Some people believe the craziest stuff and therefore impossible to debate. All this talk about Putin, nobody knows what he will do, or his motivation. After the invasion, Biden initially offered to fly Z out of the country. If Europe was so concerned, as Putin massed troops on the border, they could have stationed a few troops inside Ukraine which, for fear of NATO, would have prevented the invasion. Europe had months to prepare. Ukraine is also one of the most corrupt countries in the world, eleventh from bottom to be exact. Ukraine also persecuted the Russians living within it borders. Ukraine is not innocent. Europe and probably more exact, Poland, just want a geographical buffer between itself a Russia. Does anyone remember Vietnam. It was soooo important to stop the spread of communism 58,000 Americans died…..for nothing. Now the US does trade with Vietnam and it is still communist. I just hate to see millions of people slaughtered for nothing, so I do not give a rats ass about Ukraine as a country, but I do care about its citizens dying. As for shutting off the electricity or Ford bated Trump, Ford is a politician that obviously doesn’t understand economics and if he followed thru with his threat, the Canadian economy would have been destroyed very quickly. The baby boomer comment is laughable. Social Security is far from a golden parachute. I was forced to pay into it in the Marines, but after discharge I found a loophole which gave me an exemption. In order to collect, a person must pay into it for 10 years. The award is based how how much a person contributes. When I first learned about money, I discovered if I place the same amount of the SS contribution into an S&P index fund, I will make much more money than I will get from SS. Basic numbers, a person whom contributes an average of $150k per year for 30 years can start collecting SS at 62 years old in the amount of $2400 per month. I have just over 5 million in my index fund and I’m not 62. Do the math! Over the years politicians raided SS and used it as a welfare entitlement. People like illegal aliens and kids with ADHD can collect it, which is the reason it is going broke. Most people would opt out of SS if they could, but it is required. It basically takes money away from those that work and redistributes it, similar to to your carbon tax. It is government creative accounting. A lot of politicians in the US are not business people, hindsight 20/20, I wish I became a politician. Most in the US are treated like royalty, when in fact they are just public servants. There are no minimum requirements be become a Senator or Congressman, they just must talk a good game and promise stupid people the world. I think the US would function much better if business people ran the government.The jury is still out, but thus far I think Trump and Musk are doing a fine job, they are working for America.