Nuclear energy
Small Modular Reactors seem to be the new innovation in nuclear energy production. You hear a lot about the shift to clean energy sources like solar, wind etc. But nuclear plants produce more energy output per square foot than these sources and is more cost efficient in the long run. May we all have the courage to shed our NIMBY-ness and do our part to battle climate change? Support small modular nuclear plants in your state! Interesting video on the subject.
Debt
Over 50% of US households do not pay off their credit card debt each month. Average household credit card debt is about $6000. Other concerning info in the links. A word to the young: spend less than you earn + invest your savings wisely - every day, week, month, and year. Do not take on responsibility (marriage, child, home, auto, tuition) unless you are capable of handling them without hand outs.
Chips!
The CHIPS act passed in 2022 allocating $52 Billion dollars for indigenous semi-conductor development in the US. Not a single chip produced yet. Lack of talent, infrastructure, and frankly a relatively lazy workforce is to blame. Taiwan sent its best and brightest but they have difficulty hiring talent, there is no readymade supply infrastructure, and while a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC) employee is motivated to come to the Taiwan factory in the middle of the night on a weekend to fix production issues, no such luck in comfy old Arizona it seems.
Law & Order
Countries that create and execute laws regardless of color, creed, status will always do better than those that don’t. America which was a beacon in this regard for a century is struggling now. Illegal immigration, terrorism, and a lack of meritocracy are all battles worth fighting but you need to fight it by following the law. Both the right (with its high handedness) and the left (with “woke” excuses and total disregard for judicial principles) are in the wrong. Can they please watch and learn from Bill Maher?