@dylanmatt If we could tax your undeserved arrogance, we'd balance the national debt.
— I'm The Bomb (@MeosoFunny) April 25, 2017
“The Smartest Thinkers, The Toughest Questions.” Vox has worked hard to justify making that their slogan, and today’s deep thoughts from writer Dylan Matthews are an important reminder of their commitment to intellectual excellence.
I really wish the US health reform discussion would treat alcohol/tobacco control as more central, for these reasons https://t.co/4TDQEoIKLa
— Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt) April 25, 2017
More than a year and a half after pushing these sound policy suggestions:
I want really high taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugar.
I want to ban human drivers ASAP.
And I want gun control.
It's not an either/or.— Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt) October 2, 2015
He’s still at it:
Universal coverage is obviously important. But making alcohol, tobacco, and driving vastly more expensive is arguably more so.
— Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt) April 25, 2017
That’s an awful lot of stupid to sift through. So let’s not waste any time.
@dylanmatt that's a stupid idea
— Crftbrlvr (@Klaus_Flauten) April 25, 2017
@dylanmatt Well aren't you just a little dictator?
— Corey Vollinger (@corey_vollinger) April 25, 2017
@dylanmatt Bad idea, many unintended consequences… But you're from vox, par for the course.
— Bruce Lee (@caxtman) April 25, 2017
@dylanmatt why do you hate poor people?
— rewrite omitted#7089 (@JohnFict) April 25, 2017
@dylanmatt Finally, someone gets it. Only the upper class should be allowed to have access to vices and luxuries.
— Sheepdog5931 (@sheepdog5931) April 25, 2017
@dylanmatt Yeah!! Screw the poor people!! Only drink, cigs and driving for the rich!! …..FO
— Long little doggie (@54Doggie) April 25, 2017
@dylanmatt YES! TAX THE POOR INTO SUBMISSION!!! / "progressive"
— Bugs Meany (@Bugs_Meany) April 25, 2017
"let's make driving vastly more expensive" is the sort of thing only an amazingly cloistered urbanite can talk himself into https://t.co/ERgAeHWwqc
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) April 25, 2017
People: We need to close the gaps between rich and poor.
Same people: We need to make driving so expensive only rich people can do it. https://t.co/zVgRMXOHhD
— neontaster (@neontaster) April 25, 2017
@dylanmatt So you want to make it more expensive for the working poor to get to their jobs?
— Bill Hobbs (@billhobbs) April 25, 2017
@dylanmatt So basically you hate poor and working class people and want to take away the things that help them derive some small pleasure in life…
— Christopher Blake (@Colonel_Ice84) April 25, 2017
@dylanmatt I, too, long for the day when my every life choice goes through a complicated process of government approval.
Independence is overrated.
— Jeff Campbell (@Darchmare) April 25, 2017
@dylanmatt Who are you and will you please stay out of my life? Thanks.
— marie rich (@rich_marie) April 25, 2017
Now there’s a good suggestion.
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