Wish they would. Wish there were a lot more people I disagree with on Nostr. Would make it more fun.
Not voting is like not running your own node. You're choosing not to participate in the consensus algorithm.
It's very entertaining watching MSNBC lurch back and forth between hyperbolic catastrophizing, and bloviating with nervous confidence that voters will choose Harris, all while peppering in criticisms of the rules of our Republic, free speech, electoral college, etc being a "threat to democracy". π€£π€‘
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The greatest dancer this country has ever seen. Greatest in history. Nobody's seen anything like it before.
βThank you. Since we decided a few weeks ago to adopt the leaf as legal tender, we have, of course, all become immensely rich.β
Ford stared in disbelief at the crowd who were murmuring appreciatively at this and greedily fingering the wads of leaves with which their track suits were stuffed.
βBut we have also,β continued the management consultant, βrun into a small inflation problem on account of the high level of leaf availability, which means that, I gather, the current going rate has something like three deciduous forests buying one shipβs peanut."
Murmurs of alarm came from the crowd. The management consultant waved them down.
βSo in order to obviate this problem,β he continued, βand effectively revalue the leaf, we are about to embark on a massive defoliation campaign, and. . .er, burn down all the forests. I think you'll all agree that's a sensible move under the circumstances."
The crowd seemed a little uncertain about this for a second or two until someone pointed out how much this would increase the value of the leaves in their pockets whereupon they let out whoops of delight and gave the management consultant a standing ovation. The accountants among them looked forward to a profitable autumn aloft and it got an appreciative round from the crowd.
Property taxes are actually one of the least objectionable taxes.
Before you rage away in my replies, hear me out:
There are no federal property taxes. You pay property taxes to your county, and they kick some up to the state. It makes sense that your support for public services in your community be relative to how much of the community you own.
It's childish. Stop demanding all or nothing. You're not consenting to anything by casting a vote. However by not voting, you're consenting to let your fellow citizens make the choice without you. Government is not going away just because you close your eyes, cover your ears, and scream like a toddler. There will be a next president of the United States, and a next and a next, whether you participate or not.
There is nothing admirable about a man acting feminine
This is pure degeneracy, and people are patronizing this freak just to virtue signal how liberal and open minded they are.
If a politician like Kamaliar fails to clearly articulate their policies, it's not due to a lack of communication skills. She has people working for her who are highly skilled in communication techniques. It is deliberate obfuscation, because her policy goals are not in the best interest of American citizens.
I don't want to improve Nostr onboarding. The ignorant masses should stay over on Zuckerfuck's Facebook.
Renaissance, Protestant reformation, representative government, modern agriculture, industrial revolution, harnessing fossil fuels, modern medicine, computer science and cryptography, the list goes on... All pioneered by white Europeans.
The European race built the modern world which has benefited all other races. It led to a population explosion from 1 billion to over 8 billion people marked with a dramatic increase in standard of living, average lifespan, and individual freedom.
The only 'white trash' are the white people who have been taught to hate and denigrate their own heritage.
No. The bank doesn't care about you having "skin in the game." You're misinformed. They only care about risk. How much can they recoup in a short sale after they reposes your home?
When they start offering zero down mortgages in a housing bull market it's because they are confident that the cash value of your home will keep increasing, so they're willing to finance 100% of the sale price instead of just 80%.
Gibberish.
The balance of the loan must be less than the future sale value of the home so that when you default and they take you home they can recoup most of the remaining loan balance. That's why they require a down payment.
Same goes for cars, which only depreciate. As a rule of thumb, (and this is especially true of used vehicles), the amount of down payment you're required to put down is the amount that the dealership is overcharging you, which is why the bank won't cover it. You know you're getting a good price on a used vehicle if the bank is willing to cover 100% of the sale price.
A 20% down payment on a house means that the value of the house can fall by almost 20% before the homeowner is underwater on their mortgage. It protects both the buyer and the bank. By not requiring a down payment, the bank is gambling that the value of the home will continue to rise.