The Arithmetic of Absurdity: RFK Jr. Doubles Down on Trump’s Impossible Drug-Pricing Math

Math vs. Myth- by Winston Wendell Blue Press Journal - When it comes to economics, it feels like the current administration treats the laws of mathematics as more of a suggestion than a rule. On Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to patch up President Trump’s wild claims about prescription drug pricing, but ended up digging himself into an even deeper hole with his own calculations. Here’s where it gets weird: President Trump has a habit of […]

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David Foster Wallace: the literary genius who makes math errors an art form! 🤓✍️ Apparently, in "Infinite Jest," math mistakes are as intentional and meaningful as the #footnotes. Let's just say he needed a calculator more than a dictionary. 🤷‍♂️📚
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