American Politics 4.0 - Orangeyou Glad He’s Back?

[Roughneck]

Lol, I wonder if a 1:1 swap is what people were assuming with the 'guaranteed conversion of assets' rather than guaranteeing a conversion of assets in that banks will have to accept CAD for conversion and a grace period of merchants accepting CAD for payment like when countries switched over to the Euro.

[troutman]

This generation will also inherit unprecedented wealth from the boomers.

[Drak]

I've been a home owner for 22 years. We bought in when things were still somewhat reasonable. Since that time we've seen a steady increase in housing prices due to demand and low interest rates, to the point where nothing is affordable anymore. I'm all for lower housing prices. One of the things I wanted to see was greater penalties for out of region or foreign buyers. I feel bad for families trying to purchase homes or even pay a month's rent.

But I wonder. I thought folks who were all about the free market and against living wages didn't initially have a problem here?

[Captain Otto]

Originally Posted by PsYcNeT

Real wage growth has quadrupled since 1980 while housing prices have increased almost 9x. There's a valid complaint there.

I don't think this is the governments fault entirely however, but I don't think the solution to re-engage people under 30 is "Pull up your bootstraps/work yourself to death". I say this as someone with a full-time career that does consulting off the side of my desk 20h+ a week.

Not everyone is ADHD enough to manage a ton of different clients.

Thanks for not making a snide remark.

I totally understand this. And ya, maybe I jumped the gun a bit with the work hard and get ahead idea. I know it's different. I know it's significantly more expensive and wages haven't kept up.

I guess what I'm responding to, from what I've seen from the younger group, is this lack of drive and this idea that it's not fair and I deserve more and it's the governments fault for all of it. The posted literally said the government has destroyed any chance at a decent standard of living after all.

That has been a common theme and I have worked with a lot of younger people.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by troutman

This generation will also inherit unprecedented wealth from the boomers.

The problem is they are all living longer. By the time that inheritance rolls in, most people have either made it or failed. It's not really going to help out people who actually need it. Which is why it should be taxed.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by troutman

This generation will also inherit unprecedented wealth from the boomers.

It will be very unequal though

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Captain Otto

Thanks for not making a snide remark.

I totally understand this. And ya, maybe I jumped the gun a bit with the work hard and get ahead idea. I know it's different. I know it's significantly more expensive and wages haven't kept up.

I guess what I'm responding to, from what I've seen from the younger group, is this lack of drive and this idea that it's not fair and I deserve more and it's the governments fault for all of it. The posted literally said the government has destroyed any chance at a decent standard of living after all.

That has been a common theme and I have worked with a lot of younger people.

That poster also hates the liberals and would blame them for anything so take it with a grain of salt.
You still aren’t really acknowledging that the scales have changed. It used to be that you could get a job then get a house and afford to have a family and the people who hustled were actually well off. Now you have to hustle to get a house and afford a family. That’s the main issue in my opinion. It’s getting harder and harder to be socially mobile and that’s bad for Canada.

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by Drak

I've been a home owner for 22 years. We bought in when things were still somewhat reasonable. Since that time we've seen a steady increase in housing prices due to demand and low interest rates, to the point where nothing is affordable anymore. I'm all for lower housing prices. One of the things I wanted to see was greater penalties for out of region or foreign buyers. I feel bad for families trying to purchase homes or even pay a month's rent.

But I wonder. I thought folks who were all about the free market and against living wages didn't initially have a problem here?

Yeah it's gone nuts, particularly in the last 3-4 years. We were lucky to get in to the place we got in to in Airdrie 4 years ago, a duplex-type place at $365k. Our same home could now sell for over $500k (already out of our budget) - every now and then we'll look at a showhome and even a reasonable "next step" type home for us (a smaller detached home) is double or more than the $365k we just paid 4 years ago, completely unattainable. We like where we are, but with three growing boys it would be nice to have a little more space eventually, but it's impossible now.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by troutman

This generation will also inherit unprecedented wealth from the boomers.

not me

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by troutman

This generation will also inherit unprecedented wealth from the boomers.

In the form of properties which will flood the market to a lower population of poorer people…

[Fuzz]

OK, America, I thinks it's time to wrap it up and go to bed. Y'all are done.

[Drak]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

OK, America, I thinks it's time to wrap it up and go to bed. Y'all are done.

JFC Trump and his insane band of sycophants are beyond batcrap crazy. A bunch of demented low IQ toddlers are running the show.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Drak

JFC Trump and his insane band of sycophants are beyond batcrap crazy. A bunch of demented low IQ toddlers are running the show.

Asylums run by the inmates are always the most fun!

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

OK, America, I thinks it's time to wrap it up and go to bed. Y'all are done.

Lol, holy s*** these people are morons.

[SutterBrother]

Originally Posted by direwolf

Lol, holy s*** these people are morons.

The people elect the government they deserve.

They deserve these guys hard.

[Drak]

Wonder if/when they'll starting axing Social Security benefits. Then MAGA will be super duper mad, right? Nah. They'll think it's awesome having all their benefits and rights taken away. So cool.

[SutterBrother]

Originally Posted by Drak

Wonder if/when they'll starting axing Social Security benefits. Then MAGA will be super duper mad, right? Nah. They'll think it's awesome having all their benefits and rights taken away. So cool.

It's a cult. It doesn't matter what the leader does.

They're lemmings.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Drak

Wonder if/when they'll starting axing Social Security benefits. Then MAGA will be super duper mad, right? Nah. They'll think it's awesome having all their benefits and rights taken away. So cool.

His next target:



All because he doesn't know how SQL works. Maybe if someone gave him a python script to ru...oh wait, he doesn't know how do do that, either.

[Drak]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

His next target:



All because he doesn't know how SQL works. Maybe if someone gave him a python script to ru...oh wait, he doesn't know how do do that, either.

They get what they deserve. Including members of my family who rely on those checks but voted for it.

[Muta]

Thousands of Danes sign petition to buy California from U.S.

https://ktla.com/news/california/tho...rnia-from-u-s/

In response to President Donald Trump’s continued musing about the U.S. acquiring Greenland from Denmark, Danish citizens have launched their own effort to purchase America’s most economically prosperous state.

An online petition seeking the “Denmarkification” of California has seemingly garnered nearly 200,000 signatures, with a pitch to Danish citizens that purchasing the Golden State would provide them with more sunshine, dominance in the tech industry, limitless avocado toast and easy access to Disneyland — which organizers say would be renamed to honor fairytale author and poet Hans Christian Andersen.

“Have you ever looked at a map and thought, ‘You know what Denmark needs? More sunshine, palm trees, and roller skates.’ Well, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make that dream a reality,” petition organizers write on the online page.

Danes who sign the petition are encouraged to chip in for the fundraising goal of $1 trillion (give or take), which organizers say would cost every citizen of the Scandinavian nation approximately 200,000 DKK — or roughly $28,000.

Danes are the best; I hope this pisses off the orange rapist and his band of conservative idiots.