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Very interesting. Ancient people really were just as smart of us, they just lacked a lot of knowledge that was gained over the centuries.

Free would be a bargain compared to what US taxpayers are actually paying lol 😂

The Median annual wage in the USA is $43K.

That means, 50% of all people who work for a living earn less than that.

And I'm just going to guess that those same 50% aren't the ones with the best health insurance, retirement plans and other secondary benefits

So yeah, employment statistics don't reflect on the quality of the jobs.

I'd wager that probably only 25% of the US population is actually comfortable, or can expect to be mostly comfortable with only temporary exceptions (e.g. during college, in-between jobs, dealing with personal issues, etc). This corresponds to the people who can earn $70K a year.

The problem is, the other 75% would rather fight with each other than do something about it.

The money for these "sales" is aid from the US government.

Israel is unique in that they are the only country that gets its aid from the US government on January 1st, with interest, in cash. They have to use a part of it on American weapons and the rest they just get in cash.

I'm sure Sanders also has a bill or intentions to stop that, but that would be a separate bill.

I think they meant the economy, not population, but still, quality comment right here.

People who don't do math are doomed to talk nonsense. And you just used math to showcase the stupidity. Bravo, sir.

One of my pet peeves is all the people concerned about the birth rate.

We are at a time in the history of the planet where there have never existed as many homo sapiens as there are today, and that record will get broken every day for the next 20-50 years.

Of all the times to want a higher birth rate since we have existed as a species, this just ain't the time where it makes any kind of logical sense.

Gotcha, totally agree

And quite frankly, among (young) progressive people, getting attacked head-on by Trump is somewhat more predictable and less emotionally taxing than getting backstabbed and gaslighted by liberals.

Which is why a lot of them didn't vote for Kamala.

I don't yet know where the American political realignment will end, but the liberal/progressive coalition that elected Clinton, Obama and Biden seems to be irreparably damaged.

I don't understand your point.

The effects Iean are things like inflation and cuts in social security.

If you mean that Republicans will find a way to rationalize blaming the libs - I agree that will happen.

But they won't actually like the inflation and lower social security.

Honestly, I expect this AI bubble to implode with much more devastation than the dot-com bubble.

And it's not even that AI is useless. Like the internet (during dot-com) it will definitely have good uses.

But (a) those uses will take many years to crystallize and mature and (b) the early capital-intensive movers have a big disadvantage and most of them don't have a feasible path to recoup the money invested into them.

This is why the AI club is licking Trump's boot. They will get the federal government to bail them out by buying overpriced AI products and services and taking over worthless investments "in the interest of national security".

American taxpayers are going to foot this bill and they will not like it when they start seeing the effects.

In what world could someone who is already elected president not arrange some kind of democratic primary for their second and third terms?

You could also abolish the whole primary process and go for a French two-stage election.

Anyway, sky's the limit for finding a new system.

Since we are talking constitutional amendments, anything can be added as a requirement.

The way things currently work are not a restriction.

Due to protection against cheap Chinese cars.

In China, you can get an EV below $10K.

For countries without domestic car manufacturers,.Chinese EV's are by far the cheapest cars to import.