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That is amazing. You are lucky to have seen it and on your kicker. It could have done some serious damage

I considered this move myself,but decided against it ,mostly because in NY state I get bang for my tax buck and because the educational level of the NY public school system is a lot better than in the states where the taxes are lower.

Looking at this thread, I came to realize yet again how few members actually participate and try to positively contribute to the subject in case. How much must it turn off other readers who want to be informed about the thread subject matter. It is almost as if we try to monopolize every opportunity to throw virtual rocks at each other for I don't even know what reason . Maybe it would be a good idea to open an insult and mud thrower forum so we can be safely insulated and away from other members who are just interested in the subject matter and not in our endless and mostly self repeating monologues. What say you Hank?

I agree that we need to take care of our debt. The problem is that we, the little guys do pay our taxes. So it is very upsetting for us to see these programs being cut. At the same time multinational companies and many other large businesses have decided to put their headquarters in other countries that only charge nominal taxes ,Ireland is Apple headquarters for instance. Big business has big political power and usually pays very little to zero taxes because of that. There are so many shell companies in for instance the Kayman Islands and Bermuda that are set up by big businesses in order to hide money that should be taxed. I would really like it if MAGA would concentrate on these tax evading policies. Specially because, in the end Jo Shmo republican and Jo Shmo Democrat are neighbors who usually try to help each other out in all the small and sometimes big affairs that neighbors help each other out with. So how about we stop allowing manipulators from trying to get us at each other's throats ,or at least stop listening to them and listen to and help our neighbors instead, because in the end we have a lot more in common with our neighbors, than with big business. Being divided is not in our interest but only in the divider's interest.

Why is it that some people are in favor of throwing the baby out with the bathwater?

I can show you a little bit of where the money is coming from. Usually these loans are bonds that people buy. While these bonds mature, there is inflation. The bond is sold at lets say ten dollars in the year 2000. When the bond is due in 2010 the $10 bond is paid back in 2010 dollars. But $10 of the year 2010 are only worth 60% of what these 2000 dollars are worth. So just because of inflation 40% percent is paid back already. The buying power of one dollar in 1950 is the same as $15.20 in 2025

If we don't, the sea lamprey will be great again! Please remind your congress man or woman that they have to reapply for their job less than 2 years from now, and we can accept or deny their application

Not my bubble, just a nice picture. In case you thought I tried to sneak in politics, again , sorry, just a picture. About import duty, Look at the positive side. Bourbon is going to be very cheap very soon. I've been eying some Southern Comfort special 100 proof and some Basil Hayden toast. I'll wait a couple of months now and get double the value for my money.

Picture taken near Hamilton Ontario. The photographer said that the eagle gave up on getting the goose after 20 minutes and left hungry

If March turns out to be warm(ish) things may look different. So far it seems that there is a general warmup, so it's early to make predictions.

The New York State 2025 budget is $237 billion. Even if the fines will reach one million dollars, it will be very small change and your friend Kathy really does not need it. I suspect that the fines income will go to the local authorities whose sheriff departments will hand out the fines. Anyway, this is not about fines. It is an effort to make the water a bit safer for all of us. I'll give you an example. You are fishing happily in a cove and not moving your boat. A few jet fleas come racing through again and again real close to you. You pick up a registration number and phone it to your local friendly sheriff's department. They send a cop out who waits for the jet fleas at the ramp and asks for their boating license. Oops they don't have one. Now the local cop can fine them. Previously it was a he said, she said situation.

I've got news for you. America is energy independent. We export a lot of it. The reason why prices go up is because we live in the world and we are not insulated within the US borders. Energy prices are dependent on the world markets. Big oil is not interested in keeping the oil prices low. Instead they are more than willing to create artificial shortages (much like OPEC) in order to control the prices. Big oil is more than Trump can chew.

Solutions are way above my pay grade, but betraying my friends is only encouraging the enemy and making my other friends mistrust me.

In 1938 Britain negotiated Czecho-slovakia away to Nazi Germany without Czecho-Slovakia even at the table. Chamberlain came back to Great Britain and declared "Peace In Our Time". It only took Germany one year to attack Poland and start world war 2. I fear for Ukraine and the credibility of the USA. After all, why would anybody trust a country that abandons its friends for exactly.. what? And Gill, maybe it is time for you to remove your "long live the king". People might misinterpret it

Just your example should send shivers through all of us. Alzheimer research with the potential of solving a great scourge is just thrown by the wayside because of bone chilling ignorance. It must be terrible for you and your group to see all your effort ignored and trampled by political entrepreneurs.