I guess I'm not familiar with the depraved/nasty stuff you're referring to. And the US economy was doing great just a few weeks ago, so I find it hard to believe it's on the verge of bankruptcy now, although I have seen a lot of people posting that. Where's that coming from? - ThreadSky

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I guess I'm not familiar with the depraved/nasty stuff you're referring to. And the US economy was doing great just a few weeks ago, so I find it hard to believe it's on the verge of bankruptcy now, although I have seen a lot of people posting that. Where's that coming from?

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maxtrack.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sorry you're not keeping abreast of the news.

The depraved stuff is pretty bad.

The economy is doing okay. We just can't pay our bills.

Not a minor issue. Death of a country.

js-atkins.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm keeping up with the news. Can you tell me what the depraved stuff is? Glad you realize the economy is doing okay. And I think America is paying its bills, although I realize there are always issues around the debt ceiling. What do you think about more tax breaks for billionaires?

maxtrack.bsky.social•5 hours ago

We're only able to pay the interest on the debt, and it's getting continuously worse.

Death spiral.

DOGE is necessary. Not just nice.

js-atkins.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Unfortunately DOGE has not found much in the way of savings, and has had to walk back many of the things they thought they'd found. Also pretty much no fraud. Musk has managed to get himself some new contracts though. How do you feel about that? Is it a conflict of interest?

maxtrack.bsky.social•3 hours ago

There does appear to be a fair amount of savings being found.

Your sources are suspect.

Musk and his companies are taking quite a beating from the liar media. I don't mind any reasonable advantage he might see from the seeming conflict of interest.

He's not getting paid otherwise.

js-atkins.bsky.social•2 hours ago

One of my sources is Musk's own reports of what he and his team have cut. They've had to remove several entries, and correct pretty big mistakes in others. The thing is, these guys are not auditors, and it doesn't look like they are actually evaluating the programs they're cutting.

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