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Comment by motorest

7 days ago

> I don't see anyone mentioning that the United States needs to manage its massive national debt, currently in the trillions, by issuing Treasury securities.

It's very hard to even assume that's a concern of the current US administration, based on not only the fundamentalist goal of radically cutting taxes and regulations, coupled with the fact that it's purposely pushing a recessive economic policy that defies any logic or reason.

The very least that you'd expect is a progressive tax policy that didn't excluded corporations and mega-rich. You're not seeing any of that.

The whining about how social security payouts was going to sink America while at the same time handing out tax cuts for corporations hints at a ideologically driven agenda.

Put clowns in charge and you'll get a circus.

Öküz saraya çıkınca kral olmaz. Ama saray ahır olur.

  • Translation: When the ox goes to the palace, he does not become a king. But the palace becomes a barn.

  • > Öküz saraya çıkınca kral olmaz. Ama saray ahır olur.

    I like the saying, but why Turkish? It's known in English also.

    • I'm sure it has a lot of sources, but it was popularized more recently as a mistranslated Circassian proverb, which caused a Turkish journalist to go to jail and then was picked up by various English news outlets.