Public perception

[PPH_over_9000]

Back in the day the response to your post would be "Are you trippen?"

Well if I had smoked some DMT...


Lol! nah, I'm not trippin', brother. I'm just talkin'.

 

[Non liberal]

Now you start to wonder what is “everyone” else gonna do. The GAP will be vast……

Not really. The work force is changing. There is probably more people in white collar jobs now making much more, than there is in blue collar jobs cleaning up the scraps. Yes of the blue collar jobs were probably some of the more fortunate. However there are so many white collar jobs available making more money, that we will be, if not already are the minority who still have to work hard for less pay.

 

[Non liberal]

There really is no Bidenomics, all they’re really doing is spending $. Any schmuck can do that.

Spending money and not investing in fossil fuels, in turn investing in a losing strategy of evs.

 

[Non liberal]

and in some places, you'll need dual income as $100k aint what $100K used to be, lol. Some places in Cali, 600 sq foot studio apartments run $2400/mo

100k isn’t the same anywhere as it used to be. Definitely not cali.

 

[I have NOT been lurking]

Sure but I know a lot of guys that waited, too long had strokes and other ailments before they left. You can never get your health back.

He vaxxed

 

[Over70irregs]

Not really. The work force is changing. There is probably more people in white collar jobs now making much more, than there is in blue collar jobs cleaning up the scraps. Yes of the blue collar jobs were probably some of the more fortunate. However there are so many white collar jobs available making more money, that we will be, if not already are the minority who still have to work hard for less pay.

White collar less security. Trades are the ticket.

 

[Up In Smoke]

No we didn’t. And interest rates had nothing to do with inflation. Everything was fine under trump until the “giveaway” started and continued waaaaay too much with Biden. Low interest rates simply allowed Americans to get into a house, everybody in the country having expendable income all of a sudden is what drove inflation. As well as shutting down business and factories. As well as a never ending giveaway to Ukraine. The left line to inflate the dollar. It’s their MO

Do you remember the Fed raising rates from 2016-2018 in an attempt to let the US economy support itself? Do you remember the market sell off in 2018 as fears of a recession and government shutdowns threaten our fragile economy? Do remember the Fed reversing course on rates and QE in an effort to stimulate economic growth? Do you remember the dollar losing 20% in less than a year from 2017 to 2018? Low interest rates allow those who shouldn't buy to buy.

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

As a very regular recipient of hate(even from that individual).......I think it's a fair statement if not question. Because the basic premise of making more with less is extraordinary. I would think being able to do so(make more without working) would require a great deal of managing......is that not work?

I have no idea what you are saying.

 

[bottomups]

I am convinced that a lot of ailments are from a sedentary lifestyle. Including mental illness and substance abuse. Most people need a reason to get up in the morning.

I usually have to pee for the third time. Once I hit 5am I'm up.

 

[Over70irregs]

I have no idea what you are saying.

Fancy words for do more with less..

 

[Non liberal]

White collar less security. Trades are the ticket.

They make so much money anymore, that is their security. That’s why we should have pushed for more. Make it while you can. As soon as they can they’re dumping your ass.

 

[Non liberal]

Do you remember the Fed raising rates from 2016-2018 in an attempt to let the US economy support itself? Do you remember the market sell off in 2018 as fears of a recession and government shutdowns threaten our fragile economy? Do remember the Fed reversing course on rates and QE in an effort to stimulate economic growth? Do you remember the dollar losing 20% in less than a year from 2017 to 2018? Low interest rates allow those who shouldn't buy to buy.

No, I just remember my investment portfolio doubling from 2016-2020

 

[Up In Smoke]

No, I just remember my investment portfolio doubling from 2016-2020

Right, once the Fed went to zero, the only place that investors could go was the stock market. A responsible investor keeps a stock, bond and cash balance, but when the government has gutted 2/3rds of your investment path, everyone piled into the market. The masses don't make money, they feel cheated when the market is corrected by the smart money.

 

[Non liberal]

Do you remember the Fed raising rates from 2016-2018 in an attempt to let the US economy support itself? Do you remember the market sell off in 2018 as fears of a recession and government shutdowns threaten our fragile economy? Do remember the Fed reversing course on rates and QE in an effort to stimulate economic growth? Do you remember the dollar losing 20% in less than a year from 2017 to 2018? Low interest rates allow those who shouldn't buy to buy.

But as long as you have it at a low interest rate… wtf cares? It’s all relative whether you have a low interest rate or not. You’re just going to adjust how much you spend. Everyone has a monthly payment they can afford. A low rate just allows you to afford more. It makes the average Joe be able to afford something he normally wouldn’t have, thus making him money in the long run. It doesn’t mean he can’t afford it.