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Trump is going to cut our energy bills IN HALF...

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My wife uses Instacart all the time. She gives great tips. I figured if Bloom needs extra money to pay bills, Instacart might be an additional option.

I guess I'm probably an enigma, but I do doordash not because i need the extra money, but because it gets me out of the house and gives me alone time.

I've talked to several who do the same. Sure, money is good, but there are other reasons as well.
 
I follow this guy. He is a US oil exec. Equally likes/dislikes both major parties. Explains oil and gas prices for dumb dumbs. Which is literally all of us on this board. Yes you all too.


The oil industry has righted itself from a decade ago. Debt was 386B at that time. Now it's 178B. I don't believe we are beholden to the production whims of the Saudis. But if we are, that is only more of a reason for the US to work towards oil dominance, not just be satisfied with oil independence.
 
What he’s missing is regulation and drilling costs. Permits are a huge hurdle as well. Trump understands you can only accept a lower price for your product if you can create it cheaper. Additionally, in the oil field your only way of making more money, that’s in your control, is by increasing production. A lot of this is rework, fracking and zone exploration. Make that easier and yes they will be more active.
Follow him and ask this. He answers a lot of people's questions and comments. Again he is not partisan. Just a guy who has worked in that field at a high level for decades.
 
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The oil industry has righted itself from a decade ago. Debt was 386B at that time. Now it's 178B. I don't believe we are beholden to the production whims of the Saudis. But if we are, that is only more of a reason for the US to work towards oil dominance, not just be satisfied with oil independence.


 
Praise be!

{he's going to couch it (no pun intended) into his upcoming, everlasting infrastructure plan}


Under his eye.

Trump's 2 billion in wealth will only pay half of the utility bills for a couple of weeks for the 127 million U.S. households.(*)

Great he is thinking about us, but he just isn't rich enough to pay half of our utility bills for very long.

(*) Average utility bill estimated at $400 per month.
 

So, if I understand this guy, the price of oil in 2019 was in the 50's when Opec produced 37M barrels. And then he points to a reduction to 31M , during the pandemic, but prices FELL, not rise, with this cut in supply. Wonder why? But then points to Opec increasing production to 34M during the economic recovery from covid (shocking!).

Then he blames Trump for a 2 year deal to lower Opec production. Not sure why that was a bad thing. The pandemic was on, and demand was plunging and there was an oil crisis. Many praised Trump for the deal to avert an oil industry disaster.


 
Can't speak for VPM, but maybe abortion is his priority issue and cannot vote for Kamala or any pro- abortion candidate.

I can respect that position. But they need to be consistent. Trump is pro-choice. He thinks the choice should be made by state legislators, not the woman and her doctor. If Trump was truly pro-life, he'd be advocating for a national ban. (See Mike Pence.)

Is there a red line issue for you that cannot be crossed by a candidate?

For me it's fomenting a riotous assault on the seat of government in an attempt to thwart the will of the people.
 
I guess I'm probably an enigma, but I do doordash not because i need the extra money, but because it gets me out of the house and gives me alone time.

I've talked to several who do the same. Sure, money is good, but there are other reasons as well.

Kinda the same here with my car parts gig. Sure, the money helps, but it isn't much and wouldn't have been necessary. I just needed to find something to do after retiring, and this has turned out better than I had even imagined it would. I considered getting involved with the CASA program, but went with the no stress, wage paying job instead. Still may look at CASA if/when the parts gig gets to be more than I can handle.
 
I can respect that position. But they need to be consistent. Trump is pro-choice. He thinks the choice should be made by state legislators, not the woman and her doctor. If Trump was truly pro-life, he'd be advocating for a national ban. (See Mike Pence.)



For me it's fomenting a riotous assault on the seat of government in an attempt to thwart the will of the people.

What's not consistent? The woman had the choice to have sex or not have sex. Nobody's choice was taken away.
 
I didn’t ignore. Van implied that Trump’s bimbos wanted to be grabbed by the pussy. Nice thoughts from a pious man of the cloth
Are you saying they didn't want to be grabbed?

Is telling the truth a sin now?
 
I can respect that position. But they need to be consistent. Trump is pro-choice. He thinks the choice should be made by state legislators, not the woman and her doctor. If Trump was truly pro-life, he'd be advocating for a national ban. (See Mike Pence.)



For me it's fomenting a riotous assault on the seat of government in an attempt to thwart the will of the people.
You must have really hated the American Revolution
 
So, if I understand this guy, the price of oil in 2019 was in the 50's when Opec produced 37M barrels. And then he points to a reduction to 31M , during the pandemic, but prices FELL, not rise, with this cut in supply. Wonder why? But then points to Opec increasing production to 34M during the economic recovery from covid (shocking!).

Then he blames Trump for a 2 year deal to lower Opec production. Not sure why that was a bad thing. The pandemic was on, and demand was plunging and there was an oil crisis. Many praised Trump for the deal to avert an oil industry disaster.


Because it destroyed domestic production and NG prices went up.
 
Kinda the same here with my car parts gig. Sure, the money helps, but it isn't much and wouldn't have been necessary. I just needed to find something to do after retiring, and this has turned out better than I had even imagined it would. I considered getting involved with the CASA program, but went with the no stress, wage paying job instead. Still may look at CASA if/when the parts gig gets to be more than I can handle.
A buddy's wife did that for a few years. It was incredibly stressful for her as she internalized everything. Takes a special kind of person to be able to do that for very long. I don't think I could.
 
Kinda the same here with my car parts gig. Sure, the money helps, but it isn't much and wouldn't have been necessary. I just needed to find something to do after retiring, and this has turned out better than I had even imagined it would. I considered getting involved with the CASA program, but went with the no stress, wage paying job instead. Still may look at CASA if/when the parts gig gets to be more than I can handle.
Casa is awful Heartrending shit.
 
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I guess I'm probably an enigma, but I do doordash not because i need the extra money, but because it gets me out of the house and gives me alone time.

I've talked to several who do the same. Sure, money is good, but there are other reasons as well.
About how much you average per hour after deducting cost of auto?
 
That would be good for American consumers. But it is also good for all the jobs lost when Biden got rid of the KS Pipeline. One thing about jobs is that when you have them then there are other jobs attached to them. It has hurt the country to cut off that pipeline.
I paid $2.80 per gallon for gas in OK two months ago. That pipeline would not have made this better for consumers.
 
About how much you average per hour after deducting cost of auto?

I drive a company car. This isn't a sub job. I'm an employee. I make $12.45/hr. I bring home around $15K per year. With my SS and her SS that makes me cash flow even (barely). Haven't touched any savings or investments since I retired. Checking account balance is slightly lower than it was four years ago, but it's still healthy. SWMBO's trip is going to hit it pretty good, but nothing that will hurt. She financed a bunch of it with miles/points from the one credit card we use for all our regular purchases (which is always paid in full every month). Her flight cost us $10.99. That is not a typo. She also used a bunch on hotel stays.

Edit to add: Duh. I see you were asking Baller, not me.
 
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A buddy's wife did that for a few years. It was incredibly stressful for her as she internalized everything. Takes a special kind of person to be able to do that for very long. I don't think I could.

Casa is awful Heartrending shit.

I'm under no illusion about what would be involved, and in fact took that into consideration when I was thinking about it. Took the stress free paying gig instead.
 
I drive a company car. This isn't a sub job. I'm an employee. I make $12.45/hr. I bring home around $15K per year. With my SS and her SS that makes me cash flow even (barely). Haven't touched any savings or investments since I retired. Checking account balance is slightly lower than it was four years ago, but it's still healthy. SWMBO's trip is going to hit it pretty good, but nothing that will hurt. She financed a bunch of it with miles/points from the one credit card we use for all our regular purchases (which is always paid in full every month). Her flight cost us $10.99. That is not a typo. She also used a bunch on hotel stays.

Edit to add: Duh. I see you were asking Baller, not me.
That’s okay. I just wondered what kind of money uber, lift and others can make. I can’t get it through my thick head there’s hardly any profit in it after deducting cost of your auto.
 
What if the woman didn't consent to sex and still got pregnant.

14 states don't consider that a reason for abortion.
Incoming.. but only X% of abortions are from Y and Z. That’s not my problem and I don’t care if even that X% is underreported for obvious reasons. They need to prove it.. yadda blah.
 
That’s okay. I just wondered what kind of money uber, lift and others can make. I can’t get it through my thick head there’s hardly any profit in it after deducting cost of your auto.
You can make money otherwise people wouldn’t do it. All auto expenses are tax deductible.
 
If there was a better candidate than Trump of course I would vote for him or her. Hillary,Joe,and Camilla are not it. In 16 I was a Cruz supporter but he didn't make it to the general.
And Cruz is much better as a news commentator as a result. His spring seemed wound too tight in ‘16.
 
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Incoming.. but only X% of abortions are from Y and Z. That’s not my problem and I don’t care if even that X% is underreported for obvious reasons. They need to prove it.. yadda blah.
Wow. Prove it, you say.

So, you're saying (1) the woman should tell her pregnant body to call timeout and not develop the pregnancy any further (2) while she hires an attorney and also hires an expert witness/ doctor and (3) then files a petition in some court that can't/won't even schedule a hearing for several weeks because of court overcrowding and (4) doesn't rule on her petition for a week or two after that and then (5) the local government (say, Greg Abbott) decides to intervene and file an appeal which can take several weeks to resolve, (6) all of which must be concluded by some arbitrary number of weeks set as a deadline for terminations by a right-wing legislature only for the purpose of falsely acting righteous to get reelected.
 
You can make money otherwise people wouldn’t do it. All auto expenses are tax deductible.
I’ve worked with enough people to tell you many have no clue.

The year the casino at Evansville opened I had a new client come in from Terre Haute. She had retired from Crane. The first time she went she won over $50,000 in slots. Of course she was hooked and continued going back. She had a stack of W-2Gs totaling over $150,000 that first year. It’s been too long to remember so my numbers aren’t exact. Anyway she thought she owed a bunch of taxes. She didn’t have her Win/Loss statement so we called the casino and obtained it. The Win/Loss statement showed net losses $90,000. She said great I only owe taxes on $60,000. I said no you lost $240,000. On the federal you can only deduct up to your winnings as itemized deduction and you owe state taxes on all $150,000. She continued over the years winning and net losses ate up all her retirement income each year. Eventually she lost her house and moved in with her elderly mom. She did finally stop going to casino.

This is extreme story but many folks have no idea what they’re making. I am guessing uber and others aren’t generating big profits when taking into account depreciation on their auto and all costs of operating (gas, repairs, insurance and license).

Since I’ve never worked with anyone doing it, I could be wrong and they’re making big bucks.
 
And Cruz is much better as a news commentator as a result. His spring seemed wound too tight in ‘16.
Cruz is a vastly improved politician since 2016 and that beard does a good job covering his oily, weak chinned face.

We haven’t seen the end of him running for President I would guess.
 
I’ve worked with enough people to tell you many have no clue.

The year the casino at Evansville opened I had a new client come in from Terre Haute. She had retired from Crane. The first time she went she won over $50,000 in slots. Of course she was hooked and continued going back. She had a stack of W-2Gs totaling over $150,000 that first year. It’s been too long to remember so my numbers aren’t exact. Anyway she thought she owed a bunch of taxes. She didn’t have her Win/Loss statement so we called the casino and obtained it. The Win/Loss statement showed net losses $90,000. She said great I only owe taxes on $60,000. I said no you lost $240,000. On the federal you can only deduct up to your winnings as itemized deduction and you owe state taxes on all $150,000. She continued over the years winning and net losses ate up all her retirement income each year. Eventually she lost her house and moved in with her elderly mom. She did finally stop going to casino.

This is extreme story but many folks have no idea what they’re making. I am guessing uber and others aren’t generating big profits when taking into account depreciation on their auto and all costs of operating (gas, repairs, insurance and license).

Since I’ve never worked with anyone doing it, I could be wrong and they’re making big bucks.
Damn, Stoll. That's a sad story.

I'm guessing the majority don't make much money after accounting for the excess wear and tear on their vehicle. My son doordashed for 2 months and was breaking even after we plugged the allowance for mileage into the equation. I'm not convinced he kept track of all of it either.
 
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