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@btMAND21 @Athorment1 @geauxbluse You're wrong, it is my business. As a bank we have a fiduciary duty to protect your money. I've personally saved my clients hundreds of thousands of dollars from being sent to scammers by refusing to process these types of transactions.

@dajeek @Athorment1 @geauxbluse You'd still be a villain and he could sue you for not letting him use his own money lol. You have no relationship with these strangers. They don't want help. At some point you gotta stop sticking your nosy face in their business 😂

One time an old man wanted a cashier's check for $5000. The teller brought him to my desk, and I asked him what the money as for. I noticed he only had around $6k in his savings account, and not much in his checking. "I won Publishers Clearinghouse, and I need to send them this money to claim the prize." He pulled the letter he received out of his pocket and showed it to me. The print was crooked, had misspellings, and looked like it was photocopied. "Sir," I said, "this is not a legitimate letter. This is a scam. I highly suggest that you do not send these people your money." "Its not a scam," he replied. "I want that check now." I pulled up the Publishers Clearinghouse website and showed him where it said "we will never ask you to send us money to claim a prize." I showed him how the letter was asking him to send money to an apartment in New York, not some PO Box. He refused to believe it. I went got the branch manager to speak with him. He got aggravated, looked me in the eye and said "Young man, you give me my money right now." Not much else I could do at that point. We cut the check and he went on his way. I contacted our security department and let them know what happened, just in case things went sideways. The kicker is months later that same old bastard came into the branch and yelled at me for not stopping him from sending those people his money. I guess he never got that prize.

@EV_Trapper Dude property tax rates are routinely published on the municipalities website. This is very easy information to get.

You couldn't possibly have done that because what the county tax rates are for both property & school are not published online. Every exemption granted is not a standard or same rate either, it differs by county & person to person. The only time it's standard is for combat veterans, but that's just a different topic. I'm not trying to be rude or mean, but that's a reality that many of our senior citizens live each & everyday. I'm a combat veteran man, do you think that I love that my 95 year old grandma is that poor & has to struggle that much in 2026 in the USA? The answer is HELL NO, but the state & county continue to raise tax rates. Then when somebody says "Hey our senior citizens on social security are already getting absolutely owned & only have $425 a month to live on. Shouldn't we exempt them entirely or significantly discount how much tax they pay?" People named Deva step in & say: "Why should young people should pay more to support seniors like this?" Because my grandma is 95 years old Deva & you already took $5000 from her measly $10,000. So if you take more from her, then she is going to starve to death somewhere in the middle of the year. She did everything she was ever supposed to & never asked for a single hand-out in her entire life. Now when she needs one to not even live comfortably, just live at all for the rest of her life, she is getting told no & called a free loader. I really cannot believe that we as Americans are even having this discussion about our senior citizens. Shame on us

@verifiedjeff @NickRebornTV And are all the creators you watch on YouTube billion dollar companies? If you want to support the people you enjoy watching you can either watch annoying ads or pay the premium subscription. If you use an ad blocker you're only screwing over the creators you enjoy.

@NickRebornTV The “correct” thing to do? Billion dollar companies extract every cent they can out of you & you think you have some moral obligation to pay for YouTube? This might be the dumbest thing I’ve read on X. Ever. Enjoy the moral high ground you sanctimonious knob. 🙏

@NickRebornTV You're not alone. I've had a premium membership for several years now and what's included is actually pretty good. I also use Google's music streaming service which is an added benefit.

@SaxmanPictures @geauxbluse That's the thing you can pretty much refuse any transaction as a bank if you have a reason. You must be willing to lose that relationship but I'd rather do that than have someone lose their life savings to a scam.

@geauxbluse I'm grateful that with wires we can just refuse.

@Athorment1 @geauxbluse If I was Op I would have flat out refused to write that check. His options would have been to leave the bank or close his account and get his balance and a check issue to only his name.

@geauxbluse I mean, at some point you have to drop the truth nuke of "please sign here saying that I will not be held responsible if you are scammed, as I tried to warn you and you did not relent". Otherwise they think you are the one trying to keep them from getting their money or prize.

@jacobs_cda @geauxbluse You'd be surprised how often this happens. It's pretty common that customers get angry at Branch staff when they try to protect their money from scammers.

@geauxbluse Of all the things that didn’t happen…

@Buckyball9000 @FenixAmmunition I never understood all of the hate until I finally had to use one recently. The stupid safety nozzle leaks all over the place and even if you take it off, the way it's designed causes it to drip everywhere anyway.

@FenixAmmunition I bought a "compliant" fuel jug last year and I have spilled more gas than in the 20+ years of using my old pour spout can. I shit you not. Saving the environment!

Europoors will never understand that in America you can build an entire company selling a product that you know full well will be used by your customers to circumvent federal law and there's basically nothing they can do about it.

@KumiVT My favorite part about going on trips is seeing how happy my cat is when I get home.

I am home and my son is happy 🧡

@estherzelda0514 @McFranchisee In my area McDonald's goes for around 10 to 12 bucks for a meal. BK is a little more expensive and 12 to 14 bucks.

@McFranchisee Does it really? I find that fast food is still pretty expensive if I'm traveling in Utah, Nevada, or Arizona, and not that much cheap that casual dining.

This guy asked me why casual dining places (Chili's, Texas Road House, etc.) are cheaper or just as cheap now as fast food (McDonald's, Wendy's, etc.), and I did not really know the answer. After speculating, I thought it was interesting question, so I looked up the answer. Fast food is much more a la carte, so it does a lot more individual transactions and less large group tickets. This increases overhead and decreases profits. Their supply chain is usually franchise-reliant distribution networks that are sensitive to economic shocks like gas prices, which can aggressively cut into profits, causing them to increase their menu pricing. In contrast, casual dining chains usually operate with corporate bulk purchasing agreements with long-term hedges. Who cares if beef prices just went through the roof when you have prices set for the next year? Casual dining places sell loads of alcohol and cheap appetizers, which are going to have way better margins than their proteins. This allows them to sell meat at close to cost to keep themselves packed. McDonald's cannot do this. Casual dining has to intentionally undercut the market to get people in the door, because of the competition they face, and then they can use alcohol, merchandise, and appetizers to make up the backend. They also get people full on free bread and peanuts to make them feel like they got a lot of value out of the meal. Fast food, especially drive-thrus, have much more inelastic demand. They rise prices because their customer base often has no choice but to pay it. People are much more picky that their chicken nuggets and fries taste exactly the same at every fast food location. They want it fast and they want it now. But that's not how casual dining works. There's higher tolerance for delay and regional variations, and customers have more choice in that market, which drives prices down. Casual dining thus absorbs costs on their protein to maximize volume, whereas fast food makes aggressive markups on staple items, because they make the bet that those nuggets are your favorite and you'll buy them no matter what. They're right, by the way. Fast food also has higher rent, and smaller buildings. They need corner lots with high traffic and room for a drive through, or several. Casual dining places, however, build bigger buildings on cheaper land off an interstate, and can feed hundreds of people simultaneously. This results in better economies of scale in food costs and labor. Since they have a full kitchen, they don't need as much specialized equipment, and people are content to wait sometimes. This means they do not need to be constantly overstaffed. Anyway, that's why your steak at Texas Road House is cheaper than a burger at McDonald's and your chicken tenders at Chili's are cheaper than Culver's.

@Neko_Tet If you get the fresh baked bread from the bakery it's going to be about $5.

You think a loaf of bread being $5 is normal?

@gabedaman420 @Investmentkage @Anon72831799 They're still working because they didn't contribute to their retirement accounts and solely relied on social security.

@dajeek @Investmentkage @Anon72831799 Why do you think there's so many seniors working still, people that were suppose to retire lost their 401ks and the only ones that got bailed out were he firms. You have no idea what you're saying.

“401K are a scam” Me: “How is a 100% match on your contributions a scam?” Them:

@KittyConspires @LegalCatDaddy @Maxthefolf @CryptoAR15 @therealjoeykoen @LeadingReport No, the arrest is not the thing at issue. This is all about admissibility of evidence. Since the crime was committed in NY and is being prosecuted in NY, NY law applies to what can be used as evidence in court.

@LegalCatDaddy @dajeek @Maxthefolf @CryptoAR15 @therealjoeykoen @LeadingReport So judges in NY can dictate how PA arrests go? Interesting.

Judge rules police searched Luigi Mangione’s backpack illegally therefore jury will not learn about: - Magazine - Cellphone - Passport - Wallet - Computer chip

@TimApple67 @Investmentkage And they also get tax write-offs for the salaries they pay their employees and the other benefits they provide. Why shouldn't the government incentivize businesses providing benefits to their employees?

@payne3456 @Investmentkage It's 59 and 1/2. You're confusing this with social security.

@Investmentkage not being able to pull it out until age 65 without being penalized is the scam. it’s a game to get you to stay at the job and plan your life around that money. it’s a trap that’s deeper than you’ll ever realize. the markets are manipulated by black rock and vanguard

@SuperUs3rDud3 @Investmentkage You can totally use that money before the time and you just have to pay a penalty. Also if you die early that money doesn't go away your heirs inherit it. Unlike social security or a pension that disappears on death in most cases.

@Investmentkage 100%! The only scam portion of it is that you can’t use that money until you’re 60. So you put all this money, then you die at 50, what was the point? There’s beneficiaries and shit, but this is just to play devils advocate

@emusworld84 @Investmentkage And then all of that money in your 401k goes to your heirs unlike social security or a pension.

@Investmentkage Nothing like retiring and in one year dying of cancer.

@iOnlyWantTruth_ @Accumen_ZR @Investmentkage Inflation increases the value of your investments. Cash is the only thing that loses its value due to inflation.

@Accumen_ZR @Investmentkage And when inflation quarters its value anyways

@gabedaman420 @Investmentkage @Anon72831799 Wiped out? Unless you are planning on retiring in the next couple of years, investments skyrocketed after the 2008 crash. If you had a diversifying portfolio, you would have made out much better in the long run.

@Investmentkage @Anon72831799 Bro, you're terrible. Do you not remember how many 401ks were wiped out in 2008?

@RealitySuxGirly @ThisIsTheWay75 @KealaKelly I highly doubt you're a lawyer. If you were you would know the defense can 100% kick the door open to otherwise constitutionally protected evidence. If you mentioned something that was excluded pretrial, the prosecution can then bring that evidence in. Its called opening the door

@ThisIsTheWay75 @KealaKelly I am literally a lawyer lmao It’s a violation of the defendant’s 4th amendment right and a constitutional right cannot be waived by a defendant introducing parallel evidence

If I were the defense attorney, I would put the gun, notebook, and the rest in a replica of that puny little backpack, pass it around the jury box, asking each juror to remove the notebook and everything but the gun, magazine, etc, and ask if they would've missed the gun.😀