Quick Correction:

We are a wee bit disappointed today that of ALL our readers -- and there must be three or four of them, easily -- nobody noticed the math error in yesterday's post. 

We said that 2.5 trillion means 25,000 billion. That, of course, is pure balderdash  In fact there are only a mere 2,500 billions  in 2.5 trillion. 

Incidentally, the accountants at the Pentagon appear to have the same trouble I do in keeping track of millions of billions. That agency is on a long streak of failed audits. One headline on the topic is actually pretty funny:

Pentagon fails 7th audit in a row, eyes passing grade by 2028

Well, good on ya, Pentagon. It's good to have goals. And, by 2028, the agency will have several Trump appointees running the place. No doubt strict, fundamental  business principles will have been applied.