What will we do about the looming retirement crisis?
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I don't. I think it says that America is dominated by a handful of companies that grow far too large too fast, while Europe is still filled with reasonably sized businesses. I think Europe's model is far more sustainable long-term.
I know that runs against ideas about economies of scale, but it also doesn't require "too big to fail."
But you have to admit, our political threads REALLY unit us! ... Right?? hahahaha
What kind of pathethic, twinkle toed communist cock sucker likes so**er? (I aint payin no kangaroo court fine for saying that word!)
Good catch, I had porn going on the other tab.
Get that visual out of your head now! muahahaha...
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Looming retirement crisis might hit home... I totaled my brand new company driver today. Not my fault by any means -- I got hit by some dingbat who ran a stoplight -- but the one owner who plays more of an operations role is a hardass about the vehicles and gets downright shitty at any one who even lets his car get a little dirty, yet alone crashes one. I may end up looking for one of those sweet do nothing work from home jobs. I'll work cheap.
The only answer. Die poor with several ex wives living in your (my) houses.
It's the only way to pay back for all of my evil life decisions, pulling them out of homeless shelters. I'm a giver.
It's the only way to pay back for all of my evil life decisions, pulling them out of homeless shelters. I'm a giver.
Tell Jim to pay you before I start getting crabby and blow up his email and agree to buy ad space to revamp this shithole and your worthless biased moderating.
And first thing in the morning see your primary about your back. Get a referral for a scan and physical therapy. No chiro. No statement with the ins co
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FVCK... Another short circuited keyboard due to liquid spitage!
You’ll make more on that than working in the last five years. Degenerative?! BS!!! First time I’ve ever seen a doc for my back!!! I was hauling auto parts before this changed my life forever!! Boning my wife on the regular. Oh. Ken. Add loss of consortium woot woot $$$$$$$
But ya got to get the Dr. son. Just like we don’t care about your soft liberal feelz on here neither will the insurance co
Oh, you mean the movie where he sported a maroon--nay, crimson--shawl collar cardigan???
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So, you have the entire ensemble? Takes a dedicated dude to pull it off.Oh, you mean the movie where he sported a maroon--nay, crimson--shawl collar cardigan???
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Vitals Steve McQueen as Lt. Frank Bullitt, renegade San Francisco inspector San Francisco, Spring 1968 Film: Bullitt Release Date: October 17, 1968 Director: Peter Yates Costume Designer: Theadora Van Runkle Background Steve McQueen’s character in Bullitt is often remembered for two things: his...
Also requires an Aston Martin Vantage, and you be stylin’.
We pay for them by increased economic activities, as always happens after tax cuts.
The debt isn't connected to tax cuts. It's all spending.
I just asked to join a new golf group on Facebook. One of the admittance questions, "tell us one thing that only a golfer would know". My answer.
THAT was not my divot so go fvck yourself!
What are my chances ya think?
My father-in-law loved being in the Porsche club of America. That was his deal when he'd finally gotten enough money to feel secure in retirement. He bought a 911 and then ran time trials for around 25 years. I loved watching him get around the track. In this picture, he's in his mid-70s in the corkscrew at Laguna.
I hope we're all so lucky.
There’s a great documentary called “Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman”. It focuses only on his racing. Incredible stuff. Interestingly, it was done by Adam Carolla who owns a few of Newmans old race cars.My father-in-law loved being in the Porsche club of America. That was his deal when he'd finally gotten enough money to feel secure in retirement. He bought a 911 and then ran time trials for around 25 years. I loved watching him get around the track. In this picture, he's in his mid-70s in the corkscrew at Laguna.
I hope we're all so lucky.
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Carolla also did a great one called The 24 Hour War about Ford versus Ferrari.
The irony here is that large numbers of migrants will inevitably be the solution to our entitlement problems, among others.
our economy currently needs a deeper base of people than we can populate on our own, AI/ skynet takeover notwithstanding. Musk has said as much many times. our entitlement programs need the same. non-citizens on payrolls currently pay into programs they don't receive benefits from. that topic is lost in today's political climate. a sensible but large, steady stream of potential new citizens solves many of our population collapse issues.
the problem is one side wants to demonize all migrants and the other wants to canonize all illegals. insanity.
No, one side doesn't want to 'demonie all migrants'. That side wants legal immigrants - ones that don't tax our social welfare systems and contribute to society.
The other side wants more welfare dependents that they use to buy votes.
Illegal immigrants are a net drain. Full stop. A huge portion of their earnings are under the table and untaxed, the exact figure is unknowable. And that doesn’t even get into remittances.
Make that large groups of productive, self reliant, and self supporting migrants.
Welcome Doc Brule to the board. You just ran head first into the Dream Team. It’s a well oiled machine coached by the great @mcmurtry66. My advice, listen and learn. We usually hold tryouts in the fall at the annual in Auburn.
I don't agree with this -- especially the first sentiment, but the second one as well.
There are people on both sides of the immigration debate who have absolutist views, yes. And they are often the loudest people -- or the subject of nutpicking by people trying to discredit more moderate views they disagree with.
It's true that public sentiment has become more restrictionist in recent years, but I don't think it's divided as you describe. Personally, I think there's fairly broad consensus that we need to tighten security at the border (finally). And there's a high (but less high) level of support of deporting people who are here illegally. Beyond that, it gets more mixed.
Not only do I not get the impression that public sentiment supports the nativist view, I don't even think it would describe the view of most Trump voters. Trump himself has expressed support for increased levels of legal immigration -- and he did so back before and during his first term as well.
Recall that this was recently the subject of a public dust-up between Steve Bannon and Elon Musk -- specifically over increasing H1B visas.
Trump stayed curiously (and uncharacteristically) silent on it for a few days...before finally voicing his support for H1Bs....to Elon's delight, I'm sure.
Whoo-boy. That would be really nice if it came to be. But, needless to say, I'm very skeptical of this.
Two things have simultaneously happened in the country over the past several decades:
1) We've taken in many millions -- how many is anybody's guess, depends who you ask -- of migrants.
2) Entitlement finances have deteriorated to a point where the two major programs are actuarily insolvent.
So when does this solution kick in? If large amounts of immigration is the solution, why are the entitlements still so far underwater?
