Economics
148 unrolled threads about economics, each one readable on a single page.
Ashwini Vaishnaw@AshwiniVaishnawNext-gen reforms in GST 🟡 5% for essentials 🟠 18% for standard goods 🔴 40% for super luxury & sin items 🧵See what all gets cheaper👇
SummaryIndia's new GST reform introduces a tiered tax structure with 5% rates on essentials (food, medicines, hygiene products), 18% on standard goods, and 40% on luxury and sin items. The changes aim to reduce costs for middle and low-income families while supporting agriculture, healthcare, textiles, and other key sectors.Sep 4, 202513 tweets♥ 17.1K
CR Sanchez@crsanchezxSoy europeo. Hace 16 años, las economías de la UE y EE.UU. estaban prácticamente a la par. Hoy, la economía de EE.UU. es un 50% mayor que la de toda la UE junta. Esta es la cruda realidad detrás de...
SummaryUn europeo analiza cómo la economía estadounidense ha crecido un 50% más que la UE en 16 años, atribuyendo esto a que EE.UU. prioriza la innovación y recompensa el emprendimiento, mientras que Europa sofoca a los empresarios con regulaciones excesivas, impuestos altos y una cultura anti-empresarial que está causando una fuga masiva de talento. El autor argumenta que Europa se está convirtiendo en un museo del pasado en lugar de un constructor del futuro, y advierte que la brecha económica solo se ampliará a menos que el continente cambie drásticamente su enfoque hacia la desregulación y el apoyo al riesgo empresarial.Apr 19, 202621 tweets♥ 12.3K
GDams@Gdams70🧵THREAD 🚨💸ALERTE PILLAGE ! Marc Touati confirme le braquage : 92 milliards de plus pour le "fonctionnement" de l'État en 3 ans. C’est pas pour vos flics, c’est pour les potes et les cabinets de c...
SummaryUn thread critiquant vivement la gestion budgétaire française, affirmant que 92 milliards supplémentaires vont au "fonctionnement" de l'État plutôt qu'aux services publics, et dénonçant les élites gouvernementales pour incompétence, corruption et tentatives de confisquer l'épargne des citoyens.Apr 5, 20266 tweets♥ 9.3K
𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐬𝐚 🇪🇺🇵🇱🇺🇦@Tweet4AnnaNAFO🔥19% of Russia’s oil capacity — erased. Ukraine did this. 🧵 1/9
SummaryUkraine has destroyed 19% of Russia's oil processing capacity through drone strikes on refineries, significantly reducing fuel supplies and war revenues. The attacks have caused Russian oil exports to pile up in floating storage, energy revenues to drop 50% year-over-year, and cascading economic strain across Russia's war-sustaining fuel supply chain.Feb 12, 202612 tweets♥ 15K
Gabriel Zucman@gabriel_zucmanBonjour M. Bernard Arnault, la fébrilité n’autorise pas la calomnie. Les milliardaires ne paient pas ou presque d’impôt sur le revenu et 86% des français ont raison de vouloir mettre fin à ce privil...
SummaryUn chercheur à l'ENS et Berkeley répond aux critiques de Bernard Arnault concernant sa proposition d'un impôt plancher de 2% sur les milliardaires, défendant la légitimité de ses recherches sur l'évasion fiscale et rappelant que cette mesure est soutenue par 86% des Français et sept Prix Nobel d'économie.Sep 20, 202515 tweets♥ 11.3KGabriel Zucman@gabriel_zucmanDans le projet de loi de finances que je viens de consulter, tout a été fait pour épargner Bernard Arnault et les milliardaires français. C’est donc aux autres catégories sociales qu’il est demandé d...
SummaryCe projet de loi de finances crée une taxe de 2% sur le patrimoine des holdings présentée comme mesure contre l'évasion fiscale, mais elle exonère plus de 95% de la fortune des milliardaires français grâce à de nombreuses échappatoires. Pendant ce temps, le gouvernement impose 29 nouvelles mesures fiscales affectant les autres catégories sociales.Oct 14, 202513 tweets♥ 8.6K𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐬𝐚 🇪🇺🇵🇱🇺🇦@Tweet4AnnaNAFO🔥 Zelensky to Russia: Ukraine's long-range campaign is accelerating. 🧵 1/13
SummaryUkraine is escalating long-range drone strikes against Russian infrastructure, disabling over 30% of Russia's oil refining capacity, destroying major e-commerce logistics hubs, and attacking ports and vessels. Russia's defense systems are failing to stop these attacks, creating severe fuel shortages, economic disruption, and banking stress, while Putin commits to continued war despite mounting costs.Jul 31, 202615 tweets♥ 13.5K𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐬𝐚 🇪🇺🇵🇱🇺🇦@Tweet4AnnaNAFO🔥Trump’s war against Iran won’t save Russia. Ukraine made sure of it. 🧵 1/14
SummaryRussia's economy is collapsing under the strain of the Ukraine war despite expectations that Middle East tensions would boost oil prices. The country is hemorrhaging foreign reserves, burning through its annual budget deficit in just two months, seeing mass bank withdrawals, and facing crippled energy exports due to Ukrainian strikes—leaving Putin unable to offset the damage even with higher oil revenues.Mar 27, 202615 tweets♥ 11.8K
Jordi Martí@xarxaticHemos troceado las carreras universitarias para montar un negocio de másteres inútiles que solo sirven para vaciar la cartera de las familias. Permitidme reflexionar sobre la estafa de los grados Fran...
SummaryEl autor critica el sistema universitario de Bolonia por fragmentar carreras generalistas en grados especializados que obligan a cursar másters costosos, creando "expertos ignorantes" con herramientas obsoletas en lugar de profesionales adaptables. Propone volver a licenciaturas generalistas con bases sólidas y eliminar los másters obligatorios.May 20, 202610 tweets♥ 9K
Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده@RamAbdu🧵Israel is engineering new methods of starvation in Gaza—in parallel with banning international aid groups. What’s imposed on goods entry isn’t regulation; it’s a coercive economic policy designed to...
SummaryIsrael is accused of implementing economic control over Gaza through restricting aid, allowing only four companies to control goods flow, and charging exorbitant coordination fees that inflate prices while blocking essential supplies—allegedly extracting over $1 billion through weaponized trade policy.Jan 4, 20263 tweets♥ 6.8K
Rapid Response 47@RapidResponse47Mass deportations = lower housing costs. Mass deportations = higher wages. Mass deportations = more jobs. Mass deportations = lower crime. Mass deportations are improving Americans' quality of lif...
SummaryA thread argues that mass deportations under the Trump administration have led to lower housing costs, higher wages for American workers, increased employment for native-born Americans, and significant drops in crime rates across major U.S. cities, with specific statistics cited for improvements in housing prices, blue-collar wages, labor force participation, and violent crime.Jan 14, 20266 tweets♥ 10K
Бианка@BiankaB12WARNING: LONG THREAD 🧵 Dear Americans, Your political and media class has sold you a very convenient fairy tale for decades - the tale of how your tax dollars pay to defend freeloading Europe. Whil...
SummaryThe U.S. military presence in Europe isn't a charitable subsidy but rather a strategic investment that primarily benefits American interests through power projection, supply chain security, and dollar hegemony. Europe provides bases, host nation support, and serves as a logistics hub for U.S. global operations, while also generating billions in arms sales for American defense contractors.Dec 6, 20258 tweets♥ 9.1K𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐬𝐚 🇪🇺🇵🇱🇺🇦@Tweet4AnnaNAFO🔥 Ukraine’s Zelensky: “This war will increasingly be felt inside russia.” 🧵 1/21
SummaryRussia's economy is collapsing under the strain of war, with massive budget deficits, plummeting energy exports, fuel shortages across 16+ regions, and critical infrastructure destroyed by Ukrainian drone strikes. Economic analysts warn the country faces unsustainable military spending, depleted reserves by November, and potential internal destabilization if new mobilization is attempted.Aug 15, 202623 tweets♥ 11.2K
Institute of Economic Affairs@iealondon🇬🇧 We asked Brits where the UK ranks vs US states in income per person. Average answer: 7th. Wealthier than 43 states. The reality: 51st. Dead last. Below Mississippi. Below Arkansas. Below every si...
SummaryA survey found that British respondents vastly overestimate the UK's income per capita, believing it ranks 7th globally when it actually ranks 51st—below every US state including Mississippi. The findings reveal widespread misunderstanding of Britain's economic position and a national mood of decline, with 67% believing the country is heading in the wrong direction.Apr 15, 20266 tweets♥ 9.6K
More Perfect Union@MorePerfectUSForty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies. Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market. This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
SummaryMedia ownership has consolidated dramatically from 50 companies controlling 90% of outlets in 1984 to just 5 companies today, a trend accelerated by the 1996 Telecommunications Act. This consolidation reduces competition, makes independent creators vulnerable, raises consumer prices, and threatens traditional industries like movie theaters.Dec 5, 20254 tweets♥ 9.8K𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐬𝐚 🇪🇺🇵🇱🇺🇦@Tweet4AnnaNAFO🔥 Ukraine’s Zelensky to russia: "20 million more drones are on the way." 🧵 1/14
SummaryUkraine's strikes on Russian oil refineries and logistics infrastructure have crippled the economy, forcing Russia to import fuel despite being an oil superpower, while the ruble weakens, inflation rises, and citizens withdraw billions from banks amid growing economic crisis. Russia's Central Bank has cut growth forecasts to zero and major oligarchs warn of impending banking disasters as the economic model collapses.Jul 28, 202616 tweets♥ 10.1K𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐬𝐚 🇪🇺🇵🇱🇺🇦@Tweet4AnnaNAFO🔥Russia is burning — not refineries, the state. Ukraine did this. 🧵1/8
SummaryA thread documenting Russia's economic and military deterioration due to Ukraine's strikes and sanctions, citing declining oil revenues (20% drop), mounting casualties matching recruitment rates, regional salary payment failures, rising bankruptcies, and growing domestic political dissent against the war.Jan 31, 202615 tweets♥ 10.1K
Qasem Al-Ali@AlaliQasemThe oil market just passed its breaking point. And it doesn’t matter if the Strait of Hormuz opens tomorrow. Here’s why the damage is already done 🧵
SummaryThe oil market has reached a critical breaking point due to Strait of Hormuz closure, with cumulative storage losses of nearly 2 billion barrels by June that far exceed historical precedent. Even if a ceasefire occurs immediately, the logistics of offloading floating tankers and rerouting vessels will take months to resolve, creating an unprecedented supply crisis that could force the US to ban crude exports or face refinery shutdowns. The only solution is demand destruction on the scale of COVID lockdowns, as the market searches for an unknowable marginal price that prevents complete collapse.Apr 20, 20268 tweets♥ 8.3K
#YeThikKarkeDikhao@YTKDIndia🚨 Madhya Pradesh is drowning in debt and the numbers are brutal. Total debt has crossed ₹4.6–5 lakh crore. That’s higher than state’s own annual budget. Let that sink in. An Explosive thread on MP...
SummaryMadhya Pradesh's debt has exploded to ₹4.6-5 lakh crore, exceeding its annual budget, with the government borrowing ₹125 crore daily for the past two years to fund unsustainable welfare schemes like Ladli Behna Yojana. The state is caught in a debt trap where monthly loans are needed just to cover recurring expenses, creating a cycle of borrowing and interest payments that threatens long-term financial collapse.Mar 18, 20269 tweets♥ 7.6K
derek guy@dieworkwear