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Jun 2, 2023Liked by Revolving Door Project

Interesting, that in a country with a *known* mental health crisis, much is made of these people being "able-bodied" but there is no mention of "mentally capable." Some folks are mentally ill enough to not be able to adhere to a schedule, utilize public transportation, plan meals away from home, follow directions, communicate with other humans, but not able to meet the strict interpretation of "mentally disabled." These are the folks who will lose their benefits.

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Jun 3, 2023·edited Jun 3, 2023

Ask Boris Yeltsin, how Larry Summers' econ advice works!

Oh, BTW, a key pork win was achieved in the debt ceiling: undelayed funding of Ukraine via appropriations!

On the outside is debt ceiling kabuki about "cutting", on the "inside" is the reality of solving a war funding problem going badly, via an "automatic continuing resolution" to (get this) make sure future appropriations bills are not delayed or else the pentagon gets budget nicked, which means the Pentagon is forced to take interest in which congress people led to that situation.

https://ibb.co/17Tnr2C

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