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Comment Um ... (Score 4, Informative) 102

Trump Administration Considers Stake In Intel

Didn't Republicans basically lose their collective minds when Obama approved a loan for Solyndra, claiming the government shouldn't, "pick winners and losers," and in 2024, didn't Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) blast the Biden SBA saying, "“The levers of government should never be used to pick winners and losers based on political priorities." for expanding the Green Lending Initiative? Guess it's okay if the government is just going to buy into a company (presumably shares). /s Wondering... How much $TRUMP coin will this cost Intel?

Ernst to Biden-Harris SBA: Stop Playing Politics, Picking Winners and Losers

Comment Re: "Professional Efficiency Driver" (Score 1) 102

When margins of error on jobs reports are plus-or-minus 500k, if statisticians were honest, why wouldn't they say public policy should not rely on the point estimates?

You realize that monthly BLS reports are regularly revised, mainly because companies don't always submit their data/reports in time. Recently, that's apparently due to instability and confusion created by Trump's tariffs.

Comment Re:"Professional Efficiency Driver" (Score 1) 102

Or it could be like the Department of Government Efficiency which has saved the United States $202 billion thus far. https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoge.gov%2Fsavings

Citing DOGE's own statistics will be like citing Trump's partisan BLS statistics, or believing Trump about his grades at Wharton, which he won't release and has threatened to sue Wharton if they're leaked -- 'cause if they were good, they'd be plastered everywhere... In any case, given their track record with accuracy and honesty, I'm dubious that DOGE numbers are correct, complete or encompass everything they should to be a meaningful measure of anything actual.

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