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Ya, Maybe Home Depot should say the real reason they're struggling. A large percent of their construction clientele are in hiding or being deported. I know of a local restaurant that is staying closed some days because of it. We all agree, get o…
I remember way back when around late 70's I told my wife each bag of groceries at the store cost us about $10. I went to the store the other day and didn't buy that much -> $118. Admittedly it was Whole Foods where the hot bar costs as much as …
Maybe but more likely he's just giving himself cover since so many are going to vote for it anyway. He was told how many were going to vote for it so he said yeah vote for it. I also think he thinks the files will never be released since the "new" …
Yes, the recent busts of basketball and baseball players shows how bad it could get. They lost/made peanuts (to them) but probably cost them their million dollar careers. Almost every commercial on ESPN is gambling related. You can bet on EVERYTHIN…
Just read this. Many high ranking (Trump/FBI) had meeting to discuss Epstein file release. Trump then orders DOJ to investigate several DEMS on Epstein list. Possible reason, if an investigation is ongoing it may inhibit releasing the information.…
Tariff revisit: It seems to me that Trump is now getting rid of the tariffs he first imposed. That's what I get from reading various news. Kind of "create the problem" and then quietly try and fix it by getting rid of them. What nonsense. He prob…
Sold some RCTIX and bought UTG. I held UTG (Utility CEF) before and always liked it. A rare CEF that has never cut and only raised it's dividend since inception. I'm thinking 6.4% long term hold as long as I ignore the price swings.
I thought this would happen years ago but I was wrong. I thought the wealthy were stupid for not sharing some of their wealth so the masses wouldn't rebel. Greed is powerful. If things don't change and the inequality gap keeps getting bigger it wi…
LOL, plan B give back. This year our UHC plan had a give back. It was 0.40 per month each, what a joke, why even bother. I don't think I even noticed it had a give back when signing up. We haven't picked out the fancy restaurant yet to spend tha…
Can't wait to get my imaginary $2000 tariff check to go along with my imaginary $5000 Doge check so I can buy the imaginary $2.00/gallon gas. How stupid do you have to be to believe someone who lies everyday. ADD: Just read, If I'm an ATC I'm ge…
I saw a special on farmers that are being killed, they still trust Trump and think he's going to make things better in the long run. You can't fix stupid.
His grocery store idea might, might work. Open grocery stores in NYC buildings, no rent to pay, less overhead. Get groceries from local farmers etc... It's a long shot but it's an idea. He'll have to fight every existing grocery store and a zilli…
Broncos won == good. Broncos and Raiders had more penalties than first downs == not so good. They aren't pretty but they find a way to win. The 2 games they lost, one was last second FG miss, and retry make, after a dumb Broncos penalty and the …
It's insane, a trillion dollar pay package? A trillion seconds is around 32 THOUSAND YEARS!! What happened to reality? He could spend 93 MILLION a year and not run out for over 10 thousand years!!
I'm in the 120 minus your age in equities mindset so I have plenty of cash/bonds. I have had a plan for several years now but have deviated a little from it at times. I need to follow it and not deviate as much. Easier said than done when most day…
MANY years ago I thought the increasing wealth gap would lead to a revolution but it hasn't, yet... I could never understand the hording of money as I thought the more you pay your workers the more money they'll have to buy your products. Why take…
And the BS reports start. Do you believe the numbers? Get ready for all the numbers to start looking great no matter the facts.
https://wolfstreet.com/2025/10/24/massive-outlier-in-owners-equivalent-of-rent-pushed-down-cpi-core-cpi-core-services-c…
Are some of these unicorns just because of the amount of money sloshing around in the US though they are not real unicorns? I'm constantly reading how this new startup or that new startup raised millions or billions. i.e. they didn't really earn i…
Why China is kicking our ass now... 750 military bases!
(short read) https://www.takimag.com/article/on-the-road-to-ruin/
ADD: poked around on the above site. Interesting articles which seems to lean right.
I've reached the same conclusion when I compare. Muni's are about equal or less than taxable. Maybe I'm missing something but figure there are no free lunches or I'm just not in a high enough bracket to take advantage of them.
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Only a full nationwide stoppage will change things. We need 10 million to make it happen. See the above webpage info.
Is that a fake picture? It looks like it's sitting on the water or is that when part of the rocker came back and was caught by the tower? ADD: It is 403' when all stages together so that's like launching a 40 story building!! Crazy.
everyone does stuff I don't like. I can't continually follow up with all their shenanigans that i might be mad at so just buy what I want from whoever.
If there was ever a better "until it affects me" sentence I haven't read it.
Crazy, if you look at the USA with its healthcare and gun deaths it's pretty hard to argue we don't have the dumbest population in the developed or maybe the entire world for living like this.
Used to use a shredder but stopped about 15 years ago. I just rip stuff in half and throw it in recycling. Never had a problem. I think freezing your credit report accounts at the 3 reporting agencies is far more important than using a shredder.
Every money managers top priority (although they might not admit it) is growing AUM. That's how they grow and get richer. Fees, fees, fees the more AUM the more fees. I followed him for a while, some good guest on some of their podcasts (Youtube: T…
