didn't Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) blast the Biden SBA saying, "“The levers of government should never be used to pick winners and losers based on political priorities." for expanding the Green Lending Initiative?
change "political priorities" to "national security" and you win support.
And if the system was indeed changed, how was that accomplished?
by and large, no, the system has not changed.
to use your words, you may get the "impression" it's now like a "monarchy" because trump is loud and loves executive orders--both're a departure from recent norms.
being loud, as a president, can indeed influence others, but that's why he's being loud--to influence them, because he as the president lacks the power to make the choice for them.
executive orders can do a lot, and quickly, but they have many legal limits, and future administrations can simply throw them away.
interesting part about them is many presidents will keep a number of the previous administration's executive orders, even when they were critical of them in the past, even when they were from the opposing party.
political theater.
Eventually, screens became big enough that there was no need to have a keyboard that expanded.
a full-size laptop keyboard still feels cramped, and uses an atypical key layout, compared to a full-size desktop keyboard (using a '90s IBM keyboard to type this, and it's quite a bit wider than the large HP laptop next to me).
suppose the market just doesnt care enough.
he actually wanted to have -- for the first time -- two LEDs instead of one. The dual lights would have eliminated shadows and provided even better illumination, but unfortunately, this effort proved too costly to make it into the final product.
two LEDs, compared to one, was too cost prohibitive?
going from zero to two... ok, maybe (redesigning the chassis, wiring, etc.) but... there's already one there.
Meanwhile in reality, undocumented immigrants in the US paid an estimated $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes [itep.org] - over a third of that to programs including Social Security and Medicare that they are barred from using. They are subsidizing you. They aren't "eating the food in your fridge and pocketing your paycheck", they're being forced to put food in your fridge and subsidize your paycheck. You live off the sweat of THEIR brows.
total taxes in 2022 (year used in your source) was ~$7t.
~$100b would be 1.4% of all taxes.
illegal immigrants make up 3 - 4% of the population.
there's nothing impressive here.
also, they'd be paying more taxes were they here legally, as would their employers.
immigrants have higher entrepreneurship rates, yes--but we're discussing illegal immigrants.
lumping legal/illegal together to appear to help your argument to an unscrupulous reader is disingenuious.
as for the rest, the US is the #1 immigration destination; if we truly want more cheap labor, we can import it, legally.
if some prices go up, so be it--median US household income, adjusted for purchasing power, is one of the very highest in the world; better to have everyone being paid at least minimum wage, paying proper taxes, and having access to all applicable social services.
Did any of us even yesterday believe that they would take on Nvidia any time soon?
this is a product developed specifically for the chinese market, and wont be used elsewhere due to power/reliability (due to complexity)/software concerns.
it's a specific use-case domestic alternative, and it is impressive theyve developed that option... but i wouldnt call that taking on nvidia.
But what are we doing at the same? Circle jerk and photo ops.
producing and selling the best AI systems in the world?
are we supposed to be higher than #1?
Its fine to be fond of your own country, but its a dull and useless thing to think it better than any other country.
thinking a country (or a car, a drink, a phone) is better than another is just like anything else--a simple reflection of personal values and experiences.
a subjective comparison, valid for the individual.
and this belief can be a powerful motivator.
the danger, of course, is the belief can be steeped in ignorance, hardened by bias, and abused by those in power--the latter being the primary issue.
Remind me how arresting the guy doing kitchen prep work makes the country great again?
it disincentivizes people entering illegally, and creates more demand for those willing to come legally.
allowing people to skip the line, enter and stay illegally is a disservice to those doing things by the rules.
if the US needs more cheap labor, the US can allow more legal immigration--the US is the #1 immigration destination after all.
and naturalizing illegal immigrants is not popular and always fails to pass.
It's trendy to complain about how bad life is, but that's disingenuous when you realize how bad people had it throughout history.
it mostly comes from people whose entire perspective is their immediate, personal experience.
53% of new cars sold in China are EVs.
surprisingly low actually, considering the litany of EV producers over there and very aggressive price wars.
US prices of products and services are much higher for the same (or comparables) vs. Europe.
the US has the 2nd highest median equivalised disposable income (losing only to luxembourg) source
the US also has far and away the highest number of billionaires and millionaires.
americans just have more money than europeans (and on average, larger houses, more cars, etc if that sort of thing matters to you).
europeans (those often online at least, that special breed) claim to not care, but the litany of defensive responses suggests otherwise.
Considering that lower resolution monitors on the market today go up to 540 Hz, the appetite for increased connection bandwidth is insatiable.
540hz probably sounds ridiculous to the average user, and even recently most gamers find it ridiculous (good luck getting 540fps).
but frame generation in modern GPUs will eventually fill 1000hz (you just need ~120fps to make it feel good), and ~1000hz on a sample-and-hold display should yield comparable motion clarity to a CRT.
plus TVs keep getting larger; so 8k1000hz @ 12bpp + hdr will be very useful.
would make Americans healthy?
Vaccinations.
#1 killer in the US is heart disease; vaccinations wont help with that--thanks for trying.
but more walking and a better diet will (smaller portions, better ingredients).
[america] hasn't been #1 in anything except most powerful military in several decades
largest economy
largest number of millionaires/billionaires
#1 immigration destination
leader in AI
faster supercomputer worldwide
leader in CPUs/GPUs
dollar = worldwide standard currency
#1 in global financial centre index (new york)
#1 movie producer
#1 in olympic medals
so on and so forth
your data sources are either absolutely awful, or your've started to believe your own lies
If it's not in the computer, it doesn't exist.
