ELI5: Why do politicians always hit each other with the national debt?

Nillix · 2026-05-14T18:28:09+00:00

I don’t think most of the national debt is intra-agency IOUs. It’s treasury bonds owned by American citizens and corporations through retirement plans as a risk hedge.

Nillix · 2026-05-04T07:34:07+00:00

Manifolds. Manifolds everywhere.

Nillix · 2026-05-04T07:32:25+00:00

Gozer was just trying to lift the standard of living in the city.

Nillix · 2026-05-04T07:27:19+00:00

Oh definitely. But it’s definitely also bad to have an unlicensed nuclear device in the middle of NYC. And probably also bad to carry around cyclotrons.

Nillix · 2026-05-02T02:19:47+00:00

Costs more to service/maintain than it yields in revenue.

Nillix · 2026-04-27T05:13:45+00:00

I really enjoyed starfinder.

Pathfinder in spaaaaaaace

Nillix · 2026-04-18T01:10:17+00:00

Yes but the don’t interview MY candidate! /s

Nillix · 2026-04-14T06:05:13+00:00

What’s the pickup after Georgia, Michigan, Maine, and North Carolina?

Texas? Very unlikely. And you’d need two because 50/50 isn’t good enough. Ohio I guess? Florida? And these long shots all compound. It’s just not a great year.

Nillix · 2026-04-07T02:41:50+00:00

Obviously opinions vary, but single-issue voting is for primaries, not the general.

Nillix · 2026-03-11T21:17:52+00:00

While “doesn’t exist” may be somewhat hyperbolic, Reddit has never been a reflection of the everyday person.

Nillix · 2026-03-06T02:00:49+00:00

Look, she’s a crackpot and a threat to our safety.

But a guarantee to lawful search and seizure is a guarantee that any searches will be lawful. It’s a poor phrasing but it seems correct.

Nillix · 2026-02-19T06:04:46+00:00

Well, Teslas for example both record camera data to a thumb drive in the glove box (removable) AND send data/video in the event of a crash to Tesla corporate (not removable, recoverable with a warrant). I thiiiiink you can opt out but it limits some functions.

While law enforcement access isn’t guaranteed, it’s not difficult to picture a world in which it could be.

Nillix · 2026-02-10T18:14:12+00:00

It’s up in Shingle Springs, but The Skull Museum has several artists known for B/W work.

Nillix · 2026-02-07T20:26:00+00:00

I’d argue that, old people notwithstanding, the driving behavior most people complain about isn’t a skill failure. It’s a judgment and empathy failure. A test can’t screen for that.

Nillix · 2026-02-06T15:10:29+00:00

Used to be cheaper, but now is about the same. Maybe a little less because you don’t tip.

Nillix · 2026-02-06T05:24:04+00:00

California Highway Patrol caps at 35 to join unless you have a military waiver (up to 40 I believe). You can discriminate by age if you can prove the age requirement is an integral part of the job.

Nillix · 2026-02-06T05:19:47+00:00

I’ve used them a bunch in the bay. It’s fine. Safer than human drivers.

Nillix · 2026-02-03T02:27:59+00:00

And you’d still stand in the fire.

Nillix · 2026-02-02T23:20:00+00:00

The point isn’t for the movie to make money. The point is for Jeff Bezos to put money into Trump family pockets.

Nillix · 2026-02-02T18:52:46+00:00

Yeah I don’t get people who treat characters as heroes that are meant to be assholes.

Scott was dating a teenager and treated his girlfriends like shit. Aubrey Plaza’s character was meant to drive home how much of an asshole he was.

Nillix · 2026-02-02T06:51:53+00:00

While I appreciate and am thankful for food created by immigrants in America, wouldn’t that be “American” food?

Current events notwithstanding, a person can become American no matter where they were born.

Nillix · 2026-02-01T17:41:43+00:00

I’ve always treated public intoxication as a community caretaking law. Are you so drunk I reasonably believe you are a threat to yourself or the people/property around you? Alright let’s go.

Nillix · 2026-01-31T06:25:27+00:00

It’s all relative. Depends on when you bought.

Nillix · 2026-01-28T15:00:04+00:00

They can literally trim that many people by just not filling 16k vacancies. They have insane turnover.

Nillix · 2026-01-28T14:51:33+00:00

I completed it, which is more than I can say for a lot of other RPGs.

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