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I don't know why you take your economic cues from a dead white guy. He pales (pun intended) in comparison to the economic brilliance of Annie Lowry at The Atlantic who says that inflation is *your* fault - just stop buying expensive stuff (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/inflation-prices-buying-habits/676191/) and Emily Stewart at Vox, who informs us that the problem isn't inflation - it's the prices (https://www.vox.com/money/2023/11/8/23951098/economy-inflation-prices-job-market-sticker-shock). C'mon man!

Oh that I could have the faith in unicorns and modern monetary theory that these mental midgets have. The world would be a brighter place.

BTW, kudos on the Python reference. Now I need to go buy a parrot.

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I'd recommend the Norwegian Blue - such lovely plumage.

Vox is no surprise. The Atlantic gives me a glimmer of hope once in a while, because they sneak an honest article in from time to time. But, we're in an election year, and with Trump likely to be the GOP nominee and Biden growing in unpopularity (and senescence), there's no way they'll do anything but prop his administration up.

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As to MMT and the unicorns - I think that more than a few of them know reality, but simply don't care. Buying votes is more important than fiscal prudence.

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I have to admit Cleese’ remark

‘You’ve got his feet nailed to the perch” and watching biden

-shrug-

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Thank you for todays column.

While some may have witty self aggrandizing witticisms

We should be sobered by the perilous fact, we have a baboon in a roomful of red button’s trying to make light patterns like bloody snow angels. A DoJ steeped in lawfare, and the 2024 last act of civilized America.

Popcorn is going to be a hot commodity come the fall

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Until now “blowing smoke up your ass” has been ... enigmatic 😁

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The first time I heard the "we just need to communicate to the public better" lament was when Obama used it to deflect the criticism of Obamacare. The literal translation of that is: you plebes are just too dumb to understand all the great things we're doing for you.

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That's pretty much the entirety of their view on political governance.

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