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Posted: 4/11/2024 4:59:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PeepEater: Of course he did but let's not pretend that 2020 happened under Democrat watch. Don't forget whose signature is on TARP either. The GOP is just as guilty. Maybe even more so since they pretend to be fiscally responsible. The GOP: the party of fiscal conservatism except when we want to spend the money What a joke. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:00:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lou_Daks: That's your theory and you're welcome to it. The charts don't lie. "Just a coincidence!" lol Did Trump set the record for deficit spending? Yes or no? |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:04:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lou_Daks: Let's not forget who's sig is on Obamacare. Or Build Back Better. Or $60B in abandonded military gear that had to be replaced. Or a wide open border. Or the Inflation Protection Act. I could go on. ETA: Or the Russian invasion of Ukr. Arguing over which turd is the most polished doesn't change the taste of the shit sandwich. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:04:35 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By JLPettimoreIII: "Can somebody explain to me in crayon-eating terms why I make over three times the federal minimum wage and I cannot afford to live?" the user allegedly named Nic started to say. I thought it was obvious... Clearly minimum wage needs to be $100 an hour |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:07:38 PM EDT
[Last Edit: rtlm]
[#5]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eagarminuteman: Don’t worry, I’ll still vote for the less retarded geriatric come November. Let’s all write in JLP His press conferences will be epic. At least it’d be a press conference I’d watch. Next day at work: Did yall hear what that fucker said last night. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:08:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JLPettimoreIII: as the great warrior poet The Bloodhound Gang once mused: life's short and hard like a bodybuilder elf. I rode back from Paris sitting next to their lead singer. Really nice guy. Smart and grounded. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:09:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Naffenea: He makes $45,000 a year before overtime. What's the problem? He's not wrong. Housing is fucking retarded right now. Groceries are expensive. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Naffenea: Originally Posted By tc556guy: Three times the federal minimum wage? I see the problem He makes $45,000 a year before overtime. What's the problem? He's not wrong. Housing is fucking retarded right now. Groceries are expensive. The obvious solution for our scraggly faced friend would be to put together a realistic set of goals and figure out how to attain them. Step one: Find a roommate. Doubling your household income would go a long way towards making housing affordable enough for a guy making what used to be considered a decent wage. I don't know very many people who can live how they want with only $45k a year, unless their expectations are extremely modest. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:09:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rtlm: Let’s all write in JLP His press conferences will be epic. At least it’d be a press conference I’d watch. Next day at work: Did yall hear what that fucker said last night. Fuck it I’m down. Can’t wait for him to invite some diplomat over to the White House to fuck his sister. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:13:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eagarminuteman: Fuck it I’m down. Can’t wait for him to invite some diplomat over to the White House to fuck his sister. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eagarminuteman: Originally Posted By rtlm: Let’s all write in JLP His press conferences will be epic. At least it’d be a press conference I’d watch. Next day at work: Did yall hear what that fucker said last night. Fuck it I’m down. Can’t wait for him to invite some diplomat over to the White House to fuck his sister. 
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:15:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PeepEater: Arguing over which turd is the most polished doesn't change the taste of the shit sandwich. “Well you see, horseshit is clearly superior to bullshit because it tastes better. Don’t ask me how I know, just know that it does. And ignore the idea that we could’ve chosen anything else for our sandwich, horseshit was the only obvious choice.” |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:27:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hesperus: This message will be lost until people's heads start turning up on pikes. It seems that's the only thing that ever gets anyone's attention. 20,000,000-30,000,000 illegals living in this country right now. How many housing units does that free up? Healthcare expenditures? Crime? That's just one answer. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:29:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Silverbulletz06: 20,000,000-30,000,000 illegals living in this country right now. How many housing units does that free up? Healthcare expenditures? Crime? That's just one answer. Yes x 87. See my previous post. They are competing for housing and everything else with Americans at the lowest rungs of the ladder. This trickles upward to every class, except the uber-wealthy. I'm feeling it and I'm nowhere near the bottom. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:29:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Silverbulletz06: 20,000,000-30,000,000 illegals living in this country right now. How many housing units does that free up? Healthcare expenditures? Crime? That's just one answer. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Silverbulletz06: Originally Posted By Hesperus: This message will be lost until people's heads start turning up on pikes. It seems that's the only thing that ever gets anyone's attention. 20,000,000-30,000,000 illegals living in this country right now. How many housing units does that free up? Healthcare expenditures? Crime? That's just one answer. This is a huge answer, but serious contemplation of who’s going to cut the grass for 25 bucks still is too much to ask of many. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:30:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PeepEater: Arguing over which turd is the most polished doesn't change the taste of the shit sandwich. Agreed. If anyone thinks I'm for huge deficit spending they can sack a coke. 
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:34:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eagarminuteman: Fuck it I’m down. Can’t wait for him to invite some diplomat over to the White House to fuck his sister. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eagarminuteman: Originally Posted By rtlm: Let’s all write in JLP His press conferences will be epic. At least it’d be a press conference I’d watch. Next day at work: Did yall hear what that fucker said last night. Fuck it I’m down. Can’t wait for him to invite some diplomat over to the White House to fuck his sister. Pics of LeanBeefPressSecretary not loading there, big shooter. The safety shares will be epic. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:35:12 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Lou_Daks]
[#16]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eagarminuteman: Did Trump set the record for deficit spending? Yes or no? A HUGE part of the deficit rise under Trump was his tax cut. The taxes not collected were spent anyway. However, those taxes not taken under his tax cut stayed in the pockets of Americans who earned them. Those tax cuts are set to expire on 12/31/25. You will probably be overjoyed about that because the deficit will decline by the same amount, and if Brandon is elected this year he will take credit for the huge decline in the deficit by raising taxes on Americans who pay taxes. Full disclosure: I benefitted by the tax cuts because he raised the standard deduction. I have very few deductions. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:40:10 PM EDT
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People who have skills, and a good work ethic, need to be working and making good money. We need more people in the middle class and less in the lower class dependent on government, which grows government and increases taxes. Who anyone voted for doesn’t matter when the welfare option, is an option.
I grew up with nothing. My parents never bought me a car or paid for my college. I grew up dirt poor in a single wife and was given nothing. I have had to work for literally everything I have. Now, I am doing okay. However, the opportunity that I had, is harder for these young adults now. It is an issue. The GOP is completely out of touch with this issue and the dems capitalize on it. I am not talking about welfare or handouts, I am talking about the cost of housing and inflation. Dems make sure to point it out and the GOP willfully ignores it. Housing costs, interest rates and inflation are an issue. The GOP should be out there daily pointing out how the Biden admin and the dems in office created this. The unfettered open border is one the root causes. They need to explain how deporting every last illegal will only help the lower and middle class. |
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AK, USA
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:41:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hesperus: This message will be lost until people's heads start turning up on pikes. It seems that's the only thing that ever gets anyone's attention. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hesperus: Originally Posted By deadmau5er: We as conservatives (mostly), need to accept an absolute fact of life. If you keep the average young adult from being able to own homes or live a modest life with basic necessities with some money to spare - you're going to ultimately end up with a massive push to marxism/socialism and shouldn't be surprised when retards like AOC end up in office. This is how every communist revolution starts. The exploitation of the middle class and robbing them of their opportunity to prosper. We need to fix this immediately. There's a reason why the criminal party keeps growing. They're masters of enslaving the middle and lower class. Capitalism is the best system we have but pseudo banana republics don't last. This message will be lost until people's heads start turning up on pikes. It seems that's the only thing that ever gets anyone's attention. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:41:33 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Agilt: This is a huge answer, but serious contemplation of who’s going to cut the grass for 25 bucks still is too much to ask of many. 65-75 here. And local kids used to do it. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:42:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Silverbulletz06: 65-75 here. And local kids used to do it. I was one of those kids. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:42:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lou_Daks: A HUGE part of the deficit rise under Trump was his tax cut. The taxes not collected were spent anyway. However, those taxes not taken under his tax cut stayed in the pockets of Americans who earned them. Those tax cuts are set to expire on 12/31/25. You will probably be overjoyed about that because the deficit will decline by the same amount, and if Brandon is elected this year he will take credit for the huge decline in the deficit by raising taxes on Americans who pay taxes. Full disclosure: I benefitted by the tax cuts because he raised the standard deduction. I have very few deductions. I’ve got no qualms with the tax cuts lmao. But sending billions upon billions out in COVID spending and stimmy checks is what I have issues with. Spending that occurred under Trump. I don’t know where you get this idea I’ll be overjoyed about the tax cuts going away. If anything I’d be overjoyed when the government learns how to balance a budget like this rest of us. Instead Ds and Rs apply for infinite credit limit increases that fuck us over. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:44:39 PM EDT
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The guy makes some great points. It's silly to automatically dismiss the guy because of an ignorant assumption brought on by his looks. He states plain as day that he votes on the right but has noted a trend of Republicans spending just as recklessly as the Democrats do. He also complains of Trumps inability to clean up the swamp, like he promised. In the end all he did was worsen it. The current trend relating to the national debt is unsustainable, same as SS benefits and our involvement in foreign wars. We shouldn't be involved in any of this shit until our homeless, and indigent veterans are taken care of.
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:45:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eagarminuteman: I’ve got no qualms with the tax cuts lmao. But sending billions upon billions out in COVID spending and stimmy checks is what I have issues with. Spending that occurred under Trump. I don’t know where you get this idea I’ll be overjoyed about the tax cuts going away. If anything I’d be overjoyed when the government learns how to balance a budget like this rest of us. Instead Ds and Rs apply for infinite credit limit increases that fuck us over. We are approaching agreement. I'd rather go into debt by lowering taxes than by free govt. cheese. There were people here on GD bragging about their stimmy checks. Those people can sack a coke. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:46:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tawoodii: The guy makes some great points. It's silly to automatically dismiss the guy because of an ignorant assumption brought on by his looks. He states plain as day that he votes on the right but has noted a trend of Republicans spending just as recklessly as the Democrats do. He also complains of Trumps inability to clean up the swamp, like he promised. In the end all he did was worsen it. The current trend relating to the national debt is unsustainable, same as SS benefits and our involvement in foreign wars. We shouldn't be involved in any of this shit until our homeless, and indigent veterans are taken care of. There were zero foreign wars started under Trump. In fact, he was disengaging from A-stan in a rational manner. Compare that to Potato. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:47:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lou_Daks: A HUGE part of the deficit rise under Trump was his tax cut. The taxes not collected were spent anyway. However, those taxes not taken under his tax cut stayed in the pockets of Americans who earned them. Those tax cuts are set to expire on 12/31/25. You will probably be overjoyed about that because the deficit will decline by the same amount, and if Brandon is elected this year he will take credit for the huge decline in the deficit by raising taxes on Americans who pay taxes. Full disclosure: I benefitted by the tax cuts because he raised the standard deduction. I have very few deductions. Your assumption that they don't get as much is flawed, and possibly quite wrong. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:49:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RR_Broccoli: You need to do more research about tax cuts and what they do to how much the government takes in. Your assumption that they don't get as much is flawed, and possibly quite wrong. So, the uncollected taxes resulting from the cuts had no short-term effect on the annual deficit? Did you even math in school? BTW, I'm for even MOAR tax cuts regardless of their effect on the deficit. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:50:34 PM EDT
[Last Edit: eagarminuteman]
[#27]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lou_Daks: We are approaching agreement. I'd rather go into debt by lowering taxes than by free govt. cheese. There were people here on GD bragging about their stimmy checks. Those people can sack a coke. I don’t think we ever necessarily disagreed (except on maybe on which government spending impacted inflation more). This all started because I pointed out that not all 52% of my generation that calls themselves “independents” is a liberal and how there are plenty of us that are conservative, myself included, who are sick of having our names attached to the shitshow that is the GOP. They still get my vote, usually, but I won’t register as an R voter anytime soon. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:52:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bulump: voting has consequences BINGO! |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:53:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eagarminuteman: I don’t think we ever necessarily disagreed (except on maybe on which government spending impacted inflation more). This all started because I pointed out that not all 52% of my generation that calls themselves “independents” is a liberal and how there are plenty of us that are conservative, myself included, who are sick of having our names attached to the shitshow that is the GOP. They still get my vote, usually, but I won’t register as an R voter anytime soon. Fair point. IDGAF how you register, but how you vote matters a lot. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 5:55:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FlashMan-7k: The really short answer to his question:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCedOQJ0ZEAThe longer answer, because things don't really change, they just remix the song a bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkVCppsIyrAOr this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXBswFfh6AYThat was awe inspiring! I’m shocked he was saying the same things about Government that we are today. Leopards never change their spots. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 6:01:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rtlm: Let's all write in JLP His press conferences will be epic. At least it'd be a press conference I'd watch. Next day at work: Did yall hear what that fucker said last night.  profanity laden rants on live TV and references to warlording, my barb wire wrapped baseball bat, machetes, harems of hot young MILFs from costco, crossfit girls, and so on. me shooting vodka right out of the freezer and chasing with pickle juice. a little drink i like to call "the russian hooker." festivus pole in the oval office and axe throwing competitions. a festivus for the rest of us! steph chung as the first babe.  copperhead road as the new national anthem.  Steve Earle - Copperhead Road (Official Music Video) a big block dodge in every driveway. johnson county sheriff painted on the side? bet your ass. a jar of shine in every hand. bringing back the pledge of allegiance in merican public schools. bringing back sexy. all of that. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 6:01:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AA717driver: I rode back from Paris sitting next to their lead singer. Really nice guy. Smart and grounded.
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Posted: 4/11/2024 6:05:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JLPettimoreIII: yes. profanity laden rants on live TV and references to warlording, my barb wire wrapped baseball bat, machetes, harems of hot young MILFs from costco, crossfit girls, and so on. me shooting vodka right out of the freezer and chasing with pickle juice. a little drink i like to call "the russian hooker." festivus pole in the oval office and axe throwing competitions. a festivus for the rest of us! steph chung as the first babe. https://www.girlswithmuscle.com/images/full/816820.jpg copperhead road as the new national anthem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvaEJzoaYZka big block dodge in every driveway. johnson county sheriff painted on the side? bet your ass. a jar of shine in every hand. bringing back the pledge of allegiance in merican public schools. bringing back sexy. all of that. This is an agenda I can get behind JLP3 for Prez 2028 |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 6:06:13 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eagarminuteman: Fuck it I'm down. Can't wait for him to invite some diplomat over to the White House to fuck his sister. that too. that's after the hardhat throwing competition (if you've never thrown a hard hat, you will soon  ) and the wheeling events for the 1987 toyota van and the former coal mine F250 flatbed crewcab with 37,000 coal mine miles = 370,000 civilian miles. items i've thrown successfully at work during a fit of rage: hard hats, handheld radios, framing hammers, tape measures, safety glasses, cordless drills, sledge hammers, and wudder bottles. well that and what goes through everyone's minds when the hear the black crowes turned up to 11 before every meeting?  Horsehead (Live) too many goddamn meetings. meeting adjourned. 
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Posted: 4/11/2024 6:07:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By centrarchidae: Pics of LeanBeefPressSecretary not loading there, big shooter. The safety shares will be epic. i shall have LBP and Lujan as part of my staff. *furiously taking notes*  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 6:08:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MikeJGA: But he can afford a cell phone with unlimited data. He is a tick tock idiot. That's a dumb statement. A cell phone with unlimited data makes absolute sense for the cost. It can literally replace your tv, internet, etc. The utility of a cell phone to generate income is unlimited. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 6:08:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eagarminuteman: This is an agenda I can get behind JLP3 for Prez 2028 the dick to my bush, if you will.
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Posted: 4/11/2024 6:09:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JLPettimoreIII: you can be my running mate slash hatchet man. the dick to my bush, if you will. You crazy SOB I’m in |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 6:10:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By odiedodi:
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Posted: 4/11/2024 6:11:48 PM EDT
[#40]
Dear ''republican,'' republicans haven't been in control for years so why even bring that up? Unless you are really a democrat voter who can't admit you were wrong and stupid.
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Posted: 4/11/2024 6:11:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eagarminuteman: You crazy SOB I'm in for example: "i will never recover financially from this.gif.jpeg" after inviting the entire USMC over to party and then invading canada, norway, and finland. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 6:11:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By odiedodi: It's amazing how many illiterate millionaires we have on this site. The fact that the developmentally challenged can still succeed is proof of god's love. Yep lol. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 6:22:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JLPettimoreIII: tiger king memes for every press conference and national address. for example: "i will never recover financially from this.gif.jpeg" after inviting the entire USMC over to party and then invading canada, norway, and finland. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JLPettimoreIII: Originally Posted By eagarminuteman: You crazy SOB I'm in for example: "i will never recover financially from this.gif.jpeg" after inviting the entire USMC over to party and then invading canada, norway, and finland. Well that's gonna be a lotta midcap pregnant gals, but if this country needs it then let it begin. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 6:25:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rtlm: Well that's gonna be a lotta midcap pregnant gals, but if this country needs it then let it begin. 
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Posted: 4/11/2024 7:12:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JLPettimoreIII: it's gonna get worse before it gets worse. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JLPettimoreIII: Originally Posted By chase45: Bought diapers, 1 gallon of milk, some bread and wipes yesterday 130 bucks  "It can always get worse. You can't change what's out there, only where you're coming from." |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 7:20:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Extorris: "It can always get worse. You can't change what's out there, only where you're coming from."  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 8:15:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bulump: voting has consequences ^this |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 8:19:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By amannamedjed: Around 1979 give or take. What of it? I was young and struggled then. Young people struggle now for the same reasons. There are plenty of young people now who have made good financial decisions, built careers, and are buying homes. I have some nephew and nieces who are living the life through smart thinking and hard work. It is possible even now. And there are plenty of old people from my generation who never made good decisions and worked dead end jobs. And they are paying the price now by living in poverty. The point of my post was that today's young people think we had it easy. We didn't. We struggled just like our parents did, our kids did, and our grand-kids are doing. The only difference is that today's young people think they have it much harder than anyone else. I disagree. It has been hard for everyone, some more, some less depending on their circumstances, their smarts, and their drive to succeed. You can always find anecdotal evidence that this person or that had it easier or harder. But on average, not much has changed. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By amannamedjed: Originally Posted By NotJackMiller: Originally Posted By amannamedjed: When I was 21, I sold my car because I couldn't afford insurance and to keep it running, and commuted on a bicycle. I shared a two bedroom apartment with two other guys. Ate a lot of rice and beans and cheap burritos. Had no cable. Obviously no internet since it had not been invented yet. No iPhones, no expensive TV, stereo, or anything else. I am tired of hearing how boomers had it so easy and that we voted for it. I always voted for small government. It was the democrats that voted for entitlements and massive government pensions. The unions that drove up the cost of living with wages higher than most professionals. I couldn't afford to put a down payment on our first small house until the wife and I had been married for a year... with two professional career incomes. It is unrealistic to think a single guy working an entry level job should be able to afford the lifestyle of those who put in years of effort and living within their budget. And what year was that? @amannamedjed Around 1979 give or take. What of it? I was young and struggled then. Young people struggle now for the same reasons. There are plenty of young people now who have made good financial decisions, built careers, and are buying homes. I have some nephew and nieces who are living the life through smart thinking and hard work. It is possible even now. And there are plenty of old people from my generation who never made good decisions and worked dead end jobs. And they are paying the price now by living in poverty. The point of my post was that today's young people think we had it easy. We didn't. We struggled just like our parents did, our kids did, and our grand-kids are doing. The only difference is that today's young people think they have it much harder than anyone else. I disagree. It has been hard for everyone, some more, some less depending on their circumstances, their smarts, and their drive to succeed. You can always find anecdotal evidence that this person or that had it easier or harder. But on average, not much has changed. Adjusted for inflation, housing is about 180% more expensive than it was then. Double your housing costs when you started out and see how easy it seems. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 10:09:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JLPettimoreIII: $100,000/$20 = 5000 ???? profit but hey, $20 is $20 Priest rides the bus to town. Gal at bus stop says “$5 for a blowjob, Father”. Priest looks at her confused, and gets off the bus to run his errands. Gets to the grocery store, and the gal at the checkout counter says “$5 for a blowjob, Father”. He smiles at her, tells her thanks, and walks out with his groceries. Drops by the cleaners to pick up his clothes, and the lady offers “$5 for a blowjob, Father”. He politely declines. He gets back home, puts away his clothes and groceries, and goes to the convent and knocks on the door. Sister opens the door. Priest asks “Sister, what’s a blowjob?”. Sister answers “$5, Father, same as in town…”. |
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Posted: 4/11/2024 10:19:28 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BigBurkeyBoy: So you can either harness that and target govt intervention in ways that disadvantage your enemies (ie screwing colleges with the tab for student loans etc) or just scream and kick about how much you want a small govt and to just be left alone. Hopefully (not hopeful) they will see the error of their ways before it’s too late, As the largest voting demographic, they are running the country. |
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