If this is the best the Democrats can do, we are lost. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/11/democrats-tax-cuts-republicans
DGM187
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Retired technology consultant with interests in economics, investing, personal finance, government, writing, reading, wilderness trekking, coffee, jazz, and the future. I like engaging thoughtfully. Ideas. Possible futures. Into decentralized systems. Blogger. Writer. Two published tech books.
Were there any journalists at the #correspondentsdinner in DC tonight? The facts are sketchy. Credible news organizations are not reporting any details yet more than 1 hour after the event. Smells like bullshit.
Winter trekking in the Adirondacks. #snoeshoe #outdoors #hiking https://yog.bearblog.dev/winter-adventure-in-the-adirondacks/
Our Federal Government managed to add $1 triillion to this figure in five months. We are now carrying $39 trillion of debt. If the government accounted for future obligations the way every business in the United States is required to by law, the actual debt load would be well over $100 trillion. If we don't fix the political incentives that drive this, the dollar will not survive intact.
The USA's debt-to-GDP is 123%. This is the 10th worst in the world. The names that are worse than the USA in this regard: Sudan, Japan, Singapore, Eritrea, Lebanon, Venezuela, Greece, Italy, Bahrain.
Trump attacking the Pope and posting an AI image of himself as Jesus? He really isn’t a very stable genius.
Two party politics have evolved from bad incentives. We are living through the consequences now.