Debt by itself is a lousy guide. A $500,000 mortgage can be manageable or terrifying depending on salary, rates, and future earnings. Same with countries: the real question isn’t “how much debt?” but “can they carry it?”

Deficits aren’t inherently good or bad. They’re a tool. The real question is: what problem are they solving? Econ is annoyingly context-dependent like that.

The problem with a gas tax holiday? Lower gas prices encourage more driving.⁣ ⁣ If the goal is relief, send checks based on last year's gas spending instead. Similar help for households, without increasing demand.

Kevin Warsh once argued for rates that were too high for the economy, and he now seems politically reluctant to contradict Trump. That's a worrying combo.⁣ ⁣ We'll find out soon enough which one shows up to work.

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"You can't say the cost of a puppy is $200 because that was the adoption fee." The Pentagon's $25B price tag does exactly that — it ignores veterans' care, disability payments, and decades of interest. The true cost of war shows up long after the fighting stops.

"If we don't have immigration and population growth, the number of people who can pay off that debt just went down." That's the key mechanism.

Pete Hegseth’s focused on the cost of the bomb. I’m more interested in the size of the economic crater.⁣ ⁣ And that crater may be 10 to 100 times larger.⁣ ⁣ For many families, that translates into thousands — perhaps tens of thousands — of dollars.

Even if Middle East tensions ease, futures markets are signaling oil prices will stay elevated for months — maybe years.⁣ ⁣ That's the "Iran tax." And it's not going away anytime soon, regardless of what the White House says about prices coming down.

Opportunity cost is Econ 101 with real stakes: the cost of a choice is not just dollars spent, but what you gave up. For war, that means not only destruction, but all the prosperity that never gets a chance to exist.

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A major water line on Utah Street was struck in the town of Livingston, affecting both wells that supply the entire town, officials said. Read more: https://www.wbrz.com/news/major-water-line-struck-on-utah-street-in-town-of-livingston-all-government-offices-closed 

Right-wing figures are claiming that political violence only comes from the left. That is a shameless lie. The CATO Institute found that 63% of politically motivated murders came from the right, and just 10% from the left, between 1975 - Sept 2025 (excluding 9/11). I laid this out on CNN last year

Today, 23 January on CTNews… 🔥 Fear rules the Cape Flats as extortion terror tightens its grip ⚓ Cape Town port future stalls as Culemborg remains undeveloped 🏖 Muizenberg beachfront rebuild hits a disruptive new phase

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AI can improve speed, workflow, and data analysis in healthcare. But experience, intuition, and clinical judgment built through years of patient care are still incredibly difficult to replace. #AIinHealthcare #ArtificialIntelligence #HealthcareInnovation

Ciji Graham’s is the seventh case ProPublica has investigated in which a pregnant woman died after she was unable to access standard care in a state that has significantly restricted abortion. Read her story: https://propub.li/4r4VQr4

My personal favorite part of Beyond the Mat is when Vince Russo instructs Sable to sell a back injury like death and then we see a clip of her amazing selling prowess.

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Iran trolling Trumpstein - White House Dinner

Cool video of the Artemis II Orion capsule separating from the European Service Module. This footage is from the GoPro HERO4 Black cameras installed on the ESM's solar arrays. The wobble in the second shot is from the jolt imparted to the ESM as Orion separates. Credit: NASA

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No one is above the law, and corruption all too easily begets authoritarianism. We have to stand against it. op: @annaconnellyiscool

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Its rare to hear a perspective about the way Australian foreign policy conflicts with the shared values of our region. Ambassador Geoff Raby joins @Boganintelpod to discuss this and other unique perspectives you wont find on @abcnews 'Insiders'. Full episode in comments 👇

⚾🤡 29 May 2026 🤡⚾ San Diego Padres at Washington Nationals Game: Regular Season The Play: 1-1, 1 out, top of 8th, Padres up 7-5 Interference: Ty France reaches on catcher interference by Keibert Ruiz. Ty France to 1st. Final: Padres won 7-5 in 9 innings

Qual o soulslike que mais se afasta de Dark Souls que você já viu? Temos inúmeros clones do jogo da FromSoftware em tudo quanto é videogame. A fórmula de fantasia medieval sombria em terceira pessoa super exótica é a mais usada. Esse aqui apresenta um estilo BEEEM diferente!

Ah, I love the gardening style (it closely resembles mine 😎) We too have cats and hedgehogs, one visited just now and entitled some of the cat food I leave out for it. Once upon a time we even had a nest!

Silviana: Ai Ippai no Boukensha (1988) | action RPG | Nintendo Famicom Disk System | Pack-In-Video Instead of saving the world, Silviana just wants to find medicine for her mom! And even after living the adventurer's life, she can still come home to visit, giving her the strength to keep fighting.

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Any kid was hit&run by vehicle&say they're bad 1&let vehicle hit them by running fast&made everyone worry in Netflix ATLA, Marvel, DC, Fast& Furious, Wednesday, Squid Game, Last of Us, GTA, Star Wars, One Piece? Kid:It's was me who's bad. Run so fast&only then let car hit me. It made everyone worry.

While STEMI care has made significant advancements in the past two decades, challenges remain with heart failure and mortality risks. Watch experts discuss how they're addressing these obstacles, starting with achieving complete reperfusion in the Cath lab. www.tctmd.com/Advancing-ST...

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Good Beautiful Friday to my Wonderful 1,092 #Followers. My goodness I do enjoy that of the people that do #Followme there are so many different types of people. Some enjoy the AI Learning Journey & Information, & others like the Creations & Entertainment of the #AIVideos. That's SO Cool! Thank You.🥰

The Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment means what it says: Every child born in the U.S. is a U.S. citizen.  After argument today, we are optimistic that the Supreme Court will agree.   More from @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social:

Betty deploys the slow eye blink in her effort to get treats 🥰🥹 #cats #BettySounds #Bettyexpressions

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Van Lathan Jr: “Before you absolve your ancestors of their role in American Slavery. Understand the totality of the enterprise.”

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Exploring Kami is a reward in itself. Where are your favorite scenic locations in Cairn? (We’re working on the travel brochures😉)

#TankUpdate This is the 10 gallon that's actually closer to 7. Sweet pea, the golden mystery snail and Murf, the ivory mystery snail, are still doing well. The Livebearers are feisty, the Ember Tetras are stoic as ever, and there's a healthy population of both shrimp and bladder snails. #🐌 #🐟

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🔴 Garamendi pide a Junts que hablen "en serio", en Waterloo o donde haga falta 🗣️ "A ver quién es verdaderamente español, quién es patriota y quién es un oportunista que va cambiando de opinión según le sople el viento", añade Javier Aroca en #MalasLenguas

First, things, first… Early Sunday morning walk in the park listening to a chorus of birds chirping, peaceful. #BlackWomen

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Chinese lawyer Victor Kao warned if Is/ raeli use nuclear weapons, whether against Iran or any other country, it wouldn't save it but could lead to its end, as such a step would ignite a wave of international condemnation that could lead to its political & existential collapse.