Connor O’Brien

IFP

@cojobrien

Fellow @IFP. Thinking about: high-skilled immigration reform, building pro-family cities, and the godforsaken New York Mets. Definite optimist.

Washington, DC cojobrien.com Joined October 2011

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Connor O’Brien @cojobrien Aug 25

Accepting H-1B petitions in the order that will maximize tax revenue:

1. Raises average pay by >50% (>$50k), better protecting US workers and selecting higher-skilled workers

2. Kills the outsourcing model

2. Raises tens of billions of dollars in new tax revenue over a decade

Connor O’Brien @cojobrien 14h

True. DC should not bend to the will of Uber.

Scott Goldstein @ScottGoldstein 16h

People on here like to act as if for-profit companies have an absolute right to the government bending to their will under whatever conditions they propose or else face the loss of said business. The government has a responsibility to foster good business AND protect people.
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Connor O’Brien @cojobrien 2d

800 AVs (really only 200 for now) are going to kill thousands of jobs?

32BJDMV @32BJDC_MD_VA 2d

“We are still left with a bill that would kill thousands of jobs, would undermine public transportation, and siphon local revenue to Silicon Valley. D.C. needs jobs, not the crumbs that Big Tech leaves behind.” 3/3
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Connor O’Brien @cojobrien 2d

This is bleak.

Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle 2d

NEWS: A bill to legalize Waymo and other self-driving cars in D.C. is on the legislative rocks, and a key architect is offering some last-minute hail-Mary changes to mollify labor unions in hopes of saving it this year. washingtonsun.com/metro/dc/dc-co…
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Connor O’Brien @cojobrien 3d

Guys we really need to do permitting reform.