I’m still trying to justify Obama’s $9.3T and Biden’s $8.1T (really $11.3T with all of the legacy programs he put in place). I will agree our total national debt is potentially nation-ending. No one - Republicans or Democrats- is explaining how this staggering amount of debt is okay.
I’ve experienced all of that. For a period of time, I only had rice and kidney beans to eat but went without many times. Slept in my $300 car. When I got housing, no money for heat. In New England. Healthcare for emergencies wasn’t a concern. Then, as now, ER’s don’t turn people away. All of that hardened my resolve. With good decisions, I have worked my way into prosperity.
@Hedgeye I guess if I complained about the fact that if you make a million a year, you only get to keep half, wouldn’t get much sympathy. I’m so grateful to live in a country where that’s possible though!
@AesPolitics1 Nice try but it was like that when Biden left office. Thank Trump that it’s not continuing to get exponentially worse and many things have at least leveled out. There are dozens of graphs that clearly show this happened under Biden’s watch.
Not so fast. Property taxes have doubled. Many are now paying more to their local government in taxes every month than they are in principal to pay down the loan. And everything at Home Depot has doubled. Not the same amount of pain renters are experiencing but owners have it tough too.
@jonbrooks Imagine that. Most of it occurred in the Biden years. The Democrats say they have the affordability solution but obviously not. At least Trump has stopped the steep, upward climb.
Because the smell is awful to many and weed smokers don’t have the basic manners to consider it would be respectful not to smoke around others. It’s not legal far and wide yet people smoking it is everywhere. Cigarette smoking was trending to not smoke around others, now, here come the weed smokers.
@remarks Property taxes have doubled becoming the second leading drag on affordability after interest rates. Many are paying more in property taxes than principal on their mortgages. Gluttonous governments are destroying the hope of buying a house.
Yes they are jealous. They call it all sorts of other things but it’s just pure envy. The left hates whatever they can’t have because they don’t have the will, the means, the talent, the abilities, or the attitude to achieve anything great. If they can’t have it, they don’t want anyone else to have it either.
@omgsidewalks Yes, National Geographic published a map of the worst offenders. Most of it comes from China, Indonesia, and the countries lining the Indian Ocean. North America, South America, and Europe are relatively clean.