@Wishiwaselon @RandPaul Because that ain't shyte. One needs the big things cut a lot to do it. SSA, medicare, medicaid, military -- or it is not ANYTHING. Elon was an idiot.
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antillajon
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antillajon
@antillajon
Professor of Chemistry and interested in new chemical reactions and teaching. Also interested in games (RPG's, poker, war games), travel, history, and walking.
Taizhou, China, Taizhou Univ. Katılım Ağustos 2025
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Why is it so hard to admit we have a fraud , waste and abuse problem in the government. Instead of cutting waste and fraud, they just want more taxes. Until the government can show they can be better with what tax revenue we pay in, why should the successful be punished and pay more taxes only to have that money be wasted.
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We don’t have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem.
My Penny Plan would cut just 6% a year and balance the budget in five years. That’s it.
Show markets we’re serious about fiscal discipline, and the economy will respond.
Time to hold the line on spending.
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@RandPaul At this point, I think you are right. But that means cutting SSA (hard), Medicare(hard), Medicaid (hard and not fair), and Military (easier). You cannot cut science, it must be increased after Trumps idiocy. Universal health care will lower the costs. SSA - rich pay, age increase
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Folks, I hate to tell you this.
But nearly ALL your clothes are wildly toxic when they're new.
And then most of you wash your clothes in more cancer-causing toxic chemicals (detergent).
Then you tumble your clothes in highly toxic cancer-causing solvents in the dryer (fabric softeners).
I estimate that 99% of Americans are wearing cancer chemicals every day in their clothing, new or otherwise. This isn't a Lululumon problem, it's a toxic laundry detergent and dryer sheets problem.
And almost no one changes their laundry habits, because they are already too poisoned to function in a rational way.
I'm one of the very few people who isn't wearing cancer chemicals on a daily basis. And I can smell YOU when you walk near by, because you are a walking cloud of turbo-cancer chemicals in your clothing, your lotions, your shampoo and your fragrance.
Attorney General Ken Paxton@KenPaxtonTX
🚨BREAKING: I launched an investigation into Lululemon over the potential presence of toxic "forever chemicals" in activewear.
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@ashleyschendel Anything popular or in demand gets like this in USA. It is pure corporate greed. Everyone wants to get rich off some bullshit that people start enjoying. The prices should be the same but the damn app corporate charges the restaurant a huge fee of like 30% or something stupid.
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DoorDash used to make sense when the prices were basically the same as in store and you were just paying for convenience.
Now it feels like paying extra to pay extra.
We used to order it twice a day sometimes. We have not ordered delivery in over a year because the price jump got so ridiculous it stopped feeling convenient and started feeling stupid.
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@rushicrypto Yeah it is a good idea. And use whole foods, not some crap. Try to make the actually food not buy some bullshit.
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@kevinolearytv Well, get it ready for the taxes coming u rich people. IT IS COMING or it is a revolution.
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I ask wealthy people one simple question:
Do you have $5 million liquid? You’d be shocked how many say no.
They own assets — homes, watches, businesses — but no cash and when things go wrong… none of that matters.
Liquidity is survival.
I keep $5 million in T-bills for one reason:
Peace of mind.
Because when chaos hits, I don’t panic — I open my account.
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@coreyspowell Corey that was not his point at all. LOL. His point was it is a constant speed as it gets in a near vacuum. Not the units or "number".
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Humans invented the "second" and the "meter," both of which are completely arbitrary.
We could just as easily invent new units that define the speed of light = 1.
Kekius Maximus@Kekius_Sage
Why does light travel at exactly that speed?
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@RealKidPoker And you separate all your thoughts with a line between each amazing and thought-provoking utterance.
barf.
Good day.
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Everything is self serving.
When I help others, they benefit, but ultimately the reward is mine, karmically, spiritually, and my overall happiness.
I get to feel the joy of giving.
And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
The only selfless act that exists is sacrificing your life for others.
Those that do that, are beyond brave.
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@bruce_barrett LOL that bullshit of Bezos is not even really space. Come on, do better.
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@rallenac @eric_hontz Righty's that experience it say the same thing.
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@eric_hontz I do not understand this lefty fascination with 19th century transportation technology.
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I took a flight from Baltimore to Chicago. It took two hours to travel 700 miles.
Jeremy Wilcox@jwilcox79
I just took a high-speed train in China that traveled nearly 700 miles in 4.5 hours with a top speed of 217mph. It depresses me that America cannot do this. We’d have nearly a decade of hearings and environmental impact studies and lawsuits before a shovel ever hit the ground.
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@eric_hontz True. But I just took a train the same distance, in first class in China for 50 bucks, always on time, and get to the station with 15 min wait, no lines or BS. Can walk around on the train. On free wifi or from carrier. It is way better. Trust me.
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What happens if you're debt free but you can't afford to pay your property tax every year?
They auction off the land/property you worked hard for.
The system is broken.
Peter Schiff@PeterSchiff
Taxing non-income-producing property is wrong. Homeowners should not be forced to work to pay "rent" to the government for the privilege of living in their own homes. Property taxes should only be levied on income-producing property, as the income provides a means to pay the tax.
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@jonbrooks sell it when you retire and rent a cheap apartment in a low rent state. or rent a house in a low cost place and fudge around with a garden upon retirement.
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Only 3.2% of boomers are true millionaires.
The rest?
Their entire net worth is locked inside their house.
And they can't get it out — because no one can afford to buy it.
That's not a retirement plan.
That's a trap.
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A normal day now costs $250.
Lunch.
Gas.
Dinner.
Nothing fancy.
No splurging.
Just existing.
And people still ask why no one is saving.
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I have spent thousands of nights on call and have not received any $$ for it!
RMD@RCMDGO
Physicians are often expected to take night and weekend call without compensation. I find it difficult to understand how this has become accepted practice in America, especially in a society that strongly advocates for overtime pay and fair labor standards. It is a striking example of how highly trained professionals are often expected to tolerate working conditions that would be unacceptable in many other fields.
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@odedanilo Well, I agree it does not mean you are necessarily smart (top 20% IQ) in that sense. But you worked, you learned, and you could solve problems to some reasonable extent vs your cohort. It is not extremely difficult to graduate from most Universities. It is hard but not extreme.
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Yes it does . University is extremely difficult , you don’t get there and graduate because of ‘luck’
Sophia ❣️@KeruboSk
Unpopular Opinion: Just because you have a degree doesn't mean you're smart.
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@Peter_Atwater But also people do not want to live the way their income says they should. They should be sharing living space with others if single. If with a partner both need to work and share costs. They also do not need a car payment. They do not need all the monthly bills for this and that
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Those at the top really have no idea what it means to live on $70,000 a year in America today, let alone live on 80% of that.
unusual_whales@unusual_whales
Kevin O'Leary says you can become a millionaire on $69,000 a year. “Take 20% of your salary of $69,000 and put it into the market each week and don't touch it”
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From @TomDwan's recent Q&A - the story of how Phil Ivey got himself banned from one of the best private games in the world.
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@yonann Kevin O'Leary accidentally made the strongest argument for taxing wealth above $50 million that anyone has ever made. He didn't mean to but here we are
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Kevin O'Leary thinks no one actually needs more than $50 million in their life.
"Once you get to $50 million you don't even need any more money, people say they want yachts and all this stuff but my life didn't change very much after I had $5 million, I have a lot more now but other than watches I don't do crazy stuff with money"
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@yonann So he should give that money in excess of 50 million to others - some to poor but fighting, to get them going. Some to those starting companies. BUT not take the profits. He is just playing games. Give it away and shut up - go away, I don't like this buffoon.
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