Congressional Affairs @USDOT (views ≠). Likes: Public transit, Korean BBQ, good people, meteorology, dive bars. #MUFC for the vibes, whatever they may be.
Bruno getting a hat trick after that nonsense from Carragher last week about the POTY award is perfect. Well done Bruno, well done United. Go get a left back tomorrow
All @ManUtd match-going Reds need to read this. Many will know my brother Harry. Has worked his socks off for fans for decades. I won my appeal, but the tone in the response painted a clear picture of the future. I stood with him and returned my Platinum #SeasonTicket too. 🔴⚪️⚫️
@RichRedVoices Credit to INEOS for having a legitimate pivot plan when priced out of top targets, but feels like that pivot only kicked the actual can down the road: there isn’t enough money to fill all the needs.
The first episode of The Simpsons is about how Homer didn't get a Christmas bonus, so he had to take a side job as Santa at the mall to make extra money to cover not getting the bonus + getting Bart's tattoo removed. I think the writers understood "normal" America pretty well!
The Simpsons debuted in 1987 and this is the type of house the shows creators thought a single-income family could afford.
According to an episode in Season 1, Homer made 25k a year(60k in 2026 dollars).
In 1987 that house would cost about 100k(which was the national average) with a mortgage of roughly $700/month(assuming 20% down and interest rates consistent with that time)
How about today? The same house would cost 450k with a mortgage of roughly $2,500/month.
This means that while Homer was spending ~30% of his income on his mortgage in 1987 he would need to spend closer to 50% of his income on his mortgage today.
And of course, this doesn't include other areas of inflation such as food, gas or etc.