You have to be a special kind of stupid to believe Democrats were capable of stealing the 2020 election while out of power, but somehow incapable of doing the same in 2024 while in power. That is a categorically, phenomenally dumb thing to believe.
BOOMER: "Just buy a house. Stop renting and build equity."
ME: "Houses are $450,000."
BOOMER: "So get a mortgage."
ME: "I need a $90,000 down payment."
BOOMER: "I bought my first house with $5,000 down."
ME: "What did your house cost?"
BOOMER: "$60,000."
ME: "So you put down 8% of the price. I need to put down 20%."
BOOMER: "Well your salary should be higher."
ME: "I make $70,000 a year. Banks say I can afford a $280,000 house max."
ME: "Everything in my area costs $400,000+."
BOOMER: "You should move somewhere cheaper."
ME: "All the jobs are here. If I move, I make $35,000 and houses still cost $250,000."
BOOMER: "It's about discipline and sacrifice."
ME: "You bought a house for 3 years of salary. I need 6 years of salary."
ME: "Plus I have $50,000 in student debt you didn't have."
BOOMER: "Well I worked hard."
ME: "So do I. I'm just playing a different game with worse odds."
BOOMER: *silent*
You didn't buy a house because you were smarter. You bought it because it was actually affordable.
Morning! Can we talk about Donald Trump having a convo with an AI, and then telling everyone he talked to Teddy Roosevelt about the Panama Canal? But, for real.
Nobody believes this is oppressive
Congrats on expanding your family—go live your life in peace and let others do the same
Having kids isn't for everybody (and some people aren't able to have the families they want)
Coming from a father who watched my wife go through hell to have our son
Congress passed a bipartisan bill to make it easier to own a home.
The President is refusing to sign it.
Donald Trump doesn’t care about lowering costs for you.
Fatphobia is so ugly (and rooted in racism and pedophilia) and yet it seems to be one of those things that everyone is pretty okay with. Someone’s weight and appearance is the least interesting thing about them. Be better, folks. I beg you.