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To: mykesc2020 who wrote (20737)	9/29/2025 11:50:52 PM
From: QTI on SI	1 Recommendation Recommended By mykesc2020 Respond to of 21736

Deleted as I didn't intend to post my post as a reply to Mike. Sorry Mike. Wish there was a way in SI to completely remove a post, rather than just edit. <sigh>

To: mykesc2020 who wrote (20737)	9/30/2025 5:41:37 AM
From: vicki kiyay	5 Recommendations Recommended By Chowderfan QTI on SI Riojas54 SeeksQuality Smart_Asset Respond to of 21736

He's making a two-pronged argument -- that the US is heading in the direction of autocracy, and that autocracies are bad for economic development and investing. So even if one welcomes autocracy, one still has to contend with the fact that autocracies aren't great places to invest. I get that people may disagree with the first of the two prongs, but do people dispute the economic viability argument? If not, maybe it makes sense to be foundationally sure that we are not headed in an autocratic direction, and understand what that would look like if we were.