Smotrich is pure evil. (View Post)

WRT the US economy, it’s far less impressive than it’s touted to be. The US is far more a country of pettifogging bureaucracy, overtaxation (except for the super rich), absurd amounts of money wasted… (View Post)

Most people don’t understand stocks, and see such investments as gambling. Whereas, if you spread your risk, it’s as safe as depositing money in a building society, with a far better rate of return. (View Post)

In 19th century Britain, it was a consequence of the growing power of the lesser gentry and new middle classes. Gregory King made a fine distinction between the great and the merely rich. The great c… (View Post)

Funnily enough, the East India Company sank into insolvency quite soon after it started to rule, as opposed to just trading. The cost of maintaining a large standing army was ruinous. I think that th… (View Post)