Interest, Medicare, and social security now outpace defense spending

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Ian
 
YouTube links among other media will generally just auto-embed now, as opposed to having to use the html embed [-youtube-] link [/-youtube-] as was the case in the past.
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Don't worry, when Drumpf is reelected we'll have none of these problems anymore anyway.
We must ascend beyond trivial matters such as legal tender, health, and well being.
Bitcoins and Bro-bots are coming to rescue us from all of our problems soon.
The loving heart of our dear leader Drumpf shall be enough sustenance.
His love for us will be perfect. We will be perfect.
On Earth and in the eyes of God.
 
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Don't know how to imbed videos on this website anymore can somebody help
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With demographic collapse on the horizon this civilization is pretty much sol.

 
Just an FYI for future reference: This should be in the YT media thread, though because there is no content in the post aside from the video.
 
Roses In The Vineyard said:
With WW3 close on the horizon things are not looking good so couple that to the dead weight of the boomer generation Gen X and younger are sol economically while the zoomers get to be cannon fodder.
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The reminds me of a book titled The Fourth Turning. They've done research into how there are generational cycles and those cycles correspond to growth and war. There's four cycles and each has an economic and cultural component. It's worth the read or a scan if you get the chance,
 
TomasM said:
Fourth Turning.
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Have not read firsthand, but have heard it discussed on a number of videos/podcasts over the past couple years and found it interesting to contemplate. The gist seems to be that we're historically living in a ~90-110 year cycle within which:

Hard times create strong people.
Strong people create easy times.
Easy times create weak people.
Weak people create hard times.
 
HeavyNeuralPayload said:
Have not read firsthand, but have heard it discussed on a number of videos/podcasts over the past couple years and found it interesting to contemplate. The gist seems to be that we're historically living in a ~90-110 year cycle within which:

Hard times create strong people.
Strong people create easy times.
Easy times create weak people.
Weak people create hard times.
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Actually, it is 80 years, which included approximately four 20 year cycles, though this could be shortening from a longer period (say 100 years) due to the increase in recent technological advancements. The cycles usually correspond to the generations (Boomers, GenX, Millenials) we commonly discuss. Your descriptions of the generations does appear to be correct and refreshing to reflect upon. Though I have never attempted to correlated the percentages of MBTI types to each of those generations, I have found curiosity in how the cycles might produce varying amounts of the different types. I had been reviewing the number of intuitive people and it appeared that it was growing over the last 30 years - which makes since when moving through unraveling and crisis phases. When things are getting a bit unstable it only seems logical that people would need to anticipate what will happen environmentally.

I've always found the following chart below to help understand the generational flow through the cycles. To bring some context to the times we are currently experiencing the crisis phase which is generally capped by war and followed by the high phase which includes an "upbeat era where institutions and communities strengthen while individualism weakens. The most recent case was the American High, post World War II."

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Roses In The Vineyard said:
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I don't believe scarcity is an issue and I think that population will find an equilibrium with the ability of technology to sustain it. It seems more viable in a capitalistic society to achieve these goals because the reward will be emphasized based on the demand for a given product or service. The balance that is created is dynamic which is in opposition to societies that are more centralized. Of course this makes the assumption that these capitalist societies are operating in a free market and not being heavily manipulated.

There are many strategies that are being adopted to mitigate population issues. Artificial intelligence is one of these solutions and another is the migration of people from underdeveloped countries to those that are more established.

If only I had a crystal ball and could see the best future options.
 
TomasM said:
I don't believe scarcity is an issue and I think that population will find an equilibrium with the ability of technology to sustain it. It seems more viable in a capitalistic society to achieve these goals because the reward will be emphasized based on the demand for a given product or service. The balance that is created is dynamic which is in opposition to societies that are more centralized. Of course this makes the assumption that these capitalist societies are operating in a free market and not being heavily manipulated.

There are many strategies that are being adopted to mitigate population issues. Artificial intelligence is one of these solutions and another is the migration of people from underdeveloped countries to those that are more established.

If only I had a crystal ball and could see the best future options.
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Free market for some but not for all after all life in these systems is still pay to play.
 
Roses In The Vineyard said:
Free market for some but not for all after all life in these systems is still pay to play.
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It's difficult to conceive of a society that values everybody's efforts equally. Democracy attempts to make this happen at least with respect to choosing those who set direction, yet the direction setters have proven they are incapable of acting in an effort that is in the best interest of those they represent. This has been happening since the inception of democracy on a larger scale.

Every country has a government but the government does not have a check and balance to it as whole. Perhaps a solution would be to separate a countries laws from the generation and spending of money. Two separate governmental systems would at least disconnect the biggest failure of democracy since its inception. Then perhaps we would be moving a little closer towards freedom.
 
TomasM said:
It's difficult to conceive of a society that values everybody's efforts equally. Democracy attempts to make this happen at least with respect to choosing those who set direction, yet the direction setters have proven they are incapable of acting in an effort that is in the best interest of those they represent. This has been happening since the inception of democracy on a larger scale.

Every country has a government but the government does not have a check and balance to it as whole. Perhaps a solution would be to separate a countries laws from the generation and spending of money. Two separate governmental systems would at least disconnect the biggest failure of democracy since its inception. Then perhaps we would be moving a little closer towards freedom.
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I'll like to say that society is a complex game of demographics that ebbs and changes with time that said some types of minds and personalities make this much more difficult than it needs to be hence the problems. Too many sociopaths and psychopaths then you'll have our current mess that is very hierarchical and corporate with the bulk of the population left holding the bag.
 
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Spending on interest on U.S. debt is now the fastest growing part of the budget, and even projected to overtake national spending on defense this year.

Federal spending on interest payments is forecast to hit $870 billion this year — exceeding the $822 billion that the nation will spend on defense in 2024, according to a recent analysis by the Congressional Budget Office. This year's outlay for interest payments represents a 32% increase from last year's $659 billion in interest expense.
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3/1/2024 cbs news https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-debt-interest-payments-defense-medicare-children/
 
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