Lots of opinion here - little science. Folks used to say the same thing about BSE until a bunch of folks died in UK. It’s safe until it isn’t. To each their own, but not worth it to me - especially since I am feeding my family the stuff.
IR/RC do not make it more likely that a mainstream popular 3rd party would win. I makes it so folks can vote for fringe candidates but then have their ballots recast for a mainstream choice. It adds confusion, gamesmanship, increases polarization and the only thing it solves is the "you're...
One lab keeps soft mouth for everything. The other lab is fine with the birds, but anything stuffed or toy she is full on Cujo - never seen one answer the bell for the second round.
First, I know plenty about the system so you don’t have to give me the official party pamphlet on it or cut and paste a ChatGPT script.
I won’t do all your googling for you but here is one example of my point to get you started...
The problem is that it is 40 yrs too late. You have to raise tariffs while you still have a full scale viable industry/supply chain. Otherwise it is just an inflation inducing, recession flirting, tit for tat.
I will assume they do/could, but plenty of folks are on the losing side of Friedman's markets and fair for them to object. Let's stop saying others are too stupid.
Another message from 2024 — we don’t care about rich folks on their fancy golf courses and on their gold toilet seats if they just leave us alone - but when the rich folks spend their time pushing down a crazy pseudo-religion on us and thumbing their nose at our cultures and traditions, then we...
Sometimes it is helpful to actually know something about how things actually work and a few folks who are in the mix. Every candidate ever elected to the office promised change - few got it done - and those few had competent teams around them. Populist revolts never fix anything. I think the...
Do we get to have mindless followers on HT? ‘Cuz I could use a few. A sh*t-ton of leaves in the yard could use raking by a couple of motivated minions. ;)
All presidents have a list, not a single name. I know an insider who says Trump thought he could bully Scott into majority post and get Gaetz through as recess appointment. Trump is surprised that GOP senators are pushing back at all on anything. He will (and should) get most of what he wants...
The problem is that just having a fire in the belly for change is never enough to make real change in large organizations. I am fine with outside the box outsiders, but they have to be competent with a proven track record of leading real org change. Just being a complete sycophant with a passion...
Even China is acknowledging that endless bureaucracy is a drag on the people.
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-xi-stimulate-growth-busy-work-67bf4b4f?st=w77FZi&reflink=article_copyURL_share