Crassus' view was that you weren't truly rich unless you could recruit and equip a legion, at your own expense. Recruiting, arming, paying, and maintaining 5,000 soldiers today? That would cost proba… (View Post)

My concern is that the Trump administration is undermining those aspects of the USA that make it successful (and I agree, the strengths of the USA are real). Tariffs, persecution of political opponen… (View Post)

US GDP per head is about 55% higher than it is in this country. The gap in median incomes is much smaller (the median full time salary in the UK is $50,000 to $61,000 in the USA). The really huge dif… (View Post)

You need $291,000, to get into the top 1% in the UK. In the USA, it’s $700,000. The UK is not an especially unequal country. (View Post)

Looking at the GDP numbers, I do see that output has grown by 3%, since December 2023, which if not stellar, is a move in the right direction. It's certainly well ahead of population growth, over tha… (View Post)