ 97.3K
MatrixMysteries@MatrixMysteriesWhat if I told you that a single income once provided a home, a car, and a comfortable life for an entire family? One shift in the economy made sure that would never happen again. Here’s how they us...
SummaryThis thread argues that feminism and women's workforce entry were instrumentally used to double labor supply, enabling corporations to stagnate wages, increase government tax revenue, and make homeownership unaffordable, ultimately trapping families in debt-dependent dual-income necessity rather than empowering them.Mar 17, 20259 tweets♥ 78.4K
Jackson@Jackson_00jTrump just delivered a $22 billion ultimatum to Apple: Bring production to America - or pay the price. Apple refused. Trump acted. And what followed? A $600+ BILLION power move no one saw coming....
SummaryTrump issued a 25% tariff ultimatum to Apple to manufacture iPhones in the US instead of India, causing a $118 billion market reaction. The thread discusses how this demonstrates Trump's leverage over major corporations and the economic implications of his tariff threats on manufacturing policy.Aug 3, 202518 tweets♥ 84.3K
thatonemaddy.bsky.social@thatonemaddyWatching Gen Z men veer right hits different for Millennials. We lived through Columbine, 9/11, the Iraq War, 2008 crash, 2016 election, covid, abortion bans, & now this. We watched institutions r...
SummaryA millennial reflects on how their generation faced repeated institutional failures and broken promises despite following the prescribed path to success, expressing concern about Gen Z turning toward extremism while asserting that millennials' resilience and compassion make them uniquely suited to lead positive change.Nov 7, 202418 tweets♥ 86.4K
Ali Zaeteri@alizaeteri1913 — Federal Reserve 1913 — IRS (Income Tax) 1913 — Rockefeller Foundation 1913 — American Cancer Society 1913 — ADL 1913 — Warburg (linked to Rothschilds) installs central banking 1914 — WW1 All...
SummaryThis thread presents a conspiracy theory claiming that major financial and institutional developments in 1913 (Federal Reserve, IRS, Rockefeller Foundation, ADL) represent a coordinated power grab by banking elites, facilitated by the deaths of anti-central bank wealthy men on the Titanic and followed by WWI profiteering. The thread argues this system persists today, controlling money, policy, and public narrative.Jul 30, 202516 tweets♥ 73.1KKarl Mehta@karlmehtaTrump's Art of the Deal Just Transformed Middle East Politics His $2 trillion deal spree revealed 3 commercial strategies the media missed completely. His Pakistan move left diplomats speechless. S...
SummaryTrump is pursuing 'commercial diplomacy' by leveraging massive business deals and trade agreements as foreign policy tools, appointing business leaders instead of career diplomats, and engaging with traditionally problematic partners like Pakistan and Syria when economics align. This represents a fundamental shift from ideology-based diplomacy toward deal-making focused on economic gains and American influence, with significant potential benefits and risks.May 17, 202517 tweets♥ 72K
Hosun Chung@hosun_chung