I lived better in Texas on a $52k/yr position than I did at an $95k to $108k/yr position in California.
In CA I should’ve been living good, but was taxed 38-42% due to how much overtime I worked and paid nearly $40k in taxes bringing me to the standard median family income rate. My biggest return (single, no dependents) was $5800.
My rent was $2149, electric was $380 with constant voluntary blackouts and minimal deductions for times of non-service, and my gas was 2x as expensive.
A $4k return from my last CA filing paid for months of overhead in TX. Now I’m in the PNW back in the shitshow with a worse job market than anywhere I’ve ever lived.
@StevenLiu162371@pukanacuafann@Cardinals 12 ER in his last 15 innings to a tune of a 7.20 ERA. Not what you wanna see from a closer, particularly as highly touted as he’s been early this and last season.
Hate to say it, but veteran disability benefits is one of the largest fraud rackets in the country but it’s an ugly conversation. We gotta support the troops, but cooks and able-bodied people never on deployment getting to kick their feet up because of anxiety and “oh, uh, muh back” is twisted.
@baseballcrank I was the same with Frank Catalanatto, loved the dude because the name was fun and used him in video games. Couldn’t honestly tell you if I ever saw him play in living color 😂
@Krobro_1@STLSprtsCntrl Yesterday’s KMOX broadcast was pretty rough for the Birds, too. Not the regular Rooney/Claiborne. I like Ricky Horton but Matt Pauley ain’t my cup of tea. I’m more of a listener these days. Old timey but my favorite way to consume baseball if not attending.
@ShawSwervoo To be fair, I’d say at least 75% of the fanbase gave up on him. Easy to forget he was drafted out of high school and despite back to back terrible years was only 23 coming into this season.
@DefiyantlyFree@philthatremains Very telling how we’ve had near immediate results with reasonable certainty until the deepest left-leaning communities began losing their grip on the narrative. Now, it’ll take as long as it has to to conveniently always ensure their victory.
Subpoena everyone.
@AGHamilton29@redsteeze Hating a literal Nazi, or someone dangerously stupid enough to get Nazi insignias tattooed on his body, is a pro-Israel dogwhistle… if you’re retarded.
Dude who named his show after those who commit a genocide defending a Nazi… Rich.