Comments by "Rune of Svalbard" (@vladimirofsvalbard9477) on "Jack Morgan RLP" channel.

  1.  @edheldude  What else would you recommend? I have a CDL and my wife is a cardiothoracic surgery PA. There are NO jobs bud. Employers and hiring managers act all excited to onboard you or get you started in the process. Then they ghost you! This is because they have 'connect' and 'interview' quotas that their companies have to meet in order to post their jobs as 'vacant' once they don't hire for them. This is done so that they can commit 'unemployment insurance fraud' and get a major tax break from each state they operate in.
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  2. The easiest way to pay the LEAST taxes in America is by doing TWO things! 1. Renting 2. Gambling - (capital gains) The east way to pay the MOST taxes in America is by doing TWO things! 1. Owning a home 2. Working a W-2 job. Now tell me that's not intentional to incentivize slavery?
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  3. Everybody has changed. In my experience, men have given up and women have become aggressive. It's really sad. The guys in my family are non-responsive most of the time and don't even talk to you anymore. The women are increasingly selfish. All of this crap was birthed from social media.
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  4. I graduated HS in 2012 and I stared down the barrel of an $80k loan for a BA in Russian language. Despite how ironic it looks now; I'm glad I never took it. Considering the prospects were $45k max at the time. At some point, people need to give their family members and friends the finger. If your family is going to disown you for not having a degree; they were never looking out for you in the first place. It's just some credential that they use to make themselves more popular at a neighborhood cookout.
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  5. Yep, lost my Gma in 08' and my family slid. Lost 3 Grandparents between 2020-2024 and the entire family fell apart.
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  6. I was skeptical of college at 18, even though my parents were in love with the idea. I started going to Community College to save money and my counselor told me this. "You won't be able to really do anything if you get a Bach. in Psychology. The minimum you'll need in Master's and that will barely get your foot in the industry."
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  7. The problem is that older generations are not doing the math. It's easy to lambaste younger generations for 'not working hard enough' when you're sitting on a (paid off home, a 401k, and many 403b). It's hard to believe that USPS used to give out pensions after 20 years of service; the minimum is now 30. They point to interest rates in 1977 (at 17%) and then claim that you're doing something wrong. Let me be clear! If you had to choose between a 17% interest rate on $40,000 and a 7% interest rate on $400,000. You would be borderline mental for choosing the current mortgage market at 7%. Wages have lost their value; anybody with two functioning brain cells come come to this conclusion if they aren't living in a fantasy world.
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  8. Inevitability of a Keynesian system. If debt printing doesn't stay linear with productivity; then prices rise and wages stagnate. This has been taking place for nearly 40 years.
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  9.  @owninfools  It's over 10 years and they tend to go for lower hanging fruit because it takes experienced IRS workers to process audits for millionaires and large businesses.
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  10. Personally, I've never had a problem generating money; I don't even have a useful degree. It's the social culture that I miss. All of it died after 2008. My family limped on thru 2013, but began to rapidly die afterwards 2020 was the last nail in the coffin; many people lost the matriarchs and patriarchs that led the family.
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  11. It's not about convenience; it's about control. That's why I killed my smartphone and left it outback for the raccoons to play with. Now I carry a Nokia flip and I'll never go back. You are the product and these tech devices are stealing 'not just your data', but also your intuition and instincts. Being scared of not knowing where you are without your phone should be a telltale sign that it's ruining your ability to live and think.
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  12. Depends what your situation is. If you're massively in debt from student loans and your income is low; then I'd expect it feels like a depression. There are many people that would argue that it's a fantastic time in the market (if you're in the top 30%) or even the top 40%. It all depends on how you want to perceive the situation. Deflation is always good for people with no assets and no debt. Inflation is always good for people with assets and/or debt.
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  13. What jobs? I have a CDL and my wife is a cardiothoracic surgery PA; there are NO jobs! If you have a job, keep in mind it's extremely hard to find another right now. Indeed might say there are millions of jobs, but employers will tell you they're interest and then ghost you forever.
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  14.  @sam7259  What year are you living in? What demand is creating these jobs? I have a CDL and I assure you; there are no jobs. Unless your blue-collar profession is 'plumbing'; I'd wager they are hitting hard times.
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  15. Don't worry bud, there's something wrong with THOSE people; not you. I was in the same trap, but disregarded everyone and was eternally shamed because of it. At least I didn't go for the $80k degree my parents wanted at the time. But they don't care, it's all about gloating to their friends about the degree their child has. They care about their image; not their kids.
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  16. I'm 30; married, own a home, have a child. I live in central Ohio, OH down 33 a bit. We live in a neighborhood that has many retirees, but on our own street we have at least 6 house (out of 30 that are being rented out to people older than me. What happened was that when the FED cut rates in 2020, all these Boomers took early retirement and decided to pay cash for a new home and condo down in Florida. So they moved to their new home with a large acreage and decided to rent out their old house and condo. So two empty nesters with an equity of $500k, snowballed that into a nest egg of millions in only 3 years. When everybody else decided to jump into the market to buy a new home in 2021, the prices started to inflate due to basic supply and demand. I personally don't have anything against Baby Boomers, but there's a reason why they are despised. It's because by 1987 they were in their prime working years. They got to buy LOW in 1987, 2000, 2008, and 2020. All the while Gen X and every other generation were barely on their feet before every one of those recessions hit the market. I don't blame them for that, but I do get irritated when they construe it as hard work instead of lucky timing
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  17. Bud, I have a CDL and my wife is a cardiothoracic surgery PA; doing open heart surgery: six figure job. She has 4 years of experience and she's been ghosted by over a dozen hospital systems between March thru September this year. It's not just you. We had one employer in Tallahassee reach out and claim "my wife was one in a million; we'll get you in contact in no time." We reached out two weeks later and the lady ignored her. That was back in June.
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  18.  @richardbranson363  Probably because they don't have US domestic debt to a large degree. There's also a huge cultural difference. Also, their culture is more labor/education centric. Easy to say someone is doing well when money and family tradition is the center of everything. There's not much choice either. I also don't think a lot of Americans have the familial resources to communally raise children. The anti-social problems around American born citizens is astounding in my experience.
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  19. My wife is a cardiothoracic surgery PA; four years experience. She's been trying to switch jobs externally for a year now. Some 15 applications were sent; we heard back from 6. The last one was a recruiter for a system out in Ocala/Tallahassee. They said my wife was a (one in a million catch) and that she'd be given a contract in no time. Right after that, she ghosted her and that was 7 months ago.
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  20. I'm 30 (married) - own a home and have a 2 year old son in central Ohio. We don't know ANYBODY our age with a house and children outside of our friends (same age) that moved to Colorado Springs. The only locals with kids that we 'semi-know' are 38-45 years old with 1-2 young child and they don't own homes.
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  21. Yep! My wife has SVT and her heart went into an odd rhythm. Which usually gets fixed by vagal maneuvers or adenosine. She walks in to the ER; Doctor puts his hand on her stomach and asks her to push (one of many vagal maneuvers). She goes back into her original rhythm. Bill - $1997.13 - with 1Tier 1 insurance. I'm grateful that she received care, but the pricing is ridiculous. These insurance companies are essentially running a privatized socialism scam (backed) by government gatekeeping.
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  22. They want to use you as a tax deduction; it's really dirty.
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  23. Unfortunately, in the United States at least, the online dating phenomenon was created because of rising anti-social issues. Personally, I began dating at 19 and found my wife at 24; she and I found each other online. I asked out 12 different women in those years and 4 of them turned into dates. The reason I went online was because there was a major problem with the social attitude of many girls that I spoke to. Many of them think its perfectly accessible to reel you along, insult you, be overtly sarcastic for no reason, or outright use you. I'm not sure if it was always this way, but it's certainly that way now. After a while, I realized I was just wasting my time by asking women out in person. It's a lot of effort for the reward of being insulted, belittled, or used. Many young women have no problem having you take them out on a string of dates (for free food). Just to tell you on the third or fourth date that they aren't interested in relationships. After you clearly tell them that your intentions are to eventually find a good wife and have children when you get to know each other. Dating online simply allows both men AND women to cut through all the drama and garbage and connect with people that want similar things. On a side note, I'm pretty sure the dating market was ironically destroyed by social media and the internet. Men obviously have their own string of problems that usually stem from immaturity, narcissism, or even Christian men that assume they are going to rule over their woman. I actually didn't know that was a thing until I met men that espoused those viewpoints. Women tend to be troubled by exaggerated egos and an irrational view of what it takes to build a life or family. Ultimately leading to pampered and entitled behavior towards family and strangers. Many of the younger women have fallen out of favor in my extended family (including my own sister) because of excessive attitude problems.
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  24. I admire your fortitude, but it will eventually run out; trust me. Want my honest advice for money? Go pay cash for a CDL course and then go work for a big company. WERNER'S Anheuser lane pays $85,000 for new drivers (slip-seat; 12 hour shifts) out of Columbus, OH. I know it's not the typical work for a woman, but it pays. I have a degree from 2016 and learned very quickly that corporate jobs are all a dog n' pony show. Go where the demand is.
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  25. People need to eat more protein and I mean 'quality' protein. Go pick up a rotisserie chicken and a 1lb pack of beef; go make some burgers I will say btw, if you cut out 'store bought bread' your belly and bloat will probably disappear. I ONLY use organic flour when I make pancakes sometimes, but the store-bought buns will just inflate you like a balloon. Why? Because they're full of carcinogens lol
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  26. I'll be honest, my wife and I work for a living, but virtually ALL of our wealth was made thru inflation. This system is a joke. At least we get to use it towards debt I suppose.
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  27. I'm with you man; baby millennial at 30. I went to Community College and then dropped to go get my CDL. Got the house, wife, and kids after that. I knew college was a scam at 18, but everyone around me just remained so pathetically ignorant, especially parents.
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  28. GO get a CDL and haul for Anheuser out of Columbus, OH; they pay $85,000 now. $70k back in 2019 when I had the job.
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  29. Well, not that I disagree with you. From a financial perspective, the USD has never been worth less. Call it the inevitability of a Keynesian system, but people are really beginning to feel the strain of that reality. I'd trade 1977 for 2024 in a heart-beat. Many older people are not doing the math on inflation and purchase power.
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  30. People expect their partners to be perfect now; this is the problem. It's all about growth and empathy; together. Honest advice? If you can't unconditionally love someone that could (admit to committing a crime, talk about horrible experiences, tell you about their deepest regrets, expose their most perverted views, or even want help on stopping addiction. Then you're not ready for a relationship. Everybody has their demons. People that pretend they have none make some of the worst partners.
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  31. I'm 31; married and just sold my house. 1644sqft 3b-1.5ba outside Columbus, OH. We had 8 offers; four of them were cash. It went into contract in 2 days at $310,500 and closed in 8 days. If there is going to be a recession; it's not going to start with the housing market. People need to quit the wishful thinking. Two factors (low foreclosure and low supply) make this virtually impossible any time soon.
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  32. I had Tinder for about 12 hours. Got a bunch of hits from weirdos. I finally deleted it after a woman in her 20s demanded to know where I was so she could come and get me.
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  33. Auto-makers have been giving 0% APY for the last 4 years. Explain how what you said is realistic?
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  34. Always embrace the change! Stop living in a doom and gloom bubble. Change your habits, stay out of debt, reduce your expenses, maintain your health, and get after life!
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  35. It could be worse though. You could have parents or a parent that is alive and only wants you around to use you as a punching bag.
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  36. I'm from central Ohio down 33 a bit. We have kids 18-25 driving sports cars all over the place in a town where your average home price is $250,000. Make it make sense!
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  37. Yep, learn a trade; make soap, make beer; something!
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  38. I disagree, there are a lot of unseen problems with older houses. It's the largely one of the reasons I'll never own anything older than 20 years again. My first house was built in 1937 btw. Mold is a major consideration that most people don't think about. It can truly affect your quality of life and mental health to a large degree. Trying to live in an older home while it's giving you CIRS is something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. People can call newer homes cardboard boxes all they want, but having goods (bones) doesn't negate a myriad of health concerns that come with older homes; not to mention asbestos and lead traces.
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  39. The gig economy is so successful that people are making less money than they ever have; working longer hours and doing more unpaid labor.
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  40. Yeah, if only that were true for most people. A lot of Boomers and Gen X worked full time in order to avoid their family and make money that they could otherwise spend on ridiculous things. My parents together made over $175,000 in the 2000s and never lost their jobs in 2008 because of their fields. Virtually all of it went into their own personal project, vehicles, lavish spending, and vacations where they pretended to love my sister and I. The household was an absolute horror house and I know many Americans have a similar experience. When we were alone with our parents it was (sit down, shut up, and do/feel what we say). When we were in front of others; it was (why aren't you expressing yourself and joyful?) I'm sure each person has their own experience, but don't blindly believe that parents worked because they wanted to (sacrifice) for you. A lot of it is self indulgence and greed.
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  41.  @bitkrusher5948  You're not enslaved to capitalism, you're enslaved to an unelected central bank that devalues your currency.
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  42. Found out I still had $3.60 on Webull; so I bought 162,000 Pepe coins XD lol
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  43. Well, women will only date (there own age and +5) generally speaking. Plus, they will only date incomes that are (across and higher) than their own. So naturally, women going to college has created two dangerous problems. A large amount of women that can't find a suitable partner, because men have no way to climb higher than they already are to meet the demands of educated women. On top of that, college aged women are sacrificing their fertility for a career. This inevitable dooms the ability to have a domestic replacement population. This is why importing migrants is a key political issue for corporations and billionaires.
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  44. I applaud your work and ethics. Understand though, there are no jobs and I'm dead serious; I'll explain how if you'd like. Baby Boomers grew up and worked during the greatest time in human history. The essential re-birth of the Roman Empire post-WW2 that was shaped by a world falling apart with the US as it's salvation. Your purchase power was insane between 1955 and 2007 Believe it or not, Americans have never had a more financially frustrating situation and you can blame dollar devaluation. It's not like it used to be. It might be hard for older people to understand the situation, but I can guarantee that if you were starting a family or looking for a job; you'd understand.
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  45. Rent is easier when you don't have a bunch of student loans to pay back; that's what everyone loves to omit.
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  46. That's why I killed my smartphone and went back to a flip phone lol A lot easier to control your internet habits.
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  47. Inflation is a massive problem, but there's also the debt-factor. Also, most people don't live in NY City or Miami; so we need to be more realistic in cost expectations for most of the country. If $100k isn't working for you, then there's a HIGH likelihood that you have student loan debt AND a mortgage you got in 2022/2023.
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  48. The lady just said that grocers are already raising their prices for eggs because of the incoming tariffs. Does she not realize that almost all of our eggs are domestic?
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  49. People got addicted to technology and the Federal Reserve devalued the dollar. A dwindling currency and globalizing economy create a shockwave of widening inequalities. Inequalities are a result of widening value systems. When that happens, families fall apart, marriages fall apart, jobs fall apart, and societies fall apart. When your value system is made up of unattainable ambitions using unattainable resources; nothing can survive. Historically, this isn't anything new; it's exactly how the Roman Empire fell. However, the speed at which the regression is taking place is extremely impressive. Instead of 400 years, we'll get it done in under 60; assuming you start in 1979.
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  50.  @fullclipaudio  Meh, it's hard to go against the grain when your parents, friends, friends parents, and extended family are all putting on the same pressure. I rejected the push and I stayed out of debt. However, it came at the cost of losing respect. Which basically means those people weren't really supportive in the first place. But still, it can be a lot of pressure for average people
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  51. That's the hygiene products mostly! My wife and I began making soap (personal care, dishwashing, and handwashing). Magically I now have to cut my nails super often and shave every two days. Most hygiene products are stunting your cellular growth.
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  52. What happened? Mega-corporations got to stay open and absorb the $7Trillion we printed, all the while small business got shut down forever. We inflated the corporate sector and destroyed mom and pop.
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  53. Stay out of debt and live minimally on a high wage job. Go get a CDL and bust $85k for several years. Live on the bare minimum! That's what I did working at FedEx. Debt (aka - student loans) are the real killer.
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  54. Sure you can, just induce hyperinflation lol
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  55. Don't buy a home; it's a ripoff. Or at least don't get a mortgage. Buy land outright or not at all imo. Anything higher than a 4% interest will typically be more expensive (gross cost) than any rental. People need to stay out of debt, get their income up, and throw savings into a brokerage account on index funds. The only problem I had was I blew $8k on weed stocks back when I moved out at 22. Wish I hadn't, but you live and learn I guess.
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  56. Wouldn't be happening if anti-trust was enforced and we weren't subsidizing the losses of these companies. As usual, government is gate-keeping the profits of large businesses; hence they can do whatever they want.
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  57. If the debt gets defaulted on it surely will. People can only afford to delude themselves so long as their money keeps the collectors away and keeps them content.
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  58.  @TheeBlackSilhouette  Look, wrapping your mind around the idea is hard; trust me I believed the same thing as you Try and listen to my reasoning. Your 87, 89 octanes have a similar numbers of MJkg per gallon than say even Canola oil. You can put all three in your vehicle and the vehicle will run. However, canola oil or any kind of generic alcohol will be rough on your engine and mileage will be terrible. Human body works the same way. You can conflate two foods with similar caloric values as equal, but your body will process their energy differently. Research on rats proved this over a decade ago. You can give them the same caloric value of different items and it will literally cause them to become obese rats. Much of that energy is not metabolically sufficient and it does depend person to person to a large degree. This is why Polynesians blow up like balloons when you feed them corn and wheat. Metabolic insufficiency; as well as histamine reactions.
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  59.  @Jewel_Screaming_Chango8387  Tech drove up the expectations and so did female income. Women date (same age and +5); also across and up when it comes to income. If a majority of women are making the same income or higher than the average man. This completely screws up the mating evolution. Social media makes it worse because women are more likely to buy into internet peer pressure and standards. So they set an expectation for their husband to be a multi-millionaire that looks like Brad Pitt. The last part is that women are not evolved to deduce things logistically or mathematically. So they never wonder how millions of them won't be able to have a small selection pool of those mates. Fertility drives the smoke screen and technology drives the illusion. So women don't snap out of it until they're 35, by the time they're largely infertile and a depreciating asset.
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  60. @NightmareNate7 Based on what exactly? Try not to take that logic to it's conclusion. Living life after 40 (without spouse or children) is a mistake people mostly regret. Eventually you'll relate to nobody and have no close family left. It's not a life I'd wish on anyone. You're probably young I assume, but eventually you'll find out that an ideology of (freedom to do random things) isn't going to get you thru to 80 years old.
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  61. People always max out their cards the most before a recession. They never learn. You can never spend your way out of an economic crisis; the only solution is to downsize and remove liabilities. Not just on a large scale, but in every household.
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  62. Well, it's always the conundrum with humans; they are built to worship Thinking you're not-religious is just a state of denial. If you don't worship a God, then you'll worship yourself, or other people; it's really that simple. It all comes down to aspiring to live up to an idea greater than yourself This is why nomadic humans for the last million years had a largely non-existent spiritual life. People telling you otherwise are selling something. Hunter gatherers focused on the survival of the family and thankfulness of the sun and moon. THAT was their God. As civilizations become more complex (even with native American tribes) a more complex spirituality is needed to enforce the social hierarchy. Essentially elders defending their position of power in a growing community of people. When it gets even larger, you have to introduce spiritualities of 'force' like Abrahamic religions to keep people under control. Now that Western religions are declining, the family is declining, and gratitude is declining. People sit at home worshipping themselves alone until they die. Mother nature is resetting the system; not reproducing is a fail-safe to ensure humanity returns to it's natural state.
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  63. Yep, because they have debt that they voluntarily took. Debt is significantly worse than raising kids, believe me.
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  64. Yep, it's really no different than the solar panel investments. People get all excited because they save 70% on their electric bill and get a $2000 tax credit. How much do you still owe for that solar panel? Oh yeah, $31,000 at 5.47% for 8 years. Thank you for playing lol People in love with the new electric technology always get mad when you ask them how much they owe.
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  65. Again, we're blaming everybody except the people that did it; the Federal Reserve. Politicians are a close second. Generic bankers and lawyers didn't destroy your standard of living; social security bubble, student loan bubble, and every other government intrusion that protects asset values and profits in industries of their choice.
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  66. Well, what are your circumstances; debt is a real killer. The economy is inflated yes, but perfectly manageable if you're not drowning in debt. As someone who has paid $40k in medical bills since 2020 and paid off some $167,000 of student loans; I don't understand what some people are complaining about.
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  67. Welcome to America, women have been doing this since the late 1960s.
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  68. Don't hurt yourself trying to figure out why lol I always thought I was weird for reading the Gulag Archipelago in my teens years. It's always been apparent to me how untrustworthy authority can be. I'm not sure why it's such a shocker to people to find out the badges and political office can make average people evil.
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  69. Things are easier with a stronger purchasing power. Blame the constant currency devaluation needed to prop up social safety net bubbles.
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  70. 90% pension? Yeah right. Most cap out between 60-75%. Medical depends on industry and location. Also, you're paying into Social Security and are never allowed to receive it if you take your pension. It's not all it's cracked up to be.
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  71.  @sorryociffer  It has value because of demand. Bid - 3000 Ask - 15000 This will change when the bail-outs come; again. Then everything goes to auction and gets sold for peanuts. After that, car values drop like a rock.
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  72. Yep! I started to get that feeling around 18 years old. I'm 30 now and I'm convinced that you have to be smart in order to survive here. Virtually everything is one step away from causing you cancer or getting you indebted.
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  73.  @ShaunHensley  Well, depends on what you're measuring. Men that aren't appreciated will give up. But so will men that are addicted to porn, drugs, or modern isolation. Remember, that women are the ones that seek out men based on resources in an evolutionary sense. Social media gives the illusion that the bar can be raised 10 fold, simply because you interpret random people having a better lifestyle than your own. Men have to live in the reality that they've created from an asset perspective. Women (as long as they are not struggling) will base their new resource cravings on the illusions of social media. No naturally, this is why it seems that women have expectations that are not realistic. The problem is, they won't change this perspective until their fertility is completely shot. Thus giving us a 30-34 age demographic that are unmarried by 54%.
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  74. Of don't worry, they're doing it in healthcare too! They'll fire you for the same reason you think they'll give you a raise! Years of experience and skill = you'll ask for higher wages (and we can't have that now can we?)
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  75. Yep, and 94% of them come from Sallie Mae (Government loans).
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  76. At this point, jobs will never be the same until deflation occurs. As long as debt outperforms GDP; your wages stagnate and prices rise, period. People can complain about free markets, unions, or spending all they want, but the fundamentals don't change. I don't care where you stand on politics or Covid. The reality is that between 2020-2022 the FED printed $7 Trillion dollars while state governments shut down small business and destroyed more than half of them. So naturally, all that printing inflated the pockets of mega-corporations and annihilated nearly all their competitors. That's why all the jobs and products suck considerably more than they did even 5 years ago. I'm not one for conspiracies, but for Christ sakes look at the outcome! It seems pretty intentional if you ask me
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  77. @louis-vd3ur Well, I'm not so sure most of it is willful; it's all about life-stage. If you don't get married and have kids, eventually your parents and their friends pass on; the circle shrinks. I'm 31 with children and it naturally alienates you from people that don't. You just enter a whole new chapter, where-as the other people can't relate or empathize. Of course there are some people (free-spirits) that can make 100 friends per day and live an amazing life just chasing butterflies. However, I think a many people foolishly believe that they have those qualities. I think the biggest sentiment right now is freedom and no responsibility; in so choosing not to have kids or settle down. It's the 20s style thinking, but it honestly burns out by the age of 40. If you can't relate to people or share a life growing something for the eventual benefit of others; life will sour. You see these people all the time that feel the need to justify how happy they are being single and childless after 30. If it were true, they wouldn't be telling you lol
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  78. May I ask how he KNEW you weren't wearing the communal underwear? lol
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  79. Scandinavian nations do LOVE to take advantage of US tax-payer dollars that support large swathes of their budget.
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  80. You'd actually be lucky to be working in a factory or warehouse right now. There are no jobs; believe me.
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  81. It's more probable that the color schemes on your television, laptop, and screen are presenting you with over-stimulating and exaggerated coloring. So naturally, your eye-sight adjusts to these fake color schemes and real life looks significantly more dull.
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  82. OR losing it all. You're forgetting that almost anybody buying into those loses money. Only 1-2% of people carry all the weight of these crypto currencies. So they can dump or pump it at any time.
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  83.  @mrdanielleebrown  Easy lending always pushes prices up. So in a perverted way, I guess you can claim that it (created more value), but not really since it's all just a bubble of bad lending.
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  84. I think most people say 'third world' to mean (homelessness, horrible public transit, high income inequality, and trashy. I'm from Ohio; Columbus, and Cleveland are dumpsters. Cincinnati is alright, but there's not really a single city in the Midwest I envy.
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  85.  @antibell  In California yes; it's 1 in 36, the US average rate is more like 1 in 50, but it's still insanely high. Plus, it's NOT because we've widened the spectrum of diagnoses. This is a lie perpetuated by companies so that they kick the can on getting sued.
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  86. MariahahhhhhH!!!!!
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  87. Buddy, I'm 30 (married). If I ever lost my wife; I would never date again either. It's actually very simple. There is a high demand for 'good women' and 'good men'. However, there is an extremely low supply of each and the 'buyers' are asking too high of a price anyways. It's the exact same problem in the job market. Good jobs are rare and both employer and employee are asking too much; ends in a stalemate. People in this country have absolutely no idea what real 'loneliness' and 'desperation' look like. Until they experience it, things are not likely to change.
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  88. US is over? Nah man, it's just getting started lol
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  89. Rice, Potatoes, Beef sausages, and bananas can get you a LONG way!
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  90. Sorry to hear that
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  91. Same!
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  92.  @chuckkoehler9526  Well, I mean we can trace anything back to the dawn of man. I think what people are trying to describe is (centralization - corporatization). That began with Reagan ultimately.
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  93. Uh, no lol. There's a reason that teacher turnover is ridiculous (13% teacher turnover) in the state of Texas alone in 2023. Administration is insane and those three months you get off; yeah you don't get those off. Get ready for endless unpaid BS.
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  94. I love Jack so much; no homo (is that still as thing?) Anyways, thank you so much for you humor and down to earth outlook. In an age of radicalism and high tempers; it's nice to see somebody that works hard, takes care of his dad, and empathizes with everyone :) You're the best!
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  95. A third? Try half! Most people aren't doing the math. After your W2 taxes, sales, property, work-city tax, school tax, bureau of motor vehicles fees, fuel tax, and capital gains. I guarantee you it's between 45-60%.
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  96. 2K a week in 2024? I find that a bit hard to believe considering how low freight volume has been the last year.
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  97. It's actually about 4 times harder to buy a home in 2024 than it was in 1979. Interest rates are irrelevant without income/inflation data.
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  98. You can get a long way with rotisserie chickens and boiled potatoes at home lol
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  99. Financially illiteracy is largely why people blame capitalism. How about blaming the government that devalues your dollar or enables companies to use unfair trade practices pertaining to patent extensions? You know why your US insulin is so expensive? Because one of the largest manufacturer has an import contract with a plastic molding company for your albuterol inhaler. Most of that price is for the holder. Medicare and the FDA is completely in on it too! That's not capitalism; it's large businesses USING government as a gate-keeper against competitors.
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  100. Honestly, you could even go back to the Industrial Revolution. That in and of itself created all the ideologies that government must manage the world.
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  101. Debt to GDP inequalities. When debt (demand) outperforms productivity; then prices rise and wages stagnate. This has been happening 40 years. Also, you have massive asset bubbles like Social Security, Pensions, and student loans. All of which put upwards pressure on prices.
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  102. Nope, not by design, just be natural default. People value nothing because they appreciate nothing. Not having kids is just mother natures way of resetting the whole system.
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  103. Ok, then why are you torturing yourself by going into debt exactly? I assure you, I was once $167,000 in debt (student loans). It's far worse than having children; I promise you
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  104. @jp1135 It's probably the intellectual shame cycle. Parents shame their kids into performing beyond possible expectations. So the children focus their entire lives on pleasing mom and dad with credentials and accomplishments, but the parents will never give them credit. Seen it happen over and over again. People go into massive debt trying to tame their insecurities about status by getting degree after degree while still making poverty wages.
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  105. ☝☝ wow wow wow wow wow wow wowo
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  106. $60/hr as an analyst? I'll believe it when I see it. Most analysts only make between $20/$35 an hour. That dude is selling you bs.
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  107.  @ImGairBair  Yep! I can confirm that learning how to raise a child (especially as a stay at home dad) will mature your very fast. You can never reach full maturity without taking on the monumental responsibility of having kids; there's just nothing that compares. This is why it's truly impossible for single people to be be close friends with people (married with kids). Being a dad 'hanging around other single men' is like babysitting middle-schoolers. No offense to anyone here.
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  108. January 2020 - September 2024 56% inflation, 10% increase in median wages, and a 17.1% COLA adjustment for Social Security. The Government loves you so much :)
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  109. Preach! The system we have is a 'gate-keeper insurance/pharma scam'. Universal healthcare would be 10 times worse. What other countries have is called 'no gate-keeping' and a free market lol. It's that simple!
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  110. CDL still pays quite a bit. I ran in Columbus, OH from Anheuser; my old job pays $85k starting these days.
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  111. Honestly, they should just impose a 25% sales-tax on a state level and then again on a Federal Level. Yes, 50% tax on all items! Don't ever bother me again with Income tax, Social Security, Medicare, or Property tax ever again. Plus, it will also push inflation down on a lot of food and products. Win-win I suppose?
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  112. Yeah, RV living used to be nice; until the bull market from 2013-2019. It's insanely expensive now. Personally, this is why me and my wife contemplate getting property outside the US.
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  113. For anyone that is confused by Elon's post. He's probably referring the the recent news that the FED now has a 100% chance of cutting interest rates in September. If the FED's cut rates; it will induce a recession, period. This will drive the stock market down and unemployment up due to the refinancing phase in the banking industry. This has happened without exception for the last 50+ years in these situations. After this takes place, the FED and US Government will have two options. Bail-out the markets 'again' like they did in 2020 (OR) let the entire system default, which in all honesty isn't an option. Get ready for inflation round 2; 2025 and part of 2026 will seem like things are returning to normal, but 2027/2028 will probably feel like you got run over by a freight train.
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  114. You're probably making a wise decision. Same here, my family went a bit downhill after 08 when my Gma passed. Things were held in suspension until 2020 and everybody lost their minds. We lost 3 grandparents and people adopted nihilism, political radicalism, or iPhone worship. This societal decay has happened before though. Ultimately, many people will either be too addicted to technology to have kids OR they will produce anti-social kids that aid in destroying society. In the end, it's all about complacency; it's how the Roman Empire fell.
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  115. There is a finish line, despite the nasty inflation we have. People would rather indulge in addictions and debt; same as they always have. For people that aren't suffering from crushing student loan debt or medical debt. I would truly ask what's holding them back?
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  116.  @KaffeeSpot  Inventory compared to 12 months ago is up, yes. But overall it is historically still low. Also, demand curves play an important role. July 2022 had the highest inventory since January of 2009. Yet the demand was soaring. The demographics in demand have largely changed. It may feel like nobody is buying, but it's because millennials aren't buying; boomers are. All of our offers (minus 1) were 60+ in age.
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  117. Well, the idea is that future children take up the baton. But when nobody is having children; there's nobody to take up the baton lol It's gotten to the point where 30 people are dependent on ONE mother/father with a single child to carry all the traditions of the family. It's creating parasitic parents and older cousins/siblings imo.
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  118. The guy talking about the 'equal opportunity act' has no idea what he's talking about. He is the very definition of a low IQ narcissist. He is intentionally using a vague perception of an existing US statute to determine that people are immoral. DEI or affirmative action have never been about equal opportunity. It has always been about extending a hiring initiative to lesser qualified people so that there are less white/asian males in certain industries. These same initiatives have never been used to correct imbalances in industries dominated by women or other minorities; nor should they.
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  119. We make six figures; can CONFIRM without a doubt that we pay upwards of $50-60k in taxes each year; everything combined!
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  120. You punished the most by (owning a home and working a W-2) You get punished the least by (renting and gambling). Intentional? I think not!
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  121. Social Security, Medicare, Interest, and the debt/GDP gap w/demographics is what's driving the problem. Anybody that tells you military and discretionary are driving the debt don't know what they are talking about. This is what Reaganomics ultimately gets you. Financing cheap debts and taxes doesn't create a GDP that outpaces debt; it creates a scam market with a bunch of bubbles. Unfortunately, at this point the US cannot afford to go with high interest (long term). The budget will force more spending to finance the IOUs and we will go into hyperinflation within the next 10-15 years.
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  122. The problem with social media these days is that it's a cesspool of anarchic information. Most people can't decipher what is right, wrong, up, or down. This is why economics and finance are so important. The cross-over for being able to detect lies on the internet is truly rewarding. It frustrates me how a lot of these influencers try to manipulate viewers with a false narrative when they are ignorant on the subject. It's all in the wording and expected outcome. We live in a time of rapidly growing cults. If an influencer is selling you (black and white) (good and evil) (end of the world) narratives. Then they're probably full of garbage. Don't join a cult please!
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  123.  @JohnDoe-ml8ru  Well, he's probably using the CPI-U factor, which omits energy and shelter. So if you took that and then used a gold-price index; I think the average would give you a better representation of real-inflation.
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  124.  @A.D.I.I.D.A  Calorie counting was largely debunked in the 2010s. Yet many people still buy into it for some reason. It's all about metabolic sufficiency. Your body cannot process everything in terms of calories. There are many food items such as safflower and sunflower oil that are not able to be properly metabolized. So it wouldn't matter what the calories were; you're fat cells will store them. This is why people end up losing weight when they go over-seas to places like Italy and Thailand. Plus end up eating more and losing more weight. Real food and real nourishment.
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  125. All due to currency devaluation to prop up assets bubbles like pensions, medicare, and social security. It's really as simple as that. This is a Keynesian economy; permanent growth and permanent inflation. Except it's virtually impossible. In order to maintain to economy with stagnating growth; more currency must be printed.
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  126. I'm sure she was a lovely woman! She wouldn't want you dying inside any further. Go out an live your dreams and carry her with you :)
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  127. I figured this out at 18, which is why I went to Community. Thought if I had to do it over. I would skip college all together. It was amazing to be 18 (claiming that I didn't think $80k was worth a $45k salary). Oh boy, the crap I got from braindead adults was absolutely insane.
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  128. I've been to almost every single state in the US and I've been overseas multiple times. I'd say that the US is more like a 2nd world country if anything. The only thing holding it back from 3rd world is the fact that the USD is the Reserve Currency. Look at our metros, downtown areas, public transit, and shelters. Especially in the Midwest! A majority of US cities are comparable to unstable Latin American countries. Btw, this isn't downward spiral started to hit western Europe over a decade ago. Many metros in France and the UK are quite comparable too. I'm born and raised in Ohio and the only city I will even humor is Cincinnati as far as standards. If you want to see a real standard for first world countries. Look at places like Oslo, Brussels, or Seoul.
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  129. Same in 2020. Things are looking crazy these days.
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  130. You could always get your CDL. I worked in Columbus hauling for Anheuser. I was making $70k in 2019; job now pays $80-85k..
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  131. I moved out in 2017 to an apartment complex in the Columbus, Ohio suburbs. Really nice place with cathedral ceilings and the area was very safe and newly built. 1 Bedroom cost me $858. Loan papers said they could max 4% raises each year, but I never saw a single one before I moved out in 2020. Thankfully, I got a house when rates were super low and got married. Luckiest two decisions I ever made in my life. Happy life with a mortgage of $885. That same apartment unit is now $1442 as of 2024 and the waiting list is 12+ months.
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  132. Well, this is true, but it's just a side affect. The real reason is economic complacency. People are allowed to indulge in these stupidities because they had generations behinds them that created a magical economic domain that allowed them to have whatever they wanted. It will self correct when those women die alone with no children. The only people having children will be manifesting family values.
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  133. @angelgjr1999 Russian is highly sought after like Farsi and Mandarin are; considering numerous fields. Perhaps not domestically like local law enforcement or manufacturing. Try not to make short assumptions. Personally, I've run into many Russian and other Balkan/Slav natives since I was a kid. I began learning the language at 12; it just didn't seem financially feasible considering the ambitions that I had at the time.
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  134. Well, unlike US dollars; crypto is being leveraged as an investment. People trade in currency markets all the time, but it's never for a 5000% gain lol Crypto has the same fundamental problem that gold does. Once you run out of gold to export; your next strategy is ambition for resources via imperialism. Keynesian economics with a fiat currency helped eliminate that, only now the problem is that jobs get exported instead of precious metals.
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  135.  @teams3345  You pay taxes no matter where you live, as long as you are an American citizen. The deduction is $106k. Go live in Australia making $150k; you'll pay taxes on $44,000 to the US Government.
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  136.  @teams3345  Because you don't pay income tax or FICA, unless you have a side job that pushes you over the tax free SS threshold. Which reduces it by probably 25-30%.
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  137. Yeah, some advice to people when dating; don't ever date a woman on birth-control. I know that sounds mean, but these companies do not inform you (nor Doctors) about all the risks (physical and psychological) that go along with their use. Increased risk for permanent hormonal imbalances, mood swings, bipolar disorder, high blood pressure, reduced fertility and of course breast cancer. The FDA lists them as Class A carcinogens; another thing they won't tell you. One psychological side effect is a massive surge in testosterone that makes them more aggressive, more disagreeable, not responsive to the stimuli children produce, and on top of that much more apathetic. Which seems to coincide with many of the mental health surveys that are publicly released. This is why we have a super-minority of women aged 18-30 that are having problems with child rearing and socialization; it's not just a choice people are making. It's a change in factors relating to public health.
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  138.  @Connery007neckache  I agree that most of school is pointless, but standardized testing has been taking a nose dive. Throw reading and writing on top of that. No child left behind means that classrooms with smarter kids have to accommodate slower kids and trouble-makers. It's the classic equity argument. If you try to push all the failing children thru; kids don't get smarter. The entire class gets dumber and the teachers lose their quality as well.
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  139. Trump dynasty will end in 2024; mark my words. Republicans don't have the votes to re-elect him. We have the greatest chance in human history for an Independent candidate. Question is, will people take advantage of that?
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  140.  @WongWho  Nope! lol
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  141. Florida isn't done; it is STILL (as of December 2024) one of the hottest locations for more people looking to enter the state as residents than leave. Yes, there has been a slowdown, but Florida is nowhere near in the same situation as NY, CA, or even Illinois.
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  142. Completely done! I don't really buy anything anymore tbh Grab a sack of potatoes, couple bananas, and a rotisserie chicken from Kroger and I'm all good!
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  143. Thank you! I've been saying this for years; as I used to do DoorDash, UberEats, and GrubHub. These people are intentionally pumping their (hourly wages) so they can virtue signal to themselves so they don't feel as bad. It also misleads people that have never done the job. My overhead was roughly 0.25 cents a mile on average.
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  144.  @benstandard  Because younger people tend to be ignorant of the cogs that shape environment typically.
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  145.  @benedwards3427  That's a myth bud; caloric value doesn't mean you are metabolizing it. It's like putting canola oil in your gas tank. It'll work, but at 10% efficiency than 87' Octane.
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  146. He is definitely risen! Right thru my shorts.
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  147.  @stinkbug1  Every dealership near me at least in Columbus, OH. I'm from the Midwest and the signs are still everywhere, including the commercials. Our local Nissan, Kia, and Ford all have 0% APY deals. Because nothing in inventory is selling; so they are trying to reduce inventory still. Dealerships often do 0% APY and run it thru their own payment app on their website. That's how I did my KIA years ago.
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  148.  @crackasaurus_rox9740  Society will always go the way it wants; best thing you can do is stay out of it's way.
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  149. I have no empathy for the lady with 6 cans of Pringles, Fritos, Marie Calendar, and TV Dinners. I'm a 30 year old man; learn how to cook sweetie. A sack of potatoes and chicken breast go a long way!
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  150. The economy is going to tank regardless because the FED is cutting rates. Money will go out of stocks and back into physical assets.
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  151.  @pololikikuju  I wouldn't indulge in baseless conspiracies bud; it'll make you irrational and complacent. A disproportion of Ashkenazi Jews and East Asians lead the world in banking, engineering, and finance. Acknowledging a disparity doesn't mean its's a conspiracy; it's just human evolution at play with normal pareto distributions. If you break everything down to numbers and mathematics; the world makes a lot more sense.
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  152. Not going to happen as long as debt outperforms GDP. Wages stagnate and prices grows; econ 101 (supply and demand).
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  153. Biden's not even in charge. It's the Alphabet Agencies and the Chiefs of Staff running America with the corporations and billionaires hands up their asses.
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  154. We sold our home, took $121,000 in profit and used it to pay off $100k of student debt and our $8000 car note. Now the money just flows into our account and doesn't leave.
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  155. I don't think the stigma will ever go away; not in the US at least. I'm sure there are people that maintain healthy relationships with their parents, make mad money, and have true friends; maybe even a girlfriend or fiancé. I don't have anything against that. The odds of this being the case for a majority of the people in this situation is slim though. Most of the time, living at home in the US past 30 would be indicative of a major financial mistake. Useless degrees or excessive infantilization are the average reasons.
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  156. You're wasting your time; white collar is a dog and pony show. I grabbed a CDL for $5k in 2019 and it guaranteed me a $70k job. It may be a bit higher now, but it's still worth it. That same job pays $85k now.
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  157. I think it depends! For God's sakes don't waste 30-40 years of your life slowly dying in some corporate job. Spend specific periods of your life acquiring assets, skills, and a future. For instance, I busted my balls at FedEx as a Shunter Op for four years. That allowed my to move out (rent) and save up $30,000 in a nice area. I then got my CDL and busted my balls for over a year and this allowed me to buy a home with a juicy down payment. The only true reason your need to work for 30 years is because you're financing crap that you don't need.
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  158. While I empathize with the business. I think you're leaving out the ultra-low rates of 2020-2021. People scooped up mortgages on properties for 1.5-1.75% in April of 2020 if you were looking to buy. That can allow you to have massive profit margins when the cost of your mortgage is low and you can charge a competitive rate compared to other rentals. A lot of Boomers in 2020 turned a $500k retirement nest-egg into millions inside 3 years doing this.
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  159. Rising inequalities; happens with every civilization. Once they reach a certain level; sexual perversions grows rampant, income inequality rises drastically, social behavior is erratic, and laws aren't enforced. Take your pick; Roman Empire, Fall of the Qing Dynasty, Collapse of the Soviet Union, etc. Once inequalities run out of control; the table gets flipped and society collapses. We're currently in this phase and have been since 2008 in my opinion.
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  160. If people stopped for a minute and made a list of where all their food and commodities come from. I think you'd be surprised that the USA creates; pretty much nothing.
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  161. It's a Keynesian system based on continuous debt. In order for boomers to maintain the values of their assets; the dollar must be devalued to pay for old debts that can't be paid back by normal means. SO by default, your devaluing currency ensures that boomers can continue funding a series of old debts that they cannot pay off. That's how it works. Boomers were in their prime working years when 87' 00' 08' and then 2020 hit. SO they were able to buy fortune 500 companies for peanuts on four separate occasions at the bare minimum. Gen X on average had just gotten into the workforce when 87' hit. So they had almost no liquidity to invest. They built it back up from scratch only to see it damaged in 2000 and then wiped away again in 2008. Twelve years later, they had 2020 and a lot of that investment went into maintaining their lifestyles; not investment. Boomers will truly never understand how big of a free-ride they got while the economy still functioned as intended. Btw, the blond chick is clueless. 2% inflation has been happening forever; not 60% inflation. By comparison, inflation wasn't even that bad in 1978.
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  162. Yeah, I'm afraid it's not that simple. Demographics and government budgets are driving this.
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  163. None of this would be happening if (first - patents were open source) and (two - government would stop subsidizing industries). This has forced millions of people into fields or educations that are not marketable and allow a handful of companies to exploit tech patents that are intentionally maimed in order to stifle competition and keep consumers paying high prices. Why do people think these gaming companies are trying to release half completed games with rendering that is worse than 2017? Get rid of both and you'll see an explosion in wages and innovation.
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  164. Well, as funny as it sounds. A lot of Gen Z calculate their annual income by their best daily income. So if they make $1000 on a lucky crypto trade; they tell people they make $365,000 per year.
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  165. Yep, literally overheard a grandfather telling his granddaughter to take her boyfriends gun collection and sell them for personal cash after he was arrested and put in jail. My first thought was, does grandad realize he's asking her to commit a crime herself?
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  166. Well, yes and no; you're confusing certain US statutes. There is no circuit of supreme court case that has a pretense for (lies) in relation to the first amendment. What you are talking about is largely (conspiracy) to commit bodily harm; yelling 'fire' in a crowded theater. The first amendment does not extend protections to people for libel, slander, defamation, etc; as you stated. However, this is because states and municipalities can create their own laws regarding these issues. Keep in mind, this is solely on the basis of causing harm in lieu of credentialing. You can advertise any belief you want; so long as you protect yourself legally. Another thing to keep in mind is that (in foreign countries); the stronger the laws against dissenting speech are; the harder it is to sue the governing institutions. More damage will always result from government immunity than it will from an anarchy of public opinions. In the US, you have the right to say whatever you want, whenever you want, so long as it is not a conspiracy to commit bodily harm or uses a false credential to relay information deemed to be harmful to the public. Hence the reason for claiming 'not medical advice'.
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  167. @ bensheard3969 Yep, I'm from central Ohio and my 2024 property tax was $2617 and insurance $1213. That's on a house worth $276k Probably worse in other states or regions, but still; it's no picnic.
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  168. Nice! Just had chicken breast, boiled potatoes with olive oil, and a coffee.
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  169. Honestly, I think people want that, or rather they just want to keep kicking the can. I mean older people know that social security is toast. Doesn't stop them from screaming to keep it running on fumes though. People would rather drive off a cliff than willfully degrade their standard of living to make their dollar more valuable.
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  170. This might come off as mildly subjective, but I realized that college was a scam in the early 2000s. It's at that point at the beginning of my teenage years that I realized virtually all adults were morons.
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  171. That's why I stabbed my smartphone to death and ordered a Nokia. It's much easier to manage your time from a laptop lol It cut down my internet time by like -90% without the smartphone and I only get on it between 6-7p
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  172.  @ajy45678  Depends on area, south FL is doing poorly with insurance problems. There are adjustments in different markets, but there hasn't been any kind of crash.
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  173.  @TheBriarWolf  We adapt and thrive; who said we were complaining? Older generations have this implicit idea that if we 'cast away' any of their wisdom; we're complaining.. The point here is to talk about what works and what doesn't. Older generations had it easier in a financial sense; that's no complaining. It's just an acknowledgement that they thrived in a time that gave them immense leverage. But they'll never admit it.
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  174. @josephrhodes7083 Thanks! The first 2-3 months are the hardest imo, but after that it's upward. Also, the faster the baby feels like their needs are met and can rely on mom/dad; the easier they will sleep through the night on their own.
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  175. Here's the problem. Illegal immigration is a major problem between social program funds and the value of citizenship. However, illegal immigration is so imbedded in every state economy that it's almost dangerous to remove it. Farm labor employs a significant amount of asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants alike. If you got rid of them or gave them amnesty, companies would have to pay higher wages either way. Btw, when I got my CDL; more than half of each graduating class were green-cards from overseas; most from Africa. They are truly wonderful people and I have no criticism of that. The point is that these people aren't stealing American jobs; Americans had no intention of working them in the first place.
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  176. What are people doing for jobs and money? DoorDash, UberEats, reselling Walmart clearance items, lottery tickets, and referrals to brokerage accounts; plus stock options. Everybody is gambling their money in order to make a little bit of extra money. Then when it all disappears; they pull out the credit card. I've never seen the job market look this bad; it's giving 2008 a run for it's money. However, people need to keep in mind that this is similar to what happened in 2006/2007. (Now hiring) signs were everywhere, but it was difficult to get a job. It's because companies are running on debt fumes and they want a new employee to trade out an old one for a 25% pay cut.
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  177. $11k a month? No offense, but I find that hard to believe. Gig died a violent death nationwide in 2022. People are lucky to be pulling $13/hr with food delivery or $20/hr with ride-share. Where and how are you pulling that income? I used to do food delivery and $896/week in July was the highest I ever got and that was going balls to the wall.
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  178. Yeah, I think that's truly an echo-chamber mentality. I mean, I won't deny there are some crazy Trump supporters; I've got them in my family. But then I have sane ones too in my family. So the guy really reeks of isolation.
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  179. @colinquinn7516 Not exactly, I think it has more to do with community/religion than people think it does. We have multi-general housing in the US; it's called welfare. Try that with any family and it falls apart like a house of cards. Keep in mind, American isn't just a place; it's a mindset of rebellion and rule breaking. Individualism is the rule! People tend to live in generational housing because that often have no choice or are completely under the thumb of their parents. These ideologies have long flown and the ability to make your own is 'still' an option; believe it or not. If people are trying to make it popular again. I would imagine it was solely for the advantage of using your parent's wealth to escape present and future hardships. People in general don't find this very noble. I don't condemn it exactly, but it's nothing to gloat about.
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  180. Your health is your greatest investment going forward in life, period. I unfortunately had to learn that the hard way by the time I hit 28. I was in shape, thought I was eating right, and doing everything that was recommended. Turned out I not only had a disease called Alpha-gal, but also several ulcers in my stomach and duodenum, plus ulceritive colitis. I eventually went on a strict diet and organic at that so my life had changed quite a bit. For those without any issues, I cannot stress how much you should be listening to your body. If you go to your Doctor with gut or acid reflux problems; they will try to put you on a proton-pump inhibitor or even statins. If that is the case, your body is already on the waiting list for cancer and it's usually downhill from there on for most people. DO NOT jump on pharmaceuticals and forget about your diet. Before you know it, you'll be on 6 medications and starting to have cognitive decline by 50. It is absolutely no joke; don't wait for the warning signs to occur. Cancer and heart disease are now hitting the 30-40 age demographics in the US. It is no longer a disease of the elderly.
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  181. Believe me, bathe with home-made soap (hair and body). In a matter of days; your hair and nails will begin to grow faster. Why? Because virtually all soaps, shampoos, and conditioners contain carcinogenic ingredients that damage your skin cells. There's plenty of resources to make soap at home and it's a pretty cheap up-start. I love to do (pure olive oil) bars; good for people with dry skin as well.
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  182. To be brutally honest, this isn't a fluke; it was bound to happen one way or another. This is what a debt crisis looks like. I would expect it to last until the mid-to-late 2030s tbh.
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  183. 2000 - Millennials are the most useless generation in existence and they're going to destroy civilization. 2024 - Millennials are our salvation with honor and virtue and they have to steer Zoomers (the most useless generation) towards the light!
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  184. Here's the problem! You can't talk about wages, income, or prices without addressing 'debt and GDP'. Every time a dollar is printed by the Federal Reserve, it needs an equal value of GDP to accommodate it's existence in order to maintain the equilibrium. If it doesn't, then you get higher prices and stagnating wages. If you double the money supply without doubling the production side; then all you're going to do is outpace wages with higher cost. This is why your wages went up 10% in 4 years, while prices went up 30-50%. Nearly all the money printed 2020-2023 went into consumerism; not production.
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  185. Yep! I have a home, wife, and a son, but apparently I'm a loser because I didn't get a college degree. That's how my parents treat me. My sister took on $144,000 for Interior Design and she's a dead-broke super-star living off mom and dad. They are so proud. My cousin took out $275,000 at Xavier. I saw the insanity at 18 (back in 2012). But you can't convince idiots about anything.
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  186. That's precisely what I did :) You get rewarded with wealth, but socially ousted by family unfortunately. Suburban families love nothing more than to shame you for avoiding college while celebrating their kids who will never get out from under the weight of debt. Totally perverted society.
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  187.  @edheldude  No, just let Darwinism do it's thing. If these teenage girls want to sell themselves into Onlyfans and then end up getting abused in a larger industry and trafficked; let them! Every time you try to protect people from their own stupidity; you embolden them and it gets worse. Let people start paying for their actions please.
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  188. Not government grants; that makes no sense. It's unemployment insurance fraud. Every state has a fund that you pay into as a business. When you fake vacancies; you get a tax deduction. Also, it's impossible to prove as fraud.
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  189. This is where lack of anti-trust enforcements gets you. Big business taking over and using government against you.
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  190. Don't worry, if you thought inflation was bad when it capped at 9.1% in 2022. Just wait until 2026/2027. With interest rate cuts, inflation is going to skyrocket to insane levels. People will feel like they got hit by a freight train. I guarantee you that by 2028, the median single family home value will be $600k minimum.
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  191.  @Nmozzzz226  Right? Meds in Mexico are highly deregulated in comparison. A lot of prescription meds in the US can be found on shelves in Mexico for much less price too.
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  192.  @jwill540  I love the idea of crypto, but I've never understood how BTC or crypto in general can battle the energy consumption needed to maintain it. Eventually, energy necessity should bankrupt miners and then brokers that try to mine and then mediate BTC sales.
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  193.  @Jj-zh6xp  Well, appreciation is when an asset goes up in demand. It's not necessarily exclusive from inflation, but they can often over-lap. Appreciation is often misleading because it doesn't take debt into account. If you own assets; they naturally inflate or deflate over time; depending on what it is. For example, I bought a home in 2020 at $200k. It's now worth $280k; we didn't do anything to it. The home didn't exactly appreciate, the money supply simply went wild and more people wanted houses which drove up the cost of a finite supply of homes. I guess you can use the term appreciation lol My wealth essentially increased without me doing anything. (New dollars to pay for old ones). Old debts can now be easily paid off because of newly inflated assets. It's ultimately what's wrong with Keynesian economics, but it's what we've got; so.
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  194.  @user-ph2jf4ji1j  Not exactly, inflation widens inequalities first and foremost. If you own assets; inflation is good. If you have no assets; inflation is bad.. Ultimately, inflation decreases competition and shrinks competence hierarchies. This makes it easier for the people at the top to control others and people at the middle and bottom fall behind. If you have debts; inflation is always good regardless. Deflation is bad for debts. You can't look at it strictly from an income to price ration. If you have $100k in assets and $100k in debt; you net equity is 0. If inflation goes up 50%; then your assets are $150k and debts $100k. Therefore you now have $50k in equity. You have increased in wealth because newly printed currency has reduced your old debts.
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  195.  @ripvanwinkle3432  More like, sleep with management so you get a wage increase.
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  196. It will; don't worry. And I'm not just selling hogwash. We're in a major transition period (call it the end of the American Empire 1948 to 2008). We're in the fall phase. Even the Great Depression ended after 10 years. Rough patches will always happen and new opportunities will come.
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  197. It's all legal BS. Just like East Palestine. If you accept the money, there's probably a legal doctrine that says you can't sue insurance or local/state government. It's all crooked!
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  198. They're not, I think they praise him because they claim he's better than Trump. That's the only reason.
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  199. I fully agree, as much as I want to blame 2020 on everything; for me it felt like it happened somewhere between 2012 and 2017. People just don't act like people anymore. The population is so angry and nothing seems to mean anything to people anymore. I'm 31; married with a child and it feels impossible to find people at the same life stage. It's so awkward to be asking people your own age what they're up to. You tell THEM that you're going to take your kid to see Grandma and they tell YOU that they're going to go drinking with their friends.
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  200. 2008 was pretty much the nail in the coffin. However, I think people shouldn't despair; just recognize that an era is ending and a new one is beginning. Economic upheaval and social division during the 'fall' is as old as civilization itself. 20 years from now things will be entirely different; everything will sort itself out; trust me.
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  201. Yeah, about that lol I had to leave at 23; they were beyond insane. Wish I could have done it sooner.
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  202. Bad idea, tech is a massive bubble right now. It's over-valued by like 90%. It's because these companies are creating an illusion that this software is difficult to produce, when DeepSeek just revealed they can do it for like 2% the price.
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  203. Not changed; rather become dysfunctional. I will never understand how people call (not being able to talk to people) a 'generational thing' lol. Sounds like a 'end of human civilization' thing lol.
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  204. I've always dreamed abut getting all those free things on an island. Speaking of which, Florida has thousands of islands around the everglades. Free sunshine, free health, free food, and free shelter that you assemble yourself :)
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  205. More people than you'd think; it's crazy.
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  206. Yeah, yet we haven't been able to modernize the IRS since 1997?
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  207. Middle and upper class people will never understand the food-stamps situation unless you've seen it first hand. Foodstamps are essentially big corporations lobbying government for addition profit margins; nothing else. It's an insanely bad incentive too because it promotes unhealthier diets and sedentary lifestyles. A lot of you don't realize that individuals and couples on welfare getting the equivalent of a $20/hr full time job in payments. (Watch people) and observe any major grocer between the 1st and 5th of each month and you will see what I'm talking about. Overweight women rush to the stores in order to pillage hotdogs, sodas, tv dinners, and brand name garbage. It will literally be falling out of their carts when they go to check-out. They are some of the meanest people I have ever encountered. Believe me, they are not suffering and they are not falling on hard times. They are USING the system and taking advantage of the bad incentives.
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  208. Same! I threw out the deoderant and shampoo years ago. I just use a home-made bar of soap.
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  209. Yep, same! I actually took up a single cup of coffee each day and it actually killed all my urges for tobacco, alcohol, and binge eating. I've lost a lot of weight doing it as well.
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  210. Jobs don't get deleted because of expanding technology. They get deleted because a number of companies are gate-keeping the patented software and claiming that it's unique to the survival of the system. Competition drives mass innovation and good wages. Stop letting a handful of companies form an oligarchy and use government against you lol
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  211.  @Rudolf215  Take back what? I honestly don't think people have any idea what is going to happen if they topple the existing system. Trading corruption for truth and decentralization will unfortunately create disaster. It's because a large amount of the population has to live in a constant state of psychosis; otherwise they will malfunction and destroy everything. We live in a global world; meaning that the resources, wealth, and power will condense into smaller and smaller hands. It's mathematically inevitable. The only other way is to return to a tribal era where everyone associates with their group and constantly works or fights with others. Either way, the standard of living would plummet and billions would die of natural selection. People don't understand what they're asking for.
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  212. Actually, none of these corporations would be able to exist without the Federal Government. Patents, deductions, tax deferments, and of the course the FDA; all to gate-keep their profits and steer away competitors.
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  213. It's a result of mass complacency due to inequalities run amuck. Everything is sideways and right is wrong. This is what happens when you create a global economy on the backs of war veterans that allow grand-children to indulge in stupidity. It will all self correct though in a century or less.
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  214. People are broke because they're trying to live middle class lives on 100k of student loans. If you have no student debt; life is extremely easy. Regardless of inflation since 2020.
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  215. A man-child to me was someone who basically lived with their parents with no income or ambitions.
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  216.  @bgreat5111  Child tax credit give you your own money back that is withheld on W2. I think you're projecting your own motives.
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  217.  @kosh9639  Wages are inflationary by nature. If you enforce wages that are not suitable to the market; you ultimately drive up prices and stifle supply chains. What needs to happen is lending laws need to be tightened and demand needs to be curved so that supply can catch up. When debt (demand) outperforms GDP; prices rise and wages stagnate. If the only goal is to raise wages; all you'll do is destroy jobs and raise prices.
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  218.  @joec5544g  It's not really supply and demand unfortunately; not in the way most people think. Covid crashed more than half of small businesses nationwide. Now mega-corporations are using the latest algorithms to cheat wages and manipulate prices. It's all about speculation now; even the grocery stores are doing it. All those corporations now have immense sway over wages and prices because all their competitors went out of business. Kroger updated their sale placards; red for card, orange for coupon, blue for bulk. Now they're all red; so customers get cheated at the checkout thinking that things are on sale with the member card.
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  219. The country has been going downhill largely since 2008. Don't sweat it, I think it's just a collapse phase; all civilizations have them. I'm actually looking forward to the next civilization; everyone should. Try not to get caught up in doom and gloom. Personally, the next big shift will probably be in 2029 I'd imagine; then again in 2032. It's largely debt based. Pump/dump schemes with monetary police to hold up the weight of the failing system.
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  220.  @brianmeen2158  Is it? I disagree! It's changing and getting worse.
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  221. It's not the labor exactly, apprenticeships are rough; $25k or less in most states for 4-5 years. That's a lot of time to not be maximizing your earnings. Plus, skilled trades typically max out around $70k unless you go into business for yourself.
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  222. I wish it were JUST the processed foods. If you have an artificially scented candle in your house; neurotoxins are flying around in the room and being absorbed thru your lungs and breaching the blood-brain barrier. US items are considerably more dangerous than people think. Chances are that most people have applied at least 100 different carcinogens to their body in a single day. Get rid of your soaps, shampoos, deodorant, candles, everything.
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  223. If everyone's super; nobody is. Unfortunately, in order to bring up the bottom of society; you have to the upper half dumber.
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  224.  @collettechamberlin5378  Poor people don't pay taxes bud; they steal tax revenue. As frustrating as that is; it's the truth.
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  225. I think the tech market it way over-saturated personally. It's a massive bubble about to pop.
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  226. I'm not saying 8 million illegals in 4 years is good, but I assure you (the US was a dumpster before they came here). I imagine most will be going back once they realize how big of a scam this is lol
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  227. If you have no student debt or stupid car payment, then yes :)
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  228. Yes, cloud seeding is real, but the government isn't that smart lol
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  229. Wait until November 2024 (after the election). Things will get VERY weird lol
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  230.  @CasanovaPugilist147  Believe it or not; it's estimated that roughly 8-10%% of women between 18 and 40 have an Onlyfans account. If you break it down by accounts, sex by user, and demographics; it's entirely plausible. Not good imo if a significant amount of your population are soon to be single-moms and/or single for life.
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  231. It's all natural selection. People can enjoy their lives to whatever avail. However, the people that use the internet effectively, manage wealth well, and have children will carry on. If you're doom scrolling and looking at a screen 8 hours a day; stop now or you'll be apart of the de-evolution phase lol
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  232.  @Dinosaursof  I'm not trying to demean your experience, but there are several glaring holes in your statements. Your mortgage went up $250 last year because of equity? That doesn't make any sense. It sounds like you have a 5/1 variable rate loan. Unless you mean your property taxes and insurance are escrowed into mortgage? If that was the case, you'd be making the claim that your insurance and property taxes went up roughly $4200 since 2023? Which means you probably live way above your means or in a very high demand area with high risk (like coastal Florida?) Second, what do you mean by (high risk pregnancy?) My wife and I have gone thru two ectopic pregnancies and a surgery to remove her fallopian tube. None of that require expensive visits to the hospital. Unless there is some kind of rare situation that required you seeing an OBGYN twice a week? What are they doing that warrants such cost or time? You can pay places like Ultrasona $125 to do a full ultrasound and MD review of your pregnancy without going into a hospital. That's how we found out she had a ectopic pregnancy at 6 weeks. The rest was done at the hospital in a day. I assume you meant, your dad lost 'his' house. So he defaulted on the mortgage? How did that happen in a sellers market since 2020 and why did you take on the responsibility of buying him a new home while you're about to be a father yourself? If it was from a disaster or fire; did insurance not cover it? Again, I'm not trying to rude, but your story just doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
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  233.  @jessecortez9449  Parents are just as addicted to these stupid platforms as their kids lol
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  234.  @Tailormademan900  In all honest man; it's all about gaining assets and learning skills. Live way below your means and pay cash for land and other assets. If you have no bills; then there's no need to constantly worry about a paycheck. Having the skill of fixing up cars is monumental. I'm pretty good with vehicles, but some scrap-pro bought by wrecked car for $1500; turned it around all by himself. All the internals needed replaced because they were smashed. I just didn't have the time or ambition to deal with it at that point. Go looking for usable vehicles in the local-scrap yard; you'd be surprised.
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  235.  @TheRealSnake-Eyes  Domestic Violence
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  236. Yeah, it's actually crazy how much of modern Christmas celebrations were socially-pushed thru corporate marketing. I mean, Santa Claus is red and white because Coca-Cola wanted him to represent their colors in the 1930s.
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  237. Take a chance bud!
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  238.  @benstandard  Don't blame capitalism; blame the central banks and Keynesian economy. In 1950 we exported 95% of global autos. Now we only export dollars. It's amazing that the US Dollar can purchase as much as it does these days. If GDP takes a nose-dive and debt is cheap; prices rise and wages stagnate.
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  239. Yep! Even if the job pays high income; most people will want to kill themselves within a year. The debt is never worth it.
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  240. That typically means acute infection; nothing sinsiter.
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  241. Personality trait rather.
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  242. Blame the high schools and colleges. They were literally peddling six figure salaries for most college jobs when I was in school; back in 2012. I remember this girl getting so excited to be an RN because they college promised her a $98,000 salary.
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  243. They don't, I'm 31 and it's a blessing. It gave me growth in ways I never thought possible. Being single all your life isn't what people think it is. I hope you find joy in maybe being an uncle or chaperone perhaps :) It's also never too late; you're still young.
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  244.  @Latour6182  How is that ridiculous? You can't derive the same metabolic function from every calorie. This has been studied in rats and you get different body weight results with different items of the same caloric value.
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  245. It all comes down to currency devaluation. Demographics are crushing people because Social Security and Pensions are asset bubbles that require devaluation to maintain; just wait until the 2030s (it will ramp up bad!) On the wage side, wages don't keep up with inflation because demand is outperforming supply. As long as debt (demand) outperforms the current GDP; wages will stagnate. Don't blame economics, blame the idiots propping up the system with government. None of this would be happening without government creating all of these asset bubbles (student loan bubble as well).
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  246.  @itstheiceman11  Who said I wasn't planning for my future or taking action? Seems like unnecessary gaslighting if you ask me. I empathize with younger generations; plain and simple. Not exactly, home rates fluctuate according to the interest rates set by the Federal Reserve and Board of Governors. Home prices go down when there are more sellers than buyers. If you're not enrolled in FERS-FRAE post 2014; you will not receive full compensation until 30 years of service at 1.0-1.1%. You cannot retire on a full pension plan with 20 years of service. I actually really wanted to work for USPS some time ago before I realized their retirement tiers system. The guys that were enrolled before 1987 under FER-8 got those 20 year full retirement pension programs. It's a thing of the past now.
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  247.  @user-ue4he3li8b  Hair-cuts were about every 2 months and I cut my nails every month. Plus, I shaved once a week. Now I get a haircut every 5 weeks, cut my nails every two weeks, and shave every 2nd or 3rd day. Plus, I haven't changed my haircuts or routines in the past decade. Also, off topic, but many people are allergic or intolerant to eggs/dairy. Had no idea I was until I cut them out completely. They caused a lot of brain fog, energy disruption, and mood swings. Plus, cut out the industry bread. At home organic baking is alright and doesn't bloat me. It's amazing what will happen once you cut out the chemicals and food intolerances.
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  248.  @pabloescobarschanclas  Well, with all due respect; what are you aiming at in life if you think children are a waste of time? This seems like the perspective of a very young person. Eventually your parents die and your friends rotate out of your life stage. Not having parents and kids after 35-40 is not an easy life. Friends only stay attached so long as they have something in common with you. Once they don't; it naturally gets awkward. When you're young, friends seem like an easy commodity; until they aren't.
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  249.  @snacpac5031  Most religions are a façade created by psychopaths to control and milk their herds. It enables people that are smarter and less ethical to outright abuse their positions and take advantage of less intelligent and desperate people.
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  250.  @stevenotero2627  That's why I killed my smartphone; literally. Went with the Nokia-flip; changed my life.
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  251.  @off6848  I'm not so sure; maybe not by a modern standard. If you look at the Hadza tribe; they have a very simplistic culture when it comes to spiritualism. I think modern people confuse 'living as intended with gratitude' as spiritual. It's like the different between self esteem and simply doing what you need to so that your tribe and family can survive. Self esteem isn't even in the dictionary for these people. Modernity has made simplistic things complex.
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  252.  @mydadspulloutgametrash  Nobody has ever lived thru the current currency devaluation; even people in the late 1970s.
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  253.  @skeezix8156  First, interest rates peaked between 1980 and 1981 at 19%. Rates were not 18% in 1983; the top rate was 9% that year. So this isn't true. It's also irrelevant if you're not comparing USD purchasing power. In 1980, the median household income to home ratio cost was 1:3. In 2024, it was 1:8. Nobody would take a 7% interest rate for 400k; over 17% for 40k. That would be suicidal. I'm aware that inflation was bad at that point, but my initial argument still stands. 2020-2023 was the worst inflationary event (by far) in US history. Older generations can talk interest rates all they want, but again they are irrelevant in contrast to dollar value and equity.
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  254. Look, I'm a 30 year old with a CDL. When Covid hit, the first thing I thought they should have done is recommend Vit D sups to everyone, tell them to exercise, and push thru a tax-funded program to support vulnerable populations. What did we do? Close all small businesses, force healthy people inside, completely killed the idea of herd immunity, and inflated the currency by 60% while giving immense power to government and corporations. You're telling me these people in charge can't come up with any of this stuff? It's either mass incompetence or mass fraud and corruption if you ask me.
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  255. It's nothing new; social and economic distress during the downfall. The system is resetting and we are entering a new era. Luddites and reactionaries always end up getting the short stick in the end. I'd advise not indulging in either of those groups.
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  256. I didn't understand the part about "not being able to be on Youtube if your parents didn't raise you up." I think most (kids at least) are on Youtube because their parents aren't raising them lol I think you'll also find that a lot of people don't have the fantasy relationship with their parents that you describe. I think I heard that some 1/3 of Americans are estranged from a sibling or parent. I don't speak with my mother or sister anymore. They are narcissistic abusers that will manipulate and use anyone to get what they want; then throw you in the garbage. I couldn't be around that while bringing a son into the world.
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  257.  @Already100  Alright, I suppose I could understand that rationale. That's a rather low standard to set in my opinion though. Taking care of a baby and sending your child to school is compulsory by law. I really don't think you're making as good of a point as you think you are; just my two cents.
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  258. None of this would be a problem if we simply reformed patent laws and made them open-source. Plus, I think it's embarrassing that nobody in politics even makes mention of it. Patents allow copyrighted innovation to be legally gate-kept. Essentially meaning that you can't compete and large companies can milk profits for decades. They'll get mad when you talk about unionization or taxes. But introduce the idea of forced (open-sourced patents) and these companies will start assassinating people lol
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  259. Not really, this was mathematically bound to happen one way or another. Remember the debt crisis that Boomers and Gen X were always saying 'not to worry about'. Well, it's hear. This is what happens when you allow a central bank to control your currency AND allow you government to manage asset bubbles like Social Security, Pensions, and student loans.
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  260. It's actually pretty easy to live a healthy life and ignore all the modern vices. The REAL problem is that most people aren't going to do it. So connection to average people becomes impossible. People are literally walking around like zombies. Look or talk to someone and they'll look at you like aliens have arrived.
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  261.  @angela_tarantulas  Downsize and get rid of the debts :) It's all worth it in the end.
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  262. Well, people need to start making their own jobs then. Too many people looking for a corporation to sponsor their job or their independent contracting (which in all reality isn't even independent contracting).
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  263. From a fundamental standpoint, it is a ponzi scheme. Crypto (of any type) is majority owned by less than a dozen individuals. They can sell and crash it any time they want.
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  264.  @emmamagers  Except there are no youngsters/children. It really sucks if you're the only one in your family that got married and had kids. Older people want you to take care of them and young useless people want you to amuse them. I'm taking care of a kid, so both of those groups can kiss my rear lol
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  265. Why are you acting like Trump introduced this? It's always been like this. 2020 simply allowed corporations and hedge funds to leverage massive amounts of cheap debt and kill small competition at the same time. The game hasn't change, just the inequalities.
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  266.  @metaph0xr  Are on staying at your property for 8+ years? Not to mention all the years you'll need to have in order to get by your investment on energy savings, which is closer to 21 years. Again, why are people doing the logistical math, but ignoring the reality check? It's only worth it if you know that the property you're investing is long term. A large portion of the real-estate market holds properties about as long as they hold jobs; 2-4 years.
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  267. I'm not so sure they voted for it bud. You shouldn't be listening to anything on FOX or CNN. Migrants started coming here in droves during 2019. Much of this has been caused by embargos and sanctions by the Obama/Trump Administration. Economic hardships caused by the US have destabilized many nations. The Covid crisis and spending $8 Trillion just destabilized them even more. Now we have everybody in the world trying to get in and international organizations are getting paid (per head) to move them. This project was first begun in Texas because FEMA and migrant shelters didn't have the resources to keep piling them up in border encampments. Other nations refuse to take them back and Mexico doesn't play ball with taking migrants THRU their country back to South America.
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  268. The problem is that women want to pursue an extensive career, but also marry a man that makes six figures, will take of the children, and do everything around the house. Women are messed up in the head and it's all caused by birth control. I got married in 2020; she has never been on birth control. The most awesome and compassionate woman I've ever met. It's literally night and day from mainstream women. It actually made me realize how insane my own female family members were. NEVER date a woman that's taken birth control; ever!
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  269. Nothing is true anymore; everything and all of history are just random assertions of idiots online.
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  270. Let's be honest, it's not about the money or cost; it never has been. This nation has a mental health crisis. To be honest, if you're a woman that smirks at babies; don't have children. Health people tend to make good decision; both financially and family-wise.
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  271.  @duancoviero9759  Well, no. I think what you mean is that working class people 'avoid' capital gains taxes, because they sell those assets in CASH. I'm from a blue collar town, everybody knows what capital gains is, but we don't pay it in taxes because it's a cash deal.
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  272.  @sallygirl1012  Why are you in college? CDL will can get you an 85k job in a heartbeat and I live in Columbus, OH. Obviously taking care of kids changes things; if that's the case.
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  273.  @spocko2181  A lot of this is in your mind; people can checkout whenever they'd like. They're too addicted to convenience most of the time.
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  274.  @foodhoarder9434  Fair enough; just know that historically luddites and reactionaries don't fair well. I'm not sure what people are hoping to go back to; perception is important.
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  275.  @j3kwe  Not much to do about it; gold standard would be a death sentence.
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  276.  @user-kg5lq6nd7q  Put your money (either in a precious metal ETF to maintain value) or (put it in an index funds) to ride with the market. Keeping cash long term is an insanely bad idea in this day and age. 1-2% inflation per year is never coming back.
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  277.  @mcdonalduck  We do tax the rich; the top 20% of income earnings pay nearly 80% of all tax revenue. The bottom 50% pay 3.04%. I agree with taxing corporations more, but remember that taxation is supposed to be wielded as a weapon. If people wanted corporations to go away entirely; it's probably better to re-write the business codes. Otherwise they dodge the loops and headquarter in 1st world nations and export labor from 3rd world. They're currently all moving from China to Mexico/India. Besides, big corporations only exist because of big government.
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  278. Well, you can't prove it unfortunately. Because they do the entire dog n/ pony show with HR and they give the job opening results to the state they operate in. So there is LITERALLY no incentive to go after them and there's really no evidence to gather. If you do, the state and business will sue you for messing with their image.
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  279. Well, not everybody can adapt; basic distributions apply. Anymore, tech is an extremely volatile business; you can be hired and fired just like that. It doesn't matter what your specialty is anymore; even architects, engineers, modelers, etc are having a rough time. DEV's most of all.
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  280.  @lavidamia9  Everyone
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  281.  @atrain132  In what world are there 'jobs everywhere'. Sure, if you go on indeed there are millions of jobs. Apply and watch them ghost you! I have a CDL and my wife is a cardiothoracic surgery PA; there are no jobs bud. We've been trying to move for almost a year. They're doing this so they can commit 'unemployment insurance fraud' against each state they operate in and the state doesn't care because their Dept. of Labor get good jobs numbers. On top of that, they bulk sell you data for profit after they collect it all from an interview screening. Demand truly began to die after September 2022 and volume is excessively low. Even if you look at warehousing jobs, FedEx, Amazon, and UPS removed almost all their job postings for the first time since 2011. I've never seen anything like it. A majority of the jobs that are actually posted are fake jobs where the employer is already trying to leverage it as a 'vacancy' to qualify for tax breaks. If you're looking a job; it's worse than 2008 right now.
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  282.  @JAM2USA2018  What's my advice exactly? I'm simply summarizing the tax code.
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  283.  @googleuser868  Of course! But we're talking on an individual level. I could also claim that I am paying someone's cigarette taxes thru the welfare afforded thru EBT.
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  284. If they were trying to kill us all; would they have done a better job than the current system? lol
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  285. Depends if you have student loans lol
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  286.  @DankyApe  Kudos!
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  287.  @stephenjerome8853  Right of association bud. I have a right to work my job without being threatened with unemployment, less I get a medical procedure.
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  288. Yep! Prices don't go down because the FED has to devalue the dollar in order to prop up the assets and social services of Boomers lol Anybody saying different is selling something. We're in a debt crisis because of Social Security, Pensions, and Medicare, period.
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  289.  @gravefrightn5720  It's all in shelter, energy, and auto markets; that's where most of the weighted cost go. If those get more expensive, they require higher wages to maintain, meaning higher product costs.
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  290.  @gravefrightn5720  "Things go up to reset the banks." This statement makes no sense. If you are ignorant on the subject, then just ask for clarification. I'm not sure what you mean by me (stating the obvious) when your following statement makes no sense. "Good and logical but doesn't apply to real life." Again, what are you talking about?
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  291.  @lonniemoors7958  You pay extra SS tax if you make above a certain amount while receiving benefits.
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  292.  @FullMoonKitty  Not going to happen if women threaten men with court and financial penalties that benefit themselves. All of this began in the 1960s during the Great Society. Women intentionally set themselves up for marriage and then divorced so they could collect payments. Back in 63' (the average father in Chicago could bring in $240/m, while social programs could net the woman $320). Most women hear about it because they know someone that is manipulating the system like that.
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  293.  @tompriceusmc  The difference between being parented and being a parent is a mile of maturity. I'm not saying that all parents are mature, but the most mature people are parents. It changes you in ways that childless people can't even relate to
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  294. Yep, the 2nd biggest bailout came from Obama. Followed by the biggest bailout by Trump. I'm pretty sure it'll happen again. Deflation is not an option for government at this point. Thank anyone still wanting their Social Security I suppose.
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  295.  @mrdanielleebrown  You're probably describing a dichotomy; not oxymoron. Also, it depends on which demographics you're talking about. The reason that bailouts and inflation are on the table is because a super minority of the population depends on inflation, while a majority is damaged by it.
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  296.  @mrdanielleebrown  It's a joke Daniel. Hence why I said that it (didn't really)
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  297. I actually had the opposite experience. I learned everything the hard way and eventually found out how to out-smart the game. I never knew anybody important and it was all 'what I knew'. Use every experience as a means to under-cut other businesses.
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  298. It's too expensive to live because everybody keeps lying about how much student debt they have. Perhaps they also shouldn't have taken a mortgage in 2022 at 4-5% for a $400k home?
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  299. Still, 2.5B burgers a year is a LOT of cows for one company.
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  300. Stress, poor diet, blue light poisoning, and pharmaceuticals. Also, younger generations are developing smaller heads and jaws because they've been eating soft foods their entire life. This reduces capacity for brain size and numerous physical characteristics for attracting healthy mates. Handsome women with 'sharp' features are becoming exceedingly rare and they tend to produce very healthy off-spring. Just a running joke on zoomers (with no offense intended), but their heads are half the size and their butts are twice the size. They are setting themselves up for sex-slavery in the near future.
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  301. Maybe he doesn't know? Not everything is conspiracy to hoist up douchebags. People are flaws and messed up; even more people are ignorant and out of the loop.
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  302.  @raeblair6166  You must have powerful telekinesis powers to know his mind :)
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  303. Well, people need to look forward; not backward. The Empire of the US 1948 until 2008 is coming to an end. It just takes a few decades. The next timeline of humanity will start (whatever that entails) and things will get better again. Even the Great Depression only technically lasted a decade. I highly doubt that any great downturn or collapse will last even a fraction of that time.
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  304. Not sure what you mean. Inflation inflates retirement assets.
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  305. I would agree, but in all honesty I feel that most people are regressing (in all age groups). People complain about the illiteracy and ignorance of Zoomers all the time, but I find basically all age groups to be losing brain cells. If you can't find wisdom anywhere. It probably means you're wise beyond your years. It took me a very long time to figure that out as I endlessly looked for people to take me under their wing; only to be disappointed.
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  306.  @dianemasterson2132  Just be open with him. Trust is the BEST way to maintain a healthy relationship. If he has trust issues, then try to brainstorm about his childhood with him and make him feel loved and supported. When I was first dating my (now wife). I said stupid things like; "I want a prenup." People make mistakes based on bad information all the time. Plus, even if we did hate each other (she makes more than me) So it would be dumb lol
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  307. There's no union apprenticeship that pays that much; even seniority doesn't cut that. You're describing people running a businesses; not working for somebody else. Plus, most apprenticeships (regardless of field) pay like $25k max annually. That's a lot of time to be idle in slave wage territory. Unless you know somebody that does that (maybe in California) due to inflated wages; I've never seen that.
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  308.  @madvillainy6845  Well, many people escrow. If your insurance and property tax go way up; your mortgage goes up without your (home loan) ever moving.
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  309. They watch MSNBC; they're already dead lol
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  310. They watch MSNBC; they're already dead lol
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  311. People often omit that they have massive amounts of student debt that cost them an arm and a leg in this inflated economy.
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  312. Hey in all honesty, I threw $40 bucks into Shiba years ago. Now it's worth $160 I'm just planning on holding it forever; maybe it'll hit $1.00 eventually.
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  313.  @tinocos9632  Probably, but I'm not really gambling; I wrote it off years ago.
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  314. Nah, I really don't see it that way. This was a third world country long before 8 million migrants came here since 2020. The biggest garbage in this country is the black and white trash living here. In my experience, immigrants (illegal and legal) seem to have the best attitude of anyone.
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  315. Well, people often omit their most common problems. The real reason most people can't afford anything is because they have a MOUNTAIN of student debt and nothing to show for it at their job. I'd love for someone to prove me wrong.
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  316. Not trusting is not exactly 'blaming'. Cops come from a specific demographic of personality. Not that all are this way, but many of them are A type, aggressive, sociopathic leaning, and highly disagreeable. It's much worse in the military.
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  317. Well, I disagree in a sense. Children are a blessing! But the hardest thing you'll ever do? Children are difficult, but it's different. I was a stay at home dad for 2 years; it was difficult, but different. Being in debt and watching my son get a blood transfusion was the hardest thing I've ever done. I don't tend to lump the categories, but child rearing by itself is rather easy imo.
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  318. I made $44,000 after working at FedEx for 4+ years 2014-2019 as a Shunter Operator. Back then, that kind of money was pretty decent. It allowed me to move out and have a Cathedral ceiling apartment. Thought I was so cool and rent was $858 in a Columbus, OH suburb at the time. Thankfully, I ended up landing a CDL job $69k in 2019 and got a $200k home for $886/m. I will NOT pretend that doing the same thing is easy in this economic environment. You'd easily need $60k to afford that same apartment that I did and you'd probably need $90k to afford the same home now. If I bought my current home at 7.5% interest rate; I'd be paying $1729.86
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  319. Well, individualism imo is a side effect of complacency. This has all happened before and it will probably end the same way.
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  320.  @Aye1-c4g  Roman Empire! Weak men create hard times, hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men. It's the same reason that people aren't really having kids, getting married, or investing in their future. Complacency kills the spirit. I love Ayn Rand! There's also a book called Siddhartha. It's one of the reasons I will always believe that wisdom must be experienced; not taught. If you work hard to make money and give it to your kids that had no struggles; they will squander it until the cycle begins anew. If there's any sustainable system for humans, it's a system that is unsustainable; oh the irony.
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  321. It's just another historical event, just like the Roman Empire. Complacency leads to familial destruction and by extension a collapsing society.
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  322.  @samm8949  You don't want to go into that field; trust me. At the end of the day, a person's life is their own. If people want to pursue it; that's their choice. The turnover for counselling in rehab/corrections is insane. Most people go into the field thinking they will bring love and joy to people that need it. What actually ends up happening is they get harassed and assaulted into leaving the field. It's a dead-end for compassionate people and it will destroy any preconceptions you have about people with anti-social problems. Plus, it doesn't pay well by any means. It's one of the reasons I never went into policing or other pubic service. I watched my dad get broken over what people do to you and in the end society didn't get better. I personally won't even adopt children; it's that bad.
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  323. 2024 has actually been the first year of relief for my family. 2023 - We got scammed, infant needed blood, wife needed surgery, and lost the car. Tbh, inflation was the least of my worries. Now we are completely on our feet and have paid off an enormous amount of debt. We're about to move and irradiate the remaining student loan debt. After that, things will be so much better.
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  324. Supply shortage! Illegals are not the reason your housing is expensive. Don't watch mainstream media. Prices will continue going up until a bunch of single family homes get dumped in foreclosure. We just hit a 20 year low last year with foreclosures. We're not even close.
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  325. True, but it's not healthy for a functioning society. Too many men with no romantic or ambitious potentials pushes society into anarchy and revolution. This has been historically accurate since the beginning of civilizations.
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  326. Well, if there are no good jobs; then people need to make their own jobs.
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  327. The Federal Reserve printed $8 Trillion and millions of Americans got 1-2% mortgages in 2020, which drove up prices. At the same time, the lockdowns destroyed 50% of all small business across the US; which hurt GDP/productivity. This is Keynesian system! Debt obligations (money printing) must grow linear with productivity. If it doesn't; prices rise and wages stagnate.
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  328. It's a debt crisis. As much as I get irritated with boomers, most of us would probably be doing the same thing in their shoes. Humans beings will do as humans beings do. If people are going to be mad, they should probably be mad at how the system is setup. Blame the asset bubbles called (Social Security, Medicare, and Pensions) that need to be constantly propped up to maintain those asset bubbles thru currency devaluation.
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  329.  @zerafians8145  Well, if you have your health, no mortgage, other debts, or liabilities; $1 Million is indeed enough to retire on. The thing is that it's not very much if you have any of those, plus medical issues.
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  330. Well, technically speaking (once you educate women - you create an inevitable implosion). The reason is that women will sacrifice their fertile years for education and pursuit of a career. After that, they are in their late 20s early 30s and the clock is ticking. So naturally they start to produce a (Below replacement) birth rate. I mean, what exactly did feminists think was going to happen? Once all of these childless people die, all of the people WITH children will pass on their ways and then society will become religious and family oriented all over again.
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  331. Well, that's just the tip of ice-berg. These days, even if you get a good degree; it qualifies you for a job that will most likely make you want to kill yourself within 6 months.
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  332. Scientists produce millions of research papers and peer reviewed studies. The companies decide to BUY the ones that make their products look good. Believe it or not, there are studies that suggest smoking cigarettes, eating McDonalds, and drinking bourbon extends your life span. People refuse to believe that there is a wide margin of integrity in the research industry.
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  333.  @LadyUpstart  Many scientists are completely beneath bureaucratic levels that use their data. So they never get to truly see how their research is being used. It's not a luxury to complain about chronic illness and skin problems being caused by corruption is these industries. There is a LOT of money in producing research that large corporations want to advertise. Plus there are a very large margin of integrity in science; a lot of those researchers have no care in the world for how their information is used. As long as it makes them money and fulfills their initial bias; many will do so.
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  334. YOU (serving in the military) are fighting for your country! Just about as much as you are healing people by working for Pfizer.
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  335. Assuming you plan on being as sick as them?
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  336. @ Don't write yourself off so easily. I commend your compassion though to care for your mother; don't let it eat you. I would never take in and care for my parents; nor would they ask.
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  337. Sounds like glass bottled water and filet I'd imagine. We buy the good stuff too, but we're not that crazy in cost.
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  338.  @GideonGalactic  Almost all corporate jobs are asking for bachelor's degree or graduate.
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  339. Money money money lol
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  340.  @Yiro.  Actually, he's not wrong. They print dollars to pay for their old debts. Ponzi scheme at it's finest!
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  341.  @rdallas81  I'm not sure I buy that idea. The cultures of all you mentioned have been decimated. The culture of the Soviet Union is gone. Nobody is their right mind would want Putin to take them back to the days of Stalinism. Not sure how you're conflating the Roman Empire with Catholic Church when it was the Christians that aided in toppling the Western Roman Empire.
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  342.  @chez5860  Same about 4 years ago. People are all addicted to social media. Even my parents and sister are zombies now.
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  343. Well, it's better to not have chronic illnesses from 40 till 80 lol
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  344. I would be careful with that logic. That may sound like a compassionate idea, but you might just be hobbling your children's ability to develop fortitude. If they get a handicap from you; it takes away growth in other areas.
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  345.  @Cornelius1988  This simply isn't the case. Prime buyers markets are in FL and prime sellers markets are in the Midwest. However, prices still aren't coming way down in FL; largely because the homes are still selling (just taking more days to go into contract). I would stop wishing for a crash; it's not going to happen. If anything, I'd focus on finding opportunities in a tech stock crash.
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  346. Believe me, we're not even 5% in to the crash. A real market crash won't happen until 3-6 months AFTER the Feds begin to slash interest rates. The reason is because people refinance old debts with new ones, but current cash flow cannot maintain the payments. Happens every single time (without exception). Check REPO rates if you don't believe me.
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  347. Wrong analogy! It's efficient, but the over-head costs are being exaggerated by fortune 500 companies. It's a massive bubble! Investors got fooled into thinking that AI innovation needs billions in research and development. Turns out that it only needs a couple million for a smaller company lol Basically these companies are selling slim-jims and convincing consumers that they're filet mignon. People should avoid tech jobs like the plague right now. Unemployment in that industry will be massive in the near future
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  348. You mean, unless we stop Social Security and Pensions; plus bail-outs and bankruptcies lol Most people aren't aware, these are the drivers behind inflation. You could cut 100% of defense and discretionary spending; it wouldn't solve anything.
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  349. @annahgibbus8 We did; that's largely irrelevant in contrast to my statement. An inspector is not going to tell you that there's lead trace behind the walls or in older applications of the basement that he can't get access to; not to mention in subfloor pipes (though they should have legally been removed). If there are mold toxins in the basement (they don't carry a mycotoxin meter). And asbestos is bound to be found in all homes older than 30 years. Again, if you buy an older home; no inspection is going to protect you against these problems that are present in some 80% of these homes. I simply refuse to buy another one to find out the old fashion way.
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  350. @stvkomer If your house is older than 20 years; chances are that it has mold. Especially if it has subfloors and brick insulting the exterior. Not to mention humidity and whether or not it's in an area with an efficient water-shed to drain the surrounding area. If you want to get in on the discussion. Perhaps not insult people and be more professional please.
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  351. Well, it's a couple things. From a mating standpoint, (women date the same age and plus 5 years). On top of that, they date across and up when it comes to income. Having some 50% of the young female population 22-35 earning $70k or higher means that their selection pool of optimal mates is excessively low. This is why women 30-34 have an unmarried stat of 54%. They can't find a man that makes as much or more than them AND they can't find a man that wants to have children because those guys got married off by 25. Solutions for women? If you're going to play the corporate ladder game; you need to be married by 25 or you probably never will. If you want to extend you time line of marriage; stay uneducated and stay poorer lol.
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  352. I think most people are listing symptoms; not the causes. Think of it like this; every Empire eventually implodes (not due to bread and circuses precisely) but rising inequalities. Civilizations need to run on 70/30 margins; not 98/2 wealth ratios. However, these phases are inevitable. The reason is because human intelligence can never keep up with innovation. This is why the rich get richer and poor get poorer; it's inevitable. Government only slows it down and reduces innovation at the same time. When inequalities reach a certain point; the system begins to collapse. Sexual inversions become rampant, income inequality goes insane, social behavior becomes erratic, and the law stops being enforced. Happens every single time since the dawn of civilization. Things will always get better. The goal is not to be a statistic in the failure of the old system.
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  353. 1 interview if you apply to things like (package handler).
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  354.  @fawzy76  Be careful what you wish for. Universal healthcare seems great in other nations because they don't have public health epidemics, plus the US covers are large amount of EU defense budget. When your people are sick and you have to afford your own security; magically things get a lot more expensive. At the end of the day, if you need life saving emergent care; you come to the US. If your child is dying and needs specialized medical attention; you're going to get flown to Nationwide in Columbus, OH on a B2-Visa. Everybody loves to talk a big game about the healthcare crisis, but it's so much more complicated than most people give it credit for.
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  355. Same, our second is due Nov.
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  356.  @wymonwatson1309  Well, to be honest (shutting down the government) was the worst decision ever, because it means they HAD to bail out the economy with $6 Trillion. All of this is about maintaining Social Security. Deflation would annihilate it and it's a game of hot potato until major reform is needed by 2033
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  357. It's why being a skeptic is paramount these days. I mean, my in-laws literally believe that government is spraying the forests with neurotoxins to kill deer; in order to starve people outside of the cities. People have completely lost the plot.
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  358. I told my parents back in 2012 that I believed college was a waste of time and not worth the hassle. Dear Lord, the grief I got from both parents, neighbors, friends, and just about everybody under the sun. I ended up going to Community for $10,000 which was all covered by FedEx at the time when I was working. I never used the degree, but I have no regrets about avoiding a University.
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  359. I'm not saying the economy doesn't suck, but people need to stop applying to corporate desk jobs. Most package handler positions pay roughly $18-$20 nationwide. It's not great, but it's a start.
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  360. Not exactly, corporate greed shouldn't just be thrown around lightly. Things do not drop in price until debt can be refinanced and the cash-flow failure causes a series of bankruptcies; on top of the government NOT supporting larger corporations with 'shadow' quantitative easing. Once they cut interest rates, you'll see demand destruction hit rock bottom and prices will magically follow. This is what induces a recession; soft landings are a myth.
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  361. Personally, I just see it as politics as usual. I think most people have completely forgotten what it means to have a realistic viewpoint of the world.
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  362. Not really, it's a demographic problem. Some 74% of the entire budget goes to auto-pilot programs like SS, Medicare, and Pensions. Those programs have to be inflated to maintain their initial value. SO naturally they are asset bubbles and changing demographics make them impossible to maintain.
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  363. Well, I think it depends on the circumstances. It's not always about budgeting. Most people I know have no savings after basic amenities, medical bills, and gas/groceries. It's easier to look down on them when you're over 40 and have it made. If I was 18 (fresh out of HS) in 2024; I'd be feeling the same heat. I left my parents house on $15/hr back in the 2010s. Which would be impossible by todays standards in the same apartment, let alone city. The problem is that wages saw virtually no growth with the cost of living. Working 90 hours a week to pay rent is NOT a solution. Nobody alive today has put in that much work just to afford basic shelter, period. Blame the Federal Reserve and previous administration.
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  364.  @atrain132  I truly think your logic is flawed because it relies solely on personal accountability. It doesn't take economic factors into account. Look, my wife and I do well for ourselves. If we'd have waited another 2 years to buy a home and build a family; things would be very different. If there's no demand, then how can everybody work 90 hours? It was easier to argue this back in the day when purchasing power was stronger, but not anymore. We are minimalists on a six figures believe it or not. The top 10% of boomers became the wealthiest men and women in human history in the last 4 years due to fiscal policy. You can't work yourself out of a high inflation environment long term. The best you can do is downsize and avoid debts like the plague.
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  365.  @atrain132  I haven't backtracked whatsoever. I think you're having trouble grasping economic concepts. You're describing ambitious people taking loans and investing in competent people at the correct moment that is of greatest benefit to themselves. I don't blame them for that. I assume you're successful and well off. How would that work out for you in the current environment of virtually no jobs, high interest, and troubling dollar hegemony? It's easy to push the 'bootstraps' game when you have opportunities that people won't have later on. I'd love to have an older person explain to someone fresh out of high-school how to get gainful employment or buy a used car (the average of which is $26,000US). You won't find many under $10k regardless.
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  366.  @Foreverfreeusa  You've got a point lol
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  367. Brain rot yes, but to be brutally honest; you don't want to be giving power over social media to government. It sounds all nice and dandy when it's a software that you either don't use or have contempt for. But you're setting a precedent that has the potential to revoke civil rights pertaining to any online activity.
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  368.  @THX5000  I doubt it'll ever come to that in the age of rampant media addiction.
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  369. 1. Stop being a hypocrite 2. Have a system of values 3. Know what you're looking for
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  370. Seems pretty normal, as opposed to dying alone on your phone waiting for your parents to die and will you their property. Which I feel is a lot of millennials and zoomers these days lol
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  371. That's actually a really good way to perceive it without getting into the economic details.
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  372.  @Baddiecde  Try having parents that abuse you with amphetamines and scare the living day-lights out of you. It can be a lot worse lol Having little freedom (as a child) under someone else's household isn't exactly oppression in comparison.
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  373. Because American families are largely a house of cards built on toxic relationships. There's a number of reasons why, but most people in their right mind would never move back in with their folks; let alone allow their parents to live with them at theirs.
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  374. Well, you gotta take everything with a grain of salt these days. The Government is lying, corporations are lying, and people are lying in general. The entire system is breaking down into a series of cults. Best thing to do is (reset your mind and body); fast for a while and begin anew. If it bloats you; don't eat it. If it causes pain; don't do it.
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  375. It's because Boomers are the most solid block of voters in circulation and their entire latter years depend on high inflation to maintain their asset values in the face of a demographic implosion.
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  376. Yeah, that lady is delusional. Probably living in a 'boomer' community with interstates blocking welfare from the north AND south, plus a river on the left and right. Meaning they live in a state of pure bliss, being protected by natural barriers, the homeless, crime, and don't have a clue what's going on outside their perfect town.
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  377. The funniest part is that as unbelievable as that story sounds; I know it actually happens on occasion. I've run into similar problems with immigrants that have problems with English, but are teaching a Literature classroom in junior high.
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  378. Depends, I've always been pretty bad (socially speaking); so I never knew anyone. It was always 'what' I knew that allowed me to get ahead. Also, going against the grain. Intuition and doing what others won't goes a long way.
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  379. If you look into studies of it's ingredients it does. Btw, if you keep basing all your decisions on peer reviewed studies; eventually you're going to end up sick regardless. I used to be in the same boat as you; glorifying stats and medical research. I would heavily suggest you start small and add things to your routine. If your body is saying something is wrong; alter the strategy. I would also recommend just a generic intuition test on any product your using. If all you do is look at studies and base your reasoning on a hierarchy of credentials; eventually you'll end up with a chronic disease and trying to blame your own genetics. Seen it happen over and over again. As far as Listerine goes; I mean sure, it has no alcohol, but Methyl salicylate is technically toxic if ingested. Just because it takes a certain amount to be hospitalized doesn't mean it doesn't harm cells inside your mouth. Similar story with Menthol. FD&C Green No.3 is another ingredient (banned in the EU) due to it's carcinogenic nature and effects on rats; inhibiting certain functions within the hippocampus. WHO claims otherwise, but I'm not surprised. At the end of the day, I would take everything with a grain of salt and try to be on the safe side.
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  380. Hell yeah! Morgan Freeman VP 2024! Woohoo!
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  381. Go down for 5 to 7 years? Housing in is a supply dip; the stock market may make a correction in 2025, but prices will continue to go up for years. This correction you're talking about won't happen until a default happened on bonds. All of this will just result in inflation. The party will continue until there is a currency crisis.
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  382. Depends, much of the problem is that families are forsaking their children. I remember when parents were all about "don't believe what you see on the internet!" Now it's, "You don't believe what's on the internet? Why won't you pamper us and kiss our rear!?"
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  383.  @prd004.2  Yeah, that's BS; there's no automation any-time soon.
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  384. I'd rather be homeless tbh
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  385. They're anticipating a bailout in 2025 as interest rates get slashed; watch, they'll get it. The US Government will give them billions and all those cars will car to auction and prices will free-fall.
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  386. The biggest problem I see coming is that major networks will use AI to further gaslight and scare people into doing what they want. What happens when you see New York City getting nuked on the news and nobody knows if it's real or not?
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  387.  @DrawinskyMoon  Chicken feed is primarily corn and alfalfa; all grown in the US. The woman doesn't know what she's talking about. All prices are part of supply/demand curves paired with FED policy on interest rates.
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  388. This all began with Carter, Reagan pushed us towards centralization, Bush and Obama made is considerably worse, Trump turned it into a game of Let's Make a Deal; where most people lose and Biden didn't even know he was in charge. Grand country we got here.
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  389.  @chinesecrested9528  As much as I agree, the average used vehicle is $26,000 It's nearly impossible to find a 'decent' vehicle under $10k these days. Times aren't like they used to be.
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  390. You're going to find out that people are stupid bud. I thought it was common knowledge that most electrical generation is done via coal plants. You'd be surprised that most people are completely unaware of this. They think electric is generated from solar panels; it's like 3% of total production.
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  391. I hear the Bahamas have some really good tax incentives and are really good for foreigners (especially US) looking to buy property. Might want to look there.
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