This socialist revenge porn from The Other 98% appears to be a made up narrative about a criminal act. Note: the following bust is not definitively corroborated and comes from unnamed sources, but is far more credible than the meme which rests on no evidence.
▪️This incident happened nearly 3 years ago at a trucking lot near Chicago. The driver was allegedly hired remotely just 4 days prior to the incident and had only completed one load before issues rose about his behavior.
▪️ Stories differ between him failing a drug test and being irrationally upset that he wasn’t driving a new truck, but whatever the reason the driver was summoned to be fired in person.
▪️Eyewitness sources say the owner offered to pay him for all his miles, reimburse for the items he bought like a mattress & trash can to outfit his truck, and even a plane ticket to get back home.
▪️The driver refused the accommodations and wanted to remain employed. But the owner insisted on termination and an argument ensued. The driver then allegedly asked if the Ferrari GTC4Lusso was the owner's.
▪️When confirmed, the trucker allegedly replied "Now you'll see what happens when you fuck with me," then ran towards an empty rig (not his), started it up and ran over the Ferrari.
▪️A source said the owner gave chase and was nearly run over by the truck. The police were then called and litigation allegedly proceeded. According to multiple trucker posts on FB, the company pays its truckers fairly and on time fwiw.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/33373/the-real-story-of-a-trucker-crushing-his-boss-ferrari-is-messier-than-you-think
https://www.carscoops.com/2020/05/angry-trucker-allegedly-drives-over-his-boss-ferrari-gtc4lusso-in-chicago/
▪️I was unable to find any reports since May 2020. Keep in mind, this was during the height of Covid hysteria which might help explain the remote hiring and crazy behavior.
I first critiqued this terrible take by looking at how food has actually improved substantially. Even though I said the same could be done in every category, people said “you’re only doing food.” So let’s do air travel and see why it’s not gotten better, not worse.
▪️Aircraft have greatly improved. Just 15-20 years ago, many domestic routes (~15%) were flown by turboprops like the Brasilia, Dash 8 or Saab. Now, almost everything is in jets, and most aircraft have WiFi. Some even have Starlink, where you probably have faster WiFi than your home. Most major airlines offer dozens or hundreds of movies and shows to watch.
▪️Newer designs like the 787 have lower cabin altitudes and improved humidity, which make a huge difference in passenger comfort on long haul flights. The first/business class international market has gotten very competitive globally, with many carriers offering excellent service and amenities. Pods, suites, showers, etc. Coach still sucks but is dramatically cheaper ...
This is the complete opposite of an empirical fact. The right has now joined the left in being pessimistic about the modern world and completely unappreciative of the amazing abundance we now have. I’ll just focus on food here, but you could do it for almost every category.
▪️Fresh produce used to be available only in season. In the winter it was canned or frozen. People used to send fruit for Christmas gifts, it was that much of a luxury good. Now, you can get giant, sweet berries year around in every grocery store. Corn on the cob in February. Not to mention once rare items like dragon fruit, heirloom tomatoes or baby bok choy.
▪️If you didn’t live on the coast, seafood was either not available, frozen, or extremely expensive. If you lived in the Midwest and traveled to coastal locales you would quite literally be able to eat food you had never seen. Salmon has become much more abundant and accessible. You can get fresh ahi at Walmart today. Sushi and oyster bars exist everywhere ...
▪️This is a proposal that pertains only to graduate level nursing degrees, not undergraduate ones (which were never considered professional degrees). The proposal will have a 30-60 day public comment period next year, where groups can object, before the DoE will decide on it.
▪️This is about how much federal student loans someone can take out for a particular degree. The cap on graduate degrees is $100k ($20,500/yr), while a “professional degree” limit is $200k ($50k/yr).
▪️Under the new rule proposal, professional degrees include:
🔹Pharmacy
🔹Dentistry
🔹Veterinary medicine
🔹Chiropractic
🔹Law
🔹Medicine (including osteopathic medicine & podiatry)
🔹Optometry
🔹Theology
▪️The nursing degrees excluded are ones like master of science in nursing (MSN), doctor of nursing practice (DNP) and PhD in nursing. These degrees would be limited to $100k in federal student loans, like all other graduate degrees.
▪️These changes came from the One Big Beautiful Bill’s...
