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China gained more than $189 billion in direct foreign investments in 2022. Worrying about losing a disappointed crypto guy is entirely ridiculous.
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Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn This week’s properties are on the Upper East Side, in Chelsea and Bushwick. A two-bedroom, two-bath, 1,260-square-foot apartment with floor-to-ceiling windows in the open living and dining room; a kitchen and breakfast bar with marble counters and backsplash, plus custom Italian cabinets; an en suite primary bathroom with Dolomite marble, a double vanity and deep soaking tub; five-inch white oak-plank flooring; and a vented washer-dryer, on the 27th floor of a doorman building with a residents’ lounge, a children’s playroom, a third-floor communal terrace, a gym and a roof deck. Caroline Bass, Corcoran Group, 646-703-2053; corcoran.com This week’s properties are on the Upper East Side, in Chelsea and Bushwick.
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Bravo, Elon. This is the best way to silence these pesky critics and naysayers nipping at your heels.ps -- I bought Tesla stock $1.30 ....
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"content": "Bravo, Elon. This is the best way to silence these pesky critics and naysayers nipping at your heels.ps -- I bought Tesla stock $1.30 ....\n",
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Hi! I'm confused by your comment in the context of this article. While I normally see opinions like yours positioned against mental health care, suggesting that "beer and coffee" cure things like open lesions from a skin condition, as mentioned above, really surprised me.In your view, are people who rely on medication for their health simply gullible for being priced out of treatment or unable to retire? I don't mean to phrase this as an attack, but your comment genuinely baffled me under this article. "Big Pharma" would be far less nefarious if not for their products being fundamental parts of a functional and stable life for so many people.Thanks!
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Civres There is a long history of people who shake their fists while saying "kids these days!". I'm not sure the broad brush with which Gen-Z is painted above is any more accurate or helpful.For one, scammers and fools of all ages are involved in crypto; and for another, most Gen-Z'ers are too busy trying to figure out how to rent a $1500/mo apartment and pay for gas and food since Boomers and their ilk have held wages flat while enriching themselves for decades.
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"content": "Civres There is a long history of people who shake their fists while saying \"kids these days!\". I'm not sure the broad brush with which Gen-Z is painted above is any more accurate or helpful.For one, scammers and fools of all ages are involved in crypto; and for another, most Gen-Z'ers are too busy trying to figure out how to rent a $1500/mo apartment and pay for gas and food since Boomers and their ilk have held wages flat while enriching themselves for decades.\n",
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Zuckerberg must need more money. He sees that it will generate more ad, more political ads, more bad information, etc., and all that translates to $$$ for him and the stockholders. And, of course, the stockholders come first, rather than any integrity.
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Eric B Wordle 564 2/6*⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Skill 98 Luck 90The Bot continues to disdain my random “weird word” openers, but they continue to up the fun for me in a “how will I get out of this one” sort of way. Today, assessed where the lone viable letter was most likely to appear in a word, then tinkered with the likeliest shapes of words from there. My remaining-word-whittler-downer was the word. Woot!
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"content": "Eric B Wordle 564 2/6*⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Skill 98 Luck 90The Bot continues to disdain my random “weird word” openers, but they continue to up the fun for me in a “how will I get out of this one” sort of way. Today, assessed where the lone viable letter was most likely to appear in a word, then tinkered with the likeliest shapes of words from there. My remaining-word-whittler-downer was the word. Woot!\n",
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Crypto is no different from other speculative fads. It reminds me of the Tulip Craze. Crypto has more similarities to chain letters and Ponzi schemes that to actual investments. It gets its value from excitement, rumor and difficult access, not from anything tangible. It is in the interest of the naive investors to regulate it and to prosecute the worst actors in the market as counterfeitors because they represent this highly speculative "object" as currency.
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Your first sentence is an accurate assessment of the mood of the majority of American voters. However, the curtain has opened on the 2024 elections. The Biden-led government has an excellent opportunity to use the four major pieces of legislation passed in the first two years to demonstrate that it can do a lot of good for the country.They have the funds to address long-standing problems that threaten the future of the U.S. and the planet. So, I recommend the Administration concentrate on analyzing and generating R&D programs like technology competitions that will propel market-driven solutions to our most persistent problems.For example, the complex energy issue of transitioning away from fossil fuel combustion, which affects the fundamental basis of our quality of living is an opportunity for the U.S. to strengthen its leadership. Chips are important but there are dozens of technologies that are equally as critical. The phenomenon of superconductivity is one of those technologies that has fantastic potential. Achieving zero electrical resistance is possible at higher and higher temperatures and superconducting magnet makers are now able to achieve superconductivity at liquid nitrogen temperatures so this alone is a dramatic achievement.I am certain that the U.S. economy would benefit if we tested and competed the American scientist-invented system for superconducting transport for carrying both passengers and freight. It is fast, safe, and zero emissions.
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We are close to retiring and don't really have a plan yet, other than saving as much as we could over the years (401ks, etc.) We both are working until 70 and plan on filing then for SS. We spoke with a local planner. She was going to charge $4000 just to get us set up! I don't think our situation is terribly complicated. What's a common fee for these services?
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SkateboardingBeaver _Because_ it's excessive...and still affordable. The numbers I found give an ave. pay range of between $30k and $80k. A blanket buyout at $100k leaves them no room for negotiation--we're already giving away the house! My intention with this financial provocation is also to demonstrate that with the decline in mining, a buyout is ridiculously cheap even if you use sky-high numbers. Something more like, "you get the average of your last 3 years' wages for 20 years" would be a much, much lower number. But why quibble? If handfuls of cash make it easy to transition away from coal (read: to get Coal Congress to stop blocking meaningful environmental legislation), then so be it. Payoffs have a grand tradition, and this direct-pork method has multiple advantages. It's not being filtered through companies--so it get's to the people who need it most. This also robs coal companies of any ability to siphon off money to funnel back into political contributions aimed at protecting their business model. On the policy & political front, it obviates any argument that the Joe Manchins of the world put forth that they care about the little guy. And as a fat cash infusion into some of the poorest communities in America, it provides a wonderful natural experiment for testing the efficacy of substantial direct payments. All the rest is details. Like, maybe making payments depend on whether you've moved away from coal country after 3 years... Just some of my thoughts.
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"content": "SkateboardingBeaver _Because_ it's excessive...and still affordable. The numbers I found give an ave. pay range of between $30k and $80k. A blanket buyout at $100k leaves them no room for negotiation--we're already giving away the house! My intention with this financial provocation is also to demonstrate that with the decline in mining, a buyout is ridiculously cheap even if you use sky-high numbers. Something more like, \"you get the average of your last 3 years' wages for 20 years\" would be a much, much lower number. But why quibble? If handfuls of cash make it easy to transition away from coal (read: to get Coal Congress to stop blocking meaningful environmental legislation), then so be it. Payoffs have a grand tradition, and this direct-pork method has multiple advantages. It's not being filtered through companies--so it get's to the people who need it most. This also robs coal companies of any ability to siphon off money to funnel back into political contributions aimed at protecting their business model. On the policy & political front, it obviates any argument that the Joe Manchins of the world put forth that they care about the little guy. And as a fat cash infusion into some of the poorest communities in America, it provides a wonderful natural experiment for testing the efficacy of substantial direct payments. All the rest is details. Like, maybe making payments depend on whether you've moved away from coal country after 3 years... Just some of my thoughts.\n",
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Re: Lifting the Debt Ceiling Below may be helpful for readers to understandthe situation in a global context. To stay within comment limit, limited it to RussiaCountry Budget Balance as percent GDP 2022US - 5.5%Russia - 1.1%Data : The Economist Jan 19th 2023, The EconomistIntelligence Unit Here is how the NY Times reported the Russian valueThe NY Times "Russia Reports 2022 Deficit of $47 Billion"Russia posts a $47 billion budget deficit for 2022, its second highest in the post-Soviet era. The budget gap reached 3.3 trillion rubles NY Times Jan 10, 2023 And the NY Times noted“Strained by the need to finance its war machine, the Russian government said on Tuesday that it had posted a $47 billion budget deficit in 2022, which is the second-highest since the break up of the Soviet Union.”And the NY Times stated the deficit was 2.4% of the BudgetIt saw the Russian values as alarming. The US budget deficit value, depending which source you trust is higher than Russi'as by a factor 2.4 (NYT) to 5 (The Economist value)
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Nina I think a lot of the confusion you mention at the top of the comment can be explained or eliminated by recognizing that people have diverse preferences, priorities, and sensibilities.Some people would spend a five-figure amount of money to travel to Denmark and eat at this restaurant, while others would spend an equal amount to attend the Super Bowl. Others have no interest in spending that amount for an experience, they prefer to invest it in something they will own and possess. And some will never have five figures to spend in any way. I think it's only confusing to those who believe there is a prevailing, common sensibility that drives the tastes and the appetites of everyone.
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Oh come on. There is no fair comparison between hands-on manual selection between multiple high quality lenses, control of film speed, white balance, aperture, exposure time, focus, depth of field (and image sensor size) in a quality digital SLR and a smartphone camera.You can try and emulate various effects with manipulation, but the lense, camera speed and aperture used in the original image can’t be changed, so depth of field is typically wide open in a smartphone shot, except in clever emulated modes like “portrait”. But lugging around an SLR, an associated camera bag with lenses and large detachable flash, maybe even a tripod, requires advance planning and mindfulness that we are heading out for the principal purpose of photography, which focuses the mind on composition, light, framing, all kinds of elements. It just is not the same process as using a smartphone, or even a point and shoot parallax camera, and trying later image manipulation with software. There is good reason when you are at significant events you see those phalanxes of pro journalist photographers with big SLR cameras and so much bulky equipment. And why their images are so superior to smartphone captures. What the smartphone camera has done is make documentary recording of daily life ubiquitous. Photographic records of almost everything and anything for the masses. Fantastic. But artistic parameters for creating beautiful images? Limited.
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Dr. O'Connell is doing hugely important work. I volunteered with a shelter in Boston some years ago, and the eye-opening nature of the work is well captured here. Slowing down and taking the time to listen to someone who is otherwise always ignored can do wonders, over time. And the complexity of the issue is always beyond what government can understand. The thought in the late '80s that homelessness would be solved in 4 years is funny, in retrospect, but also so true at the time, even into the '90s. And the subsequent focus on numbers and data by so many foundations is not helpful for this problem, for reasons that are shown here. You have to meet people where they are, on their own terms, as Dr. O'Connell makes so clear. And you have to accept that they are human beings with stories and thoughts and lives that are as valuable as yours. That gets lost so often. Thank you for taking the time to make that clear.
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gravity Well any ice cream shop that has been open more than one year has figured out how to level out the ebb and flow of the busy to bust seasons by planning accordingly.
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Drove a used Crosstrek for 5 months, carvana paid me $4k more than I paid for it. Reminded me of when I bought, against my broker’s advice, 1,000 shares of Ford for less than 2 dollars/share and sold a couple years later for $19/share.As my broker said at the time “Well congradulations, I was wrong. However, that’s a once in a lifetime thing so don’t get carried away”.I feel the same way about that Crosstrek :)
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So was Trump. Didn’t stop him from getting elected, after we all deemed him a joke. Don’t fool yourself; being inane is no longer a hindrance to the top elected seat. DeSantis is coming to a presidency near you and I blame the Pandora’s box opened by his mentor, as well as the tens of thousands of midwesterners who have settled here since Covid. This man has a grip on far more than Florida. Open your eyes.
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The Fed has tried traditional remedies for a new problem, we do not have excessive demand we have a collapsed supply chain.Raising interest rates will not solve this problem and will only hurt the poorest among us.I fail to see the magic of a 2 to 3 percent inflation rate and I understand the need for a real increase in disposable income for the middle class and this can be achieved by increased productivity and reducing taxes for those earning less than say$100000, pay for this by ridding the tax code of tax welfare for the rich and Corporations .
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Each new variant of covid puts young children at serious health risk and can even be fatal. Putting very young children whose immune systems are not fully developed can be dangerous and even fatal. The rationale for this as benefiting the child’s education is flawed and falseOnce again the issue of delegating parental responsibilities to professionals needs to be addressed and corrected. From birth until at least five a child requires the daily, full time attention and learning from their parents in a home environment is far more effective and productive than sending a toddler or a child to so called head start or preschool. The real reason for their existence is to facilitate both parents or single parent households to participate in the workforce. institutions is high whether the cost is the responsibility of the family alone or is supplemented by tax payers is unwarranted and in reality wasteful and even harmful. Clustering young children with yet fully developed immune systems puts many of these children at risk for illnesses by contamination or airborne viruses. The building blocks to proactive learning are what was recognized in the 1950s and early ‘60s as the”three Rs” reading, writing and arithmetic can be provided later. Socialization. Sharing, and conflict resolutions are best learned in a family situation at home. Money spent for parent education and a realistic supplemental payment to the primary child caregiver would provide much more value both for the family
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Roberta I'm not as militant about it as Roberta, but the thrust of the editorial downplays the value of a college education too much. I agree that college degrees should not be required for many jobs But we suffer already from having only one third of the electorate with a college degree. Besides the role that college plays in training people for obtaining their livelihood, consider what the role it plays in socialization. College graduates do not fall victim to demagogues and conspiracy theorists as frequently as non-grads. Graduates are better at discerning when someone is College also exposes those of different races, ethnicities and geographical locations to each other, and they come together through sports, working together on classwork and projects, and in other ways. College graduates also tend to vote for more enlightened positions on issues such as gun control and freedom of expression. Liberals would generally be pleased. Conservatives could at least hope that the grads would know enough to resist the belief that if Democrats won every election in 2024, life here would be paradise.A free or very affordable education in public universities would be an solid investment for the country. We have the universities here. Use them.I could be criticized for making college life look too rosy. Everyone does not get along easily with everyone else and there can be political friction. But the net gain for safer and saner citizens goes through those doors
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I love the artwork in this story. Fabulous! I also love salary openness. I am a Gen-X woman and I just left a full-time job as an academic librarian where my annual salary was around $100k. But I wasn’t happy. So I left. Now I’m rebuilding my life, doing several part-time jobs, and am much happier. I hated having my whole life revolve around work - even though it paid very well, my time, freedom, and happiness are worth more.
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Sarah And it was the NY field office that put all the pressure on Commey to announce that he had reopened the HRC email case 11 days before the 2016 election - we laugh at Guiliani now because he looks clueless - but he tainted the entire DOJ/FBI in NY with his corruption....
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EJS It took hundreds of years for Rome to fall. USA? 40 years right before your eyes, starting in 2000 when Bill Clinton naively sponsored China into the WTO. Trade with China funds the greatest military expansion and spy network in world history. You paid for it
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Joe Taxpayer deserves an accounting of where the $14,500 went.
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Cosby A Disney theme park ticket is now $109 per person. Throwing your hands up in mock horror at a bottle of wine for $75 really isn’t the burn you think it is.
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Simon It's easy, but unfair to egregiously tax away somebody else's money.Sure, take another $10 million in taxes from Mr. Fat Cat; it's not your money. He's already paying $10 million, but what's that to us peons? It's no skin off our noses.True that, but how much money must a Fat Cat pay to live here? Remember, too, as a practical matter, if the price tag becomes too onerous, he'll simply move; then we get nothing.Yes, if we were all sincere Christians, the real deal, Good Samaritans and all that, we'd help any and all we meet. But we're not, by design, a Christian nation (nor should we be; it's unworkable). We're a nation of laws with a secular government.To be fair, all Americans should be taxed a reasonable amount according to their income. (I don't know what that amount should be, because it's unique to each person.)To be ethical, all Americans should give till it hurts.Andrew Carnegie in “The Gospel of Wealth” wrote that “the man who dies rich dies disgraced.” But that's an ethical imperative, not a legal requirement.[I can see some validity in the arguments that, in some cases, both taxes and property are theft. (I'm a Marxist Milton Friedman, a macroeconomic zebra.)]
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"content": "Simon It's easy, but unfair to egregiously tax away somebody else's money.Sure, take another $10 million in taxes from Mr. Fat Cat; it's not your money. He's already paying $10 million, but what's that to us peons? It's no skin off our noses.True that, but how much money must a Fat Cat pay to live here? Remember, too, as a practical matter, if the price tag becomes too onerous, he'll simply move; then we get nothing.Yes, if we were all sincere Christians, the real deal, Good Samaritans and all that, we'd help any and all we meet. But we're not, by design, a Christian nation (nor should we be; it's unworkable). We're a nation of laws with a secular government.To be fair, all Americans should be taxed a reasonable amount according to their income. (I don't know what that amount should be, because it's unique to each person.)To be ethical, all Americans should give till it hurts.Andrew Carnegie in “The Gospel of Wealth” wrote that “the man who dies rich dies disgraced.” But that's an ethical imperative, not a legal requirement.[I can see some validity in the arguments that, in some cases, both taxes and property are theft. (I'm a Marxist Milton Friedman, a macroeconomic zebra.)]\n",
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Me Well, in 2022 Congress did approve $80 billion dollars to overhaul and update the IRS so that agency can more effectively hold the wealthiest few percent of Americans accountable for the taxes they owe. That investment is expected to generate $180 billion in additional tax revenues over the next 10 years. One also hopes that the beefed-up IRS staffing will make our lives a little less miserable when we have to call IRS with our tax questions.Of course, one of the first moves by the Republican House of Representatives, upon taking power this month, was to rescind that IRS funding.As another commenter here notes, please don't lump all Congresscritters together. Some of them are trying to do the right thing for the working class ... and some only care about the interests of their plutocratic overlords.
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"content": "Me Well, in 2022 Congress did approve $80 billion dollars to overhaul and update the IRS so that agency can more effectively hold the wealthiest few percent of Americans accountable for the taxes they owe. That investment is expected to generate $180 billion in additional tax revenues over the next 10 years. One also hopes that the beefed-up IRS staffing will make our lives a little less miserable when we have to call IRS with our tax questions.Of course, one of the first moves by the Republican House of Representatives, upon taking power this month, was to rescind that IRS funding.As another commenter here notes, please don't lump all Congresscritters together. Some of them are trying to do the right thing for the working class ... and some only care about the interests of their plutocratic overlords.\n",
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TRF But those comments also reflect how New York Times subscribers skew heavily to the upper-middle class (or professional managerial class, if you prefer), and how people in that class seem to have tremendous difficulty imagining how the poor or even working class residents of their cities get by.Same with the artist in the story with the well-off wife who thinks you can't live in New York on less than $100k. Maybe not in your neighbourhood, and your standard of living expectations, but a great many New Yorkers obviously do.
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"content": "TRF But those comments also reflect how New York Times subscribers skew heavily to the upper-middle class (or professional managerial class, if you prefer), and how people in that class seem to have tremendous difficulty imagining how the poor or even working class residents of their cities get by.Same with the artist in the story with the well-off wife who thinks you can't live in New York on less than $100k. Maybe not in your neighbourhood, and your standard of living expectations, but a great many New Yorkers obviously do.\n",
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Barbara great idea...but there are plenty of Reps and Senators who have benefactors that make their salaries irrelevant. 174k in beer money, amirite??Too bad there's no rules about political donations.
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I'm confused about what the issue is. If we are to believe Mr. Ahmed he was making nearly $250,000 driving for Uber I don't see what sympathy we are to derive from him having a business slide. And the guy who bought the Highlander? If you are literally at the wheel of your industry and can't anticipate trends/costs and make a vanity purchase . . . then you simply made a bad choice. Who are we trying to blame with this article or is this just another bellyache?
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"content": "I'm confused about what the issue is. If we are to believe Mr. Ahmed he was making nearly $250,000 driving for Uber I don't see what sympathy we are to derive from him having a business slide. And the guy who bought the Highlander? If you are literally at the wheel of your industry and can't anticipate trends/costs and make a vanity purchase . . . then you simply made a bad choice. Who are we trying to blame with this article or is this just another bellyache?\n",
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Tax the richest, anyone using offshore accounts or loopholes? Instant jail. No one needs 100 million or more, no one.
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| no | Classification | 343 |
Used to be that companies laid people off because they were losing money, i.e., like on the way to losing their shirts. Microsoft's lay offs ---and many like them--- are to improve already gigantus profits. When did shareholders become more important than people?
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My only wish is that there were two Senate seats open in California, so that both Schiff and Ms. Porter could win. Both are outstanding candidates. Both would be strong additions to the US Senate. I am glad I am not living in California, so I don't have to choose between the two.
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MS We had insurance then, it just didn’t start contributing to anything until we met our 12jk out of pocket deductible. Even then, novolog was still classified as a tier 1 prescription, our copay was $300. We thought we caught a break when novo nordisk introduced an assistance card capping the max cost at $25 a bottle. Filled her December script and then recieved a letter from our insurer saying that as of Jan 1st they would no longer cover novolog, only humalog. I called the pharmacy to inquire and was told that the benefits manager had worked out a better deal for them for humalog. Johnson & Johnson, the manufacturer of humalog did not offer an assistance card at that point. We went straight back to the $350 a vial then and the tier 1 copay when her endo changed her script. My suspicion is that in lieu of an assistance card to the public, Johnson & Johnson subsidized the pharmacy’s cost instead of ours.
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"content": "MS We had insurance then, it just didn’t start contributing to anything until we met our 12jk out of pocket deductible. Even then, novolog was still classified as a tier 1 prescription, our copay was $300. We thought we caught a break when novo nordisk introduced an assistance card capping the max cost at $25 a bottle. Filled her December script and then recieved a letter from our insurer saying that as of Jan 1st they would no longer cover novolog, only humalog. I called the pharmacy to inquire and was told that the benefits manager had worked out a better deal for them for humalog. Johnson & Johnson, the manufacturer of humalog did not offer an assistance card at that point. We went straight back to the $350 a vial then and the tier 1 copay when her endo changed her script. My suspicion is that in lieu of an assistance card to the public, Johnson & Johnson subsidized the pharmacy’s cost instead of ours.\n",
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Unemployment is at it's lowest since 1969, at 3.5 percent. The fed has sharply raised rates to head of inflation in 2021, no doubt, and the inflation was sparked by Putin's war against Ukraine and Europe. But at the current rate,the fed funds rate could peak somewhere around 5.5 to 6 percent,and the rates could gradually go lower after that as inflation drops to 2-4 pct.When was the fed funds rate 5.5 to 6 pct and what happened then ? That time was 1996-2000, when the economy boomed as it had not in the 25 years before. We would have rates that contain inflation,while at the same time unemployment would be at 3.5 pct or rise slightly at most(and it may not because of the tight labor market). What was the unemployment rate during the 90s boom ?It was at 8 pct and dropped to 6 pct by 2000.The economy could continue to do well in this environment,in spite of lingering covid and Putin's war.The far right extremists will point to 2 pct inflation and low unemployment in 2019. But at that time there was no pandemic or war, or global inflation.This is a different time.The only really visible geopolitical threat is the possibility that China will invade Taiwan between now and 2027.It could cause inflation to spike and we could see shortages.Some economists are predicting a US decline from it's current predominant economic and military power status by 2033.That prediction will not be hard to beat,but the far right extremist party is a drag,preventing us from investing in our people
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Rural Farmer I once saw an open industrial ceiling with pipes and air ducts and all manner of exposed things running through it - all painted flat black. All the clutter disappeared into the void and it felt spacious - but then it was. How much did the black color or the actual height contribute to that feel? What is the height feeling when you paint a standard 9 ft. ceiling dark colors or black? And how does the size of the room influence that feel?
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| no | Classification | 939 |
Stan Continople - this is way off base, first is that indoor air is usually cleaner than outdoor air if you life in a metro area. Proper insulation will save you huge amounts of money and reduce co2 output. It is the cheapest most effective way to both. finally proper insulation does not mean you cant have fresh air, you can always open a window. It just gives you the ability to control when that happends, I.e. on days when the ambient temperature is close to the indoor temp and you dont have to spend a fortune cooling or heating that air.
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"content": "Stan Continople - this is way off base, first is that indoor air is usually cleaner than outdoor air if you life in a metro area. Proper insulation will save you huge amounts of money and reduce co2 output. It is the cheapest most effective way to both. finally proper insulation does not mean you cant have fresh air, you can always open a window. It just gives you the ability to control when that happends, I.e. on days when the ambient temperature is close to the indoor temp and you dont have to spend a fortune cooling or heating that air.\n",
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The claim and this article has basic flaws in antitrust analysis.The "consumer" of advertising services are the advertisers, not the end-user of google products. Those consumers choose Google because it has the scale to provide a good product at a good price, just like Toyota. Others offering advertising - the NY Times for its pages, or various groups -- do not have the same scale, and cannot offer the same value to the consumer. This is not an abuse of market dominance any more than buying from Toyota who makes millions of cars and benefits from economies of scale. Nor does "buying up crucial tools" make a difference, particularly in search and ad, where there are many, many technologies available. Nor does Google "taking a cut" make a difference, since Google was always undercutting the alternative because it had lower costs.Others can get the same scale by having their own worldwide search, serving those consumers.In the search market Microsoft Bing and others are free to compete; indeed, search is probably the largest market that virtually any company can compete with since it is a digital service. On any browser in the world, any user can change the default search, so there is no barrier to entry.If advertising consumers want leverage against Google, they are in fact free to create a company which buys Google ads on behalf of company participants. But they've been unwilling to give up their independent goals and seek instead to coordinate illegally.
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"content": "The claim and this article has basic flaws in antitrust analysis.The \"consumer\" of advertising services are the advertisers, not the end-user of google products. Those consumers choose Google because it has the scale to provide a good product at a good price, just like Toyota. Others offering advertising - the NY Times for its pages, or various groups -- do not have the same scale, and cannot offer the same value to the consumer. This is not an abuse of market dominance any more than buying from Toyota who makes millions of cars and benefits from economies of scale. Nor does \"buying up crucial tools\" make a difference, particularly in search and ad, where there are many, many technologies available. Nor does Google \"taking a cut\" make a difference, since Google was always undercutting the alternative because it had lower costs.Others can get the same scale by having their own worldwide search, serving those consumers.In the search market Microsoft Bing and others are free to compete; indeed, search is probably the largest market that virtually any company can compete with since it is a digital service. On any browser in the world, any user can change the default search, so there is no barrier to entry.If advertising consumers want leverage against Google, they are in fact free to create a company which buys Google ads on behalf of company participants. But they've been unwilling to give up their independent goals and seek instead to coordinate illegally.\n",
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My thought as a middle-aged American is that we're racing headlong into an ecological disaster via global warming. We're going to shoot right past the 1.5C above pre-industrial, likely landing in 3C or 4.5C before humans become frightened enough to drive smaller, slower cars and live in smaller, cooler/hotter houses. There's also the education factor. In America, at least, it costs a lot of money to send a kid to college, and kids who pay their own way end up with mounds of debt. A parent who thinks college is important and wants to make sure their kid isn't saddled with mounds of debt will have to have fewer of them. And there's also the education factor mentioned. What woman, an engineer with a $100k salary, say, wants stay home while her school teacher husband with a $40k salary works? This was taken from a real example, by the way. Breaking the patriarchal societal structure might help both China and the USA in that regard.
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I thought the "open" southern border was their complaints. Not a word about that yet.
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Rev Bates If you are referring to the Carrier corporation, that partial move was made in 2016. .I Googled it; the median Median wage in Mexico, at the time was about $18,000 per year and remains about the same today. Median US income then and now is about $58,000 per year.Here's an interesting detail:According to Wiki: "Shortly after becoming President-elect, Trump and Vice-President elect Mike Pence announced a deal with Carrier to keep some of the manufacturing jobs in Indiana, while others would still move to Mexico, in exchange for large tax credits granted to the corporation."That does not sound like a sustainable taxpayer-funded government subsidy.
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"content": "Rev Bates If you are referring to the Carrier corporation, that partial move was made in 2016. .I Googled it; the median Median wage in Mexico, at the time was about $18,000 per year and remains about the same today. Median US income then and now is about $58,000 per year.Here's an interesting detail:According to Wiki: \"Shortly after becoming President-elect, Trump and Vice-President elect Mike Pence announced a deal with Carrier to keep some of the manufacturing jobs in Indiana, while others would still move to Mexico, in exchange for large tax credits granted to the corporation.\"That does not sound like a sustainable taxpayer-funded government subsidy.\n",
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Dancer's Mom - I can't speak for the author, but I had a fifth floor walkup in Manhattan during the late 80s that I HAD to open the windows during the winter. There was no way for me to control the heat and being on the top floor everyone's heat from the apartments below came my way. I would spend my time in the apartment during the winter wearing a t shirt and shorts.
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"content": "Dancer's Mom - I can't speak for the author, but I had a fifth floor walkup in Manhattan during the late 80s that I HAD to open the windows during the winter. There was no way for me to control the heat and being on the top floor everyone's heat from the apartments below came my way. I would spend my time in the apartment during the winter wearing a t shirt and shorts.\n",
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Johanna❌🅾️ --- Excellent reply, Johanna. Thanks. I agree with all three of your points: $400,000 poor people? Biden document stash comparable to Trump's? And a British tabloid take down is piddling?
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We keep on repeating that the Chinese Government is authoritarian and the people are repressed. This is just not true. China has an open door, anyone can leave and go for studies in any universities. Anybody can go to vacation whether its South Korea, Japan, USA or Russia. In fact, tens of millions of people are overseas right now for that. Over 90% of them return home. 30 yrs ago less then 50% of university students return home but now numbers are 90%. I worked in China for many yrs and will be heading back there for a few months soon. The Chinese government is similar to the big Corporation that I am working for. You essentially start at the bottom and in order for you to move up, you have to be the best mayor, regional governor or manager and then you get promoted to the CEO like Xi did. This might not be for everyone but it does produce effective governance that gets thing done. No, it is not an authoritarian regime like the ex USSR or North Korea where people are limited from traveling overseas due to defection risk
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"content": "We keep on repeating that the Chinese Government is authoritarian and the people are repressed. This is just not true. China has an open door, anyone can leave and go for studies in any universities. Anybody can go to vacation whether its South Korea, Japan, USA or Russia. In fact, tens of millions of people are overseas right now for that. Over 90% of them return home. 30 yrs ago less then 50% of university students return home but now numbers are 90%. I worked in China for many yrs and will be heading back there for a few months soon. The Chinese government is similar to the big Corporation that I am working for. You essentially start at the bottom and in order for you to move up, you have to be the best mayor, regional governor or manager and then you get promoted to the CEO like Xi did. This might not be for everyone but it does produce effective governance that gets thing done. No, it is not an authoritarian regime like the ex USSR or North Korea where people are limited from traveling overseas due to defection risk\n",
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The military budget has gone from $580 Billion to a record $858 Billion... When is military waste and handouts out to military contractors going to get cut?Do we really need a new nuclear bomber or investing $1 Trillion in new nuclear weapons?Meanwhile the Pentagon is the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter!
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Bobby Windows 7 is super buggy and has numerous security holes. In this day and age I wouldn't recommend anyone use it for anything - especially not their livelihood. Windows is one of the better companies at providing backward support, or you can consider one of the open Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Rocky, Redhat, Suse, etc).
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Yikes, it is not LW1's place to get involved in SIL's mental health concerns, especially after all this time, and when the motives are so obviously attached to this complicated housing arrangement. LW and husband made a mistake. They entered into this arrangement seemingly without a contract. There's no easy fix that won't result in hurt feelings and strained relationships. If finances are the priority, sell the home. If the relationship is the priority, perhaps open up the discussion to see if they have suggestions for how to resolve it, and be prepared to accept what they propose.
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Secretary Blinken’s visit is a charade, as anyone following the Israel/Palestine situation knows. The United States supplies Israel with billions for U.S. weaponry and technology to control and illegally occupy Palestinian land; the U.S. allows contributions to Israeli settlements by U.S. citizens to be considered for tax deductions; the U.S. could have insisted that Israel be satisfied with 78 percent of historic Palestine decades ago, but instead continues to support a brutal occupation and the expansion of ethnically-exclusive settlements on Palestinian land.
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"content": "Secretary Blinken’s visit is a charade, as anyone following the Israel/Palestine situation knows. The United States supplies Israel with billions for U.S. weaponry and technology to control and illegally occupy Palestinian land; the U.S. allows contributions to Israeli settlements by U.S. citizens to be considered for tax deductions; the U.S. could have insisted that Israel be satisfied with 78 percent of historic Palestine decades ago, but instead continues to support a brutal occupation and the expansion of ethnically-exclusive settlements on Palestinian land.\n",
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We are heading for a world of hurt. There is simply no way any country can continue with such deficits without severe consequences. The deficit should be a big fat zero and it could be if we had real leaders. Instead we are governed by the most selfish and incompetent people on the planet. Passing 4000 page bills without a clue what's in them? Insanity.To make the problem even worse, Democrats want an open border that doesn't allow the brightest and strongest but the poorest and the weakest. It's economic suicide.
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"content": "We are heading for a world of hurt. There is simply no way any country can continue with such deficits without severe consequences. The deficit should be a big fat zero and it could be if we had real leaders. Instead we are governed by the most selfish and incompetent people on the planet. Passing 4000 page bills without a clue what's in them? Insanity.To make the problem even worse, Democrats want an open border that doesn't allow the brightest and strongest but the poorest and the weakest. It's economic suicide.\n",
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SeaAlTell My sister got the two of us doing this…more than 30? years ago….?? When the Gratitude Journal idea first came around. She called them "Thankees' ..and we shared our Thankees with one another nightly.Let me assure/urge any if you who have never tried this simple technique: it can be (at least somewhat) life changing! It lifts your spirits, lifts you out of your humdrum doldrums/even mild depression, makes you open your eyes to seeing-appreciating the world around you. Nothing could be simpler to try…with as impactful a payoff. Kudos to my sister….who I miss every single day.
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"content": "SeaAlTell My sister got the two of us doing this…more than 30? years ago….?? When the Gratitude Journal idea first came around. She called them \"Thankees' ..and we shared our Thankees with one another nightly.Let me assure/urge any if you who have never tried this simple technique: it can be (at least somewhat) life changing! It lifts your spirits, lifts you out of your humdrum doldrums/even mild depression, makes you open your eyes to seeing-appreciating the world around you. Nothing could be simpler to try…with as impactful a payoff. Kudos to my sister….who I miss every single day.\n",
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We spent under $100 for a stand-alone induction burner that sits on top of our gas stove, which is now idle. The induction burner is great because you can set the heat level perfectly and set a timer to turn off the burner. It also heats faster than gas. We also learned a quirk of the stand-alone burner: it is highly portable and can be used to cook outside in the summer or if camping near an electrical hookup. I strongly recommend buying an induction burner to learn how to cook with it before you buy a whole stove.
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What pablum from a daydreaming novelist. Hakim needs to stretch so he can get on blended knee for the tiny wacko left members? WowAll the Dems need to is sit back and watch the GOP House clown car implode. They should also get ready for a wide open field in the 2024 presidential.
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"content": "What pablum from a daydreaming novelist. Hakim needs to stretch so he can get on blended knee for the tiny wacko left members? WowAll the Dems need to is sit back and watch the GOP House clown car implode. They should also get ready for a wide open field in the 2024 presidential.\n",
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Those who borrow money to buy stocks are asking for financial headaches. Buying crypto with leveraged funds is financial suicide. Investing in crypto "the fool and his money are soon parted."
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"content": "Those who borrow money to buy stocks are asking for financial headaches. Buying crypto with leveraged funds is financial suicide. Investing in crypto \"the fool and his money are soon parted.\"\n",
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Just did the math. $7.2 billion divided by 170,000 homeless. That’s about $42,000 per homeless person. Rent guarantees seem reasonable.
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I've been using Restasis, made by Allergen, for probably 15 years. The patent just expired. It's a common drug (cyclosporine ophthalmic solution) in a novel use. The cost would be prohibitive if my doctor had not shown me how to make it last 3-4 times as long as the instructions state. Even so, when I buy it, I must pay a deductible (this year, over $500) plus a copay. I also use Vtama, a new psoriatic medication. One prescription cost almost $1700 and it's not on the formulary. Even on GoodRx, it costs almost $1500. Yes, there are patient assistance programs, but that's not the point. The point is that companies charge ridiculous prices for drugs and then make a minor change in order to prolong their patents. Meanwhile, patients like me suffer.
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I'm not sure that the interviewer's adversarial approach ('isn't capitalism good?') made good use of this renowned Native American scientist's time and knowledge. The questions were superficial and didn't open up an opportunity for her to expand more on the specifics of her experience in Maple Nation, as she calls it. A missed opportunity
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As our rural area has become a nascent exurbia, I am mostly amused, but saddened by the number of people driving high clearance AWD vehicles bemoaning the 'roughness' of the roads. Yeah, there's a period of time every year between thaw and grading that the road slows everyone down, it's called seasonality. If you can afford a second home, if you can afford a car at 10's of thousand of dollars, you can afford to buy a beater to get you through the thaw. OHHH... can you hear that violin playing for you?
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Trump Mar-a-Lago property was searched in August 2022 and 11, 000 documents were seized including 100 marked secret and top secret.He claims that he declassified them, and no such records exist. He claims some of the documents are protected under “privilege” a legal concept. He can be charged for violating the Espionage Act by keeping national security information that "could be used to the injury of the United States". He also could be charged for obstruction of justice.The New York Attorney General Letitia James has charged $250 Million in allegedly ill-gotten gains against Trump organization.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is reviewing the asset valuation practices, possibly in pursuit of an indictment related to that or other areas of potential criminality. Weisselberg, a lifetime Trump family employee, pleaded guilty last year to tax fraud-related charges, and his testimony against the company late last year helped Bragg’s office obtain a conviction against the company at trial in December. Weisselberg is sentenced for five months jail term.Prosecutors in Georgia are also looking at influencing Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to find 11,780 votes.Also DOJ is also looking at Trump for the Jan 6, 2021.With all these active cases, he may not be a strong candidate for 2024.
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The fact that some people think these bits are worth money remains to me an astonishment.I just want to point out that I still have several megabytes of un-used bits in my laptop - MRBs (Michael Ryan Bits).I'm offering them at a reduced price of 10¢ a byte (eight bits) to all comers.MichaelP..S. A pet rock can always be used to throw at the head of an intruder breaking into you home. Try that with a bit coin.Michael
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brandon America isn't spending beyond its means. It's the richest country in the world. It could easily spend many times more than it currently does. It just needs to pay for it. And who has that money? The richest 1%, and more specifically, the richest 0.1%. They pay less now in taxes than they have in a century. It's long past time to reverse that con. They need to start paying what they did from FDR thru Kennedy, or at least from LBJ thru Carter. That's the way to pay down the Debt. If it's done through spending cuts, instead of tax increases on the rich, you get recession, or depression, and extended misery for most Americans.
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"content": "brandon America isn't spending beyond its means. It's the richest country in the world. It could easily spend many times more than it currently does. It just needs to pay for it. And who has that money? The richest 1%, and more specifically, the richest 0.1%. They pay less now in taxes than they have in a century. It's long past time to reverse that con. They need to start paying what they did from FDR thru Kennedy, or at least from LBJ thru Carter. That's the way to pay down the Debt. If it's done through spending cuts, instead of tax increases on the rich, you get recession, or depression, and extended misery for most Americans.\n",
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Slim pickings for 1.5 million. I'd never live anywhere I would have to pay association fees, much less follow their rules.
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"content": "Slim pickings for 1.5 million. I'd never live anywhere I would have to pay association fees, much less follow their rules.\n",
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Start Here! Since when has the GOP EVER represented the middle class and the poor... they are ALL about the rich, they're owned by the rich.Unspinning the FairTax [FactCheck.org]<a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2007/05/unspinning-the-fairtax" target="_blank">https://www.factcheck.org/2007/05/unspinning-the-fairtax</a>/We found that while there are several good economic arguments for the FairTax, unless you earn more than $200,000 per year, fairness is not one of them.Republicans’ Response to Taxing the Rich? Tax the Poor.GOP Sen. Rick Scott’s new plan would place a new tax on the bottom half of income earners in the U.S. [TruthOut]<a href="https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-response-to-taxing-the-rich-tax-the-poor" target="_blank">https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-response-to-taxing-the-rich-tax-the-poor</a>/In the new GOP platform for the midterm elections, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida) has laid out the Republican party’s response to Democrats’ rallying cry to tax the rich: slash funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and tax the poor.THE SECRET ORIGINS OF THE TEA PARTY [TIME]How Big Oil and Big Tobacco Partnered with the Koch Brothers to take over the GOP
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Michael Nowak There's property taxes to pay for owners, and a $10k cap on their deductibility for Federal income taxes. Also home owner's insurance, which has been going up dramatically in price in the last few years.
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Its crazy for any entry level worker to be forced into paying for basic training that should be mandated for employers by their state board of health. If you as an employer have trouble paying $15 to train an employee, you are either lack good business acumen or you are a cheapskate. Invest in employees, they see it and will perform better.
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In all of this it is unclear to me whether or not Biden was even aware that he had classified documents in his home. I can envision boxes being moved into the garage and never opened. He must have trusted others to make certain classified materials were properly handled. That is my assumption anyway. That said, the President at the very least has been horribly embarrassed at a time when he can ill afford it. He no longer has the high road and is now looking hypocritical to call Trump out for mishandling classified documents.I know that Trump is 180 degrees removed from Biden as far as being defiant about having possession of documents meant to be in the National Archives, but that won't matter to a lot of voters. Some will see an equivalency, false though that equivalency might be.President Biden has been the right President at the right time to restore dignity to the office of the Presidency. He has had a remarkable two years in office with major accomplishments to his credit. However, the jackals in the House are salivating to ruin Joe Biden and his family. Especially given his age, it would make sense for President Biden to announce he will not be seeking office in 2024. It is time for him to rest on his laurels and leave at the end of his term with his head held high, flags flying, and seeing Washington in the rearview mirror of his Corvette.
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"content": "In all of this it is unclear to me whether or not Biden was even aware that he had classified documents in his home. I can envision boxes being moved into the garage and never opened. He must have trusted others to make certain classified materials were properly handled. That is my assumption anyway. That said, the President at the very least has been horribly embarrassed at a time when he can ill afford it. He no longer has the high road and is now looking hypocritical to call Trump out for mishandling classified documents.I know that Trump is 180 degrees removed from Biden as far as being defiant about having possession of documents meant to be in the National Archives, but that won't matter to a lot of voters. Some will see an equivalency, false though that equivalency might be.President Biden has been the right President at the right time to restore dignity to the office of the Presidency. He has had a remarkable two years in office with major accomplishments to his credit. However, the jackals in the House are salivating to ruin Joe Biden and his family. Especially given his age, it would make sense for President Biden to announce he will not be seeking office in 2024. It is time for him to rest on his laurels and leave at the end of his term with his head held high, flags flying, and seeing Washington in the rearview mirror of his Corvette.\n",
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TSV Catherine must have gone into this marriage with eyes wide open. She does the job and does it well. She even has the right neck and ear lobes for the jewels. Give her credit: she's holding it together - and doing it with what one would call Royal grace - against what must seem like an ebbing tide of support if not loyalty
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| no | Classification | 214 |
Steve Singer Um... it's not "dissing" someone to disapprove of their chopping up a Washington Post journalist, and putting them into a briefcase. Geez....If Trump had actually shown some spine, and stood up to the Saudis and defended human rights and free expression, MBS would never have even gotten it into his dictatorial little head to try to "divide and conquer" the Democrats and the Republicans. In the past the US used to show a united front on core concerns and values....But Trump threw all that out the window, for his own personal gain, his LIV golf tour, and Jared Kushner's 2 billion dollar Saudi bribery fund....Biden's just a return to normal; MAGA's self-enriching foreign policy was the aberrant outlier/betrayal....
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"content": "Steve Singer Um... it's not \"dissing\" someone to disapprove of their chopping up a Washington Post journalist, and putting them into a briefcase. Geez....If Trump had actually shown some spine, and stood up to the Saudis and defended human rights and free expression, MBS would never have even gotten it into his dictatorial little head to try to \"divide and conquer\" the Democrats and the Republicans. In the past the US used to show a united front on core concerns and values....But Trump threw all that out the window, for his own personal gain, his LIV golf tour, and Jared Kushner's 2 billion dollar Saudi bribery fund....Biden's just a return to normal; MAGA's self-enriching foreign policy was the aberrant outlier/betrayal....\n",
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paul The GOP vote for expansive Military funding, then refuse to pay the bill when it comes due. The CBO also stated that the proposed $80 billion in increased funding to the IRS, would in turn help collect additional tax revenue of 118 billion,( over ten years). Why are the Republicans afraid to make everyone pay their share of taxes?
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| no | Classification | 3,453 |
sawduster Federer modest? In my opinion, he's always acted with lots of entitlement. Not to mention that he's one of the so-called "billion dollar athletes" like Michael Jordan, Lionel Messi and Lewis Hamilton. He has earned almost $1 billion in endorsements alone. Which part of it is modest?
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It is an omission to not mention how many thousands of owners of buildings in traditional black neighborhoods, such as Harlem and Bed-Stuy sold their properties for huge sums of money to new residents who could afford this but are not black themselves. I bought a home in a gentrifying neighborhood for $430,000 in 2003 and when someone who left the neighborhood because of costs gave me grief about this inflation, all I could think (but not say aloud) was that I financed an old-timer's retirement down South (I think she moved to Georgia). A step in this process has been left out of the article - how many black-owned buildings have turned over to new, non-black owners in the last 20 years?
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"content": "It is an omission to not mention how many thousands of owners of buildings in traditional black neighborhoods, such as Harlem and Bed-Stuy sold their properties for huge sums of money to new residents who could afford this but are not black themselves. I bought a home in a gentrifying neighborhood for $430,000 in 2003 and when someone who left the neighborhood because of costs gave me grief about this inflation, all I could think (but not say aloud) was that I financed an old-timer's retirement down South (I think she moved to Georgia). A step in this process has been left out of the article - how many black-owned buildings have turned over to new, non-black owners in the last 20 years?\n",
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Exactly! I’m a disabled veteran who, in theory, could save to purchase a home with a veterans home loan with less money or even no money down. However, I would be in a bidding war each and every time, and I would also experience the possible discrimination against Asians as well. When it comes to things like increased natural disasters due to climate change and the damage those disasters can do to homes, where finding adequate homeowners insurance may be difficult, I decided that the investment in a home during the advent of climate crises isn’t worth the potential repair and loss costs. I’d rather rent, travel the continental US and the world, save for medical and other emergency incidentals (just in case our disability benefits get taken away by right-winged politics in the future), and invest elsewhere when our US economy isn’t held hostage by fringe republican extremists.
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Michael Cohen got three years in federal prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine after pleading guilty to tax evasion and campaign-finance violations...and justice for all...?this doesn't smell right.
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donc And a neat recent counter example to the rather farcical idea that russia bought Trump in the years prior to 2016 is the fact that Chinese entities contributed upwards of $50M to the Penn-Biden center in 2017-19 time frame. One could also wonder what the tens of millions contributed by foreign entities to the Clinton Foundation in the 2000-2015 time frame elicited from HRC while Sec State.
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It's really astounding that nobody wants to touch defense spending for budget cuts. The U.S. spends more on defense than the next nine highest spenders combined. see, <a href="https://ips-dc.org/u-s-still-spends-more-on-military-than-next-nine-countries-combined/#:~:text=In" target="_blank">https://ips-dc.org/u-s-still-spends-more-on-military-than-next-nine-countries-combined/#:~:text=In</a>%20nominal%20terms%2C%20however%2C%20military,of%20the%20world's%20military%20spending. Surely we can prune our military spending successfully
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" In the long run, the greatest hope we can have for China is its people. The greatest investment we can make in the coming decades of turbulence is to keep faith with them." It's always gross to see people like Brett fake solidarity with the Chinese people. It seems to me that, generally speaking, the Chinese people DO support their government much in the same way that the American people support their government. We might not understand the social contract they've made and warmongers like Brett might despise it but it's not our place to tell them how they should govern themselves. That's how we got the outcomes in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria. Maybe Brett wants that for China but I don't.
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My husband and I live in Manhattan on less than half of $400K and consider ourselves fortunate. We live within our means. If a couple making $400K are "wondering" why eggs have gotten so expensive, google is their best friend (avian flu plays a significant role). If they're *worried* about the price of eggs, they need to reassess their financial management skills. Boo hoo to them.
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Hoo boy, scant sympathy for the greed shown by the investor.“The client, a wealthy investor named Andrew Intrater, had been lured by annual returns of 16 percent and had invested $625,000 in a fund offered by the company, Harbor City Capital — in part because he trusted and admired the account manager, an aspiring politician named George Santos.”Life lesson: “If it seems to0 good to be true, it probably is.”Consider your $625,000 Lehrer geld — lesson money, or money spent on a mistake or folly from which to learn. And learn the lesson well.
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"content": "Hoo boy, scant sympathy for the greed shown by the investor.“The client, a wealthy investor named Andrew Intrater, had been lured by annual returns of 16 percent and had invested $625,000 in a fund offered by the company, Harbor City Capital — in part because he trusted and admired the account manager, an aspiring politician named George Santos.”Life lesson: “If it seems to0 good to be true, it probably is.”Consider your $625,000 Lehrer geld — lesson money, or money spent on a mistake or folly from which to learn. And learn the lesson well.\n",
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Stunning news article and I am glad it's not like this here in the states. What's even more disheartening is the fact a French government pension averages $1300/month .... my monthly houshold expenses is twice that and by no means do I live lavishly. While my kids no longer will have a pension and must now depend solely on Social Security, a 401k, and investments and savings at least being forewarned is half the battle for a successful retirement. It would be interesting to see if any of the French have national medical coverage, and other social programs to aid especially if they are indigent or become disabled. Good article NYTimes!
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MRTom Personally, I like the open primaries. Where the top two candidates (from any party) compete in the general election.Ranked choice voting is not a bad idea either. It seems to work well in Maine and Alaska.
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Debt is a function of (1) revenue and (2) spending. U.S. revenue could have been trillions of dollars $$ more if Congress had not steadily cut the budget of the Internal Revenue Service. This left the IRS unable to audit many of the complex tax filings. The result: tax cheats in the top 0.1 percent tax bracket have cheated the rest of us. That means the middle class workers are paying far far more in taxes and getting fewer services and getting decaying infrastructure. Fix the IRS.
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Maybe visions for our own again should be "aspirational" (not "desperational")My brother, a former stand-up comic, used to say he wanted to live to 100 and for his deathbed words to be, “Ladies, that was wonderful!”I have my own aspirational aging vision: "Park-tag 100”: at my 100th birthday party, I'm going to chase my GREAT-grand-kids around the playground in a sweaty, vigorous, laugh and love-filled game of tag. “Park-tag” used to be our three kids and my favourite game to play together. More often than not other kids would ask to join in. So much fun- we all came home sweaty, exhausted, and laughing. “Park-tag 100” captures, for me, not only the goal of a long-life but more importantly, the reason for it being worthwhile: a high level of functional fitness (strength, endurance, balance, agility), no disabling pain, inter-generational familial connectedness (especially with children), goofy fun, playfulness, laughter, engagement with others, and a willingness to be slightly “weird” and not act your age. Parks are outside, generally in nature, free and open to all. I cheerfully admit my odds of success of getting there at less than 10%. But hey, why not aim high with an inspiring vision for your old age? “Park-tag 100” motivates me to get my butt out of bed and moving every morning. “Shuffleboard 65”? Not so much. P.S. First grand-child is due in about 85 days- 8 weeks before my 60th birthday. So far, so good!
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There has always been a core group of people in America, at the top and at the bottom of the economic spectrum, that want to abolish Democracy and rewrite the Constitution. This has been true from the beginning. There is little reason to list the motivation for the agenda. Let's just call it an Oligarch/Racist alliance. They went underground after Pearl Harbor, and even deeper underground when the Nazi files listed 26 Congresspeople on the books. It was followed was a mistrial for sedition. Truman sealed the dossier. They got normalized by Goldwater, Reagan and Trump. The goal is to make government ostensibly "smaller", if necessary by force. Its January 6th. they mean to stop the democratic government of the people of the United States- AGAIN. Figure it out. They are serious, well funded, and are inside the hen house. We have laws that are not being enforced or if they are, they equate sedition with trespassing. They control the Supreme Court. The next election may be the last one. They believe in rule by the minority. Look at what is happening in broad daylight right in front of us!
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JJ My pool is only open from 5:15 to 7 AM. (It's part of a high school.) I run to the pool, swim, run home. In the summer I love running that early - it's still cool, the sun rises and is lovely. In the winter... ah, it's harder. But on my run to the pool there are often deer and bunnies or sometimes a fox. It's quiet and lovely. I might not choose to run and swim quite so early (especially in January!) on my own, but nevertheless I cherish my morning runs and would say that my they nourish rather than destroy my soul! Sometimes striving for uber-achievement is in the eye of the beholder.
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Emma Quinn That question would only make sense if the layoffs were a response to not making enough money - they aren’t. Google is still making astronomical amounts of money and spent $70 billion on stock buybacks last year and still turned an incredibly high profit.Simply reducing stock buybacks to the amount they did in 2021 would cover the difference 10 times over, so there’s no “need” to cut workers or pay.The layoffs are a power move, the goal is to reduce the power of the employees so they demand less in pay overall. If they had just cut pay by 6% to start, many of the top performers would leave. If instead they and all their Silicon Valley exec friends do coordinated mass layoffs, they get the first 6% off there and the employees will be scared enough of another round of layoffs they won’t complain about the pay cut they are about to get in addition (in the form of no/minuscule cost of living increases during record inflation). They’ve been caught colluding on this before.It’s not a coincidence this is announced shortly before the yearly raises are supposed to be announced in February.
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Antoine Individual suppressor ownership is prohibited in 8 states : California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. The other 42 allow individual ownership. Suppressors are subject to NFA rules. Purchasing one requires completion of the NFA paperwork, fingerprinting,BATF background check, sometimes an interview with local LEO. The fee is a $200 tax stamp. It's actually - a $200.00 stamp. The approval process takes several months. After approval, the suppressor may be purchased or transferred by the selling FFL to the individual. It's a time consuming, moderately expensive, and throughly vetted process.
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Krush You hit the nail on the head. After a couple more years of Meghan's constant whining, Harry will bolt back to the family fold and be welcome with open arms.
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This a really cheap investment to substantially weaken Russia, 40 billion spent, no American lives lost, Russian economy, military devastated and a weakened Putin…this is a DEAL for the US.
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"content": "This a really cheap investment to substantially weaken Russia, 40 billion spent, no American lives lost, Russian economy, military devastated and a weakened Putin…this is a DEAL for the US.\n",
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How much for a giant freezer?
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Duck For many folks $96/2 weeks is not small money...Tax the rich more.
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How a Drug Company Made $114 Billion by Gaming the U.S. Patent System AbbVie for years delayed competition for its blockbuster drug Humira, at the expense of patients and taxpayers. The monopoly is about to end. In 2016, a blockbuster drug called Humira was poised to become a lot less valuable. AbbVie for years delayed competition for its blockbuster drug Humira, at the expense of patients and taxpayers. The monopoly is about to end.
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“Meta and Salesforce combined lost more than $700 billion in market cap last year.”A little bird told me this decline (of imaginary money) might be the result of poor decisions by, wait for it, bosses. Certainly anyone looking at the antics of Elon Musk and the plunge in the value of Twitter and Tesla, would have to think twice about the merits of “bossism,” whatever that means.Real value is produced by real workers, not C-Suite types protected by sycophantic boards and golden parachutes. High level workers in tech carry their company’s assets around in their heads and their laptops. That’s about as portable as it gets. Good luck getting that back when it walks.
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"content": "“Meta and Salesforce combined lost more than $700 billion in market cap last year.”A little bird told me this decline (of imaginary money) might be the result of poor decisions by, wait for it, bosses. Certainly anyone looking at the antics of Elon Musk and the plunge in the value of Twitter and Tesla, would have to think twice about the merits of “bossism,” whatever that means.Real value is produced by real workers, not C-Suite types protected by sycophantic boards and golden parachutes. High level workers in tech carry their company’s assets around in their heads and their laptops. That’s about as portable as it gets. Good luck getting that back when it walks.\n",
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Tim Simple. Conduct a buy back program over a year or so and then give people a short grace period of a few more months to turn them in without compensation, no questions asked. After that, anyone caught with one pays an automatic $20,000 fine and goes to prison for three years.If people hide them, fine. At least they aren't taking them out on the street. And buying ammunition for them would be illegal too, so unless they've stockpiled illegal ammunition they're just hiding a gun they can't shoot.
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James I would certainly hope that it was built to the letter of the law: but an architect has the power to design to the spirit of the law and beyond. An inviting, open presentation to all, up front, not just a legal accommodation.
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Ravenna unfortunately this is an urban myth. United’s stock price was reported to have dropped 10% (around $180m at the time) but this has been debunked.<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/united-breaks-guitars-did_n_244357" target="_blank">https://www.huffpost.com/entry/united-breaks-guitars-did_n_244357</a>
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As a researcher, I've worked with different models using different approaches. I've dealt with conflicting euthanasia ways that did not seem humane then. However, as students we are shown no other alternative. The majority of the research community appears to be desensitized, as I was, like in any other profession. Personally, I hope for newer technologies that can substitute the use of mammals of any kind, but that's not our reality. Our reality seems to be the need to catch up with Nature's fast evolution of organisms and other harmful sources to our fragile simplistic human ways. Perhaps if we learned to better predict the reaction to our actions, but instead, we are continuously developing new ways in which we do not understand the consequences. Then Nature strikes again. In a ripple effect of unknown factors, humans are failing themselves and (for a long time) other species. I'm just glad I no longer work with mammalian research. Because as fascinating as it was, I never forgot opening the double doors to the basement floor of a renowed University and hearing for the first time barks, meows, and other types of living cries for help.It is a very difficult conversation. Where animal rights should be applied, in a society of endless consumption of animal products? If animal rights are to be applied in one area, why not in all?! Against the exploitation of meat, and by products, in pet stores... I say go against the big guys too! Research is only part a BIG issue.
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"content": "As a researcher, I've worked with different models using different approaches. I've dealt with conflicting euthanasia ways that did not seem humane then. However, as students we are shown no other alternative. The majority of the research community appears to be desensitized, as I was, like in any other profession. Personally, I hope for newer technologies that can substitute the use of mammals of any kind, but that's not our reality. Our reality seems to be the need to catch up with Nature's fast evolution of organisms and other harmful sources to our fragile simplistic human ways. Perhaps if we learned to better predict the reaction to our actions, but instead, we are continuously developing new ways in which we do not understand the consequences. Then Nature strikes again. In a ripple effect of unknown factors, humans are failing themselves and (for a long time) other species. I'm just glad I no longer work with mammalian research. Because as fascinating as it was, I never forgot opening the double doors to the basement floor of a renowed University and hearing for the first time barks, meows, and other types of living cries for help.It is a very difficult conversation. Where animal rights should be applied, in a society of endless consumption of animal products? If animal rights are to be applied in one area, why not in all?! Against the exploitation of meat, and by products, in pet stores... I say go against the big guys too! Research is only part a BIG issue.\n",
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As a retired, affluent aging Floridian baby boomer from the north, I must thank you for your words of sanity and fact regarding Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida. It has been a bit frustrating to hear him lauded as the second coming because of his stance and policies. First off, a little known fact nationally is that Florida did benefit from the balmy air when the north was closed-in during covid. However, the missing piece is that more Floridians died post vaccination than those of the states up north. No one talks about Florida's deaths. The only thing that is discussed is freedom and keeping the bars open.Also, the state is a terrible place to be if you are not wealthy or must live on the Floridian wage. Not only is it impossible to afford rent, but the number of fees, tolls, and increased costs surpass other areas of the country.When you look at Ron DeSantis and you consider the economy of Florida, you would think he oversees a state that actually produces something. Florida's main industries are tourism, healthcare, and farming. It is hardly a comparison to the industrial history of the northern cities where most of its residents once hailed. Florida looks beautiful today because it has no industrial past. It's easy to look good when your largest employer is Disney, and look what he did there! However, as Florida fills up with new residents, it is becoming quite obvious that its'infrastructure will not accommodate the anticipated growth in the next few decades.
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"content": "As a retired, affluent aging Floridian baby boomer from the north, I must thank you for your words of sanity and fact regarding Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida. It has been a bit frustrating to hear him lauded as the second coming because of his stance and policies. First off, a little known fact nationally is that Florida did benefit from the balmy air when the north was closed-in during covid. However, the missing piece is that more Floridians died post vaccination than those of the states up north. No one talks about Florida's deaths. The only thing that is discussed is freedom and keeping the bars open.Also, the state is a terrible place to be if you are not wealthy or must live on the Floridian wage. Not only is it impossible to afford rent, but the number of fees, tolls, and increased costs surpass other areas of the country.When you look at Ron DeSantis and you consider the economy of Florida, you would think he oversees a state that actually produces something. Florida's main industries are tourism, healthcare, and farming. It is hardly a comparison to the industrial history of the northern cities where most of its residents once hailed. Florida looks beautiful today because it has no industrial past. It's easy to look good when your largest employer is Disney, and look what he did there! However, as Florida fills up with new residents, it is becoming quite obvious that its'infrastructure will not accommodate the anticipated growth in the next few decades.\n",
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James Igoe My husband, & I live in one of the premier high-rises south of the GWB on Palisade Avenue for 30 years. Respectfully stated, I disagree with you about the walkability factor. I walk to & from(1) Cafasso's Fairway Market, a fantastic, family-owned fresh produce & fine butcher alternative, (2) our local voting spot, steps away from a fun restaurant, It's Greek to Me, (3) Abbott Blvd, a two-way street wider & greener than NYC Park Avenue, minus the high rises, perfect for power walks. We own 2 cars.Yes, the GWB traffic can be nightmarish. Options? The NY Waterway commuter ferry into town is a civilized option for folks like me who have a hybrid full-time professional working life.We live in a 3 bed, 3 bath hi-rise coop apartment, 2400 square feet w/majestic floor-to-ceiling views of NYC out to JFK facing east & south & the Ramapo Mountains, Giants Stadium to the west. 3 apartments to a floor.Of related interest to Ms. Lynn's Ft. Lee review? A couple recently moved from their tony UPPER EAST SIDE, PARK AVENUE, NYC coop to our building because the traffic, garbage, & crime "In-town," is uncivilized. They own 1 car. They Uber to & from their 2300 sq ft apartment into town for culture, dining, & best-in-class medical care at world-class teaching hospitals.A drive to Newark airport vs LaGuardia or JFK? We prefer the 20-minute taxi ride to EWR.Secure concierge living with a gym, pool, & 2 underground parking for under $1 million? A comfortable compromise.
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"content": "James Igoe My husband, & I live in one of the premier high-rises south of the GWB on Palisade Avenue for 30 years. Respectfully stated, I disagree with you about the walkability factor. I walk to & from(1) Cafasso's Fairway Market, a fantastic, family-owned fresh produce & fine butcher alternative, (2) our local voting spot, steps away from a fun restaurant, It's Greek to Me, (3) Abbott Blvd, a two-way street wider & greener than NYC Park Avenue, minus the high rises, perfect for power walks. We own 2 cars.Yes, the GWB traffic can be nightmarish. Options? The NY Waterway commuter ferry into town is a civilized option for folks like me who have a hybrid full-time professional working life.We live in a 3 bed, 3 bath hi-rise coop apartment, 2400 square feet w/majestic floor-to-ceiling views of NYC out to JFK facing east & south & the Ramapo Mountains, Giants Stadium to the west. 3 apartments to a floor.Of related interest to Ms. Lynn's Ft. Lee review? A couple recently moved from their tony UPPER EAST SIDE, PARK AVENUE, NYC coop to our building because the traffic, garbage, & crime \"In-town,\" is uncivilized. They own 1 car. They Uber to & from their 2300 sq ft apartment into town for culture, dining, & best-in-class medical care at world-class teaching hospitals.A drive to Newark airport vs LaGuardia or JFK? We prefer the 20-minute taxi ride to EWR.Secure concierge living with a gym, pool, & 2 underground parking for under $1 million? A comfortable compromise.\n",
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The comments section is interesting to follow - mostly anti-capitalistic platitudes, uninformed bias, and assumptions - e.g., comments within the range of expectations on such a topic.However, nobody provided the truly horrific aspect of this round of layoffs for employees at MSFT: the uncertainty in the certainty. Every MSFT employee knows 10,000 people we be cut from the company; however, the process stretches out from today to the end of March. Microsoft employees will wake up every day from now to the end of March, wondering if they still have a job, looking for that HR email in the inbox every day. Before the end of March, nobody will know if their job is safe. That is a horrifically prolonged period to endure this type of stress.
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His fellow liar, Madison Cawthorn just bought a million dollars house in Florida. Since he was also broke before he was elected, where did the money come from? Same source as Santos’s $700,000 campaign contribution?
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"content": "His fellow liar, Madison Cawthorn just bought a million dollars house in Florida. Since he was also broke before he was elected, where did the money come from? Same source as Santos’s $700,000 campaign contribution?\n",
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