Is the author under the impression that foodborne diseases didn't spread under previous administrations? There's dozens of examples here: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foodborne_illness_outbreaks_in_the_United_States" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foodborne_illness_outb...
Does the author realize that the cuts to USAID, foodstamps, welfare, and other entitlements and waste are a good thing?
We just surpassed $40 trillion in debt, the bond market is blaring warning signs, and yet the government just keeps wasting money on both democrat and republican causes.
We shouldn't be wasting money on a $47k on a "transgender opera" in Colombia, $100B in food stamps, or $40B on the Iran War.
Both republicans and democrats are jeopardizing the one thing that truly matters in our government: the ability to pay its obligations. Whether it's wasting money on a Tomahawk or a welfare queen, it's reprehensible.
If you look at it in terms of abstract benefit rather than profit, it makes sense. We shouldn't be doing things where the cost is much more than the benefit.
A lot of political issues sort of boil down to how you estimate the upside of things.
With our deficit near $2 trillion dollars, nobody is worried about the government making a profit. Anyone reasonable is just worried about it being able to pay its already massive debt without triggering hyperinflation or the collapse the world's economy.
alex43578 · · focus · HN ↗
Does the author realize that the cuts to USAID, foodstamps, welfare, and other entitlements and waste are a good thing?
We just surpassed $40 trillion in debt, the bond market is blaring warning signs, and yet the government just keeps wasting money on both democrat and republican causes.
We shouldn't be wasting money on a $47k on a "transgender opera" in Colombia, $100B in food stamps, or $40B on the Iran War.
Both republicans and democrats are jeopardizing the one thing that truly matters in our government: the ability to pay its obligations. Whether it's wasting money on a Tomahawk or a welfare queen, it's reprehensible.
dented42 · · focus · HN ↗
maxerickson · · focus · HN ↗
A lot of political issues sort of boil down to how you estimate the upside of things.
alex43578 · · focus · HN ↗