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A proposition is said to be tautological if its constituent terms repeat themselves or if they can be reduced to terms that do, so that the proposition is of the form “a = a” (“a is identical to a”). Such propositions convey no information about the world, and, accordingly, they are said to be trivial, or empty of cognitive import. A proposition is said to be significant if its constituent terms are such that the proposition does provide new information about the world.
In the so-called ontological argument for the existence of God, St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033/34–1109) attempted to derive the significant conclusion that God exists from the tautological premise that God is the only perfect being together with the premise that no being can be perfect unless it exists. As Hume and Kant pointed out, however, it is fallacious to derive a proposition with existential import from a tautology, and it is now generally agreed that from a tautology alone, it is impossible to derive any significant proposition.
Or, in English, circular reasoning.
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SatStats
The government added $838 billion to the national debt in just the first four months of fiscal 2025 (October through January).
A proposition is said to be tautological if its constituent terms repeat themselves or if they can be reduced to terms that do, so that the proposition is of the form “a = a” (“a is identical to a”). Such propositions convey no information about the world, and, accordingly, they are said to be trivial, or empty of cognitive import. A proposition is said to be significant if its constituent terms are such that the proposition does provide new information about the world.
In the so-called ontological argument for the existence of God, St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033/34–1109) attempted to derive the significant conclusion that God exists from the tautological premise that God is the only perfect being together with the premise that no being can be perfect unless it exists. As Hume and Kant pointed out, however, it is fallacious to derive a proposition with existential import from a tautology, and it is now generally agreed that from a tautology alone, it is impossible to derive any significant proposition.
Or, in English, circular reasoning.
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SatStats
The government added $838 billion to the national debt in just the first four months of fiscal 2025 (October through January).
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In this fiscal year’s first five months, beginning Oct. 1, the government borrowed $1.1 trillion — almost $8 billion a day. In February, the first full month of Musk’s government-pruning “revolution,” borrowing was $308 billion because spending was $40 billion more — a 7 percent increase — over February 2024.
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Since 1965, between shorter workweeks and longer vacations, the average American gained 300 leisure hours per year – but the poorest Americans have gained twice that. Meanwhile, the quality of that leisure time has improved considerably...--landsburg
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2024 (Q4), the average U.S. household’s real net worth was:
– 232% higher than it was in 1975
– 140% higher than it was in 1994
– 78% higher than it was in 2001.
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The Pittsburgh tech ecosystem saw a total of $999 million in venture capital funding in 2024, up from $644 million in 2023.
In this fiscal year’s first five months, beginning Oct. 1, the government borrowed $1.1 trillion — almost $8 billion a day. In February, the first full month of Musk’s government-pruning “revolution,” borrowing was $308 billion because spending was $40 billion more — a 7 percent increase — over February 2024.
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Since 1965, between shorter workweeks and longer vacations, the average American gained 300 leisure hours per year – but the poorest Americans have gained twice that. Meanwhile, the quality of that leisure time has improved considerably...--landsburg
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2024 (Q4), the average U.S. household’s real net worth was:
– 232% higher than it was in 1975
– 140% higher than it was in 1994
– 78% higher than it was in 2001.
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The Pittsburgh tech ecosystem saw a total of $999 million in venture capital funding in 2024, up from $644 million in 2023.
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Park Avenue’s office vacancy rate, 8.9%, is its lowest since the end of 2018, according to data firm CoStar. Manhattan and U.S. office vacancy overall sits at 16.1%.
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Although Alphabet’s Waymo has a big lead in the industry, with its driverless taxis operational in several U.S. cities, Amazon-owned Zoox is now competing against Elon Musk’s Tesla for the No. 2 spot.
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Notes from DOGE:
HHS has 27 Science Centers, 27 CEOs and 700 IT systems
65% of HHS grants go to scientists, 35% ti the university.
40% of incoming calls to SS involve attempts at fraud that will deprive the SS recipient.
Debt interest > Defense budget
Treasury pays 580 separate agency bills without any verification.
There are about 85 billion dollars in improper Entitlement payments
From 2019 to 2025 there was a rise in U.S. population of 2.2% with rise in the budget of 55%.
Park Avenue’s office vacancy rate, 8.9%, is its lowest since the end of 2018, according to data firm CoStar. Manhattan and U.S. office vacancy overall sits at 16.1%.
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Although Alphabet’s Waymo has a big lead in the industry, with its driverless taxis operational in several U.S. cities, Amazon-owned Zoox is now competing against Elon Musk’s Tesla for the No. 2 spot.
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Notes from DOGE:
HHS has 27 Science Centers, 27 CEOs and 700 IT systems
65% of HHS grants go to scientists, 35% ti the university.
40% of incoming calls to SS involve attempts at fraud that will deprive the SS recipient.
Debt interest > Defense budget
Treasury pays 580 separate agency bills without any verification.
There are about 85 billion dollars in improper Entitlement payments
From 2019 to 2025 there was a rise in U.S. population of 2.2% with rise in the budget of 55%.
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