"One widely cited estimate shows that the U.S. spent about $2.3 trillion in two decades in Afghanistan, from fiscal years 2001 to 2021. That’s from the Costs of War project by researchers at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. That’s $2.189 trillion more than the $111 billion in aid given to Ukraine." $2.3 trillion divided by 20 years is about $115 billion a year. First year Ukraine $111 billion. If the Ukraine spe...

“I don’t care about patents,” Musk told Leno. “Patents are for the weak.” In Musk’s opinion, patents are “generally used as a blocking technique”  that are designed to prevent others from innovating. Vivaldi Social powered by Mastodon is now built into Vivaldi browser. https://social.vivaldi.net/explore https://vivaldi.com/blog/what-is-mastodon/ I think a cool name for a social media network would be Afterburner. ...

The boy who cried wolf. Adam Schiff's Red Bloodshot Eyes.

Predict who will have the majority in the house and who will have the majority in the senate in Washington D.C. after the November election 2018. Who ever has the lowest reply number with both correct answers after the results are in wins. The grand prize is: You will be hailed the "great correct predictor". To guarantee a win just get the first reply and edit it after the results are in. Now remember no cheating.      

US National Debt   1929 $ 17 billion --------------------Multiplier 2.35 --Herbert C. Hoover - Franklin D. Roosevelt 1939 $ 40 billion --------------------Multiplier 6.33 --Franklin D. Roosevelt - Harry S. Truman - World War 2 1949 $ 253 billion --------------------Multiplier 1.13 --Harry S. Truman - Dwight D. Eisenhower 1959 $ 285 billion --------------------Multiplier 1.24 --Dwight D. Eisenhower - John F. Kennedy - Lyndon B. Johnson 1969 $ 354 billion ----...

Why do people immigrate to the United States? Why do people move out of California?

In the "not a socialist country" you could apply for a job with great benefits and a possible retirement package. Here is a partial list of jobs that would give you a good chance of long term survival. SpaceX has government contracts and there are a host of other companies that have government contracts. Space Force. 1 United States Congress 2 Federal judiciary of the United States 2.1 Specialty courts 3 Executive Office of the President 3.1 White House Office 4 Uni...

The government form said I had to pick a clinic and a doctor, so I wasted my time researching clinics and doctors and picked them. When I got the card I found out the government picked a different clinic and doctor then I did. Here are some questions for Bernie. Do I have to smoke pot or can I smoke tobacco and can I afford to anymore? Can I drink a soda today and what size, diet or sugared? How many miles can I drive today? How about some fast food? Can I eat a steak? After eatin...

FNC's Shep Smith: "We Are "Failing Our Children" Because We  Can't Figure Out Why They Are Killing Each Other"   Here is a hint. I am 54 this is how it was when I was in school. They set the trash can on fire two classes a day. Spit wads the size of baseballs made out of news paper. Punched in the back getting on the bus for no reason. Gum in the hair. Eggs on the chalk board when the teacher turned her back. Kids tee shirt said "flunk now beat the rush". ...

The problem with anything is trying to over control it. Progress waits for no one. No one has to force progress it will happen even if you try to prevent it. The climate will take care of it self, the human race will invent new technology and carbon pollution will decrease. The problem today is people are panicking and panic never works. Just get out of the way and progress will take care of any problem real or imagined. Progress waits for no one.    

How many syrian refugees going to china?