Opinion | Why Is Everyone So Grumpy?
About the economy, that is.
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The Middle East Institute (MEI) hosted an on-the-record briefing titled 'The Debate Inside Israel' on Tuesday, November 21st, 2023, featuring Eran Etzion, former Deputy Head of Israel's National Security Council, and Nimrod Goren, MEI Senior Fellow for Israeli Affairs. The briefing delved into the growing internal debate in Israel over the country’s war aims and its handling of the conflict with Hamas, including discussions on calls for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's resignation, the effectiveness of the war cabinet, and the response to the October 7 Hamas attack.
US government debt is now more than $33 trillion and rising and stands at more than 120 percent of GDP.
At one time, men wore in suits somber colors, long-sleeved shirts with rigid, detachable collars, ties, and vests. Why and when did more casual clothes take over?
The intergenerational-conflict myth is weaponized to cut Social Security and Medicare and make people work longer. The intergenerational – conflict myth intones that politicians who cut spending on the old raise spending on the rich.