In Ontario, golfing is still prohibited. Even though the premier acknowledges that it's safe, he says well, the golfers will get together and drink, and we can't take that risk. Sucks to be a golf course owner up there, two summers in a row. Wow. Here in progressive Illinois, the courses are open to...

Blue IL is 'reviewing' CDC guidelines and figuring out how to change guidance. Why? They should just say okay we're done, but they refuse. I think they are saying they will follow the national recommendations. They are saying it, but not doing it. What is there to review? If you are 'following the ...

MangoMan wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 1:09 pm Blue IL is 'reviewing' CDC guidelines and figuring out how to change guidance. Why? They should just say okay we're done, but they refuse.

I think they are saying they will follow the national recommendations.

Cortopassi, Republicans taking out their own i.e. Cheney because she is not representing their views is not the same as Ds forcing their views on everyone else. I was once taught that you can lose money in your life and always get it back. But once you trade your principles, they're gone forever. I...

you do know you dont have to read my comments ... why do you bother ? it makes no sense to read them and complain ... my posts have a lot more informative info then your needless complaining does since you admit to reading what you dont want to read You've posted 3802 times. In every single convers...

Wellesley is not as tax efficient as a two fund mix using an index fund for the stocks. I’ve deferred a ton of taxes over the past 12-15 years since I switched all our taxable stock allocation into vanguard index funds.

We do use Wellesley in an IRA. Love it there.

The PP isn’t for people who check the markets and their balances every day. Sometimes I go months without knowing what the DJIA is at. The PP has done about what I had hoped, over the long run. Maybe not yesterday (so I gather), but I couldn’t care less.

But why must they pick a side on something that really has nothing to do with the product they are selling? I have never ever thought to myself "I wonder what my bank thinks about racial injustice" or "I really wish KFC would give me their thoughts on same sex marriage." Why mus...

"So to an extent, it does kind of seem to be a "corporate thing". Probably because corporations have deeper pockets, bigger targets painted on their backs, and bigger legal teams who get paid to worry about worst-case legal scenarios." this is the secondary issue. The primary is...

I grew up in a rural public school system. Haven't read Vanity Fair, never heard of it actually. so what's the troubling part of it?

Also, I think the best approach is to tell everyone that if a book makes them uncomfortable, they should sit that one out.

Bubble getting bigger. I saw someone offer crypto classes on nextdoor which is a neighbor hood social media site. That must mean all the old housewives will be trading crypto soon. The fact that people have to take classes to try to understand it, argues against its success. If you think about the ...

Mark Leavy wrote: ↑Mon May 10, 2021 10:18 pm About once a week now, a bartender will bring up crypto.

Yeah that's a sign of something.

One good result of crypto mania is that way more people know what fiat currency is and why it matters.

I think I know how you're achieving this "don't know anybody" thing. You've tried it here multiple times: you ask whether anybody's sick, or knows anybody who's sick, find some reason to discount whatever answers you don't like, and then bingo the result is that nobody's sick! To be clear...

I saw the news awhile back, and while still disconcerting, the key differentiator here is that the facility ran anonymous deposit boxes. I've checked out places with anonymous boxes in Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale and Vienna and the Vegas place has been raided multiple times and since shut down. Like...

And whenever I read about a "cabal of globalists" or something similar, I remind myself just how difficult it is to get even a few people on the same page. Amen brother. I can't even get my family to agree on a restaurant choice. The best name for a restaurant chain would be “I don’t care”.

The supermarket has their sign up again, so I'm back to complying.

mathjak107 wrote: ↑Sun May 09, 2021 4:30 am If you want to see strange and conflicting you have to see what is allowed here in nyc …. A ruger 10/22 with the standard clip is on the banned list

Too many boolits I am guessing?

There should be more choices for newer single family homes that are less than 2000 ft but are nicely built in decent places. My wife grew up in a prosperous suburb in a 1200 ft 3/1.5/2 car garage ranch house with a basement and a nice yard. I thought it was just right. There were no big splashy room...

Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 9:54 pm I just bought a fuckload of stocks, so maybe it will balance out.

You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din.

Just out of curiosity, what percent of voters in your county are registered D vs. R? It’s getting close to 50/50. Bush Jr got 70% of the county vote in his elections. But Romney dropped to 64% and Trump to 55% and 51%. An influx of Californians has changed the political landscape a lot. Wife and I ...

Thanks!

StinkyToes wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 3:18 am
The statistics may not show it yet, but rents are rising aggressively in desirable cities.

Where? Not doubting, just asking because the impression I've gotten from the housing market is that the bidding wars are fueled by people leaving cities.

doodle wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 8:14 am This is what's coming..



https://youtu.be/hU4rp-efn-I

Probably eventually. But that's been predicted for a long time.

Xan wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 9:11 am

tomfoolery wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 1:28 amI want to buy a house in cash without a mortgage.

This preference seems to be what's hamstringing you.

I agree with that. A 3% fixed mortgage is like stealing.

those funds might be better inside of a tax advantaged account.