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Jamie Fisher

@jamie-fisher.bsky.social

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culture goblin. research editor at NYT Magazine. author of Nobody Broke Your Heart: An Intimate Biography of Elliott Smith (out Aug. 25th!)

patreon + other links: https://solo.to/nobodybrokeyourheart

world’s best cats, except for your cats.

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@suchmayer.northsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 5:38 PMReposted by @jamie-fisher.bsky.social

I know I'm writing from a biased & privileged viewpoint as a bookseller but SO many young people are telling me everyday they're getting back into reading. And they want to read the good stuff, the nuanced stuff, the beauty. And they want to talk about it with other readers. And take notes by hand.

@jamie-fisher.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 12:17 PM

I’ve gotten messages from teens and their parents telling me how excited they are to read my book, and it’s a thick book! It made me so happy and optimistic about the next generation falling in love with books again

@jamie-fisher.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:29 AMReposted by @jamie-fisher.bsky.social

Ruin a book by adding a letter: Least of the Mohicans

@jamie-fisher.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 9:17 AM

Ahaha

@jamie-fisher.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:29 AM

Ruin a book by adding a letter: Least of the Mohicans

@oxmounter.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 3:42 PMReposted by @jamie-fisher.bsky.social

Ruin a book by adding a word. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret Thatcher

@jakemgrumbach.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:54 PMReposted by @jamie-fisher.bsky.social

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment.

www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…
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@damnitjanet.bsky.socialSep 27, 2026, 11:40 PMReposted by @jamie-fisher.bsky.social

Podcasts are actually really useful for making it sound like you're not home alone when the delivery guy brings a shameful amount of takeaway

@jamie-fisher.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:14 PM

It’s been hard to get coverage so it means a lot!

@jamie-fisher.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:05 PM

it’s a floppy tuxedo #caturday

Tuxedo cat on her back in a silly poseTuxedo cat on her back with arms tucked
@jamie-fisher.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 5:33 AM

Happy Halloween…

@jamie-fisher.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 5:28 AM

Whenever I open Marketplace it reminds me that this is “nearby” and it sounds like a threat

Haunted lemon with face
@jamie-fisher.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 5:09 AM

This one says that Tolkien and Chekhov were both INFP and I want to let my body be reclaimed by the sea

@jamie-fisher.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 5:09 AM

okay, like, so call me a capitalist fool but I would like to know what this guy does for a living because all his profile says is “chromamancer”

@jamie-fisher.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 4:55 AM

New in the shop! Totes and tees featuring Jamie Beeden’s photography on a colorful backdrop. As always, all proceeds go to the SIMS Foundation and Outside In. Check ‘em out! #elliottsmith

www.nobodybrokeyourheart.com

@jamie-fisher.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 4:42 AM

ghostie ableists

@eliasisquith.blogOct 9, 2026, 7:37 PMReposted by @jamie-fisher.bsky.social

in the land of the faceless, the man with two faces is king

@alisonwillmore.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:27 PMReposted by @jamie-fisher.bsky.social

It was SO GREAT having Dana on for this episode, even though she had to tolerate my making the case for DIGGER

@jamie-fisher.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:58 PM

Ohhh I’m so excited for this!!

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