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Everything filed under America America Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under government government Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under taste taste Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The current budget will worsen the country's economic situation. The current budget will worsen thecountry's economic situation. Last stated a week ago 15 Oct 2026 JM Jean-Luc Mélenchon — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: The West is in danger because the people who should defend its values have been captured by a worldview that leads to socialism and therefore to poverty. — tap to centre the map on it The West is in danger because thepeople who should defend its valueshave been captured by a worldviewthat leads to socialism andtherefore to poverty. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Jan 2024 JM Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Germany's constitutional debt brake will not be reformed. — tap to centre the map on it Germany's constitutional debt brakewill not be reformed. Last stated 2 years ago 4 Mar 2025 FM Friedrich Merz — holds since 2025-02-25 — tap for who they are FM Friedrich Merz — no longer holds since 2025-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Welfarism, Keynesianism, and tolerance toward mass migration are being called into question by France's combination of unstoppable deficits, unreasonable popular demands, and rising right-wing politics. — tap to centre the map on it Welfarism, Keynesianism, andtolerance toward mass migration arebeing called into question byFrance's combination of unstoppabledeficits, unreasonable populardemands, and rising right-wingpolitics. Last stated 2 days ago 22 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Rich countries will soon consume less, willingly or not, because present rates are unsustainable. — tap to centre the map on it Rich countries will soon consumeless, willingly or not, becausepresent rates are unsustainable. Last stated 19 years ago 2 Jan 2008 JD Jared Diamond — holds since 2008-01-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: The Argentine economy is being managed remotely by the US Treasury. — tap to centre the map on it The Argentine economy is beingmanaged remotely by the US Treasury. Last stated a year ago 18 Oct 2025 CK Cristina Fernández de Kirchner — holds since 2025-10-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Warnings of an imminent US recession in 2006 are partisan gloom rather than a real signal about the economy. — tap to centre the map on it Warnings of an imminent US recessionin 2006 are partisan gloom ratherthan a real signal about theeconomy. Last stated 18 years ago 29 Nov 2008 AK Arnold Kling — holds since 2006-08-07 — tap for who they are AK Arnold Kling — no longer holds since 2008-11-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Social justice is intrinsically unjust, because the state can only fund it by collecting taxes coercively. — tap to centre the map on it Social justice is intrinsicallyunjust, because the state can onlyfund it by collecting taxescoercively. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Jan 2024 JM Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: The present age is destroying the beautiful in life — tap to centre the map on it The present age is destroying thebeautiful in life OK Okakura Kakuzō — holds since c. 1906 — tap for who they are Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one thatcan display quarter-on-quarter stockgrowth, not one that makes goodproducts at a fair price. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it A competitive market involves nopersonal rivalry and no personalhaggling MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it A market becomes commodified throughfungibility of alternatives, notmerely through lower price. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it A competent, empowered civil servicethat performs crucial governmentfunctions with in-house expertise isgood. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated 3 weeks ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The current budget will worsen the country's economic situation. Last stated 15 Oct 2026 · a week ago Holds Jean-Luc Mélenchon Read this korrent →