True Prov 26 ‘The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.'

Gotta love his humor.

If the EU continues down the current socialism path then the EU countries are just going to continue falling down this list... Combined List of U.S. States and EU Countries by GDP per Capita (PPP, 2025, International $) 1. US – District of Columbia: $242,000 2. US – New York: $117,332 3. US – Massachusetts: $110,561 4. US – Washington: $108,468 5. US – California: $105,000 6. US – Connecticut: $102,000 7. US – New Jersey: $98,000 8. US – Illinois: $92,000 9. US – Colorado: $90,000 10. US – Virginia: $89,000 11. US – Maryland: $88,000 12. US – Texas: $87,000 13. EU – Denmark: $86,094 14. US – Florida: $86,000 15. EU – Netherlands: $84,738 16. US – Minnesota: $84,000 17. EU – Belgium: $76,208 18. EU – Austria: $75,825 19. EU – Sweden: $74,081 20. EU – Germany: $74,004 21. US – Georgia: $73,000 22. US – Nevada: $73,000 23. EU – Finland: $66,297 24. EU – France: $66,276 25. US – Pennsylvania: $66,000 26. EU – Czech Republic: $60,247 27. US – Wisconsin: $60,000 28. EU – Slovenia: $57,922 29. EU – Spain: $57,034 30. US – Ohio: $56,000 31. EU – Poland: $55,793 32. EU – Croatia: $51,593 33. EU – Portugal: $50,269 34. EU – Estonia: $49,492 35. EU – Romania: $48,724 36. EU – Hungary: $48,239 37. EU – Slovakia: $47,684 38. EU – Greece: $44,981 39. US – Hawaii: $44,000

Good times indeed!

They were even in Africa where I grew up.

I hear H1Bs popping?

About time.

Maybe the lack of a address?

Oh and that strut to stiffen the engine cage. Nice

I liked Shane Warne. Good times.

And made it out!

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'While a free market economic system is sometimes called a profit system, it is really a profit-and-loss system – and the losses are equally important for the efficiency of the economy, because they tell the manufacturer what to stop producing.' >Sowell, Thomas. Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy (p. 9)

When you realize AI was used in the writing they were too lazy to do editing and basically expect you to do it.

Why you can’t be armed on a container ship just looks like ignoring reality.

Reading the comments on this is a bit disappointing. Only a few people actually read what was said. Most are just plugging it into their preconceived worldview to fit a narrative they already hold strong. Their replies are ‘Let me tell you what is actually going on in your country’.

I keep on hearing about this, but have never had one in my life.

Postmodernism importing vast amounts of premodern people and then getting out of Dodge once the bill is due. We the moderns are left to clean up the mess.