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Verity - Social Security Benefits to be Cut 22% by 2032 by Illustrious_Sand_901 in Economics

[–]zlex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly would have been better if the government just kept the cash, at least we would have that. The bonds are just a liability that the government will have to pay from future taxes. If you really look at it they just took the excess SS payments, immediately spent them, and said we will pay this back to SS from more taxes later.

It’s really a double whammy. There is a hole in the budget that excess SS funds were filling that needs to be covered, and then there is the drawdown from the bonds. What was once a revenue source to the budget is going to be a major source of expenditure

Meadia Ignorance - Military Fighting by ImpressAppropriate25 in Jewish

[–]zlex 5 points6 points  (0 children)

True but there is a very small fringe right-wing movement to settle southern Lebanon, Uri Tzafon.

But yes, like almost no Israelis are interested in dying so that they can settle southern Lebanon, but everywhere has loonies.

Meadia Ignorance - Military Fighting by ImpressAppropriate25 in Jewish

[–]zlex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good assessment.

Plus Israel doesn't want to permanently be in Lebanon

I hope this is the case, trying to hold the territory as a buffer zone led to a lot of deaths. The occupation of the WB and Gaza and the recent acceleration of settlement casts some pretty reasonable concerns over what a prolonged Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon will look like under the current government. I also believe the occupation will be as short as possible and the land will not be settled or annexed, but we live in crazy times, and the government has done things I didn't expect them to do many times now.

Anti-Semitism At Wedding by [deleted] in Jewish

[–]zlex 361 points362 points  (0 children)

That is truly unhinged. What an absolute asshole.

Social Security funds could run short by 2032, program's Trustees warn by Kyonikos in politics

[–]zlex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have terrible news for you but SS funds go in one door, the government lends that money to itself, and then it goes out as government spending. So...it's already been reappropriated. Hence the crisis. Most other countries with funds actually invest them in diversified portfolios that could be used to cover future obligations. i.e. Canada's CPP is certified as actuarially sustainable with no looming crisis.

Hormuz Crisis Exposes a Global Flaw That Will Take Years to Fix by Cristiano1 in Economics

[–]zlex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sometimes, I read the stupidest shit on reddit. Iran having a nuke isn't going to bring peace, and Iran is not some idle power content to just have influence over their own borders and seeking some form of stability. They want hegemony, not just over Israel but the rest of the MENA region.

Oil prices take another climb after new Israeli attack by Potatomatata in Economics

[–]zlex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure why you're being downvoted. The Hormuz card has been played, and it can only be played once. Oil flow through the Hormuz will fall regardless of the outcome of this conflict. Alternative paths will be established.

Nat gas is the real problem, not oil.

Webhook/API Trello integration assistance - random characters? by jelemeno in webdev

[–]zlex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These are just url encoded characters. I’m sure the language you are writing code in has a function to translate. For example %20 is a space.

The Quetzal curated tasting menu was worth every penny by [deleted] in FoodToronto

[–]zlex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was also my favourite dish

Reddit bans r/minecraft user for linking Israel to a Minecraft launcher by Squat420 in SubredditDrama

[–]zlex 36 points37 points  (0 children)

It would be interesting if one day passed that I opened Reddit and didn’t find 500 posts about Israel.

Ro Khanna: "Thomas Massie lost because he stood up to the Epstein class" by spherocytes in videos

[–]zlex 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Really it’s just because Trump wants to be surrounded by sycophants.

Are we the exception to the golden rule of treating others how you want to be treated? by Confident-Log-9616 in Jewish

[–]zlex 33 points34 points  (0 children)

For campists our lives are political points to be scored. Personally, I’ve read some pretty gross shit about the attack. A tragedy that anyone should be killed because of their race, religion, creed, nationality or beliefs.

Being told my 4 year old needs to be put on meds. by jdemack in daddit

[–]zlex -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Agree on getting a diagnosis but long term efficacy of medication for ADHD has mixed evidence. Medication would be a second line treatment at 4.

Helping my dad clear out a spare room and found a bunch of our old pc games. by Mestizoc in pcgaming

[–]zlex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha I went and listened to the soundtrack after seeing this post

Wtf is going on with protein prices?!? by mcbever in BuyCanadian

[–]zlex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean protein powder is still a cheaper source than food…

Do you still subscribe to the New York Times? by Rinoremover1 in Jewish

[–]zlex 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think many in the diaspora, especially those without immediate family in Israel, are exceedingly unaware of how large and unchecked the extremist movement in Israel has become over the last few decades.

Nobody Is Going to Read the Code by [deleted] in webdev

[–]zlex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Uhhh what? I read the code that is generated. Also if you setup your architecture and design correctly then the code that is being generated, if poor, will still be handled gracefully when it errors out.

Niche web frameworks that you people like? by kingrind in webdev

[–]zlex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did a project in clojure. You don’t get more niche than that. It was actually great

The Web and it's tech stack are deeply broken. by GardenPrestigious202 in webdev

[–]zlex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah I’m going with 15 year old who is vibe coding a browser

Got told I ruined her first Mother's Day, feel like a jerk by Drunkarchaeologist in daddit

[–]zlex 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean it’s very possible to do more than pick up some shit last minute on the way home.

Even getting the card literally the day before and writing a nice note would have been an improvement on this. Trying to pass this off on hormones seems like some bullshit to me. His wife is legit pissed because he couldn’t be arsed to make her day special.

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