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It's difficult for Americans to understand but most countries HAVE to live within their means. The $ allows the US to have a trillion dollar deficit but most h
by Neonlicht 2y ago
It's difficult for Americans to understand but most countries HAVE to live within their means.
The $ allows the US to have a trillion dollar deficit but most have to start cutting.
- derbOac 2y agoI think the concern is more about sweeping black-and-white decisions about funding than funding decisions per se? Also, discussions about "living within your means" almost always lead to questions about "who?" and "what is really leaving within your means?"
- intalentive 2y agoExorbitant privilege won’t last forever.
- daedrdev 2y agoIt's not just their deficit. The American economy is more diverse, productive and dynamic. For example, median income adjusted for cost of living was 32K in NZ and 48k in the US
- TimedToasts 2y agoNot all of us are in favor of trillion dollar deficits but we have almost no political power. :(
- peterashford 2y agoNot relevant to this case. The amount of money involved is tiny and projects already were heavily weighted towards those with economic benefit