Anonymous wrote:By far.

Stocks way up. Gas is cheap. Rent is down.

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Much better

Inflation has been stabilized. With Biden it just was never ending

Energy costs are cheaper

My child has a real job in IT with health care because h1b was severely limited

Wages are up for low Wage workers because the overwhelming immigration was stopped

DEI was stopped allowing career growth based on merit , allowing my son to get a better job

Where are you that your energy costs are cheaper? What are your local utilities?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, net worth just surpassed $10 million. Both sons have great jobs. No debt.

Yes we know it is a K shaped economy. You are in the upper part of the K, but does not help the lower part of the K.

I grew up in poverty. It’s possible to create your own prosperity in our country.

This is true but for most people that comes at great cost (college, grad school, student loan debt). Most millennials have no 401k and nothing saved for retirement. This is while cancer rates are going up for younger and younger demos and mortality and fertility rates are actually decreasing for the first time in modern U.S. history

Even small businesses, entrepreneurs are being pummeled by venture capitalists.

You also forget that everyone’s being taxed yet the federal government does not use these taxes for the purpose of public services. It’s mostly going to subsidize defense and a Medicare and Social Security fund that frustrates seniors

It must be difficult living as a victim your entire life. Meanwhile, life is great for many of us.

Carry on.

We are paying for government and the government gives welfare/subsidies To the very poor and the very rich. so long as we paying for it, we have a say.

Abolish the IRS then the pull yourself up
By the bootstrap argument makes more sense.

I trust myself to create my own destiny. I’m not dependent on the government to take care of me from cradle to grave. But, you do you and live at the mercy of the government teat.

You can try to keep the government out of your life, but if Trump and his tech bros have their way, their version of the government will be all up in your business. Going after migrants was just a test.

Great to hear. I’ve got nothing to hide. I love what the Trump administration is doing with illegal invaders. Good riddance.

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Anonymous wrote:No. My spouse was DOGED so our HHI fell $150,000. They screwed up his pension and health insurance and there are insufficient numbers of employees at OPM to help sort it out.

My sibling owns their own business, and tariffs on their products have been difficult to fully absorb. They have hurt sales.

My other sibling now pays $1600 a month more for health insurance through the health insurance marketplace. They own their own business. Sole proprietor. And they aren't sure they can maintain that business because of these costs. They likely will have to go find a job with health insurance coverage. If possible.

My cousin's new boyfriend got stopped in an ICE checkpoint (which I didn't think were legal outside 100 miles from the border) and was harassed but not taken. He's a 66 year old Army veteran. Immigrant but naturalized.

Besides me, my entire family is Republican and voted for Trump. Reluctantly. They aren't full MAGA. But I guess they hated Kamala Harris more.

Did these particular family members vote for and continue to support Trump?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, net worth just surpassed $10 million. Both sons have great jobs. No debt.

Yes we know it is a K shaped economy. You are in the upper part of the K, but does not help the lower part of the K.

I grew up in poverty. It’s possible to create your own prosperity in our country.

This is true but for most people that comes at great cost (college, grad school, student loan debt). Most millennials have no 401k and nothing saved for retirement. This is while cancer rates are going up for younger and younger demos and mortality and fertility rates are actually decreasing for the first time in modern U.S. history

Even small businesses, entrepreneurs are being pummeled by venture capitalists.

You also forget that everyone’s being taxed yet the federal government does not use these taxes for the purpose of public services. It’s mostly going to subsidize defense and a Medicare and Social Security fund that frustrates seniors

It must be difficult living as a victim your entire life. Meanwhile, life is great for many of us.

Carry on.

We are paying for government and the government gives welfare/subsidies To the very poor and the very rich. so long as we paying for it, we have a say.

Abolish the IRS then the pull yourself up
By the bootstrap argument makes more sense.

I trust myself to create my own destiny. I’m not dependent on the government to take care of me from cradle to grave. But, you do you and live at the mercy of the government teat.

You can try to keep the government out of your life, but if Trump and his tech bros have their way, their version of the government will be all up in your business. Going after migrants was just a test.

Great to hear. I’ve got nothing to hide. I love what the Trump administration is doing with illegal invaders. Good riddance.

Anonymous wrote:No. My spouse was DOGED so our HHI fell $150,000. They screwed up his pension and health insurance and there are insufficient numbers of employees at OPM to help sort it out.

My sibling owns their own business, and tariffs on their products have been difficult to fully absorb. They have hurt sales.

My other sibling now pays $1600 a month more for health insurance through the health insurance marketplace. They own their own business. Sole proprietor. And they aren't sure they can maintain that business because of these costs. They likely will have to go find a job with health insurance coverage. If possible.

My cousin's new boyfriend got stopped in an ICE checkpoint (which I didn't think were legal outside 100 miles from the border) and was harassed but not taken. He's a 66 year old Army veteran. Immigrant but naturalized.

Besides me, my entire family is Republican and voted for Trump. Reluctantly. They aren't full MAGA. But I guess they hated Kamala Harris more.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, net worth just surpassed $10 million. Both sons have great jobs. No debt.

Yes we know it is a K shaped economy. You are in the upper part of the K, but does not help the lower part of the K.

I grew up in poverty. It’s possible to create your own prosperity in our country.

This is true but for most people that comes at great cost (college, grad school, student loan debt). Most millennials have no 401k and nothing saved for retirement. This is while cancer rates are going up for younger and younger demos and mortality and fertility rates are actually decreasing for the first time in modern U.S. history

Even small businesses, entrepreneurs are being pummeled by venture capitalists.

You also forget that everyone’s being taxed yet the federal government does not use these taxes for the purpose of public services. It’s mostly going to subsidize defense and a Medicare and Social Security fund that frustrates seniors

It must be difficult living as a victim your entire life. Meanwhile, life is great for many of us.

Carry on.

We are paying for government and the government gives welfare/subsidies To the very poor and the very rich. so long as we paying for it, we have a say.

Abolish the IRS then the pull yourself up
By the bootstrap argument makes more sense.

I trust myself to create my own destiny. I’m not dependent on the government to take care of me from cradle to grave. But, you do you and live at the mercy of the government teat.

You can try to keep the government out of your life, but if Trump and his tech bros have their way, their version of the government will be all up in your business. Going after migrants was just a test.

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Anonymous wrote:A good steak is nearly $20 a pound now — it used to be around $10. We can’t even enjoy a simple nice meal anymore. Having kids feels financially impossible, and even with a bachelor’s degree, it’s hard to get ahead. I’m not saving anything at this point.

So, take a break from beef. Watch for sales. Pork is cheap. Chicken is affordable. Be creative. But, I don't know where you shop, but i can purchase steak for well under $15/lb. Except for tenderloin and that type of cut.
But, I can pick up sirloin at a reasonable price.


Of course, I grew up in a frugal household where steak was a treat--not a staple.
Beef prices will go down in a year or so. There was some disease a couple of years ago that required killing cattle. It will come back.

This. Americans need to stop shoving globs of beef down their throats anyway. Very unhealthy and treating the ensuing health issues is quite expensive. In some cultures meat is more or less a side or topping, and the people aren’t the size of blue whales. When traveling abroad, you can easily tell who the Americans are simply by their girth.

Americans were healthier 50 years ago when they ate more red meat, butter, and drank more milk delivered from the milkman.

If anything, the reduction of red meat has led to obesity as carbohydrates have run amuk as the diet staple

So does it cause cardiovascular issues or not? Should we be slathering steak with the finest French butter or not? For most of us here our ancestors at wild game and got humanity this far.

Your ancestors did not survive mostly on wild game.

When did Europe open its first cattle ranches? Cows are from Asia. They fished, they hunted, and when things were bad out there, they starved.

They ate wild game. It wasn’t all or even most of what they ate.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, net worth just surpassed $10 million. Both sons have great jobs. No debt.

Yes we know it is a K shaped economy. You are in the upper part of the K, but does not help the lower part of the K.

I grew up in poverty. It’s possible to create your own prosperity in our country.

This is true but for most people that comes at great cost (college, grad school, student loan debt). Most millennials have no 401k and nothing saved for retirement. This is while cancer rates are going up for younger and younger demos and mortality and fertility rates are actually decreasing for the first time in modern U.S. history

Even small businesses, entrepreneurs are being pummeled by venture capitalists.

You also forget that everyone’s being taxed yet the federal government does not use these taxes for the purpose of public services. It’s mostly going to subsidize defense and a Medicare and Social Security fund that frustrates seniors

It must be difficult living as a victim your entire life. Meanwhile, life is great for many of us.

Carry on.

We are paying for government and the government gives welfare/subsidies To the very poor and the very rich. so long as we paying for it, we have a say.

Abolish the IRS then the pull yourself up
By the bootstrap argument makes more sense.

I trust myself to create my own destiny. I’m not dependent on the government to take care of me from cradle to grave. But, you do you and live at the mercy of the government teat.

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Anonymous wrote:A good steak is nearly $20 a pound now — it used to be around $10. We can’t even enjoy a simple nice meal anymore. Having kids feels financially impossible, and even with a bachelor’s degree, it’s hard to get ahead. I’m not saving anything at this point.

So, take a break from beef. Watch for sales. Pork is cheap. Chicken is affordable. Be creative. But, I don't know where you shop, but i can purchase steak for well under $15/lb. Except for tenderloin and that type of cut.
But, I can pick up sirloin at a reasonable price.


Of course, I grew up in a frugal household where steak was a treat--not a staple.
Beef prices will go down in a year or so. There was some disease a couple of years ago that required killing cattle. It will come back.

This. Americans need to stop shoving globs of beef down their throats anyway. Very unhealthy and treating the ensuing health issues is quite expensive. In some cultures meat is more or less a side or topping, and the people aren’t the size of blue whales. When traveling abroad, you can easily tell who the Americans are simply by their girth.

Americans were healthier 50 years ago when they ate more red meat, butter, and drank more milk delivered from the milkman.

If anything, the reduction of red meat has led to obesity as carbohydrates have run amuk as the diet staple

So does it cause cardiovascular issues or not? Should we be slathering steak with the finest French butter or not? For most of us here our ancestors at wild game and got humanity this far.

Your ancestors did not survive mostly on wild game.

When did Europe open its first cattle ranches? Cows are from Asia. They fished, they hunted, and when things were bad out there, they starved.

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Anonymous wrote:A good steak is nearly $20 a pound now — it used to be around $10. We can’t even enjoy a simple nice meal anymore. Having kids feels financially impossible, and even with a bachelor’s degree, it’s hard to get ahead. I’m not saving anything at this point.

So, take a break from beef. Watch for sales. Pork is cheap. Chicken is affordable. Be creative. But, I don't know where you shop, but i can purchase steak for well under $15/lb. Except for tenderloin and that type of cut.
But, I can pick up sirloin at a reasonable price.


Of course, I grew up in a frugal household where steak was a treat--not a staple.
Beef prices will go down in a year or so. There was some disease a couple of years ago that required killing cattle. It will come back.

This. Americans need to stop shoving globs of beef down their throats anyway. Very unhealthy and treating the ensuing health issues is quite expensive. In some cultures meat is more or less a side or topping, and the people aren’t the size of blue whales. When traveling abroad, you can easily tell who the Americans are simply by their girth.

Americans were healthier 50 years ago when they ate more red meat, butter, and drank more milk delivered from the milkman.

If anything, the reduction of red meat has led to obesity as carbohydrates have run amuk as the diet staple

So does it cause cardiovascular issues or not? Should we be slathering steak with the finest French butter or not? For most of us here our ancestors at wild game and got humanity this far.

Your ancestors did not survive mostly on wild game.