It's a confidence scam. Make Biden appear as a trusted figure. Present a false dichotomy by presenting the election as a critical choice between stability and chaos. Then create a sense of urgency then lean into the bandwagon effect to finish it off.
moujikman
joined 3 years ago
When manufacturing comes back to the US is likely a leading indicator.
Can we somehow change the title to something less traumatic to read? I would appreciate it, I didn't enjoy having read that.
Why would I buy lunch today when I can just buy lunch tomorrow for a little cheaper.
The criteria for the GDP measure changed in 2009 which put a heavier weight on R&D capitalization. This makes it an unfair comparison since China economy is mostly manufacturing-based. The fact that their growth rate is so high despite this is very notable.
Behavioral economics posing as labor economics. Behavioral economics is completely fake and has no value. It's effectively social psychology for libertarians.
The past few decades have seen the largest corporate consolidation in almost every industry.
These are all franchisees. These people have no real power other than controlling labor costs.
He was a physics phd with a focus in gravitational waves, never a professor. His phd thesis has 0 citations.
We don't see the social mobility required for a merit-based society. Harvard's Equality of Opportunity Project highlighted the increasing importance of the "birth lottery" in this country.
Drug trade: Afghanistan is the world's largest producer of opium, which can be refined to make heroin.
The illicit drug trade isn't just heroin, it's moving opioids into India so they can be resold to the pharmaceutical industry for our legal-opioid epidemic.
Interest rates remain high so the squeeze is still happening.