When you go out number one, more often than not whatever you follow up with is a big ol’ number two. Through the confluence of precision storytelling, sublime comedy, and arguably the best main cast in television history, lighting was stuffed deep into a bottle and the world was a better place when you turned on the tube. While making the occasional cameo here and there (and unforgettably voicing George Steinbrenner), David staying mostly behind the scenes with pen in hand and a shockingly tight understanding of effective story structure.
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The unsung hero of the series was a neurotic comedian that, at the time, was relatively unheard: Larry David.
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It was the number one show on television, spawned countless quotes: “I’m king of the castle,” “He took it out,” “Mulva?”, “I’M COSMO KRAMER, THE ASSMAN!” amongst soooooo many others, and was a complete revolution in terms of what could be done with televised comedy and tv in general. If I could actually come up with something new and revelatory to say about the most famous sitcom of all time, I’d start writing my thoughts in stone rather than on my laptop. You can find my first entry in the series here.įor those unfamiliar, in this series I take the (arguably) perfect pop culture property and compare it to its follow-up to see whether or not it exceeds, equals, or fails its predecessor. (Adds Manchin’s comments on tax and inflation in paragraph after ‘Ludicrous Idea’ subheadline.Hey, Unrealtors! Time for another entry in The Jackie Brown Effect.
“We can generate significant revenues” by “taking some of the money out of high-income tax evaders who then go and spend the money - and that will contribute to reduced inflation,” Summers said. The former Treasury chief also said that higher levies on wealthy Americans would help on the inflation front by restraining spending. “If we don’t do it, we’re likely to lose what I think was a huge accomplishment for the Biden administration,” he said in reference to the global agreement.
“We can raise substantial revenue by cutting corporate-tax loopholes,” Summers said. Summers urged measures to boost corporate tax revenues, warning against any failure to follow through on US obligations in the global corporate-tax deal that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen negotiated last year. “I sure wish we could get past this basically ludicrous economic idea that tax increases are inflationary - it’s just not right,” Summers said. Manchin indicated to reporters this month that, with consumer prices surging 9.1% in the year to June, that made him cautious about doing taxes and climate spending, since they could “inflame’ the situation. Talks aimed at a slimmed-down version of Biden’s economic program have stalled on Capitol Hill, as Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia again voiced opposition. He also rejected “stimulative” measures such as continuing the moratorium on student debt.
“This is not the time for anything that’s going to be a big new spending program,” said Summers, a Harvard University professor and paid contributor to Bloomberg Television. Summers said that any tax hikes shouldn’t go toward funding fresh outlays - in contrast to the package of tax hikes and expanded social investment that President Joe Biden has sought from Congress for more than a year now. “Just the right thing to do is to raise taxes right now to take some of the demand out of the economy.” “Fiscal policy makes a big difference,” Summers said on Bloomberg Television’s “Wall Street Week” with David Westin. Summers Says Fed Needs to Take Strong Action to Curb Inflation VW Billionaire Clan Plotted CEO Ouster as He Was on US Tripįed to Inflict More Pain on Economy as It Readies Big Rate HikeĬhina’s Property Crisis Burns Middle Class Stuck With Huge Loans
Sergey Brin Ordered Sale of Musk Investments After Affair: WSJ (Bloomberg) - Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said that Washington is forgoing a key tool in helping the Federal Reserve quell inflation, and urged that lawmakers look at raising taxes.
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