Are we headed for another 2008?

[BuzzH]

.I find it interesting you choose an incest victim as the typical person that seeks an abortion. Please tell us which states do not permit abortion if the women is a victim of incest or rape......

Ten states...Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Louisiana.

Pregnancies a year from rape in the US is somewhere in the neighborhood of 32-50K a year, depending on your source, so its not an insignificant number.

 

[TreeWalking]

Care to talk about all the kids that aren't on that side of your cherry picked examples, those are equally extreme examples too, wouldn't you agree?

Yeah, probably don't want to talk about those less than stellar outcomes, I don't like those examples either.

I also disagree that everyone will have a support system to get them to where they need to go. Poverty in this country is real...very real.

You are wise and obviously have seen life beyond the county line.

If you are born to a single parent home, your odds of entering the justice system are higher than a two parent.

If you are born to a teenage parent, your odds of entering the justice system are higher than to a parent 20 or older.

If your parent did not graduate high school, your odds of entering the justice system are higher than if your parent(s) graduated high school.

If you are born to a parent(s) that have been the the justice system, your odds of entering the justice system are higher than if you parent has not been in the justice system.

Every life is precious but some lives are dealt such a poor hand the outcome is very high that precious life in not going to be a productive member of society.

So, as you champion more lives being saved then be responsible and plan accordingly as you line up to support more social programs at higher tax rates to yourself because you want every life to not only be precious but to have a real chance at success rather as a statistic sitting in a prison cell or being buried at a young age when they tried to rob you.

If you think your success in life was mostly due to your decades of hard work rather than being dealt a hand in life that was well above what most people are dealt in America much less the world then please get into the Big Brother or Big Sister program and spend some time serving meals at a local shelter. When you see a 8 year old kid that is getting one good meal a day and has been in 5 school districts so far then you might be a little more humble when telling that kid years later at 18 to just pull himself up by his bootstraps and work harder. The fundamentals that 8 year old has missed will be a head wind to doing well in middle school much less graduating high school. Nutritional deficits negatively and permanently impact brain development. Brain connectors increase in number when someone reads to you as a toddler.

I like to think I worked hard to get ahead in life. My three closest friends in school each later did time in state penitentiary. One did Federal time. My town was poor but most of us were white and had two parents in the home so people from other towns looked down on us but was not racial hate towards us. We were skinny but no one put cigarettes out on us. We had crappy dental care. Educational opportunities were all public schools that lacked significant property tax support so the teachers were not pick of the litter and textbooks were old and science labs were very basic. I had plenty of safety nets compared to peers I never knew as a kid but were growing up with immigrant parents or in homes with substance abuse. I met some of those peers in college and later in grad school. I realized I had safety nets they never had and most of the power brokers in society liked how I looked and that I was male. So, yes, I worked hard but caught some breaks I did not even know were based on things I did not control and am not even sure when some of those breaks happened. Did I out-hustle the other sales reps on my team to get that promotion or was the pool reduced because some did not look like me so never were my competition? Did I get hired because I seemed "like a fit" with Acme Inc's culture which was not very diverse?

There is no free lunch. If you want more babies then some are destined for bad outcomes and that cost needs to come out of additional taxes and more things taken off your porch and from under you vehicle.

 

[BuzzH]

How about the weather here in Minnesota 70''s cloudy chance of thunderstorms. Anyone else wanna talk weather ? How's the weather where your at today? I hope it nice and sunny

Nothing to see here, weathers fine:

Western 'Megadrought' Is the Worst in 1,200 Years

An exceptionally dry year in 2021 pushed the 22-year-long drought to the top of the record books

www.scientificamerican.com

No exaggeration: Record lows at Lake Powell and Lake Mead call for drastic action

Lake Powell's elevation requires immediate protective actions. Everyone will be asked to conserve to delay or reduce further mandatory reductions.

www.azcentral.com

 

[*zap*]

^ well, Missouri for one allows abortion for rape victim up to the 8th week.
Do not let facts get in the way of you lies, buzzy.

 

[BuzzH]

You are wise and obviously have seen life beyond the county line.

If you are born to a single parent home, your odds of entering the justice system are higher than a two parent.

If you are born to a teenage parent, your odds of entering the justice system are higher than to a parent 20 or older.

If your parent did not graduate high school, your odds of entering the justice system are higher than if your parent(s) graduated high school.

If you are born to a parent(s) that have been the the justice system, your odds of entering the justice system are higher than if you parent has not been in the justice system.

Every life is precious but some lives are dealt such a poor hand the outcome is very high that precious life in not going to be a productive member of society.

So, as you champion more lives being saved then be responsible and plan accordingly as you line up to support more social programs at higher tax rates to yourself because you want every life to not only be precious but to have a real chance at success rather as a statistic sitting in a prison cell or being buried at a young age when they tried to rob you.

If you think your success in life was mostly due to your decades of hard work rather than being dealt a hand in life that was well above what most people are dealt in America much less the world then please get into the Big Brother or Big Sister program and spend some time serving meals at a local shelter. When you see a 8 year old kid that is getting one good meal a day and has been in 5 school districts so far then you might be a little more humble when telling that kid years later at 18 to just pull himself up by his bootstraps and work harder. The fundamentals that 8 year old has missed will be a head wind to doing well in middle school much less graduating high school. Nutritional deficits negatively and permanently impact brain development. Brain connectors increase in number when someone reads to you as a toddler.

I like to think I worked hard to get ahead in life. My three closest friends in school each later did time in state penitentiary. One did Federal time. My town was poor but most of us were white and had two parents in the home so people from other towns looked down on us but was not racial hate towards us. We were skinny but no one put cigarettes out on us. We had crappy dental care. Educational opportunities were all public schools that lacked significant property tax support so the teachers were not pick of the litter and textbooks were old and science labs were very basic. I had plenty of safety nets compared to peers I never knew as a kid but were growing up with immigrant parents or in homes with substance abuse. I met some of those peers in college and later in grad school. I realized I had safety nets they never had and most of the power brokers in society liked how I looked and that I was male. So, yes, I worked hard but caught some breaks I did not even know were based on things I did not control and am not even sure when some of those breaks happened. Did I out-hustle the other sales reps on my team to get that promotion or was the pool reduced because some did not look like me so never were my competition? Did I get hired because I seemed "like a fit" with Acme Inc's culture which was not very diverse?

There is no free lunch. If you want more babies then some are destined for bad outcomes and that cost needs to come out of additional taxes and more things taken off your porch and from under you vehicle.

I knew there was someone who puts thought into these issues that seem so binary and simple to many, when they certainly are not....very well said.

 

[Traveler]

 

[CJ19]

Nothing to see here, weathers fine:

Western 'Megadrought' Is the Worst in 1,200 Years

An exceptionally dry year in 2021 pushed the 22-year-long drought to the top of the record books

www.scientificamerican.com

No exaggeration: Record lows at Lake Powell and Lake Mead call for drastic action

Lake Powell's elevation requires immediate protective actions. Everyone will be asked to conserve to delay or reduce further mandatory reductions.

www.azcentral.com

Only 9 years left before the world ends. It was 12 years in 2019. Spend your PPs now boys.

 

[Gutshot007]

Not sure if anyone is aware ?There is another thread in the general section on "Strategies to prevent Ball Chafing " . More of a public service announcement. Go visit, very informative

 

[CJ19]

Not sure if anyone is aware ?There is another thread in the general section on "Strategies to prevent Ball Chafing " . More of a public service announcement. Go visit, very informative

Is that another thread about wy corner crossing?

 

[kayvon]

Hey buzz we’re talking about the economy here. You can tell stories about your niece elsewhere.

In other words, CPI appears to have accelerated. Things are getting worse.

 

[7LRM]

if so, there will be a lot of houses will be foreclosed again!

 

[Pramo]

This sums up the housing market just got this alert today. I think between Blackrock buying homes and people buying homes during Covid due to “low” monthly payments it is a bubble and now with other expenses going up they won’t be able to pay there mortgage.

 

[TheArdentOutdoorsman]

My career is in an executive business position so we are some of the first lines to deal with economical change. Its absolutely trending negatively, in quick fashion, and across the board. Be careful with finances now and VOTE wisely in November. The policy makers are in direct control of our economy, know that.

 

[Gutshot007]

Looks like a "crack house". Im amazed a realtor could look someone in the eye and say that place is worth 400 grand. Let alone someone crazy enough to pay that

 

[CamoPirate]

 

[svivian]

Looks like a "crack house". Im amazed a realtor could look someone in the eye and say that place is worth 400 grand. Let alone someone crazy enough to pay that

That was posted for $450,000 originally

 

[*zap*]

up is down, down is up, good is bad and bad is good.....they will save democracy by turning into a socialist state......sad to see this happening but when you have an illegitimate government what do you expect? It is against the law for a rape victim in Missouri to get an abortion....well, actually it is not but it sounds good...eh.

anyone who does not expect this to turn out badly needs guidance.

 

[kayvon]

That was posted for $450,000 originally

This is unironically evidence that the market is beginning to correct. There's a lot of builders saying that the market cooled dramatically these past couple of months. The house next door has been on the market for a month longer than I thought it would be. I think the Fed has popped the bubble and the deck of cards is all coming down. Of course the solution is going to be more government control. Here comes total USD collapse and a new electronic currency with implantable wallet.

 

[Pikespeak]

The economy is not in shambles here in Southeast Alaska. The economy is buzzing. I work in construction and I can't keep up. The tourists started coming back and its been a big boost to businesses. I don't know much about economics, but it seems good from where I am. Inflation is making stuff expensive, but so far my community has been able to absorb it.
As far as 2008 goes, personally we can afford our house on one salary and we have two coming in, so we won't be contributing to a housing bubble unless we both lose our jobs. I don't understand the market more widely.

Just want to say that in a world of armchair quarterbacks of every subject under the sun it’s refreshing to see someone lay out the limitations of their knowledge of a particular topic.

And I don’t know either, lol.

 

[String&stick]

I feel for my farming buddies. Fertilizer, seed and roundup costs have doubled and tripled. Diesel prices higher now than any time in history. Hard to get tractor repair parts and on and on. They are going to need $10 corn and $20 soybeans to make any money. It sucks all the way around for farmers as they are being hit from every direction at once.

Please don't feel too bad for them while they roll around in their 2022 $80,000 pickup because 2019's model was a bit tired and they could depreciate the whole thing!

Feel bad for guys in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas fighting drought. . . Feel bad for cow calf guys that have been marginally profitable for 8 years if profitable at all.

Corn/soybean farmers in the corn belt. . . Nah no worries man, last year was near record profits and this year will still return amazing profits for anyone with a plan. It won't be 2012 or 2021 profitability, but profiting $200 to $400 per acre after all expenses including family living are paid (not to mention all the tax breaks), they will be just fine! Little jimmy might even get a $60,000 "work" truck to drive to school when he turns 16! Crop insurance front end was locked around 5.90 on corn. . . That is very profitable for every farmer I work with if they can raise a crop, and will cover costs if they can't raise one.

(For the record I like farmers and work directly with them, they both literally and figuratively put food on my table as well as many being close friends, but let's just be honest about them. Gone are the days of the meek, salt of the earth, dirt poor farmers (at least in the short term). Now farmers, as a whole, are wealth and very profitable. I'm having conversations along the lines of where do we spend money and upgrade to avoid a tax hit vs how do we restructure our debt to try to get by)