I just can't think of a more dystopian term than that.

nothing is "free". there are always resources that must be used.

It almost seems that there should be an international organization handling this that does not need sole funding from the US. Admitting that the US simply cutting USAid funding led to this means that the rest of the world really was depending too heavily on US participation.

While I may disagree with you, at least you're honest enough to admit there is a debate there, and I can most definitely agree that it's a pretty fine line. Most people I speak with, when framing this question, are ALL in on their viewpoint and refuse to see any other possible viewpoint.

Damn, reading through these comments is like watching my grandfather make stupid idioms for politicians he didn't like, and likewise viewing it at witty. It's not. It just shows your lack of restraint.
MAGAt , Democrap, whatever.
I guess I should be happy people do this, it lets me pick out the moronic from a crowd of comments.

I mean, this is literally a discussion about Ebola in the Congo, and the Trump pile on is immense. Do you spend all day pondering such things?

the population of Gaza has increased roughly 600% since the 70s.
Meanwhile, the Jewish population of Iran? 85% down, same time period.

Ask Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Kurdish areas and Ukraine how utterly introverted they were. "That Shaheed drone that killed my family is cool, because Iran is so introverted."

Ok. So should Iran be punished for doing bad things? Answer this without referencing America, at all.

You know, if you use a paper bag to breathe in, the hyperventilating will eventually go away.

I've got a 2025 Honda Civic hybrid, and it's fantastic. It's essentially a roughly $2-3K extra cost to go from 30 MPG to 50 MPG without doing anything, and delivering significantly more power. I'm consistently at 51 MPG on this thing.
No charge worry.
No stress about battery.
No modification of my driving style.

It was really a no brainer for me. Yes, I may eventually go full EV. But at this point in my life and on my budget, this just works for a relatively small extra cost. .

I think I'd spend all day moving my mouse in circles, followed by typing dirty words then deleting them. Train that AI right!

Kid in my hometown just got run over by a train on an e-bike, so bad stuff is happening.

Years ago, I tried to get licensed for a Honda motor scooter, which required doing that figure eight. But the Honda had this enormous square fairing on the front wheel that made it impossible for you to actually see the front wheel, so you couldn't actually tell if it was in the figure eight - you couldn't see the figure eight, you had to guess where it was at in relation to the tire. It was also not very stable, so at slow speeds it tended to fall over. So I failed the test. Twice.
I asked the instructor(who stood by carefully watching as I farcically attempted the figure 8) If I could remove the fairing just for the test. No.
So I simply used my learners permit and didn't ride it at night.

You sound edgy. Perhaps you should have "amerikkka" stenciled on your hoodie? You'll certainly impress everyone with it.

So change tax law and not vote in a "we'll randomly take five percent of your stuff". It really is that simple.
Want a way to start? Give everyone skin in the game with a flat tax. no deductions, and i don't care if you're living off a paycheck or some elaborate loan scheme: it's your income, and you pay tax on it. If you want to fund services for the poor, make it completely separate from the tax code.
Because it's real easy to vote to tax everyone when you're not paying any taxes ( the poor) and it's real easy to game a complicated tax system when you have an army of employees to do this ( the rich).