Personal Finance / Macroeconomic Trends & Risks
No. of Recommendations: 4
Ask Scott Weiner and now Chuck Schumer. There's literally nothing you can ever do to make the left wing mobs happy: that Tiger you put a saddle on? It's always a fun ride until it gets hungry.
Robespierre also thought he'd come out on top. As he ascended the steps above the Place de la Concorde one wonders if he appreciated the irony of the moment - so many Terrors unleashed. So many executed on the same spot: King Louis XVI, Danton and Desmoulins all.
Perhaps as his own head rolled along his last thoughts reflected on how he'd come full circle with what he'd unleashed. Or maybe not.
Chuck Schumer:
https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/207130469162809394...They don't care one bit you were the first senator to march in the parade, my dude.
Scott Weiner:
https://x.com/joelpollak/status/207044926297497633...You can see the fear in his eyes, and while I have little in common with him, there is something relatable about this moment. It's no real consolation to point out that he tried appeasing the hatred (letting the rest of us be victimized). This is what we look like before the end.Zohran Mamdani seems to be the future of the democrat party - him and his communism. Wonder how long before his purge of the entire party really gets going?
No. of Recommendations: 14
Zohran Mamdani seems to be the future of the democrat party - him and his communism. Wonder how long before his purge of the entire party really gets going?
Shouting “Communist” has always been the desperate cry of Republicans when they fear losing. Sometimes, it even works.
And for added fuel injection, they raise the spectre of “purges”
Funny how this vey thing is happening now to the Republican Party that is being torn apart by the very real purges being carried out by Trump and his henchmen.
No. of Recommendations: 21
"Zohran Mamdani seems to be the future of the democrat party - him and his communism. Wonder how long before his purge of the entire party really gets going?" - Dumbass Dope
Communism? That is your party comrade. You are the one who was regularly supported here by a Russian stooge until he got shipped off to the front in Ukraine. It is your party that regularly plays footsies with Putin.
Mamdani is a socialist.
Maybe educate yourself on the difference between Socialism and Communism.
As for the purges. Let's ask John McCain, Jeff Flake, Adam Kinzinger, Liz Cheney, John Cornyn, Bill Cassidy, Thom Tillis, Mitt Romney, Lisa Murakowski, Bill Massie, James Comey, Micheal Steele and the whole host of people who were once part of the GOP before Trump came along and his cult (that's you) and purged them.
Do better or continue to be laughed at.
No. of Recommendations: 4
Shouting “Communist” has always been the desperate cry of
Yet another reply that has d1ck to do with the main point.
You can never be leftist enough.
I look forward to this bias supporting everything that the New democrat party does!
No. of Recommendations: 22
Zohran Mamdani seems to be the future of the democrat party - him and his communism.
OMG, Trump labels Mamdani as a communist and Dope1 parrots what Dear Leader says like a good little sheep.
Mamdani is NOT a communist, he is a socialist. Or as he describes himself, a democratic (small d, not capital, D in case you’re confused) socialist.
Here’s a small list of very popular programs in the United States:
- Interstate highway system
- Air traffic control
- Municipal power grids
- Unemployment insurance
- Social Security
- Medicaid
- Public libraries
- Fire departments
- Police forces
- USPS
Any idea what common thread all these popular programs have in common?
They all rely on socialist principles.
For crying out loud, grow up.
No. of Recommendations: 4
Zohran Mamdani seems to be the future of the democrat party - him and his communism. Wonder how long before his purge of the entire party really gets going?
Dope, you are beyond ridiculous in your Trump love and your blindness to the reality of the real threats to our Republic. But keep on spewing your bullshit, it gives the rest of us something to laugh about.
No. of Recommendations: 3
Any idea what common thread all these popular programs have in common?
And, these days, the GOP is trying to defund/privatize/kill all of that, so the money can go to the "JCs" instead. All the Repubs running for Gov of Michigan want to repeal the state income tax and the property tax that supports public schools. They promise the lost revenue will be made up by eliminating "waste, fraud, and abuse", without any specifics, just like Reagan kept assuring us his policies would not dramatically increase the Federal debt.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 4
They promise the lost revenue will be made up by eliminating "waste, fraud, and abuse", without any specifics, just like Reagan kept assuring us his policies would not dramatically increase the Federal debt.
And yet, in Florida, they keep saving money and lowering taxes because they manage their finances well.
Still no one wants to talk about the dsa takeover of the democrat party? Too bad.
No. of Recommendations: 13
Yes...
U.S. consumers' debt levels are skyrocketing!
U.S. Credit Card Accounts delinquent by 90+ days have jumped to 13.1%, the highest level in 15 years and closing in on the highest level in history!
Total consumer debt surged +$25 billion in March, to a record $5.14 trillion!
Non-revolving credit, mainly auto and student loans, rose +$15 billion, to a record $3.80 trillion!
3 million fewer Americans had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with the same time last year, according to new federal data!
The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (H.R. 1), enacted in 2025 — has triggered a sharp drop in SNAP (food stamp) participation, with over 770,000 children no longer receiving benefits!
The US is in the process of suffering an incredibly humiliating defeat in Iran.
One that will force us to pay $300 Billion in reparations, after spending $85 Billion bombing them!
Trump added $2.25 TRILLION to the national debt last year, after adding over $8 TRILLION in his first disastrous term, putting America on a path to sure bankruptcy!
And still the lefty mob is not appeased!
No. of Recommendations: 4
Still no one wants to talk about the dsa takeover of the democrat party? Too bad.Cool. I'll talk about it:
https://www.city-journal.org/article/democratic-so...“Workers Deserve More!” has revolutionary aspirations. It aims to “win the battle for democracy, draft a new constitution, and create a democratic socialist republic.” The document makes clear that achieving this vision would require “building a new society from the ground up,” accompanied by sweeping structural changes.
To accomplish that goal, the DSA calls for sweeping political and economic changes, including full public financing for campaigns and the abolition of the Electoral College, alongside the establishment of public ownership of the largest corporations and essential industries to ensure democratic control and accountability, and strict regulations on investment properties.Yep, that's Communism. Can't wait for this board to support this stuff full-throatedly despite the denials now.
And when the inevitable yOuRlYiNgLiAr posts show up:
Our goal is to put workers in charge of the government through a new democratic constitution that establishes civil, political, and democratic rights for all, is based on proportional representation in a single federal legislature, and ends the role of money in politics.
With a government by, for, and of the working class and with powerful labor unions and social movements organizing in every city and town, we hope to build a socialist society where people come before profit, basic needs are guaranteed, the largest corporations are put under public ownership and democratic control, peace around the world is secured, and workers around the world join together in common struggle to construct socialism worldwide.https://platform.dsausa.org/program/Yeah, that's Communism. What else do these lunatics - and soon this board - believe in?
NO MORE ECONOMIC WARFARE
End economic sanctions that impact the sovereignty of countries whose governments act independently of the United States, such as Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran.Not surprisingly, they're fans of the mullahs.
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
Allow workers to freely migrate between countries to seek employment without restrictive immigration controls. Demilitarize the border, end all immigrant detention and deportations, immediate amnesty for all immigrants regardless of current immigration status, and provide access to jobs, labor rights, and social services to all immigrants.And they don't believe in borders at all.
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE
Extend full voting rights to people with criminal convictions and noncitizens and establish statehood for Washington D.C. Hilarious. There's no such thing as a United States at this point.
REDUCE THE POWER OF THE SUPREME COURT
Limit the Court’s power of judicial review which it uses to effectively create and abolish laws outside the legislative process.LOL. In other words, once the party has spoken, you proles can Shut Up.
The Rose symbology is also intentional. That signifies the left wing's SA, Antifa. They're the ones who will go out and break heads.
No. of Recommendations: 3
“Workers Deserve More!” has revolutionary aspirations.
We old phartz remember when a lot of USian workers had company paid pension and retirement medical plans, in addition to personal savings and Social Security. The company benefits were taken away in service of "JC" enrichment. Recently, the head of SS recommended an immediate 25% cut in benefits to all current retirees, rather than a larger benefit cut later, while Congress continues to pass legislation to advance the "JC" enrichment project. Meanwhile, the "supply side economic miracle" has floated on rising levels of debt for 40 years.
Didn't we do ourselves well when people voted for an over the hill, second rate actor, who told them what they wanted to hear?
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 4
And from X:
Jun 28
This is such an interesting scissor moment. Is it bad that Scott Wiener is being verbally and physically assaulted for participating in an ostensibly non-political event?
Oh yeah. Yes it is. That's very bad.
But this has been happening to the people Scott hates for close to a decade and Scott has encouraged it. The best option would be to stop it completely. But we all know that if we stop it for Scott, he will simply tell everyone to do it to his political enemies.
Oh well. It sucks that we eroded the norms that are necessary for a functional society. Have fun with that, Scott! I hope no one treats you as badly as you have encouraged people to treat your political enemies.
Bolding mine. This kind of harassment is all HAHAHAHAHA funny when little old ladies with MAGA hats are being bullied and harassed outside of rallies, and it's a tOtAlShAmEyOuGuYs when some homeowner who just wants to get some sleep gets his head split open because he dared ask the rioters to keep it down. But when it happens to you? Not so funny then, eh.
No. of Recommendations: 3
We old phartz remember when a lot of USian workers had company paid pension and retirement medical plans, in addition to personal savings and Social Security.Sure. Back when life expectancy was a bit different:
https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/TR/TR02/lr5A3-h.htmlWhen life expectancy was ~70 and somebody retired at 62, they didn't take too many benefits, did they?
No. of Recommendations: 12
"Communism is only good when Trump does it!" ~Dope1
Ah, remember when MAGA used to cosplay as champions of the free market?
I'm glad they've retired that ill fitting costume...
"It’s official: Trump is a Communist"
"One danger of nationalism, Friedrich Hayek warned in 1960, was the "bridge it provides from conservatism to Communism."
"Like a kid in a toy store with a nearly unlimited supply of someone else's money, Donald Trump is on a shopping spree the likes of which America has never seen.
Trump has now taken pieces of more than a dozen private companies. And it is all happening without even an attempt at getting congressional authorization."
"Even in light of the administration's other intrusions into the free market—hiking tariffs on nearly all imports, applying ideological conditions on schools and media companies,
we've witnessed a breathtaking turn of events. Trump and his top officials have signaled that they are only getting started. In August he told reporters "I want to try and get as much as I can!"
"The Trump administration's pivot toward communism/socialism did not come without warning. One particular moment stands out:
In an April interview with Time, Trump declared that America was akin to "a department store." He elaborated: "I meet with companies, and then I set a fair price."
"Trump has transformed the U.S. economy from a free market to a command economy, complete with the ability for Trump to manipulate the market and tip the scales in favor of his own investments,
preferences and friends or family."
"All the methods of interventionism are doomed to failure, because the more the government intervenes—e.g., tariffs, subsidies, regulations, price controls,
bailouts—the more it distorts the economy and everyday living. To remedy the problem, the government intervenes again and again, which only compounds the chaos.
This the path to socialism by installments." ~Ludwig von Mises
"Today it’s Intel, U.S. Steel and MP Materials, tomorrow it could be any industry. Socialism is literally government control of the means of production.
When you see the people supporting the president just sort of saying 'this is good' I worry that the free market movement that was a big part of the Republican Party
is gone." ~Senator Rand Paul
MAcA! Make America Communist Again!
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No. of Recommendations: 3
When life expectancy was ~70 and somebody retired at 62, they didn't take too many benefits, did they?
lessee what the net sifter says:
In 1940, the life expectancy for the total U.S. population at age 60 was approximately 15.8 additional years (meaning a 60-year-old could expect to live to about 75.8 years of age).When broken down by sex, the estimates varied slightly depending on the actuarial report:Males: ~14.8 additional yearsFemales: ~16.8 additional years
vs today's supply side shinyland?
In 2020, the U.S. life expectancy at age 60 was 21.2 additional years.A breakdown of life expectancy remaining at age 60 by sex from the Social Security Administration Actuarial Life Table:Total: 21.2 additional yearsMen: 19.4 additional yearsWomen: 22.9 additional years
And, when can a 60 year old, now, take full SS benefits?
For someone currently 60 years old, the full retirement age (FRA) to receive 100% of your Social Security benefits is 67 years old. This applies to anyone born in 1960 or later.
So life expectancy has increased by a bit more than 5 years, but the retirement age increase took 2 of those years back.
Of course, if Proles were paid more, they would pay more in FICA too. But can't do that. Must break their unions, or offshore production, so the "JCs" can have more.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 2
Zohran Mamdani seems to be the future of the democrat party - him and his communism
Not the future, but part of it. :) Hell, Dope, we need y'all to die off so we can attempt to progress to the next stage of Democracy.
No. of Recommendations: 3
So life expectancy has increased by a bit more than 5 years, but the retirement age increase took 2 of those years back.
More than that. The way to read that is the following:
In 1940, if you were a guy, your average life expectancy was ~61 years. If you made it to 65, those people generally lasted until ~77.
In 2001, the average guy can make it ~74 years. If you made it to 65, you can probably live another 15 years (to 80).
So the average life expectancy has gone up by quite a lot...meaning many *more* people are making it to 65 and thus pushing into their 80s. Bear in mind this data is 20 years old.
What happens to a social insurance scheme that relies on an ever-increasing population to continue to provide for the retired? What happens if, say, one generation doesn't have enough kids?
No. of Recommendations: 3
In 1940, if you were a guy, your average life expectancy was ~61 years. If you made it to 65, those people generally lasted until ~77.
In 2001, the average guy can make it ~74 years. If you made it to 65, you can probably live another 15 years (to 80).
What "JC" wants anyone around at 77, or 80? Proles start breaking down. Knee replacements. Hip replacements. Cataract surgery. Open heart surgery, like Wendy, and one of my neighbors had, in their early 70s. And it isn't just the cost of treatment, it's the downtime for recovery. What "JC" will take that "burden"?
What if one of these old phartz has a heart attack in your office or plant? Even if you are "lucky" and they die on the spot, so you aren't "burdened" with treatment and recovery costs, having paramedics running through the plant, trying to save the guy's life, will distract the other Proles. When the other Proles are distracted, they aren't working and making you MONEY.
Even if one old phart is a "super ager", and is still a perfect picture of male vigor and virility, like Trump, they don't have the stamina of someone half their age. If an old phart falls asleep in his office, like Trump, he isn't working and making you MONEY.
If Proles were plow horses, you could put a bullet in their head, and get another one, when their productivity falls off. But the "libs" would probably not like that. So, retirement was invented, to pay the unproductive, high repair cost, old phartz to go away.
What is your solution?
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 4
What "JC" wants anyone around at 77, or 80? Proles start breaking down. Knee replacements. Hip replacements. Cataract surgery. Open heart surgery, like Wendy, and one of my neighbors had, in their early 70s. And it isn't just the cost of treatment, it's the downtime for recovery. What "JC" will take that "burden"?
Now you're arriving at the conclusion as to *why* we don't have Defined Benefit plans any more: No company can afford to pay past employees forever and ever, often 20 years+ after they've stopped working.
What is your solution?
The solution(s) are NOT
-"Universal free healthcare"
-"Medicare for all"
...or whatever communist takeover scheme is. Want free healthcare? Then The Proles are going to get their diet and exercise habits dictated to them.
That means your bloodwork will be taken regularly. Your VO2 Max recorded. All that stuff. And if you fall outside what the stats say "healthy" is for your age, you get put on a mandatory diet and exercise program.
The bottom line: Unless you're willing to sacrifice significant chunks of your personal freedom, then the Communism of Mamdani and the democrats won't work.
No. of Recommendations: 2
The solution(s) are NOT
What *is* the solution? I enumerated the reasons "JCs" don't want old phartz hanging around. If TPTB make it uneconomic to retire, by taking away SS and Medicare, then how do the "JCs" get rid of the old phartz they don't want? If they just shove them out the door, then the old phartz put on a show for the media, picketing the business with big signs saying "I am willing to work, but the "JC" shoved me out the door, so now I'm starving"
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 4
What *is* the solution?
Several things. There's a certain segment of the population that thinks it's a-okay to smoke weed all day, eat donuts for dinner and never exercise. These people need to start ditching the bad habits and getting with the Healthy Program ASAP.
If you guys want free healthcare, you're going to have to give something up. As in, a lot of your personal discretion of what you eat and what you do. The dsa can't just demand everybody pay for bad habits and lifestyles- nope.
No. of Recommendations: 1
There's a certain segment of the population that thinks it's a-okay to smoke weed all day, eat donuts for dinner and never exercise.
States like Michigan want people smoking weed, drinking, and gambling. Both the "JCs" and the state, make money off of Prole foolishness.
And the more the Proles do everything wrong, the more of them will fall off their perch, before they are old enough to retire.
from the net sifter:
By Gender: White men without a high school diploma typically have a life expectancy of about 67 to 69 years, while white women without a high school diploma average around 73 years
Education Gap: The lifespan for this demographic is up to 11 years shorter than for white Americans with a bachelor's degree (which is roughly 84 years).
See? Force people out of school, and into the workforce, at 16, "to learn the dignity of work", and the "actuarial imbalance" Saint Reagan whined about vanishes.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 2
See? Force people out of school, and into the workforce, at 16, "to learn the dignity of work", and the "actuarial imbalance" Saint Reagan whined about vanishes.
Reagan hasn't been President for almost 40 years. And he never told the state of Michigan to open up weed shops and not regulate the THC content, so young people can bake their minds out and all have paranoid psychosis.
No. of Recommendations: 2
And the more the Proles do everything wrong, the more of them will fall off their perch, before they are old enough to retire.
Maybe we could be like France, and just have them all boil to death in their homes because we won't let them have air conditioning?
No. of Recommendations: 3
Reagan hasn't been President for almost 40 years.
The country still suffers from the "voodoo economics" he introduced.
And he never told the state of Michigan to open up weed shops and not regulate the THC content, so young people can bake their minds out and all have paranoid psychosis.
from the net sifter: Michigan tax revenue from weed, vs gambling.
Michigan collects significantly more tax revenue from gambling than it does from marijuana sales. In 2025, Michigan's booming iGaming and online sports betting market generated over $590 million in tax revenue. Conversely, marijuana sales tax—while substantial—generate roughly $300 million annually, with early 2026 figures showing shortfalls on road-funding projections.
If being high makes people more prone to gamble, the state gets a twofer. Then there are the "JCs". Weed is still a highly fragmented business in the state, unlike gambling, which is pushed by global companies.
...because this is Shinyland, where job #1 is to take money off the Proles.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 17
And yet, in Florida, they keep saving money and lowering taxes because they manage their finances well. ~Dope, Tier 1 MAGA Cult Member
Meanwhile in the real world...
"Floridians are hurtling towards economic disaster"...
"Florida home insurance remains the most expensive in the nation. Standard single-family homes cost between $7,000 and $19,000 annually to insure."
"1 in 5 Florida homeowners now carry absolutely no property insurance because they have been priced out."
"Trump's tariffs have hit Florida particularly hard, inflating the costs of crucial imported building materials (lumber, concrete, drywall) and driving up average grocery bills by 10% to 15%."
"Forbes and Yahoo Finance reported recently that Florida is the second most distressed state in the union in terms of its residents’ debt obligations."
"In human terms, this financial distress looks like a sharp increase in bankruptcy filings; residents with accounts in forbearance or deferred payments;
America’s lowest average credit scores; and higher prices for groceries, rent, mortgages, gasoline, and health care."
"High living costs have begun to reverse the state's historic population boom, with Florida experiencing a net out-migration of prime working-age individuals."
"Florida’s unemployment rate has steadily ticked upward, recently hitting 4.8%, which tracks higher than the national average."
"Florida’s Population Boom Fizzles as High Costs Drive Away Middle Class."
"Because real estate transactions have cooled, state documentary stamp tax revenue collections have slowed down drastically"
Still no one wants to talk about Trump breaking the law and refusing to release the Epstein Files? Too bad.
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