RiverRidgeRat

Adventurer on the riverbank. Raised on scraps, led by instinct. Sees the unseen, hears the unheard.

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@gregg_re Picard was right - spot on

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@BillWiIdin @applian87928334 At this point, the only adjustable variable is the price of the house. Interest rates are what they are, and the median buyer’s income is what it is. The seller has to adjust their asking price until all three variables align. Otherwise, the seller will have to stay put.

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@iBringBalance *Something* changed in the executive leadership boards of the companies that make TV shows and movies … rules, regulations on storytelling, I guess.

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@ChrisTwiggsPM The problem is that salaries haven’t kept pace with the rising cost of living over the past six years.

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@texasrunnerDFW Salaries + Interest Rates do not equal out the cost of buying a house in that price range.

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@drtaubraun Why?

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@PViews56028 @JesslovesMJK It doesn’t matter if the majority isn’t though. Management of supply lines and logistics of goods that are managed will degrade over time due to this.

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@texasrunnerDFW It is not the rate that is the problem. It is the home price.

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@dryglick @texasrunnerDFW . @texasrunnerDFW

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@levithorntonxc @texasrunnerDFW Divorces

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@808_38hz @texasrunnerDFW Summary of your post:

1.) He doesn’t understand economics …
2.) He is great at economics …

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@texasrunnerDFW Why does the scene from Top Gun come to mind:

“Do some of that pilot shit, Mav.”

Except instead of Mav, it’s the President … doing everything he can to figure out a way to break out of the situation. 😂

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@honestpollster @DataRepublican @QuantusInsights Why is a poll person interested in data?

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@EthicalSkeptic Would love to hear you discuss your hypothesis to @aigkenham, @penglerAiG on the podcast one day.

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@EthicalSkeptic @elbepig Boss, The Ark represents *more* than just a vessel.

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@DefiyantlyFree The problem isn’t the rates. It’s the home prices …

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@markbdelaney It really is a great place, but it’s become way too expensive. The Cville we fell in love with isn’t nearly as affordable as it used to be. Housing, taxes, & living costs have gotten to the point where the quality of life has to be weighed against the price of staying here. ☹️

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@GuyTalksFinance @tavRhine Like what?

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Lost a close loved one ... Back from Turkey and turned around immediately to head to visit family and attend the service for him.

Blood clots in brain and throughout the lungs (below on lung schematic).

In 2023 we had 11 family members die of cancer, after having had 1 death from cancer the prior 6 decades...

The trolls lied to and gaslighted us all back then. Said I was lying. Said, "people die of cancer all the time." Not only stupid, but cruel as well. A dark spiritual rot in their soul.

Now everyone knows they were lying... but they continue unabated.

Now we have several dying from blood clots, one lost just days ago:

They told me these photos were faked
They told me that the morticians were lying
They told me this always happens we just did not know it
They told me Covid did this

Lie after lie after lie - all in the name of 'science'

The 35-year experienced doctor gasped when he saw these results.

The propagandist Pharma Trolls were full of shit, and have been all along. Threatening our families, threatening our employers... Dirt in their souls.

I will NEVER trust a person who claims to 'represent science or the scientific method' again...

it is just code for posssessing a license to lie... to pretend to be God over their fellow man...

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@Mr_Husky1 You’re comparing consumption, not purchasing power. The 1950s & today had very different economic/social contracts. The dollar was stronger, while housing, healthcare & education consumed far less family income. Those aren’t “lifestyle upgrades”—they’re basic costs of family life

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@Mr_Husky1 False comparison