@LCans27619 Imagine being so obsessed with killing people that you’ll volunteer to fight in someone else’s war so the military industrial complex can make billions more.
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Jeffrey Sandheim
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@kevbonicus @BenSasse That's a great point. I've always wanted to live in Cameroon
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All right @BenSasse, let's make a bet.
Let's divide the US in half. I'll let you pick which half.
In your half, you ban Candy Crush. In my half we institute 16 weeks of paid parental leave, universal childcare, & a restored child tax credit.
Let's see which has more babies.
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“We've stopped making babies. We've decided that being distracted by a dopamine hit around Candy Crush might be a good way to spend your time. Not if you're a full human," former Sen. Ben Sasse says in an extended interview. cbsn.ws/4cA1Jrp
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@Im_goodthanks @BenSasse People aren’t going to voluntarily choose brutal difficulty, we can either force them into it or adjust the incentives, I know which I’m picking
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@fishstark @BenSasse I mean, there’s tons of countries that have tried these things and seen negligible increases in childbirth. There’s very clearly more than unaffordability going on, although that clearly makes things harder.
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@Blakkyl_ @justalexoki It’s quite literally because they just are less likely to develop an allergy if they exposed to it early and often. This is true of almost all the major allergens.
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@JakeSucky No big losers than streamers. They’ve made millions playing video games and just bitch and moan all the time about it
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"Just gunna die to cheaters and stream snipers, nothings changed... this game's unplayable"
Ninja has quit ARC Raiders and streaming once again due to cheaters, lasting just 3 hours upon his return
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@akafaceUS Dude was so worried about promoting his channel that he did half the driveway instead just a small spot like he should’ve.
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@TheEXECUTlONER_ If they don’t care about damage to the yard, there doesn’t appear to be any buildings or power lines to worry about where you could try to just drop it. But it’s still very risky and far more expensive than $200.
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This guy responded to a call where the customer stated he had a small tree to be cut down for $200 and if hauled sway, $250.
When the man showed up he didn’t think $250 was enough for the job. The tree wasn’t as small as was made out to be.
How much money would you pay to have this “small” tree cut down and hauled off? Some are saying $2,000? 😳 Does that sound right?
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@dieworkwear Because they’re not deporting illegal immigrants. Not in any meaningful numbers anyway. But illegal immigration is only one small part of a much bigger reason for the increase in house prices.
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why would housing prices continue to rise if you're deporting undocumented immigrants? i was told they're the reason why housing prices are high.
Kalshi@Kalshi
JUST IN: US housing market at "most unaffordable" level in history
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@collinsworth55 @CurseOfBambino @MooseB90 @CriddleBenjamin Gotcha, so your point about insane amounts of skill comes down to someone playing a sport in high school. Congrats, this isn’t the win you think it is for your argument
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When I say football isn’t a high skilled sport this is exactly what I mean. Dude has never played football before and got drafted. You have to be extremely athletic and strong but nobody is drafting someone in the NBA who has never played basketball before. Too much skill in 🏀
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@collinsworth55 You’re telling me if the NBA allowed a 7’6” guy that’s never played basketball before to be on a team for 4 years without counting towards a roster spot simply because they’re from overseas that teams wouldn’t draft that guy like 59th overall?
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@FrankKellerNYC @bowtiedgerman Ehh, the mockery is very clearly aimed towards those that choose not to have children, not those that cannot. The percent of people choosing not to have children has been rapidly rising for decades, and is typically paired with materialism or narcissism.
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@JSandheim @bowtiedgerman This sounds clever - but when you make fun of childless people you’re inadvertently shaming a large % who would love to have kids but cannot or never have the chance to. It’s not all rich selfish people bragging about their luxury vacations.
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@FrankKellerNYC @bowtiedgerman Ahh yes, because the childless totally don’t mock those who chose to have children, right?
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@bowtiedgerman Wild that people see those without children as a class that is fair game for - and almost deserving of - shame and mockery.
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@JillSAnthony You’re comparing the price of their choice grade ribeyes from 2 years ago to their prime grade now. Prime grade 2 years ago was about $15-16 per pound. Also, $19.99 for prime grade ribeyes is still better than what most competitors sells lower quality ribeyes for
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It’s double in price from 2 years ago and it’s not just the expensive cuts of meat.
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It’s insane that 3 ribeye at Costco are $99 dollars. Beef has become unaffordable for many Americans and there is no relief in site.
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@joeflaccoburner Because he quite literally won’t count against the roster. You’ll have the luxury of trying to develop him for the next 4 years without the pressure of cutting him due to roster crunch.
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anything to not draft AJ Peña out of Rhode Island, or any G5/FCS guys period
why take a guy you could sign as a UDFA when you could spend a draft pick on a guy who’s never played football before?
Aaron Torres@Aaron_Torres
Philadelphia Eagles just took a guy, Uar Bernard, from Nigeria Has never played football. But weighed in at 306 lbs.... ran a 4.53 40 yard dash... and has six percent body fat. WHAT. A. STORY.
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@two_fisted_slop @TexasFanVY10 @mortgagereels Yup, this is the other thing that people don’t talk about. Same with the idea of excluding things like paying for parking, or for a pet, or for laundry
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@TexasFanVY10 @JSandheim @mortgagereels If you’re truly comparing apples to apples, then you have to compare renting the same sq ft in the same neighborhood vs buying. You will obviously come out ahead renting a 1 bedroom apartment for 30 years and investing the difference vs owning a 4 bedroom house
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Counterargument:
If you rent a home for $3,000 and rent increases only 1.25% a year, at the end of 30 years you’ll have paid over $1,300,000 in rent and won’t own a home.
Amy Nixon@texasrunnerDFW
If you buy a $650,000 house with a 30 year mortgage and put 10% down, by 2056 you will have paid $719,000 in interest to finally own the home outright
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@funandprofitco @mortgagereels Not necessarily, my first home appreciated $140k in 3 years and we used that equity to buy our forever home.
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@mortgagereels If you're planning on owning for less than 10 years then you are better off renting.
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@TexasFanVY10 @mortgagereels Most renters don’t do this though, they spend it. A down payment is locked into your home, and if the home appreciates, that means your down payment did. It forces you to tie that money to a physical asset that has always appreciated long term
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@mortgagereels This ignores the value of the down payment being put into stocks. $585k in the market in 30 years at 7% growth is gonna be worth $4.5 million.
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@financedystop What he’s saying has always been true and doesn’t explain recent price increases. This isn’t some mind-blowing explanation.
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