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You are correct, some know what they are talking about. But there are also many people who think that being a smart person in one field makes them a smart person in every field. It…

Reading HN comments about the stock market is like listening to a bunch of MBAs talk about software engineering.

An issue with using fiscal policy this way is that many of the things that are worth spending money on aren't easily movable levers, they are long term projects. If inflation is ac…

These are good questions to be asking, and they are all theoretical possibilities. Some people see this as an opportunity for improvement, others find it deeply concerning. Central…

Columbus metro area is roughly the same size as Cleveland metro area so I don't think that is the reason. However, it could still have a talent advantage. Having OSU nearby is help…

You make some fair points about money and mistrust but the parent's argument is not unfair. You mention that you "became a Swede" by adopting Sweden's values. America doesn't have …

They were going up a couple of years ago. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS

This is interesting timing given what has been happening related to Evergrande. It is possible that the government is worried about money being moved out of the country, and crypto…

Important to note that that is the weight before cooking, a frozen patty will lose a lot of water weight in the cooking process, so what you end up getting is not a full 6oz.

Afghanistan and Korea are vastly different scenarios, perhaps the main difference is the situation the US put themselves in rather than a change of core values.

Could you elaborate on how the US data is manipulated or why it is lower quality than Israel's?

Maybe they should. But I can't help but comment that you're abusing statistics here. Smaller population countries like Canada and Australia pollute more per capita than the US. Als…

That may be true, but your quote is from 1947.

Being stuck working at Google or Facebook is a bit different than being stuck in a concentration camp from the perspective of consent don't you think? I'm not belittling the discus…

Not trying to take away from your main point but isn't Arduino Italian?

It is important to point out that the Americans concerned about Russian hacking are often not the same Americans concerned with protecting free speech.

Long simply means taking a position that would benefit if the stock/currency/commodity/bond/etc goes up in value. Similarly, being short generally means the opposite (although in s…

How is that in validation of MMT? We ran a huge deficit this year supporting the economy during covid. We are also seeing a spike in short term inflation and a weaker dollar. Treas…

When battleships and tanks are the weapon, manufacturing capacity powers the war machine. Perhaps drones usher in a new dynamic in that regard too. Maybe it's not how many drones y…

We don't treat them the same, and we shouldn't treat them the same. Having a multi layered tax policy is complicated and has proved difficult to enforce. Multinational corporations…

"It’s a shame that Biden had to back down from the initial 28% because of domestic opposition." You are misrepresenting the situation. A 28% global minimum was never on the table. …

According to the Federal Reserve, China's money supply is larger than the US. GDP levels don't directly map into money supply. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WM2NS https://fred…

No it works both ways. When someone says there is a labor shortage it doesn't mean it's labor's fault, it just means that labor has the power to set prices. If companies want to hi…