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joshuaheard

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2010-12-07

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  • He is a economist who served as the Secretary of Treasury, as the president of Harvard University, and as director of the National Economic Council. Seems like he would be able to give them some good advice.

  • Under U.S. law (8 U.S.C. ยง1185(b)), an American citizen cannot be permanently barred from re-entering the country.

  • Reducing 9 regional offices to 5, laying off 10% of employees, and cutting the budget by 34%, is "dismantling"? The article fails to mention the U.S. Forest Service's budget has doubled in the last 6 years from $4.7 billion in 2018 to $9.3 billion in 2024.

  • I live in a large suburban home. I spend $1,000/mo on landscaping services and $1,000/mo on maid services. If I could buy a $10,000 robot that could do those things, as well as have apps for doing dinner dishes, laundry, making the bed, and feeding the pets, I would do it in a second.

  • It was going to use 1% of the available recycled water. That's about the equivalent usage of a medium size farm.

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