@OrwellNGoode I mean in bankruptcy court you're forced to sell all your valuable assets as part of the proceeds in order to attempt to make creditors whole. If you blow it on nice clothes, jewelry, etc, then you're just going to have to fork everything over.
@KyleMau Sure but Europeans on average have lower obesity rates, longer lifespans, and higher overall happiness. Doesn't take a genius to see these things might be related.
@Molson_Hart Not really true? Us Industrial output has never actually fallen over time, employment in the sector has. We're still an incredibly industrialized nation but it's mostly automated and the small town factory model has evaporated.
@NxtDeterio I think the proper comparison is someone who refuses to wear glasses wondering why everyone is so annoyed with them all the time. ADHD, like impaired vision, is treatable and subject to the same discussions of fairness. It's a more apt metaphor than you might have realized.
@oroborous Remarkably narrow view.
The US ending the supply of drones from Iran to Russia by starting the war has been a big boon to Ukrainian front lines. We also never really stopped supporting them funding wise.
@MoreBirths This seems like a big chicken and egg problem. You're using city-level data and ignoring birthrates in surrounding suburbs or Metro areas, which have a chance to improve as the cost of living goes down for everybody.
@EPBResearch Would very strongly challenge the notion that offshoring has no impact on services. Plenty of businesses have shipped entry level jobs to India
@Authw8 I think it's more a reflection of the idea that having specialist ships that are on paper more efficient at their roles isn't necessarily preferable to having one, jack of all trades design that can be combined with similar ships for similar missions. Specialists did exist
@IlvesToomas@jteurope Just not true my dude. Successive US presidents have tried for decades to get Europe to contribute more of their GDP to defense spending. Obama did it. Bush did it. Clinton did it.
Sounds like you need to check up on history yourself.