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Wait a minute lets think about this : Why is it that the republicans are so concerned about the debt ceiling and reducing it by calling for reform and cutting social services that we all need and use. Yet under the Trump administration it rose between 2and 7 trillion dollars and only benefited large corporations .Exon reported a 53 billion profit this quarter. Just askin
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That's wonderful! There isn't enough problems with fentanyl,crack,meth Add to it the growing number of states legalizing weed and the addition of alcohol.Its like throwing gas on an open flame. If you're going to legalize something that makes sense. Legalize prostitution and the selling of sex. It will remove the dangers for sex workers. Give them a union and health benefits. The government gets to tax it. No more stigma for John's getting busted. It's win win. That should be the next wave in this era of legalization.
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The strategies of communicating weather as news are no different than the tactics deployed by Fox News, MSNBC and the fast food industry… fear produces ratings. The only way to sustain public fear is to gradually increase portion size, similar to the strategy of the fast food industry, which gave us the 48oz (and bigger) soda. A ‘large fries’ today is much bigger than the large of 30 years ago. Fast food was selling at a threshold exceeding the caloric needs of its customer base. Therefore, the only way to increase demand was to encourage customers to consume ever larger portions by gradually making dangerous excess the norm. In the media, Fear is calories. Even the NYT writes about “bad news bias.”(The dynamics of fast food R&D, marketing and delivery are well documented— Fast Food Nation; Omnivore’s Dilemma; et al.)I have lived through so many Storms of the Century that I am the same age as Noah when he died: 950 years old.So, I guess meteorological hyperbole extends life expectancy. Or is it empty calories?
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"content": "The strategies of communicating weather as news are no different than the tactics deployed by Fox News, MSNBC and the fast food industry… fear produces ratings. The only way to sustain public fear is to gradually increase portion size, similar to the strategy of the fast food industry, which gave us the 48oz (and bigger) soda. A ‘large fries’ today is much bigger than the large of 30 years ago. Fast food was selling at a threshold exceeding the caloric needs of its customer base. Therefore, the only way to increase demand was to encourage customers to consume ever larger portions by gradually making dangerous excess the norm. In the media, Fear is calories. Even the NYT writes about “bad news bias.”(The dynamics of fast food R&D, marketing and delivery are well documented— Fast Food Nation; Omnivore’s Dilemma; et al.)I have lived through so many Storms of the Century that I am the same age as Noah when he died: 950 years old.So, I guess meteorological hyperbole extends life expectancy. Or is it empty calories?\n",
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"$17.6 billion in profit" - Apparently, not enough to keep people employed during potentially rough times. And employers wonder why employees have no loyalty to them.
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Investment in PUBLIC School STEM! Yes!But, taxpayer "Investment" to compensate for decades of Corporate dis-investment, offshoring, stock- buybacks, and CEO compensation disconnected from performance. That's a negative good buddyThe Cold War and Space Race investments in the 50s and 60s paid off handsomely with innovation, jobs, and a vibrant Tech Infrastructure. Perhaps that moment has passed and all this is another wealth-transfer that will yield nothing more than more, but better concealed corporate enrichment with little actual benefit to society"Re-investment" for chips so Zuckerberg can flog a new VR headset or Apple can issue an iPhone17 . .or is it 17 with a better camera? That's another negative
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Been saying for years, Manhatthan can get WAY denser. Amd in the meantime, absolutely filling in under-utilized spaces like this makes paramount sense- and the impacts should be immediately noticeable. Takes pressure, too, off of outer boroughs which actually have affordable low-slung areas worth preserving for the QOL of existing and future residents already here (namely). But the island 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧? Build it up to the stratosphere🏢🏗️! Then one day some next generation of new-new Yorker's can really see whethat that solved anything - or just needlessly ceded more open sky pointlessly to purely capitalistic developer interests.
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James this is why a free and open society, especially with its government, is crucial to modern society.
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AnneW Most wealthy nations spend around 10% of their GDP on health care, usually single payer. That's called "socialized medicine" by the ideologues at U of Chicago, Claremont and George Mason (to name a few). In the years 2019-2021, the U.S. spent 17.6%, 19.7% and 18.3%. I expect it to exceed 20% in 2024. Yes: 2020 was a tough year, but the portion has been increasing since 1960, when it was 5%. In dollar terms, U.S spent $12,418 per capita in 2020 while Canada spent $6,639 and France spent $5,032 per capita. Personally, I feel that half of the money spent on my health care purchases actual health care while the other half pays for the capitalist infrastructure.
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To my delight I figured out the rebus entries and theme fairly quickly (SWELL section was the spark for this) but had a total brain fart when it came to 33A. Stared at _N___AL_EFFECTS for so long. Didn’t help that SE corner was a struggle (nest before MEET, spat before FLAP). Was happy with this one though! Except now I’m hungry and have to wait for the Colombian bakery near my apartment to open so I can grab some EMPANADAS.
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I deal with tech companies around the world and most valley tech companies & startups were very badly managed last 8 years and will have repercussions for the US economy next few years1. Incompetent tech leaders hired because if you made a loss did not matter, your stock still went up. 2. Immature Venture Capitalists who became partner 2 years out of college .. never mind B school, never mind actual experience 3. Very little tech and lots of hype/marketing/PR4. Startup CEO's who cant read a financial statement and spend all day on podcasts/twitterlast 8 years - education, experience did not matter.. money was free as a result who you partied with or virtue signaling mattered most predicting 30% of VC funds will shut down- incompetence has been rewarded & results will show
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Mark Yup. And Jared didn’t use his position in the White House to get a $2.5BN cash infusion from the Saudis.
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Now though, in rare cases car rental chaos works for the customer.We had booked a one-way rental for 3 weeks from ORD to BOS for 1,500 USD. At ORD at the rental counter it took them forever to locate a car. In the lot they switched us to yet another car. We were assured they would tie this other car to our paperwork which had a different car (license plate etc.) in it. We drove away.Something seemed off when there was a minor e-toll charge on our CC a few days later that we didn‘t know of. Then a 250 USD charge for a car rental.When we returned the car after the 3 weeks, the reps couldn‘t find the contract in the system but assured us it would be sorted out.Got home and found an invoice from the rental company for the 250 USD with details of a three day car rental for ‚not our‘ car. Never got the invoice for the 1,500 USD.We were pretty sure they would never figure this one out and so far, one year later, they haven‘t…
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With the way our constitution is written and amended, there is no way anything remotely progressive will come out of anything. The DP represents the one half of the oligarchy and the GOP the other. The GOP is more reactionary but where it matters the DP is just as bad. Check the 1.7 trillion bill that passed without a whimper. 858 billion was defense!! Got it? This is a known known but wrapped as “let’s not talk about it”.Oh well, Paul is a liberal. When push comes to shove the status quo is ok with him. No Bernie’s please!
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I love all these suggestions and have a few of my own (no private gun storage; have a cabinet at some municipal site like a safety-deposit box, requiring two or even three keys to open it; make an appointment to retrieve and return your gun; if it's not back by the appointed time, the police to go pick it up. Guns must be stored locked and unloaded and ammo in another such cabinet). I have more but you get my point, and I think they are good ideas. Oh, and let's require annual safety classes, and target tests. Let's have a written test. Let's limit the number of guns anyone can own. Let's have every gun have a license on it with the name of its lawful owner.Still: we have 3D printed guns, ghost guns and so on. They are small enough to be hidden, so even if licensed, how would we know whom to check? And when? We have opened Pandora's Box and thanks to a republican-sponsored SCOTUS, that lid will never go back on.And we need to remember that more people use guns for suicide than for homicide. Absent a gun, so many people would be alive today. It's our national shame.
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Blackmamba The founders of Google [in the article] and the founder of SpaceX [and few other companies who you might know] all CAME to the US [not say - Europe] for specific entrepreneurial reasons.They did not come for the benefit of anti-trust and fair trade laws enacted by folks that never had to meet a payroll in their lives.There is a reason that the vast majority of multi-billion dollar entrepreneurial companies have their roots in the US and have achieved that status in decades rather than centuries.You want the next Amazon - Google - Tesla - Apple - Microsoft - Netflix - Facebook - Uber to come from Europe?
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Thank you Gail Collins for doing more than just feeding Bret Stephens straight lines. It's a breath of fresh air.Especially this: "...raise taxes on high-income earners and corporations that have used the current laws to avoid paying their fair share."We have record levels of inequality in this country - yet we have people like Elon Musk who can casually toss away billions running a company into the ground to gratify his ego, or Jeff Bezos whose fortune would continue to expand at an incredible rate simply from piling up interest.It might be nice to mention a modest proposal from Senator Warren:The Ultra-Millionaire Tax would bring in at least $3 trillion in revenue over 10 years - without raising taxes on the 99.95% of American households that have net worth below $50 million• A 2% annual tax on the net worth of households and trusts between $50 million and $1 billion• A 1% annual surtax (3% tax overall) on the net worth of households and trusts above $1 billionInstead we have the dead on arrival (hopefully) "Fair" tax that would hit that 99.95% hardest - and hardly be noticed by the rest.
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"content": "Thank you Gail Collins for doing more than just feeding Bret Stephens straight lines. It's a breath of fresh air.Especially this: \"...raise taxes on high-income earners and corporations that have used the current laws to avoid paying their fair share.\"We have record levels of inequality in this country - yet we have people like Elon Musk who can casually toss away billions running a company into the ground to gratify his ego, or Jeff Bezos whose fortune would continue to expand at an incredible rate simply from piling up interest.It might be nice to mention a modest proposal from Senator Warren:The Ultra-Millionaire Tax would bring in at least $3 trillion in revenue over 10 years - without raising taxes on the 99.95% of American households that have net worth below $50 million• A 2% annual tax on the net worth of households and trusts between $50 million and $1 billion• A 1% annual surtax (3% tax overall) on the net worth of households and trusts above $1 billionInstead we have the dead on arrival (hopefully) \"Fair\" tax that would hit that 99.95% hardest - and hardly be noticed by the rest.\n",
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Wow! Bankman-Fried thought everything was OK because Alameda owed FTX $8B on paper?! How innocent a child do you have to be to think that?
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Hmph. We can tell Elon exactly what’s missing from his AI (Artificial Intelligence) approach, one of the perks of having spent fifty years exploring how the AI (Actual Intelligence) working in the neural structures that comprise the human brain do it.We do not suppose he will ask, or even be interested. For the curious out there, here it is:We all function as well as we do (in particular good enough to easily spot how Tesla’s F.S.D. screws up) because we all exist in a purely logically defined internal reality.We’re each of us alone in here, and we expend a great deal of time and effort ensuring that we all use the same internal models of the external universe we surely must inhabit.No easy proof of that, but it’s all we’ve got, and it’s gotten us this far, so our take on what’s out there is probably not too far off the mark.That’s context, and it takes energy to sustain. It’s the invisible stage upon which everything we do unfolds, all of which depends on that background for continuity and meaning.No current AI (the artificial kind) that we have seen has this critical element, and cars won’t drive like people, even the fallible kind we all represent, until this little omission is fixed.This missing piece of the puzzle is also central to current efforts to pin down how consciousness arises and operates. Not much progress on that front yet, either.So, stay tuned, it’s not here yet. Meanwhile, keep those eyes open and at least one hand on the wheel.—T&K
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I have to echo Florida Man V, that we don’t have enough facts at this time, and add that when the Special Counsel completes the Biden investigation the facts may even be more incriminating for the former VP, now President. It only appears that Biden has done the “right thing”, that is, alerting the DOJ and archives immediately upon finding classified documents and returning them the next day. The issue is whether he intentionally took classified documents from his former office as VP and brought them to his home and office, or whether he kept them there for an extended period of time knowing he possessed documents that should be in the archives and not his home or office. That is what the SC will investigate, and what we don’t know. It was Biden’s lawyers who acted expeditiously not Biden.Ironically, Trump had an iron clad defense, but could not help himself from being Trump. If he said he did not pack the boxes, did not know what was in them, did not personally do the searches, and then allowed the DOJ to search it would be case closed. Trump, however, obfuscated, obstructed and defied the DOJ with claims that he telepathically declassified documents, that he legally took them, and they were his personal documents. Trump likely committed criminal obstruction, conduct apart from wrongful possession.We know Trump is guilty of being Trump; based on the facts known to date, we don’t know if Biden has committed a crime or a mistake.
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"content": "I have to echo Florida Man V, that we don’t have enough facts at this time, and add that when the Special Counsel completes the Biden investigation the facts may even be more incriminating for the former VP, now President. It only appears that Biden has done the “right thing”, that is, alerting the DOJ and archives immediately upon finding classified documents and returning them the next day. The issue is whether he intentionally took classified documents from his former office as VP and brought them to his home and office, or whether he kept them there for an extended period of time knowing he possessed documents that should be in the archives and not his home or office. That is what the SC will investigate, and what we don’t know. It was Biden’s lawyers who acted expeditiously not Biden.Ironically, Trump had an iron clad defense, but could not help himself from being Trump. If he said he did not pack the boxes, did not know what was in them, did not personally do the searches, and then allowed the DOJ to search it would be case closed. Trump, however, obfuscated, obstructed and defied the DOJ with claims that he telepathically declassified documents, that he legally took them, and they were his personal documents. Trump likely committed criminal obstruction, conduct apart from wrongful possession.We know Trump is guilty of being Trump; based on the facts known to date, we don’t know if Biden has committed a crime or a mistake.\n",
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Much ado about nothing is being made of the fact that the documents were accidentally discovered (and no one was missing them or asking for their return unlike in Trump's case where he was asked for their return for almost a year to no avail) on November second and for two months this was not made public. I seem to remember an obscure law or custom in the DOJ where there is a tacit agreement that no news that could affect the outcome of an impending election will be publicized. Thus, Republican Mr. Comey keept quiet regarding his DOJ's investigation of Mr. Trump so that it would not interfere with his election chances in 2016 while a few days before same election he announced the reopening the investigation on Hillary Clinto-- after he had earlier exonerated her and declined to indict her. Talk about consistency and partisanship!
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We awoke at 3 am when lightning and thunder hit nonstop for an hour combined with a torrent of rain here near Angels Camp. So many roads closed due to flooding, mudslides. Between wildfires and now flooding I fear insurance companies will raise rates, big time! Or not renew policies as has been happening this past year.Upside is the massive 10 foot snowpack upcountry that is water rich, since this means come summer when it melts, things will be better than last summer.
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“'I wouldn’t trade this for $10 million,' Kim said that day.”Except he did, for exactly $10 million. That's what he got in insurance money, and if he played again, he would have to give it up and either earn a living playing golf or flounder. He took the money. Which is fine, but let's not beat around the bush and let's not act like he's some kind of hero.(And nobody ever compared him to Tiger Woods, give me a break)
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Of course, by the time you have taken ten years to save the requisite 20% downpayment for a place like San Francisco, the home prices will have doubled in price yet again (and so the $265,000 that you have sacrificed for and saved will be meaningless). At least, that's how the RE game has played out here in SF for the past decade or so. Absurd.
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The argument here is really just so much petulant window-dressing, given that the US left the gold standard 50 years ago, devalued the dollar with the 1985 Plaza Accords, and has illegally printed trillions of dollars electronically well beyond the scope of the constitution through an illegal cartel known as the Federal Reserve. It's frightening to think that any rational, well informed American citizen would take this incredible argument that purports some constitutional purism seriously. The government has continuously and egregiously violated the rule of law so much through the last 50 years it would be difficult to find a common legal thread that authorized just a fraction of its printing press activity. Take for instance the just under $990 billion of currency in print against the more than $30 trillion the FED produced 'out of thin air' following the 2008 financial crisis. Or, consider the more than $1 trillion in interest on the national debt for this fiscal year. Add to that the notional value of the OTC derivative markets ($600 trillion; $12.6 trillion net according to BIS), and you get the sense that you simply do not understand the situation or are purposely gaslighting your readers. The national debt is very much negotiable, and is a very small piece of the puzzle in the wider financial leviathan created with the introduction of the Federal Reserve system. If it were any other way, then perhaps the 'trillion dollar coin' wouldn't be trending again.
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Just a recent data point from a routine visit to my PCP. The office submitted a bill of $587 to my health insurance company. This for a 30 minute consultation?
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wise brain Capitalism is indeed the problem. The workings of the system encourage exactly the corruption that you describe. This is not to say that socialist economic systems are not prone to corruption, but the very essence of capitalism, as practiced in the US, facilitates these types of activities. Capitalism encourages the exploitation of labor, however defined, to make profits for investors. Following the logical extension of this profit motive leads to the development of monopolies and the hijacking of rules that were designed to protect patents to instead lock out competitors. That's on US-style capitalism 100%.
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Thanks to the NY Times my wife is now very worried about our existing gas stove and sometime in the next 6 months we will probably be retiring our beautiful 32 year-old Viking workhorse. Groan!Meanwhile our 1909 house is leaky as hell and for heaven sake, whenever we actually spend time in the kitchen we are constantly letting our 2 dogs in and out of the backyard. The back kitchen door is often simply left open so they can go in and out. Ventilation is a legitimate and concern...just not to me in this specific house with this specific lifestyle (large dog ownership).I can't speak for the next homeowners but based on how we use the house I find it hard to believe this is an immediate "emergency" for my family.As for health issues and toxic environmental threats that truly concern ME...I am pleased to say I am 6 weeks into a full swearing off of sugar and processed foods and am feeling 100% better.Pick your poison.
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"content": "Thanks to the NY Times my wife is now very worried about our existing gas stove and sometime in the next 6 months we will probably be retiring our beautiful 32 year-old Viking workhorse. Groan!Meanwhile our 1909 house is leaky as hell and for heaven sake, whenever we actually spend time in the kitchen we are constantly letting our 2 dogs in and out of the backyard. The back kitchen door is often simply left open so they can go in and out. Ventilation is a legitimate and concern...just not to me in this specific house with this specific lifestyle (large dog ownership).I can't speak for the next homeowners but based on how we use the house I find it hard to believe this is an immediate \"emergency\" for my family.As for health issues and toxic environmental threats that truly concern ME...I am pleased to say I am 6 weeks into a full swearing off of sugar and processed foods and am feeling 100% better.Pick your poison.\n",
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This headline is disingenuous and crafted to rile some people up with a big number. Got to get that NIMBY outrage, even though this stadium is not in anyone's 'backyard.' $516M is a lot of money, sure, but you are talking about a 49-year stretch. That's a revenue "loss" of $10.5 million annually for a City that just rolled out its annual budget of $102 BILLION dollars.And keep in mind, the private funding for that stadium is the lynchpin to an affordable housing project and vital infrastructure work that is going to generate plenty of job opportunities in construction, etc and within the stadium and the team itself. And all those people pay taxes, AND affordable housing is essential in NYC.
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PG President Biden claimed, falsely, that you can't get or spread covid if you are vaccinated, that the epidemic was waning last July 4th, and he pushed many of the same draconian measures -- extended lockdowns, vaccine mandates, masking -- that New Zealand's voters are rejecting today.Biden, unlike, Ms. Ardern, shows no signs of admitting any mistakes whatsoever, much less tearfully resigning, and continues to blame his predecessor for his own policy failures.
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Thirty plus years ago we moved into our current home. My mother-in-law helped pack up our home. Let's just leave it at saying my mother-in-law wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer. Several years after moving in (my wife and I were very busy at the time) I opened some of the boxes and found things like user manuals for appliances from our previous home. The point is that until it is determined that Biden knew what was in the boxes when they were shipped, let's give him the benefit of the doubt. The National Archives and Records Administration ("NARA") didn't come after him, he contacted them and has cooperated at every turn. And as to the criticism of Biden for not being "transparent", let's not forget the damage that was done by James Comey serving up a transparent nothing burger. I'm perfectly OK with waiting for a complete investigation to reveal the facts.
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Some professors may orient their teaching to the highest performing students but not all do. I didn’t. The essay captured something really true, I think. Inquisitiveness and openness to new ideas are essential ingredients to a rewarding college education. Happily, no matter what their skills, ambitions or preoccupations, many college students possess these qualities. It is part of what makes teaching them such a pleasure.
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Companies raise prices to increase profits. Now cash-rich, they buy their own stock. Stock price goes up with new demand. Company pockets share earnings and buys more stock and price/earnings goes up. That is inflation. Company and other shareholders borrow cheap money and buy more stock with leverage. Politicians get campaign donations and lower taxes and regulations for investors and companies. Ninety-five percent of the population can't pay their bills and taxes but didn't benefit from the stock and dividend cash cow. They pinch off the money that feeds the system. We get a recession. Now which part of the Fed raised the prices?
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"content": "Companies raise prices to increase profits. Now cash-rich, they buy their own stock. Stock price goes up with new demand. Company pockets share earnings and buys more stock and price/earnings goes up. That is inflation. Company and other shareholders borrow cheap money and buy more stock with leverage. Politicians get campaign donations and lower taxes and regulations for investors and companies. Ninety-five percent of the population can't pay their bills and taxes but didn't benefit from the stock and dividend cash cow. They pinch off the money that feeds the system. We get a recession. Now which part of the Fed raised the prices?\n",
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As a resident of the expensive metropolis of Jersey City I must disagree with Mr. Stephens characterizing people who are making $400,000 as skimping to get by. Maybe if the dialed back their conspicuous consumption they could manage on $400,000. Seriously skimping on $400,00. You sound a little out of touch.
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I will be retiring this year at the age of 56. I am exceedingly lucky to be able to do so through a combination of 20 years of government work that gave me a pension, 8 years of profitable private sector work that allowed me to save, and *a lot* of frugality. One of the most surprising things to me, as I near this milestone is actually how many people who can afford to retire are absolutely lost and can think of nothing to do with their lives other than the same old 9-5. So they keep working. I've even had people say to me that it is selfish to retire early. If I had a nickel for the number of times I heard someone say that if they quit their job, they'd have no purpose, I'd have retired 10 years earlier. This, to me, incredibly sad. In a world where having the means to retire comfortably at any age is not a given, there are a lot of people who keep slaving away a jobs they don't even like because they have no interests or friends outside of the office and cannot begin to imagine how to develop any. IMO, the idea that you are nothing but your work is just another aspect of the toxic American work culture. There's no better way to keep you chained to your desk than convincing you that you are nothing without it. The world is a big place. There are millions of things to see and do, and countless ways to have a meaningful purpose outside of a job. Open your eyes, people. Yes, the workplace needs to change, but so do we.
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Kathleen Thank you for the positive strategies, and the reality check. Sexism exists. Ageism does. So do other endless "isms." Here's what men know, and never talk about, and don't whine about and navel gaze over: every male organization is also a hierarchy where the louder, more aggressive, dominant, charming, confident (and often less skilled) person gets rewarded. Men have to make sure that other men don't take credit for their work, or talk over them, or discount their ideas, or give them the dirty work they weren't hired to do. Men have to have the confidence to walk into their boss's office and demand a raise. Men back stab other men, and kiss up to the boss and get rewarded even though the better man did better work. Etc. There is no Secret Men's Club where all the men treat each other with absolute fairness and merit-based rewards. And it doesn't even exist in female-dominated organizations. We are socially competitive animals.Move through the world with quiet confidence in what you bring to the table and ask directly for what you want, and deserve. Use your words. You might be surprised at how you can get what you ask for. Don't fail yourself in this manner, just so you can go drink wine with the girls and complain about the patriarchy. Most men are desperate for women to walk through the doors which are wide open for them. It's not forever 1950.
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One of my friends from grad school worked for years at the World Bank/IFC, managing the ag investments in Brazil. Now wiser, she is now embarrassed to realize what she did. The world financial community, powered by governments around the world, have been contributing to deforestation, just like they have with direct carbon extraction.If it is any consolation, our species has been doing this for maybe 70k years. Chances are this isn’t the endgame for all of us. Probably just a majority. Probably better for the world that only a minority is left (current House as a case in point).
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Some good news for a change. Now about that $7 billion handout to Midtown developers for NOT upgrading Penn Station service.
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"content": "Some good news for a change. Now about that $7 billion handout to Midtown developers for NOT upgrading Penn Station service.\n",
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Besides the $750,000 that Santos said he loaned his campaign and then he said he didn’t, he has a donor issue in that many of the named donors in his filing don’t exist. Their address don’t exist, their names don’t exist- so this has become a larger campaign finance problem.Besides lying about everything- there is the question of where did the money come from and is he funded by a foreign national or is he laundering money for someone?
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Anyone still thinking their recent adoption of the “unlimited time off” model, ala Goldman Sachs - who are also laying off thousands - is in the employees interest? Hmmm? Yeah. Exactly.
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Joanne IF we are all more open to fluidity and openness, then trying and not finding it amenable may not be a "Lock them IN" issue. Oh my gosh, my 3 y.o. wore princess dresses, fake jewels, tiaras, and tulle. She no longer makes those choices, and her choices are extremely variable. IT isn't a power contest, so it doesn't matter.
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"content": "Joanne IF we are all more open to fluidity and openness, then trying and not finding it amenable may not be a \"Lock them IN\" issue. Oh my gosh, my 3 y.o. wore princess dresses, fake jewels, tiaras, and tulle. She no longer makes those choices, and her choices are extremely variable. IT isn't a power contest, so it doesn't matter.\n",
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If only they could buy investment grade real estate in the West! Take the cash out and run. International students from China but million dollar property in Vancouver. There is a way if there is a strong desire. Looks like boom and bust, Chinese style. Start a corner store or dollar store and buy Tesla as a business expense. Operate an ethnic restaurant and flourish. The road to riches is paved with gold.
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Before you run for the board or find an ally who will, make sure that you are actually willing to do the work that the current board member is doing. We've had exactly this situation in our building (the only difference is our board president did not participate in vetting the buyers when he was involved in the sale, I know that for sure), but still some people were concerned about the appearance of impropriety, so he resigned. Guess what, two years later we were begging him to come back. No one else was willing to invest that much time and effort in running the building.
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"content": "Before you run for the board or find an ally who will, make sure that you are actually willing to do the work that the current board member is doing. We've had exactly this situation in our building (the only difference is our board president did not participate in vetting the buyers when he was involved in the sale, I know that for sure), but still some people were concerned about the appearance of impropriety, so he resigned. Guess what, two years later we were begging him to come back. No one else was willing to invest that much time and effort in running the building.\n",
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"...the same document found to include a right to abortion suddenly is declared not to include that right, in the space of a few years."Exactly what SCOTUS did, after 50 years of precedent. Of course they'll do it on the state level. The flood gates are wide open.It's all about POWER. This is all it is. Power over women, based on a fanatical ideology.Read Jessica Valenti's excellent Abortion Every Day newsletter. Subscribe to her. She's documenting all of this, every day. Recent edition highlights a federal GOP bill proposal to create a website that collects data on pregnant women. We will be tracked, and questioned... it's coming.Even IF the GOP suddenly started caring about babies when they're born, and created social safety nets, that should *not* excuse the subjugation of women.This is about agency over our own bodies, our lives.
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"content": "\"...the same document found to include a right to abortion suddenly is declared not to include that right, in the space of a few years.\"Exactly what SCOTUS did, after 50 years of precedent. Of course they'll do it on the state level. The flood gates are wide open.It's all about POWER. This is all it is. Power over women, based on a fanatical ideology.Read Jessica Valenti's excellent Abortion Every Day newsletter. Subscribe to her. She's documenting all of this, every day. Recent edition highlights a federal GOP bill proposal to create a website that collects data on pregnant women. We will be tracked, and questioned... it's coming.Even IF the GOP suddenly started caring about babies when they're born, and created social safety nets, that should *not* excuse the subjugation of women.This is about agency over our own bodies, our lives.\n",
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Bill Cullen, Author If Russia will retreat as you believe the world will hand Putin the same bill the world handed out to Nixon for the destroyed Vietnam. 0,00 US $. What else?
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Regarding the missed cruise, the NYT writer makes a great point: "Trip Mate and Aurora could have been more understanding or even — though this is a stretch — humane." It shouldn't only be on American Air to fix the problem. All companies involved could be a bit more accommodating. I don't pay for trip insurance, because the fine print makes it clear the companies hope never to pay. For a $17K cruise, trip insurance should provide some reassurance and protection.
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So many thoughts on this:1) LastPass's communication was horrendous. Unclear on the impact to you as a user and and how to remedy. Not good for a security company.2) Two factor authentication is great, but why aren't more financial institutions (like Chase) supporting app-based or physical key based authentication? Sim-swapping is already an issue documented in NYTimes.3) Always tradeoffs. Open source KeePass that's only run local will be impractical for many users who are less tech literate or use many devices. The convenience of cloud-based managers may have allowed many of these users to shed bad practices like re-used or weak passwords.
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"content": "So many thoughts on this:1) LastPass's communication was horrendous. Unclear on the impact to you as a user and and how to remedy. Not good for a security company.2) Two factor authentication is great, but why aren't more financial institutions (like Chase) supporting app-based or physical key based authentication? Sim-swapping is already an issue documented in NYTimes.3) Always tradeoffs. Open source KeePass that's only run local will be impractical for many users who are less tech literate or use many devices. The convenience of cloud-based managers may have allowed many of these users to shed bad practices like re-used or weak passwords.\n",
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David Richards based on your scale and qualifications, if would seem Robe Abramoff should not have been fired.Allowing fire arms foropen carry on state house grounds - and inside the building (Michgan) legal or not, are asking for the breadown of democracy...And those civil rights protests which turned violent in the wake of the Civil Righst Legislation being passed in 1964-65 undeer LBJ - the riots - starting frequently as a direct protest of police actions - surely backfired on the Civil Rights movement and Democrats more genrally, fuelling the campaigns of G. Wallace and Nixon. I think you underestimate the impact that laws fairly passed have on civil life in the US...how about the six year old who pulled a gun and shot his teacher in VA after physically struggling with her...? I think that watching the demolition of Nature, species and biodiversity, bio mass as well as the rising swell of weather/climate disasters is bound eventually to change the existing deference to the far Right's worship of entrepreneurial "Liberty" over all other considerations. I don't see how the current Republican Right's values get reconciled peacefully in the long run with the Democrats, even the centrist ones...as we will find out during the coming Congressional confrontations over debt and deficits. When the next financial crisis hits and the stakes go up with this Repub. House, it's 1860-1 "land." Stephen Marche's "The Nex Civil War" sketches out for us the possible scenerios.
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"content": "David Richards based on your scale and qualifications, if would seem Robe Abramoff should not have been fired.Allowing fire arms foropen carry on state house grounds - and inside the building (Michgan) legal or not, are asking for the breadown of democracy...And those civil rights protests which turned violent in the wake of the Civil Righst Legislation being passed in 1964-65 undeer LBJ - the riots - starting frequently as a direct protest of police actions - surely backfired on the Civil Rights movement and Democrats more genrally, fuelling the campaigns of G. Wallace and Nixon. I think you underestimate the impact that laws fairly passed have on civil life in the US...how about the six year old who pulled a gun and shot his teacher in VA after physically struggling with her...? I think that watching the demolition of Nature, species and biodiversity, bio mass as well as the rising swell of weather/climate disasters is bound eventually to change the existing deference to the far Right's worship of entrepreneurial \"Liberty\" over all other considerations. I don't see how the current Republican Right's values get reconciled peacefully in the long run with the Democrats, even the centrist ones...as we will find out during the coming Congressional confrontations over debt and deficits. When the next financial crisis hits and the stakes go up with this Repub. House, it's 1860-1 \"land.\" Stephen Marche's \"The Nex Civil War\" sketches out for us the possible scenerios.\n",
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RKEsq while I don't disagree with your conclusion, I disagree with your premise. Roughly half of the country pays no federal income tax. That needs to change. I propose a 5% universal minimum tax rate. Like the AMT, but UMT would apply to everyone. After all deductions and credits, everyone should pay at least 5% of their gross income in federal taxes. This should be matched by a 5% corporate payroll tax. Self employed individuals would pay both portions, or 10%. This is in addition to the existing FICA tax withholdings. Next go after the market speculators and manipulators. Short term capital gains should be treated as standard income, that is no discount on the taxes owed for profits made on stocks or other property owned for less than a year. Qualified retirement accounts would be exempt, if managed by a third party and not the benefactor.
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On January 1, 2016, the Texas open carry law House Bill 910 ("HB 910") went into effect. The law allows individuals to carry openly displayed, but holstered, handguns into public businesses, including banks. So, now you can legally wear a mask and carry a gun into a bank. What could possibly go wrong?Well done America.
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Nathan Lack of investment in transit *is* a big factor here: in most American cities the public transit system barely goes anywhere and/or has comically long intervals between trains and buses, so it's totally inconvenient. What does that mean? That the only people using it are people who have no other choice.This is a chicken and egg situation with various facets, though, because investment in car infrastructure has made sprawling suburbs the default, making it more expensive to build practical transit, and politicians will point to low usage as a reason not to invest more (even though the reason usage is low is that there has been underinvestment).It's funny you say it's not a conspiracy, because it started with a genuine conspiracy by car and tire manufacturers to destroy the extensive streetcar network we once had: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy</a>
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"content": "Nathan Lack of investment in transit *is* a big factor here: in most American cities the public transit system barely goes anywhere and/or has comically long intervals between trains and buses, so it's totally inconvenient. What does that mean? That the only people using it are people who have no other choice.This is a chicken and egg situation with various facets, though, because investment in car infrastructure has made sprawling suburbs the default, making it more expensive to build practical transit, and politicians will point to low usage as a reason not to invest more (even though the reason usage is low is that there has been underinvestment).It's funny you say it's not a conspiracy, because it started with a genuine conspiracy by car and tire manufacturers to destroy the extensive streetcar network we once had: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy\" target=\"_blank\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy</a>\n",
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Don’t leave out Dick Cheney and Rumsfeld, who manufactured two wars worth trillions of dollars based on WMD lies and the supposed pursuit of OBL.
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Debt is a major problem, like it or not, Dr. Krugman; but it's global debt that is the main problem. Samuelson estimated global debt as $247 trillion. That's more than the amount of money that exists, and has surely only grown after and during the pandemic. What is debt? Graeber knew. It is the control of a currency by those who offer the most credit, and an impediment to economic activity by those who are in debt, or bondage. You could do a lot of good by having the World Bank and IMF cancel public loans and offer a Napoleon-like jubilee for Americans underwater.
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This whole article is hilarious. “It’s okay, yes we lost all their money but we can give them the same value in this imaginary currency I invented.”“It’s okay, if more people loan us money and all those massive losing bets we made suddenly make a dramatic turnaround, we’ll be fine!”“Well, actually there is this other secret account that we lost another $8 billion…”Etc etc etc
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I personally know of at least 6 mid-career primary care MDs who are leaving clinical practice. They loved taking care of patients, forming longitudinal relationships, and making a tangible difference. But, they can't stand the fact that they are expected to spend hours answering numerous portal messages that extend their workdays to after dinner or after their children are put to bed or when they are on vacation or when they themselves are ill. This is actual work. If it requires more than a "yes, sounds good, thanks", then they should be compensated. Asking a patient to make an appointment to discuss this issue is sometimes greeted with, "Why do I have to do that?" Clinicians also get reports about their portal message responsiveness (% completed within 2 days) and patient satisfaction, with the implication that the speed and completeness of response is linked to satisfaction. The system is really broken and frankly, physicians are exhausted too.
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“Every year, states spend billions of dollars expanding highways while other solutions to congestion, like public transit and pedestrian projects, are usually handled by city transit authorities and receive less funding.”99% of people ride in cars every day and 99% of final destinations in the US will never be practically served by traditional mass transit. This is not a political position. It’s a reality in California and Texas alike. It’s also antiquated thinking to believe the mass transit solutions of the past are the solutions of the future. Another interesting but racist comment made by the author of this article is to say that black and brown people are disproportionately affected. If the reverse was true, it disproportionately affected White preppie, would it be less of an issue?
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The penalties for white collar crimes are absurd. This really is a two tier country for justice. AW got 100 days in reality and they took his health into consideration (poor thing) for multiple felonies and Trump Org’s multi-million dollar crime spree results in a minimal wrist slap. Moral of the story: Always steal as much as possible because you only have to pay $1.2m in penalties. This is absolutely a joke of a penalty. And Bragg won’t go after Trump himself. Brag’s a farce and so is the justice system.
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David J. Krupp It was $20 per square foot when it was built and the article points out that today that it would be $133 per square foot.
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Admitting that many people are interested, even fascinated with the royals, I find the amount of coverage in the NYT and elsewhere to be intolerable. Please do us the favor and refrain from publishing more about the “drama” surrounding Harry, Megan and the rest of the characters of this sad theater.The $100 million dollars reputedly paid by Netflix to Harry and Megan for their entirely unexceptional and frivolous “documentary” is obscene.Perhaps the couple could donate the proceeds to real people in need, the kind of causes which they often remind us they defend and care about.
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John The lower tax rates don't necessarily create industry. Countries like Ireland were great for companies like Apple to open offices to take advantage of this massive loophole.
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Here's my personal encounter with David Crosby. It was early 1970 and I was a college senior. The movie Woodstock had opened and was in exclusive engagement at the Fox Wilshire Theater in Beverly Hills. The lines were long, so I went to an 8pm mid-week show with 2 friends.About 5 minutes after the movie started and the theater was dark, 3 guys walked in and sat down next to me. They were Graham Nash, David Crosby and Neil Young. I was stunned. They were the biggest group in music at the time. When C,S,N & Y came on screen for their set I looked over and they were all leaned forward really digging it. Before the film was over and the lights came up, they hurriedly got up and walked out. A peek behind the curtain how recognizable celebrities go see a movie without being recognized. An only in L.A. story.
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One point Mr Asimov failed to make is that of exposure. Most people who go out to decent restaurants pay inflated prices for a glass or two of less than stellar quality wine that might go with the meal but not stand alone as something the diner would seek out on its own. As fewer watch television each year, ads there will not be seen by significant potential purchasers, so marketing in partnership with restaurants would be a better way to reach the under 60 demographics.
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In 2020, the cost of a dozen jumbo eggs was 50 cents. Just 2 years later the cost has gone up 100- 200%. Well it is not all due to the one or two reasons given here but just because of hyper inflation everything has gone up since J20, 2021.
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Now the president AMLO and the ruling MORENA party will need to find a new source of financing.
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The NY Times should fact check.. KellyAnne says Trump raised $ 350 MM for Republican candidates.. really? I am told he raised money and kept it all to himself
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(but others could make the case for his "Firebird", "Sleeping Beauty" or "Harlequinade".)<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/18/arts/dance/review-in-gala-american-ballet-theater-is-open-to-debate.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/18/arts/dance/review-in-gala-american-ballet-theater-is-open-to-debate.html</a>?<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/21/arts/dance/review-ratmansky-of-love-and-rage.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/21/arts/dance/review-ratmansky-of-love-and-rage.html</a>?
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In 20221) inflation was 7.1% 2) the federal interest rate rose from 0.25% to 4.5% to tame a 40 year inflation high3) The US strategic reserve ended at 370 mil barrels from 638 when Biden assumed office. Also to tame inflation4) Nasdaq was down 33.10% (-38% in real terms)5) S&P down 18.11% (-24% in real terms)6) real average annual earnings shrunk 2.1% 7) The GNP fell in 2 consecutive quarters in 2022. The classic definition of a recession8) The unemployment rate is at the same level it was pre-pandemic 3.5%9) We paid $3.42 trillion in taxes in 2020 and $4.05 trillion in 2021. I stupefying 19% increase. and yet the debt increased from $29.6 trillion to $30.8 trillion10) The US trade deficit increased from $1.08 trillion to $1.20 trillion11) The supply chain speaks for itself12) We spent trillions on an "infrastructure" package that is going down the drainThe economy is unquestionably a disaster. I wish the Republicans were in some sort of denial. Clearly Dr. Krugman and the NYTimes echo chamber are deluding themselves.Homage to The Party did not work in the Soviet Union, Maoist China, is not working in North Korea, Cuba and Venezuela and it isn't working here either. Come into the light and deal with reality, please.
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Moe - There is virtually no communism among the American people - and what there is is just on the extreme fringes. The "Progressives" are more like Rockefeller or Eisenhower Republicans than the New Left of the '60s. Since Reagan & GHW Bush, the entire United States has moved steadily, with increasing speed, to the right. Bill Clinton & his supporters saw that the Republicans, with a minority of the electorate, used massive doses of money to rally a greater percentage of his minority to beat the Democrats. Their leadership formed the Democratic Leadership Council, made up of Dems who believed they should adopt the GOP's methods of funding campaigns through Corporate & wealthy donors. The only way to do this was to shift right, into the centrist vacancies left by increasing right-wing Republican leadership. Clinton de-emphasized support for trade unions (can't get corporate donations if you back unionism) & the working class in general. They tried to triangulate groups in the "center" with policies like WorkFare, NAFTA, & "Don't Ask/Don't Tell." Clinton signed the GOP Gramm-Leach-Bliley act, which nullified FDR's Glass-Steagall act that separated commercial & investment banks, making GWBush's further deregulation & his Great Recession possible.Bernie Sanders is the closest thing we've had to somebody from the near left in recent times & Hillary, the DLC & the DNC killed his bid for the nomination.When viewed by people so far to the Right, their right foot is hanging
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I'm 73 and have owned three homes. I just sold and bought an expensive home and almost paid cash. However, that same amount invested would have netted me between $3k and $5 a month. That's a lot to put towards rent, and I would have the principal. No HOA, no repairs, etc. And at what I paid I don't expect to make anything. This is my last home, and my daughters will get the proceeds. I think it comes down to how much control you want over where you live. I can't tolerate an apartment, noisy neighbors etc. I also never ever want to move again. But it's costing me to be in this house, and I don't fool myself at all that I'm making or saving money. It's just a personal life choice that fortunately with a life of frugality I can afford.
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“I don’t blame the public if they take a negative view,.....“This is dysfunctional, and I hate it myself. I can understand if the public does, too.”Not to worry Mr. Bacon, 'Republican' voters have come to enjoy the Party's warm up act in preparation for the main event, which will be a collaborative effort on their part to reek havoc on the government in the coming months. Republican voters wouldn't want it any other way. Remember sir, this opening act is simply a sideshow to the political freakshow Republicans have been planning for many years. Your constituents voted Republican knowing full well they would likely get a show like this. P.T. Barnum would be proud.
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In reviewing some comments, I detect a lack of imagination. We've all been brainwashed into believing that we must work at a job, no matter how miserable our employer makes us or how boring the same tasks are over time, just for a pay check. I worked for multiple decades at a number of corporations and never quit a job; however, when I was laid off during the financial crisis, I was determined to never be subject to the decisions of other people and live life on my terms. Employers don't care about us. Look, we only get one shot at this thing called life, so let's open our minds to ways we can enjoy life without worrying about a paycheck. For me, investing has given me the freedom to do whatever I want whenever I want, and I'd advise others to figure out how they can free themselves from a life of drudgery.
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Dave Learn some calculus and some economic terms. Inflation involves the rate of increase in prices. The Department of Commerce creates a typical market basket of goods and creates an index number for those goods. Originally it is set at 100. Next economic assistants go shopping each month and economists recalculate the index number. If the index number goes from 100 to 110 in one month that is a huge increase (10% times 12 = 120%). Your complaint that prices are too high does not address inflation. For example the index number could be 1000 at the beginning of the month and then goes to 1001. If that was the case prices are pretty high compared to the original year but the inflation rate is only 1.2% for the year (.1% times 12 = 1.2%)Importantly, prices hardly ever go down, nor would one want them to (think Great Depression). Currently, economists are hoping for a soft landing in which the inflation slows but not with a rate increase in unemployment. Nobody wants a recession, right?Economics is born out of the idea of scarcity, there are unlimited wants and needs and limited resources. The current situation comes from the war in Ukraine in which both food and energy prices have been dramatically increased as Russia destroys the bread basket of Europe and they work with OPEC to manipulate the price of oil and punish the Europeans and Americans for aiding their former province.
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"content": "Dave Learn some calculus and some economic terms. Inflation involves the rate of increase in prices. The Department of Commerce creates a typical market basket of goods and creates an index number for those goods. Originally it is set at 100. Next economic assistants go shopping each month and economists recalculate the index number. If the index number goes from 100 to 110 in one month that is a huge increase (10% times 12 = 120%). Your complaint that prices are too high does not address inflation. For example the index number could be 1000 at the beginning of the month and then goes to 1001. If that was the case prices are pretty high compared to the original year but the inflation rate is only 1.2% for the year (.1% times 12 = 1.2%)Importantly, prices hardly ever go down, nor would one want them to (think Great Depression). Currently, economists are hoping for a soft landing in which the inflation slows but not with a rate increase in unemployment. Nobody wants a recession, right?Economics is born out of the idea of scarcity, there are unlimited wants and needs and limited resources. The current situation comes from the war in Ukraine in which both food and energy prices have been dramatically increased as Russia destroys the bread basket of Europe and they work with OPEC to manipulate the price of oil and punish the Europeans and Americans for aiding their former province.\n",
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MSJ Like brokers telling Enron pipeline operators to buy Enron on margin when it had fallen from $90 to $20. A few weeks later, sold it for nine cents.
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George Campbell If they move out of high priced locations like Seattle and San Francisco, they won't need $350,000 a year. Granted, their standard of living might be a little lower. They have to come back to some reality, with all the layoffs at Twitter, Amazon, and Facebook combined.
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V The article was prompted by a report, which there is a link to, about the measurable contribution which pollution from gas stoves has to childhood asthma. Have a look - it is significant and proven.This was a health study.If journalists choose to write also about the co benefit of reducing gas use for climate change reasons - that is up to them. But it does make sense that this could be a case of being able to "kill two birds with one stone". I won't, however, be getting rid of my gas stove, because it was new when I bought the house recently. I appreciate the reminder to always run the rangehood or open a window, which, along with filtering air and changing to electricity, are ideas offered to mitigate against these pollution risks in our homes.
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"content": "V The article was prompted by a report, which there is a link to, about the measurable contribution which pollution from gas stoves has to childhood asthma. Have a look - it is significant and proven.This was a health study.If journalists choose to write also about the co benefit of reducing gas use for climate change reasons - that is up to them. But it does make sense that this could be a case of being able to \"kill two birds with one stone\". I won't, however, be getting rid of my gas stove, because it was new when I bought the house recently. I appreciate the reminder to always run the rangehood or open a window, which, along with filtering air and changing to electricity, are ideas offered to mitigate against these pollution risks in our homes.\n",
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Bed Bath & Beyond Warns of Potential Bankruptcy The home goods retailer said weak sales and slower foot traffic had forced it to consider options for restructuring. Bed Bath & Beyond, the beleaguered home goods retailer, warned investors on Thursday about rapidly darkening prospects for its future, saying that bankruptcy was a possible option and raising doubts that it could pull off an ambitious turnaround plan it put in place just months ago. The home goods retailer said weak sales and slower foot traffic had forced it to consider options for restructuring.
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DAN Go back to Econ 101 principles (which I taught for many years). Inflation is caused by:1. Too much money chasing too few goods. The typical lag time between excessive fiscal spending and inflation showing up is about 18 months. Deficit spending during Trump's four years amounted to nearly $8 Trillion--a historic record. 2. Federal Reserve monetary policy was excessively loose for several years before Biden entered office in January 2021. Expansionary monetary policy causes inflation, particularly for real estate and investment. 3. Supply shocks from Covid and Putin's war in the Ukraine contributed to global inflation. It will take time for these global issues to resolve.The above factors were largely outside Biden's control. However, his administration, along with tighter monetary policy from the Federal Reserve, are slowing the rate of inflation. He is, in fact, cleaning up the mess left by others.
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"content": "DAN Go back to Econ 101 principles (which I taught for many years). Inflation is caused by:1. Too much money chasing too few goods. The typical lag time between excessive fiscal spending and inflation showing up is about 18 months. Deficit spending during Trump's four years amounted to nearly $8 Trillion--a historic record. 2. Federal Reserve monetary policy was excessively loose for several years before Biden entered office in January 2021. Expansionary monetary policy causes inflation, particularly for real estate and investment. 3. Supply shocks from Covid and Putin's war in the Ukraine contributed to global inflation. It will take time for these global issues to resolve.The above factors were largely outside Biden's control. However, his administration, along with tighter monetary policy from the Federal Reserve, are slowing the rate of inflation. He is, in fact, cleaning up the mess left by others.\n",
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Lennerd Just imagine what the donors expect to make it worth that $16 billion. What the politicians owe and who they owe. Imagine if all that money was directed to fix some of the major problems in the US instead of buying power and influence. It's enough to make you sick.
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Susan FI agree we must change the narrative and stop calling these entitlements.Similar to a 401k or IRA that is paid into over time for a future benefit, these are investments made by workers, an investment via taxation that is owed to tax payers.There is ZERO entitlement here.
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"content": "Susan FI agree we must change the narrative and stop calling these entitlements.Similar to a 401k or IRA that is paid into over time for a future benefit, these are investments made by workers, an investment via taxation that is owed to tax payers.There is ZERO entitlement here.\n",
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I commented earlier, but just to add. To me, Desantis is a paper tiger. Going anti-woke in 2021-2022 worked in Florida for the mid terms (and maybe Iowa) only because Florida currently only has one functioning political party, Republicans, and a Democratic party that's been non-existent in Florida the last three decades. Mostly everywhere else, especially PA, MI, and WI, the anti-woke crusade failed.Nevertheless, I present to you three questions that Democrats and the Media need to start pelting him with now, which could bury Desantis and put him in a corner:1) Are you vaccinated and boosted?2) Should the state of Florida open itself up for Oil/Gas drilling, as the rest of the country, or should Florida maintain a privileged status where Oil/Gas drilling is banned?3) Would you commit to making no cuts to Social Security and Medicare, including not triggering automatic cuts, and including not raising the retirement age?
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"content": "I commented earlier, but just to add. To me, Desantis is a paper tiger. Going anti-woke in 2021-2022 worked in Florida for the mid terms (and maybe Iowa) only because Florida currently only has one functioning political party, Republicans, and a Democratic party that's been non-existent in Florida the last three decades. Mostly everywhere else, especially PA, MI, and WI, the anti-woke crusade failed.Nevertheless, I present to you three questions that Democrats and the Media need to start pelting him with now, which could bury Desantis and put him in a corner:1) Are you vaccinated and boosted?2) Should the state of Florida open itself up for Oil/Gas drilling, as the rest of the country, or should Florida maintain a privileged status where Oil/Gas drilling is banned?3) Would you commit to making no cuts to Social Security and Medicare, including not triggering automatic cuts, and including not raising the retirement age?\n",
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ROn Oh, please, of course what children learn in school is going to come home with them, and thank goodness for that! Mom and dad might be the first and most powerful influencers in a child's life, but hopefully children are encouraged to be open minded, life long learners who question the preconceived notions of the generations before them. It's how we evolve as a species. Indoctrination is the opposite of acquiring new ideas and knowledge. I don't think trying to waste less food is a political agenda, just a smart and civil habit to get into. Not everything should be seen through a partisan lens.
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"content": "ROn Oh, please, of course what children learn in school is going to come home with them, and thank goodness for that! Mom and dad might be the first and most powerful influencers in a child's life, but hopefully children are encouraged to be open minded, life long learners who question the preconceived notions of the generations before them. It's how we evolve as a species. Indoctrination is the opposite of acquiring new ideas and knowledge. I don't think trying to waste less food is a political agenda, just a smart and civil habit to get into. Not everything should be seen through a partisan lens.\n",
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This is such an interesting article, clearly bringing out the agreement of some of the folks who find personal satisfaction in connection with other human beings, as well as a reaction from others who responded the NY times is trying to tell them how to live their lives, or felt it implied something is wrong with being an introvert. Growing up in Brazil, I used to delight, and take pride in our culture and how our locals would go the length to connect and help out foreigners. I didn't realize that personality has so much to do with the inclination to seek out connections with strangers. I seemed to have inherited my mother's ease and perhaps need for connection, and grew to realize that even in my own immediate family not everyone is as comfortable with speaking with strangers or taking enjoyment from these connections. I agree with the reader that what some of us gain, extroverts or introverts, from some of these encounters can't be labeled happiness, because yes, happiness is fleeting and something to be savored in the moment and in recollection. Yet, when the openness is present, and things go well, we gain in an increase in perspective, empathy, and connection. I too have been in situations where friendliness was misinterpreted as flirtation, or when one felt entitled to impose their need to chat. The truth is not everyone can read social cues. On average however, I have to say I gain a lot more from engaging with others than not.
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Rock bottom interest rates and easy money, maybe. But many of these truly tech companies like Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and so on have huge cash reserves. I live in Gatesville, Seattle, and I will offer another explanation or at least a contributing factor. A senior software engineer at Microsoft makes anywhere from a new hire at $250K per year with gold plated benefits up to $500K per year for someone with a few years under their belt. Microsoft hires numerous "independent contractors" at half or less than what they pay full time employees also with substantially lesser benefits who work from home. Look for them to increase their base of independent contractors as long as the government lets them get away with it.
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I was particularly struck by the facts uncovered surrounding the mysterious RedStone Strategies. It’s unclear if this group was involved in any illegal activity, but the fact that it was not registered with the FEC and its close ties to Mr. Santos and his associates raise questions about its legitimacy. Additionally, the fact that the group was soliciting large sums of money from donors who had already given the maximum allowed to Mr. Santos’s election campaign is troubling. Lastly, the payment of over $50,000 from the Santos campaign and PAC to entities managed by the same individual is highly concerning.
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Repair the damage caused by Boris the blade, who blatantly lied to the public about the 1 billion pound per year membership could better be spent saving the national health department. National health has never been in worse shape, and the cake still goes to the EU as a shared union obligation by al members, pulling out wasn't part of the deal. It's time for the new PM to eat some crow and ask for readmittance into the EU. No doubt will lose some status, but it will save their economy. I hope they have the sense to do the right thing, but it seems pride calls the shot even when it's clearly not in their best interest.
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"content": "Repair the damage caused by Boris the blade, who blatantly lied to the public about the 1 billion pound per year membership could better be spent saving the national health department. National health has never been in worse shape, and the cake still goes to the EU as a shared union obligation by al members, pulling out wasn't part of the deal. It's time for the new PM to eat some crow and ask for readmittance into the EU. No doubt will lose some status, but it will save their economy. I hope they have the sense to do the right thing, but it seems pride calls the shot even when it's clearly not in their best interest.\n",
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Andy Last I checked, most tech jobs can be and are done remotely with many positions nowadays 100 percent remote. That certainly begs the question why do we need the H-1B visa at all?What open roles require both a unique skill set otherwise unavailable in the US and a presence in San Francisco?
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Trotter Microsoft had over $100 BILLION in cash reserves in 2022. Cash reserves are like their savings for a rainy day. Really, they don't think they can make payroll during a mild recession with $100 BILLION?
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Leslie If you go to the linked page you will see a diagram with a timeline for each project. Construction begins this year for the Harvest Water Program, the Kern Fan Groundwater Storage Project and the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion project. Construction on the Sites Projects begins next year. <a href="https://cwc.ca.gov/Water-Storage" target="_blank">https://cwc.ca.gov/Water-Storage</a>
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Has China backed itself into a corner ? Below is the opinion of Ambrose Evans Pritchard, World Economy Editor, The Daily Telegraph. UKThe Telegraph, UK"China's apparent return to the fold at Davos raises hopes of a quick economic rebound “Vice-premier Liu He, the economic plenipotentiary of Xi Jinping’s China, told a gathering of business leaders and ministers in Davos that China is back inside the tent and eager to restore the money-making bonhomie of the golden years. “We must let the market play the fundamental role in the allocation of resources, and let the government play a better role. Some people say China will go for the planned economy. That’s by no means possible,” he said.The green shoots of the next Chinese economic boom are already emerging. China's vice-premier Liu He stressed that the country was open for business again after two years of disruption “The technology sector is moving full steam ahead. We’re seeing the inflows come back through our China Connect and have got a hundred tech companies lining up to go public,” said Nicolas Aguzin, head of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange The Telegraph, UK, Jan 17AEP, if it were 'backed into corner' sees it emerging thereofAs to the economic consequences of a shrinking population we *do* have data (see my other post) And they show that the size of share of the economic pie per person, the GDP per capita increases.Good for the people of China
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Life on earth---ain't it grand? When I was in college, there was a strain of hippies very much opposed to science and technology. (The bunch I hung out with were pro-science.) The anti-science people believed a load of absurdities flying in the face of chemistry, nutrition and other sciences. They probably felt guilt about the invention of the wheel, and certainly weren't into the science regarding the life cycle of a star (our sun). If we survive on the earth long enough, the sun's expansion will do us in. Before then, something like an asteroid strike might. This is a limited warranty location. As Carl Sagan pointed out shortly before he passed, the future of life on earth depends on going into space, finding other places in the universe to live. As far as anyone knows, technological advances are needed to do that, including hurdles of climate, energy, political stability and cooperation, and of course scientific advances. I know there is climate change going on, but I'm not sold on the causes and I'm not about to feel guilty because of helpful technology like those anti-science hippies did. Most of all, I don't want to be served a pack of lies that can be refuted by looking out the window, so to speak.
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With the price of eggs over $4/dozen at Walmart, you call it "strong" economy ?
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On the 100th anniversary of the 1923 Rosewood massacre in Florida when whites burned the town to the ground, it's important to highlight the only time in American history when a state government awarded reparations to living survivors of such an attack and their descendants. In 1974, the legislature awarded $2.1 million to the survivors and provided free education at Florida's state universities for their descendants, a policy that continues to this day.
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The headline alone gives me anxiety. Using the phone is one of my least favorite activities, one that fills me with so much dread I have to work up to it. Maybe my disdain relates back to my first job, at 14, cold-calling people to offer them “free lawn evaluations” from the “Lawn Doctor.” I got 10 cents for every yes. It was so awful. That was forty-five years ago. Lockdown sort of forced my hand and I did have a couple of steady phone call friends because, yes, I needed the connection of human voice. But in the big picture I joke that I have a magical camera that I can use to call 911 in an emergency. Otherwise, it’s just a camera. Yay for texting.
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Last year we were traveling in South America and we’re very careful about all the different entry requirements that vary from country to country, mostly proof of Covid vaccination. However we were forced in the airport of Lima, Peru to buy travel insurance before we could board our flight to La Paz, Bolivia. Anyway we had plenty of time so we went to a kiosk and bought the travel insurance required to enter Bolivia for about 45 dollars. Upon arrival in Bolivia we were never asked to produce our proof of insurance. The ticket agent told us it was a requirement to board the flight. It had to be a scam between the airline and the insurance company. Glad the Times helped this lady get her money back.
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I like this guy. California is a good fit for a heretical prince. California has a lot of weird healing traditions, some deservedly mocked, but increasingly The Establishment is coming around to the efficacy of formerly woo-woo paths like psychedelics, mindfulness, and trauma therapy. If Harry shines a light on all that, well I'm for it! He's a vet too, so that helps open American minds with more, shall we say, conservative proclivities.As for the man himself, anybody who lost a parent they way he did deserves a break. And as a long term partner om a biracial marriage I can also attest to the constant drone of prejudice that is a part of the black American experience. Harry is learning all about that, believe me.This prince might just become a healing figure after all. Wouldn't that be a fairy tale ending!
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"content": "I like this guy. California is a good fit for a heretical prince. California has a lot of weird healing traditions, some deservedly mocked, but increasingly The Establishment is coming around to the efficacy of formerly woo-woo paths like psychedelics, mindfulness, and trauma therapy. If Harry shines a light on all that, well I'm for it! He's a vet too, so that helps open American minds with more, shall we say, conservative proclivities.As for the man himself, anybody who lost a parent they way he did deserves a break. And as a long term partner om a biracial marriage I can also attest to the constant drone of prejudice that is a part of the black American experience. Harry is learning all about that, believe me.This prince might just become a healing figure after all. Wouldn't that be a fairy tale ending!\n",
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As a child in Cuba I went hungry. It was a choice my academic parents made when they turned down an offer to keep their jobs if they joined the Communist Party. They refused and we all went hungry. Favored Communist Party member are given extra food, outside the national ration coupons system.My sister and I were small, and I can only imagine my mother’s pain when we asked her for more to eat and there was nothing else. I still remember vividly when my sister asked for “more meat” (we hardly ever got meat) and my mom kept cutting into her piece and putting it into my 4 year old sister’s wide open mouth — until there was no more for my malnourished, pale, beautiful mom — and my sister remained hungry.So when we got to America, and became successful, and could buy whatever food we wanted, we each developed our own neurosis.Mom bought tons of food. It was always too much, and most of it wound up in the garbage. My sister, now married with kids of her own, cooks small portions of exquisite flavors and not even a grain of rice is left over. I veer towards either extreme, still seeking balance.I was told by a therapist that suffering “food insecurity during formative years” leaves psychological scars. I’ve never figured out exactly what those are…But, thank goodness we’re in America, Land of Lots of Food.I just wish there was a way to get some of our leftovers to my hungry cousins in Cuba — who all refuse to become well-fed members of the Communist Party.
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It’s not De Santis who will decide Republican foreign policy, it’s likely Putin as the tyrant ultimately behind him. Florida has became a lair of tyranny in fact: Trump and Bolsonaro reside in the state along with drug lords and oligarchs. Talk about putting all of the (rotten) eggs into one basket! Maybe Bojo will move there too?Without doubt, Putin has worked assiduously over his reign to infiltrate and compromise western democracy with corrupt and complicit leadership who bear fealty to the mini Czar. The evidence is being kept circumstantial for fear of popular outrage, but MAGA, Brexit, trucker convoys, and the like, were inspired by someone with fascistic tendencies at the head of a network of fascists for which De Santis et al merely provide faces. Putin decries the threat of Western Nazism, such as it wanly is, because he created it. It’s a bit like training and equipping a terrorist to commit terrorist acts then condemning him when he does. It’s a dangerously disingenuous expedience to be exploited.De Santis carries more traction than he deserves within Florida, a state full of thrift shops, rascals, and ruthlessly selfish retirees from across the world, although I doubt he has much outside. The midterm red ripple shows how Americans, the world for that matter, want a return to normalcy. That said, America should keep an eye on what is going on there. It’s no coincidence that a Brazilian Capitol coup just occurred just like Jan 6. The playbook is still open.
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"content": "It’s not De Santis who will decide Republican foreign policy, it’s likely Putin as the tyrant ultimately behind him. Florida has became a lair of tyranny in fact: Trump and Bolsonaro reside in the state along with drug lords and oligarchs. Talk about putting all of the (rotten) eggs into one basket! Maybe Bojo will move there too?Without doubt, Putin has worked assiduously over his reign to infiltrate and compromise western democracy with corrupt and complicit leadership who bear fealty to the mini Czar. The evidence is being kept circumstantial for fear of popular outrage, but MAGA, Brexit, trucker convoys, and the like, were inspired by someone with fascistic tendencies at the head of a network of fascists for which De Santis et al merely provide faces. Putin decries the threat of Western Nazism, such as it wanly is, because he created it. It’s a bit like training and equipping a terrorist to commit terrorist acts then condemning him when he does. It’s a dangerously disingenuous expedience to be exploited.De Santis carries more traction than he deserves within Florida, a state full of thrift shops, rascals, and ruthlessly selfish retirees from across the world, although I doubt he has much outside. The midterm red ripple shows how Americans, the world for that matter, want a return to normalcy. That said, America should keep an eye on what is going on there. It’s no coincidence that a Brazilian Capitol coup just occurred just like Jan 6. The playbook is still open.\n",
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I got invited on a thrifting date recently, which was fun to get out somewhere, but the sad part is my date was really only interested in getting me to borrow all the money I could (I have two unsecured lines of credit each with a $50,000 limit) so she can invest in some kind of a tavern / bar / convenience store in Costa Rica. Obviously I’m not that stupid but it’s sad when the only reason anybody associates with you is because you look like you’re going to be their scam victim. It’s discouraging, you know?I don’t even bother getting involved in social media, there’s almost nothing online that isn’t a scam or a con. I don’t think I ever really figured out how to socialize with anybody without them trying to con me into something, or out of something. The only people who call anymore are con artists.
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Robert The attrition the Ukrainians are inflicting on the Russian military would not permit the Kremlin to pursue their war for another 2 years... much less another 20.Their war-stocks are tapped out. The fact Russia is already scraping the bottom of the barrel is an open secret.From here on in, the disparity between Ukraine's capabilities and the Kremlin's fecklessness will only grow....
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For many faculty, tenure track and not, working in public higher education is pure burnout. Especially at non flagship schools, the salaries are low and stagnant. Quit? Few academic job openings, student loans, no savings. From administrators: Do More. From legislators, parents, students: Please Me, Just Me. From the public: Be Job Training. From so many loud voices: You are the destruction of religion, destroyer of the young, the tool of socialism and Marxism, a disgrace. Your doctorate, your masters degree, your research and your teaching expertise mean nothing unless it makes lots of wealth, for our kids or us. Education does not matter. Burnout.
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CB1s fight with the developers harkens back to the 1970s. The developers were given the chance to build a ten story structure years ago but there's too much $$$ on the table. Patience, time and a change of guards. Clearly Ms Bellafante leans towards the developers. In New York everyone can be bought. Politicians. Landmark Preservation Commission. You name it they'll be sold.
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