It depends on the country and where the ATM is located.

FDR wanted to get involved, but he knew that the American public didn’t want to go to war. There was a lot happening before the war like the Lend-Lease Act where the USA was funding Allied war efforts while officially remaining neutral. Having a burning naval base in Hawaii and an official declaration of war from Germany and Italy gave FDR a wide berth public opinion wise to prosecute the war the way he wanted to.

Also, while there was a “Europe first” policy, the USA was active in the Pacific Front soon after the attack as the USA had to respond to further Japanese invasions including the Philippines, which was still American controlled. The USA was able to turn the tide on Japan and push Japan back to the home islands while still dedicating the majority of its war effort to Germany. The only time when the USA needed to significantly pull resources to the Pacific Front from Europe was for the planned invasion of Japan.

The UAE’s emirates and Qatar tried to build post-oil economies with a focus on their geographic position between Europe and East Asia. They have built large aviation logistics hubs and sought to develop their economies based on that leverage. This has pushed them into international business and tourism markets. Their luxury developments come from this strategic push.

Kuwait seems happy with its oil output, so it is providing its people with a suburban American experience, which seems to be popular with the local population.

Saudi Arabia doesn’t really have a deep long term plan, with most of its infrastructure projects being led by various princes trying to increase their clout within the country. Internal royal instability had made it hard for the country to have a long term plan like the smaller countries.

Oman seems to be trying to develop a post oil economy similar to the UAE and Qatar, but doesn’t seem to be directly competing against the two countries in similar industries. Part of it could be that Oman started later, so it had both an idea of what it would work as well as being pushed out of some industries. Another part is that Oman seems to have had more/different non-oil resources it could develop.

The various princes have prestige projects to increase their clout by being attached to an impressive piece of infrastructure. The problem is that the Saudi royal family hasn’t been stable enough to see these projects through construction.

Now she’s gone too far.

Sure thing, Sam Reich.

Yeah. Basic knowledge at one point used to include car maintenance and cursive.

Men wear golf shorts to golf all the time. The fit is generally looser, just like the golf polos, though.

There is a risk threshold that gets crossed due to certain actions. They’re punishing rolling the dice, not the result.

Outside of the 1990’s, I don’t think there was an era when the movie industry relied that much on soundtrack albums as part of the revenue stream.

I’ve been to Nassau.

The Bahamas isn’t cheap, mainly because it is an island chain that needs things shipped to it. Given that a lot of locals work in the tourism business, the wealth isn’t exactly trickling down to everyone. The locals are generally friendly, though, even outside of the tourist areas.

The food is nothing exciting. They have a couple of local dishes, but nothing amazing. A lot of the food served has British or American influences.

The island lives or dies by cruise traffic. A large chunk of the island is only open when a cruise ship is in port. Also, since cruises usually want you back on the ship for dinner, a lot of places close around then.

It is a nice place to stay for an extended weekend, especially if you like the beach.

It depends on what is along the 4th dimension.

Various forms of serfdom.

Q is an asshole, but I feel like Q also used the Borg to protect the Federation against the Dominion.

In canon during TNG, the Federation has become very weak as a military power. Without the Klingons as a threat, Starfleet is a shell of its former self. It uses century old ships in service and ended two wars it should have won in a stalemate. Q forces an encounter with the Borg which shows the Federation is nowhere near equipped to win, then the next encounter wipes out a significant number of ships. So, starting after Wolf 359, the Federation starts a massive rearmament campaign.

Those new fleet designs end up being crucial to the Federation having a chance in the Dominion War. It is also telling that Q visited Sisko only once. People joke that Q didn’t come back because Sisko punched Q, but that did show Q that Sisko was willing to use force to defend himself.

Reagan’s diagnosis for Alzheimer’s didn’t come out until after he was out of office. There were rumors, but nothing confirmed.

While in office, Reagan was still popular. His approval rating was usually around 60% and his only major dip down was in 1983 due to inflation. It helped that Reagan generally had more competent staff than Trump.

Yeah, but the trade off was that you were bound to the land and social hierarchy was much more rigidly enforced. Your pay was mostly in food and accommodations unless you were in a trade, nobility, or the clergy.

Why do people work more? Because in an industrial setting, the methods of compensation and employer responsibilities are vastly different. Employers are incentivized to treat labor as any other good and will try to lower that cost where possible. In contrast, if you’re a form of bondage, your employer is more likely to treat you like capital.

I find it interesting that the locals don’t want it this time around.

China likely accepts payment in rubles.

Grant was a good man, but his presidency should be viewed as pretty average. It didn’t help that he doesn’t have much control over his party.

You know CAD and are a drone pilot? Don’t let surveyors find out.