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Although it technically is a non-zero probability, the odds of China invading Taiwan is quite low:

Steve, I think what Woody is referring to is the fact that, compared to your generation, Millennials and GenZ's money has much less purchasing power: Comparing the costs of generations Simply speaking, the Boomer generation grew up in a rare moment in history where their dollar's purchasing power was relatively high and the cost of goods was relatively low. It's not necessarily that Millennials/GenX are lazier than previous generations, it's that due to the dollar's diminished purchasing power and much more inflated prices for things such as housing, higher education, fuel, etc, we have to work twice as hard to get half as much.

Sure. Then you'll have plenty of money to pay for full student loan debt forgiveness for everyone. Kill two birds with one stone.

Fox news: Republicans sound alarm on Social Security insolvency: Taxpayers 'clearly have to worry about' retirement "The SSA recently confirmed congressional predictions that funds are expected to deplete by 2035, with just enough tax money to pay 75% of scheduled benefits. Insolvency means our taxes will go up, paying to restore solvency. "Currently, the Social Security Board of Trustees projects program cost to rise by 2035 so that taxes will be enough to pay for only 75% of scheduled benefits," the Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration wrote on its website. In September, the Congressional Research Service found that Social Security trusts could be depleted as early as 2034 "because incoming tax revenue would be sufficient to pay only about 80% of scheduled benefits." Last month, the Congressional Budget Office warned that funds will decline to zero in 2033 "and the Social Security Administration will no longer be able to pay full benefits when they are due."

Switched from using overpriced disposable razors a few years ago. Picked up an old style metal Gillette safety razor and haven't looked back since. Instead of spending a ton of money on disposable razors, I just spend around $40 once a year to pick up enough Feather razorblades to last me through the year. Titanium coated blades made in Japan; feels like shaving with a samurai sword.

Master of Wine sounds about as prestigious as a Ph.D in Sociology, imo.

A "few"...

Capitalism is a beautiful system.

Constitutionally-speaking, "stacking" the Supreme Court is the prerogative of the party in charge of the White House and the majority in the Senate. Democrats do the same thing when they hold the conch shell too. Nothing out of the ordinary.

What? Child abuse? And at a Catholic school, no less?

I mean, that used to be the media's job not too long ago.

Average House Price by State in 2022

Money.com: You Now Need to Earn Six Figures to Afford the Typical Home in the U.S. "To afford the $2,682 monthly mortgage payment on a typically priced U.S. home, the real estate brokerage Redfin finds that a prospective homebuyer needs to earn at least $107,281 a year. Redfin considers a mortgage payment to be affordable if it accounts for 30% or less of a homebuyer’s annual income. That $107,000 threshold represents a jump of more than 45% from last year, when a homebuyer only needed to earn $73,668 to afford a typically priced home".

Probably.

I mean, that's pretty much how voting is supposed to work. That's not much of an argument.

The younger generations are paying billions into the Ponzi scheme Social Security program to subsidize the retirement of all the old fuckers out there; billions that my generation will never see once we reach retirement age. So the whole "I shouldn't be forced to subsidize other's lifestyles" argument doesn't hold much water with me.

Cal, that list is from the primaries held back in May. This is the (current) list of the Trump-endorsed candidates who lost in the general election: Full List of Trump-Backed Candidates Who Lost Their Elections Trump's losing endorsed Senate candidates: 1) Mehmet Oz—defeated in Pennsylvania by John Fetterman. 2)Don Bolduc—defeated in New Hampshire by Sen. Maggie Hassan. 3)Leora Levy—defeated in Connecticut by Richard Blumenthal. 4)Gerald Malloy—defeated in Vermont by Peter Welch. Trump's losing endorsed House of Representatives candidates: 1)Bo Hines—defeated in North Carolina's District 13 by Wiley Nickel. 2)Steve Chabot—defeated in Ohio's District 1 by Greg Landsman. 3)Madison Gesiotto Gilbert—defeated in Ohio's District 13 by Emilia Sykes. 4)John Gibbs—defeated in Michigan District 3 by Hillary Scholten. 5)Yesli Vega—defeated in Virginia's District 7 by Abigail Spanberger. 6)Karoline Leavitt—defeated in New Hampshire's District 1 by Rep. Chris Pappas. 7)J.R. Majewski—defeated in Ohio's District 9 by Marcy Kaptur. 8)Sandy Smith—defeated in North Carolina's District 1 by Don Davis. Trump's losing endorsed gubernatorial candidates 1)Tudor Dixon—lost to Governor Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan. 2)Doug Mastriano—lost to Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania. 3)Lee Zeldin—lost to Governor Kathy Hochul in New York. 4)Dan Cox—lost to Wes Moore in Maryland. 5)Geoff Diehl—lost to Maura Healey in Massachusetts. 6)Tim Michels—lost to Governor Tony Evers in Wisconsin. 7)Darren Bailey—lost to Governor J.B. Pritzker in Illinois. 8)Scott Jensen—lost in Minnesota to Governor Tim Walz. 9)Mark Ronchetti—lost in New Mexico to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.

The proof is in the election results. Trump-backed candidates were overwhelming defeated yesterday. "DeSanctimonius", as Trump called him, dog-walked his competition. Ron DeSantis should be the future of the GOP

I mean, if you look at the results, voting actually does matter. GOP had every opportunity to build off of Democrat failures in the economy and woke social issues, but they fielded poor candidates that the voters didn't trust.

Perhaps putting forth TV personalities as Senate candidates isn't as appealing to voters in 2022 as it was in 2016. GOP brought this on themselves by fielding poor quality candidates.

I went out this weekend and played 18 holes of golf. With it being the golf off-season, coupled with it being college and pro football season, the courses aren't as crowded during the weekend and greens fees are much cheaper. I played at Stonelick Hills, a PGA tour course just outside of Cincinnati for $60; the usual weekend rate there during peak season is around $100.