Maggie's Farm

Misleading. While most economists say that some deficit spending is necessary to increase the money supply as the economy grows, or to respond to emergencies, few believe that very high deficits are economically healthy. Very high deficits undermine the value of U.S. debt holdings, mean increasingly large portions of the budget have to go for debt service, reduce funds available for old age benefits as the population ages, and make it harder to borrow in the event of a real emergency.


Misleading. It was draconian tariffs that most economists thought would lead to a recession. However, Trump backed away, at least temporarily, from his tariff threats. The talk, as if you could believe the American president to tell the truth, rattled markets, but they quickly adjusted once Trump delayed the tariffs.


Misleading. The average EU tariff on US goods was about 3%.

Maniac: Keep arguing with the bot

For the record, posting by Zachriel on Maggie's Farm long predates the advent of human-devised Large Language Model Artificial Intelligence.

The government had threatened the Soliman family with immediate deportation. The case was moved to the immigration system for regular deportation proceedings, which allows the family due process, so the judge dropped the emergency order. The family has argued the deportation is intended to unconstitutionally punish them for Soliman's actions.


Mamdani's has condemned anti-Semitism, the Oct 7 attacks on Israel as a war crime, and the right of Israel to exist with equal rights for all. It is possible to be against Israel's actions and not be anti-Semitic.


Gallup: 92% of Republicans, 53% of Independents, and 32% of Democrats are extremely or very proud of America.

Democratic and Independent pride in America has slipped since Trump's election, many decrying his constant lying, seeing his actions as bullying other nations including friends and allies, and seeing his concentration of executive power as dangerous to liberty. Republican pride has increased over the same period.

The invention of the calculator will mean people's arithmetic skills will atrophy. And you may not always have a calculator on hand.

Socrates was skeptical of writing. As his student, Plato, related:

Before the printing press was invented, literate people had knowledge of just a few texts, from which they could often recite, and which others would easily recognize. These include the Bible, Homer's Iliad, and the Arthurian legends.

After the printing press, people might have shelves and shelves of books. An avid reader might scan their collection and take down something that appears interesting, but the wealth of books being so great, they can't quite remember whether they've read it before or not.