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Meeker says we have the biggest peacetime discrepancy between government expenses and income in US history - except that this isn't peacetime; we've got active
by Vivtek 14y ago
Meeker says we have the biggest peacetime discrepancy between government expenses and income in US history - except that this isn't peacetime; we've got active war going on in two active theaters. (For such a long time, apparently, that Wired has forgotten it entirely.)
So why should I believe anything else she has to say?
- lostnet 14y agoBecause if we aren't nice to her she wont tell us why lower physical footprint per person is something negative rather than essential if asia is copying US lifestyle.
- benajnim 14y agoTechnically, these military activities are "authorized military engagements" and not outright declarations of war (which has not happened since WWII).
- Vivtek 14y agoI'm sure that makes them much cheaper. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.