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Tomm Carr

The idea that "we have plenty of money for X but not for Y" is a false choice.

This may come as a surprise, but it is not a government's job to solve our problems. The government's only function is to see to it that we…

11h ago

11h ago

No, you recite the litany of things other people have claimed Trump has said, or really…

Jan 5

Jan 5

--The patriarchy is oppressing women!

--But many women hold those same beliefs.

Jan 5

Jan 5

This is a short-sighted look at merit.

Even that is not the correct question. The real question is, who decides where it goes? Of every human alive in whatever office of…

Jan 3

Jan 3

How to lie using charts.

I realize you did not make this chart so did not choose the starting point, but this points out the importance of verification of data even…

Jan 3

Jan 3

This is not quite on the same scale as the (in)famous Washington Post article [https://townhall.com/

Trump is a master of hyperbole. OK, let's agree that hyperbole is just a euphemism for lying. Trump lies. He lies about crowd sizes, he…

Jan 2

Jan 2

You don't specify what role deflation took in the 1930s.

Deflation has an undeserved bad reputation. I've heard it describes as "worse than inflation."

Dec 31, 2024

Dec 31, 2024

"These are...well documented scientific projections."

The first of these was published in 1798 by Thomas Malthus (An Essay on the Principle of Population), which concluded that, because natural…

Dec 29, 2024

Dec 29, 2024

I like the the way you say we should be honest and direct but only with "others" who are…

On the other hand, I think we should all be unflinchingly honest and direct with everyone.

Dec 28, 2024

Dec 28, 2024

All tools are a productivity multiplier.

Dec 21, 2024

Dec 21, 2024

Tomm Carr

Tomm Carr

A retired software engineer who hates retirement with a passion. My hobbies are writing, economics, philosophy and futurism.

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