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now there's a phrase... "peak boomers"  God help us all...  they'll probably just adjust the COLA so the SS Fund is nearly bankrupt earlier than 2035         

Was the 2024 Epps patch update not ready?  He was originally programmed to rile up the crowd and storm inside. Bad mark for the data team. 

How Debt-to-GDP Ratios Have Changed Since 2000 Government debt levels have grown in most parts of the world since the 2008 financial crisis, and even more so after the COVID-19 pandemic. To gain perspective on this long-term trend, we’ve visualized the debt-to-GDP ratios of advanced economies, as of 2000 and 2024 (estimated). All figures were sourced from the IMF’s World Economic Outlook Data and Highlights The data we used to create this graphic is listed in the table below. “Government gross debt” consists of all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal in the future. Country 2000 (%) 2024 (%) Change (pp) 🇯🇵 Japan 135.6 251.9 +116.3 🇸🇬 Singapore 82.3 168.3 +86.0 🇺🇸 United States 55.6 126.9 +71.3 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 36.6 105.9 +69.3 🇬🇷 Greece 104.9 160.2 +55.3 🇫🇷 France 58.9 110.5 +51.6 🇵🇹 Portugal 54.2 104.0 +49.8 🇪🇸 Spain 57.8 104.7 +46.9 🇸🇮 Slovenia 25.9 66.5 +40.6 🇫🇮 Finland 42.4 76.5 +34.1 🇭🇷 Croatia 35.4 61.8 +26.4 🇨🇦 Canada 80.4 103.3 +22.9 🇨🇾 Cyprus 56.0 70.9 +14.9 🇦🇹 Austria 65.7 74.0 +8.3 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic 50.5 56.5 +6.0 🇩🇪 Germany 59.3 64.0 +4.7 🇧🇪 Belgium 109.6 106.8 -2.8 🇮🇱 Israel 77.4 56.8 -20.6 🇮🇸 Iceland 75.8 54.6 -21.2 The debt-to-GDP ratio indicates how much a country owes compared to the size of its economy, reflecting its ability to manage and repay debts. Percentage point (pp) changes shown above indicate the increase or decrease of these ratios. Countries with the Biggest Increases Japan (+116 pp), Singapore (+86 pp), and the U.S. (+71 pp) have grown their debt as a percentage of GDP the most since the year 2000. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-debt-to-gdp-ratios-have-changed-since-2000/ hooray...  

Netenyahoo is starting a regional war in an attempt to stay in power. 

That year he wasn’t front row center he was in the parking lot where they were having bon fires. His dad got in a fight with some 20 year old dudes and won. They were pissed we stole their women and the 20 year olds ended up getting arrested. That was after the coat fire.