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When someone gets elected on promises of affordability, then absolves responsibility for that promise, while making it worse, they need to be held responsible.
And who didn't see this coming? Massive import taxation? The only way that would make s…
High levels of margin ,,,, scapegoating the Fed
Right! The Fed scapegoating is blatant. Anyone buying into it is either dim or incapable of non-partisan thought - cultish even. The data has not supported these complaints of "late". Either they are d…
@hank I'll let you know when I read it! lol
But, the fact that you see several sides to the question is commendable. Some folks only see what they wish to, in all endeavors.
Nice summary @DrVenture. Thanks. As I noted elsewhere ... toss in $20+ a pound Starbucks coffee and a near $10 price to dry clean a shirt. These small things do add up over the course of a year. So glad we have this thread. Probably the best thing…
Just bought Italian beef from our usual source for a party. The wife keeps records and the price is exactly 25% higher since one year ago. And now there is some additional charge that never existed before. Businesses are struggling to hold down pric…
It is entirely possible that those who follow him will be less clownish and more capable of leading the country towards a vicious dictatorship. As bad as things are we should be careful of what we wish for. Today they are banning books, tomorrow the…
cassidy is pretty much responsible for rfk, assuring semblance of stem\evidence in healthcare. he now flails at sporadic reversals rather than rfk removal, dodging his own complicity.
gop core behavior.
This makes him an incompetent doctor, who sh…
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Pretty funny. Biden was in obvious decline, yet I never heard any Democrats call for his removal
or even acknowledge it while he was serving. The partisan hostility is so strong that I’m sure
they’d treat any other GOP leader the same way; ac…
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Trump insisted yesterday that 'affordability doesn’t mean anything to anybody,' but most Americans would disagree.
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A "Let them eat cake" moment for certain. From a fellow who ran on "affordability". A complete bait and switch.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/04/layoff-announcements-this-year-top-1point1-million-the-most-since-2020-when-pandemic-hit-challenger-says.html
Most layoffs since 2020: 1,100,000 YTD
An interesting line of reasoning from @DrVenture with thoughtful suggestions which have merit.
"I'd like to hear ideas, thoughts, even helpful criticisms. Maybe we can form some more detailed plans/ideas?"
I'm left at this point with many more que…
On the theme of torturing the data...
Typically, when the S&P 500 has effectively doubled (or nearly doubled) in a 3-year window, the subsequent 12 months are often a "hangover" period.
In 6 out of the 7 historical cases, the market either cras…
With +25% S&P gains for 2023 and 2024, and a +16% 2025 YTD, an average gain of 22.9% (or higher) for 2026 EOY?
Interesting. When was the last 4-yr period of 90% S&P gains? Never mind the higher Nasdaq gains?
Walz said to Kristen Welker: “Here we got a guy on Thanksgiving, where we spent time with our families,
we ate, we played Yahtzee, we cheered for football or whatever.
This guy is apparently in a room, ranting about everything else.
This is not norm…
@hank I dig it! Fun fact: that song was also the theme song for the comedy series "Weeds".
I too drive sedans or coupes. I gave my wife my last SUV around 15 years ago. Good riddance. She likes that higher ride quality. I prefer a lighter, more n…
It isn't only that he appears disconnected from reality, which is a massively big deal, but that he cannot even maintain adequate messaging.
Moreso, the GOP/maga complained constantly that Biden was not in charge. As usual, their complaints are p…
Among the outrageously stupid things that Trump has done, this ranks near the top. Nation State actors, like China, DPRK, Iran and Russia will make our infrastructure, financials, and tech, and everything else, their playground.
If I had to pick a favorite Christmas movie, it would not be one of the obvious ones, like "A Wonderful Life" or "Christmas Story", both good. It would be "Scrooged" with Bill Murray. or "Hook" with Robin Williams.
I do like Polar Express.
I just did it. Thanks for the reminder. It took a lot of futzing around (deleting apps and data) to get it to install on an iPhone 12 64GB. Needed 20 GB of free space.
So far, I like the changes to the camera app.
If we have top notch security capability at the national level, they should be suited to confront this as a national security threat. And take appropriate measures. Unless we don't, or the people in charge are incompetent.
They should be able to t…
No idea on whether rear steer helps on slush. My car is AWD, with a rear bias, and has rear steering. But it is rather slight. Just a few degrees. Still, it makes the mid-size car feel more like a smaller car. Too much rear steer can apparently make…
LOL - I once drove 50 miles on glaze ice. In a car with basic all-season tires, no ABS or traction control whatsoever. I saw (estimated) over 100 wrecks. Some that I, and a state trooper, weaved and picked our path through. He didn't even bother sto…
article is propaganda attempting to present how the trump crime family is suffering along with his low income voters.
these cryptos are fabricated and made up of nothing...there are MILLIONS of different meme coins.
worst of all, the article skips …
