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Comment Re:As long as you are not the last one out... (Score 2) 194

Social Security is only in financial trouble because the politicians are bribed and don't raise taxes on rich people who get a real bargain with their SS tax capped at a ridiculously low income level. They get a real bonus far beyond their contributions.
Everyone else gets a fair return on their contributions to the fund.

Comment China is expanding its lead (Score 1) 70

A recent survey of technology leaders found that China is leading in 61 of 65 tech areas. (A similar survey decades ago found the US leading in most of the tech areas.)
China is focused on leading the world economically and the efforts over the past decades have shown steady progress.
This recent action just doubles down on their commitment. They are not afraid of "aliens".
Unfortunately, the US is going in the opposite direction. Instead of leading economically, the US is focusing on military power, fear, and intimidation to "lead".
The US has hundreds of military outposts around the world. China has none but is becoming a leading economic power.

Submission + - Fossil fuel burning poses threat to health of 1.6bn people (theguardian.com)

mspohr writes: A new interactive map from Climate Trace, a coalition of academics and analysts that tracks pollution and greenhouse gases, shows that PM2.5 and other toxins are being poured into the air near the homes of about 1.6 billion people. Of these, about 900 million are in the path of “super-emitting” industrial facilities – including power plants, refineries, ports and mines – that deliver outsize doses of toxic air.
Great map
https://climatetrace.org/

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