@APompliano The most prosperous years for the middle class were during the highest tax rates on the wealthy. Important to remember as politicians talk about a new wealth tax.
DOGE, a bunch of teenage hackers didn't know what they were doing. They reduced the Federal budget deficit less than half of one percent. But shuttering USAID caused 762,000 deaths the first year and is expected to result in 14 million deaths by 2030, 2.3 times as many as the 6 million in the Holocaust, though 30% less than the 20 million in the COVID-19 pandemic.
As of January 2026, there were an estimated 762,000 dead including 500,000 children. For obvious reasons, it would be difficult to identify or list all the names.