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@Catch22- Hey Mark, thanks so much. The 3-DVD set is available at Amazon, but for some reason they don't show any info on the subtitles or CC. We have a couple of "unrestricted" DVD players which can play from any region, and have been able to get s…
If tips become untaxed I predict that it will take about twenty minutes for high-wealth taxpayers to suddenly start receiving large amounts of income as "tips". "You did real good this year, Mr Trump- here's a decent tip for you!"
Speaking of West Wing, my wife and I didn't watch very much TV when we were working, and so now we've bought a whole bunch of DVD sets of some of the great shows that we missed.
By coincidence we're now in year 7 of West Wing, and it's absolutely u…
I won't be surprised if before this is all over we see Trump mentally deteriorating also. Although given where he's starting from, it may be harder to measure.
@hank- now it's important to realize that the bank bond we're referring to has no FDIC or other government backing- it's a regular commercial bond, with Deutsche Bank having an "A" rating, which isn't the top rating. So it can't be directly compare…
Yes, I certainly agree about single point-of-failure situations, and I also maintain secondary banking access to JPM. Good points. Also, a little bit different here, as both JPM and Schwab are about one block away.
"Bullshit, come on"
@davidmoran- Well, maybe I've been missing something. Can you point me to a major candidate for president or a major political party honestly worried about the ever-increasing national debt?
No argument, but good luck to us on that. Last time that I looked there was neither a major candidate for president nor a major political party saying anything of the kind.
Some people seem to have a lot of trouble separating facts from political propaganda. For example:
• Political Propaganda: What Trump said.
• Fact: That Trump said it.
No problem getting into Schwab just now. Per WSJ- hardly a "crash", but certainly a tech correction:
S&P 500 -2.02%
DJIA -1.92%
Technology -4.63%
DJT -8.56%
I surely agree that Mark Kelly would probably be one of the best choices from the standpoint of picking up Arizona votes, but I would also hope that Tim Walz could find a prominent place in a new cabinet. I really like that guy.
There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the yield from any bond-based MMKT fund will continue to decrease as the Fed lowers interest rates. The only protection against that is a bond/CD ladder stretching out for a reasonable number of years. Ri…
