I have a son in law who is a doctor and a son in law who is a dentist, both with $500k in student loans. Obviously I don't want/expect them to be forgiven, or paid by taxpayers. However, the current interest rate that these loans are at is putting them in a position that the principal will never be paid down. The government needs to reduce or eliminate the interest on these loans so they can be paid down more easily.
Mark Zuckerberg recently built a MASSIVE data center for META in Georgia
- There are residential homes just hundreds of yards away
- It uses so much water, residents no longer have water pressure in their homes
- Their sink water no longer works
- Their toilets don’t fill with water
- Their homes physically shake from the constant new construction
- The data centers use so much power they often go without power
- The small amount of water they do get to their homes is full of sentiment
“It's overwhelming because you really feel like you are up against this huge wall that you can't penetrate. There's nothing that you can do and they don't care.”
Vietnam buys $10B per year to the U.S.
Who gives a shit if they tariff themselves 10% or 0% on it?
We buy $150B per year from Vietnam.
And we just self taxed ourselves 50% on all of that for no reason at all.
We deserve what is coming for us.
Economically illiterate society electing economically illiterate leaders to make economically illiterate decisions.
Today, during a casual conversation, an elderly lady shared something that deeply moved me. She told me that her husband had recently passed away, but they had decided together not to have a funeral. The reason? Their family always had an excuse not to visit or even call. So, they chose not to "burden" their busy lives by making them attend a funeral.
But what truly shocked me was when she revealed that she hadn’t even notified the family of his passing. I asked how they would react when they eventually found out, and after a brief pause, she firmly said:
"If they didn’t care enough to see or speak to him while he was here, I refuse to let them see or speak about him now that he’s gone."
She explained that her husband was an excellent cook and always invited them to dinner. But the response was always the same: "I’m busy," or worse, complete silence. Holidays, birthdays, anniversaries… always ignored.
After much prayer, she made a bold decision: she sold their home and belongings, moved to a small apartment in the city, and started anew.
Then, she looked me in the eyes and said something I will never forget:
"Darling, when you realize you are no longer important to someone – even family – you have to make yourself the most important thing."
At that moment, my heart broke, but I also realized I had just met the most courageous person I have ever known.