Tony Tinkers

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If you could make one change to the world — just one — what would it be? I ask the people around me this question and collect the answers here.

#federal

You are ineligible for reelection if the federal deficit is more than 3% of GDP annually over your past term.

As of 2026-08-24, the deficit is on track for 5.8%. Credit to Warren Buffett, who I heard this from.

#federal

If a country doesn't hit its Paris Accord targets, it's ineligible to trade with the US and China.

A partial solution to global warming. Source unremembered.

#debate

You can't criticize a different opinion unless you can intelligently summarize the opposing viewpoint.

#tech

Ban infinite scrolling on apps. Users have to physically click "next" to load the next crop of content, like Google pages.