In 1972, the highest federal income tax bracket was taxed at 70%. Today it's 37%. My dad's pension has been replaced, for me, by a mutual fund with "company match." The Voting Rights Act is functionally dead. 1/3 of workers were represented by a union in 1972, now it's 1/10.
The America we live in is the wildest dream of the average Nixon staffer. The police have been transformed into an occupying army. A Democratic Senator from West Virginia is more worried about the national debt than the esteem of railroad workers.
Aug 31, 2022 • 14 tweets • 6 min read
In two days I will take a seat at Foreman Field to watch @HokiesFB play @ODUFootball.
I am a graduate of Virginia Tech. Since earning my degree in 2007, every game I've attended in person has been a loss. God willing, that ends Friday.
This is the Scott Curse. 🧵
It's 2007. A Thursday. #2 ranked, Matt Ryan-led Boston College is coming to Blacksburg. I'm at my desk at my new job and the possibility of a Legendary Win hits me. My boss says "just go." I drive to Blacksburg.
