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You can get on board with the rest of the world or go sit in the corner with China. Your choice commie.

I’ll ignore the first paragraph since it has nothing to do with this topic. This debt is unsustainable. There has to be a reckoning. Would you rather keep the status quo and continue to borrow from the future and just let it collapse at some point or make sacrifices now that may start to balance spending/revenues?

I have no idea if this is the correct path or not. I have to think there are very smart people preparing these plans. I think they may have underestimated the unwillingness of this country to make any sacrifice, even for a short period of time, for the greater good. Previous generations would be ashamed.

Tariffs and higher prices.

Me too. Just because this country has been successful, doesn't mean we should be taking on massive debt to be the world's caretaker. There are too many problems here that have been ignored while $$$ just keeps flowing overseas.

Especially after routing Ukranian in Kursk in the past week as well.

Only an a$$hole wouldn't cheer for that kid.

But where are the security guarantees????

Zelensky lost a lot of creditability and American support today.

Me too

Nice gotcha you have there.

Ignore IT, and IT will go away.

With a “joint” effort of both Biden and Trump’s people.

Soon to be 0.0%.

Hang in there buddy. Things always find a way of working out.

I'll have to put it on my list. I'll be staying in the Diplomatic Area in Manama.

I haven't. I assume that's not in the souq?

I've spent a lot of time there and will be back in a couple months. Fridays seem to always have an influx of folks from Saudi for a weekend of debauchery.

How do you get laid in Bahrain? Asking for a friend.

Fun Fact: You're the only one that seems to care here.

But, but, but eggs!

I spent the first half of my career working in the private sector and the last half on government contracts. The cost for a government contract is easily 2-3x that of a similar private project. The problem as I see it is that the waste is so systematic that by the time you root it all out, the effort just won’t be worth it. It’s easier to scrap it and start over.

It really does feel like a "hard reboot" for this country.

The pardons were the only misstep so far and I would have been fine with them if he would have been more judicial.