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by long_time_gone 4y ago
> Even if you only count the downpayment, $2400 a year on $90k is a 2.6% return; you therefore are getting the majority of your return from appreciation. I would also getting the increased equity in the house as each mortgage payment low
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
> If you pocket 500 per month, you are looking at around 35 years to break even on a $200k down payment. Not sure your definition of break even. After 30 years, I will have paid off the entire house.
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
This isn’t really a source though, it’s requiring the other commenter to prove the point you made. Anecdotally, I know people who buy single family homes and rent them for profit. My 3 bed, 2 bath single-family home has a $3,000/monthl
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
I didn't decide not to count anything nor have I used the term collusion. Are there particular excerpts in the letters that prove the campaign didn't work closely with Russians? Because the report provides plenty of evidence that
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
> Yes, the article didn't explicitly say he was a Manchurian Candidate, but that's the implication, and it's a bad read. The article is inconsequential, the report it is describing (and the evidence within that report) is
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
The Senate Intelligence Report was released by a Republican-led committee and clearly outlined the many connections between the campaign and Russia. That committee and it's findings had nothing to do with "the media", "l
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
> But, no, Trump isn't some clever Manchurian Candidate taking over our country on behalf of another country. A claim neither I nor the article made. The Trump Campaign, however, had many ties to Russia (Manafort, Rick Gates) and cl
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
> a result of the whole “Russia Russia Russia” thing. Can you explain who the "boy" was and how they "cried wolf"? Did you read the Senate Intelligence report? PBS: Senate panel finds Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S
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Finland debates joining NATO, possibly expanding alliance Putin hates(washingtonpost.com)
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
I didn't see where you developed the bulletproof case that GDP was a bad measure. If you've proven that at some point, I'm happy to adjust my understanding. In lieu of that, I'll go with the economic experts who regularl
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
Maybe it's a by-product of the broader trend towards distrust of experts?
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
> It has limitations in its ability to measure that Nobody has denies this, so why is it a talking point? > as we both agree it’s not a good indication of any individual persons experience Which is why I use it for what it is instead
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
I don't follow, can you please clarify? Edit: Reread and understand now... The point is that GDP is a measure of how much the economy in the US grows or contracts, just as CPI is a measure of how much prices in the US grow or contract.
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
If GDP goes up 5%, but you only get a 3% raise does that make GDP a bad measure of the economy?
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
> Quite a lot of people are starting to say Who? What are their credentials? What improved measure have they created?
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
> Personally I have seen prices go up well above 10%. For what goods/services? Have you been tracking the same goods/services over the past year to make this analysis? > Inflation metrics are complicated and there is a huge
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
> It sounds like you might want to slow down a bit and give people the benefit of the doubt, maybe take the time to read and understand what people write. I have the same affliction myself sometimes. Thanks for the advice, but I re-read
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
> Did you do any of those things, or are you just pointing fingers at people for not doing the same things you did't do? I protested, donated, wrote letters to voters, and contacted a local politician. But that isn't relevant t
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
> Whether is it rising prices or community that gives people joy in crypto I have no data on - are there any infomative studies around? I'm not sure about there being "joy" in crypto currencies. This article [1] argues the
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
> Everyone I've talked to said it was a horrible act and those officers deserve legal charges. That's great for the people you talked to, the comment was about the NRA or any other gun rights group actually defending him. Did y
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
> With a lot of art just stored tax efficiently, not sure how relevant "enjoyment" currently really is at the upper end of the market (maybe enjoyment of possession?). On the flip side, are millions of people who pay money to s
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
> Why shouldn't the government provide these services for the taxes people pay? It is very common for government's to tax exchanges of money/property/goods. We see this in the sales tax, estate tax, transfer tax, cash
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
> Well of course Disney future theme park earnings were going to increase from zero. You aren’t considering the actual E/P ratio. This isn't how investors think. If you know that future earnings are going to increase from zero
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
The article is proof that investors were correct. Stock prices are a present value of future earnings. In 2020, after the stock price had already tanked due to COVID and the bailout was announced, investors thought future earnings would inc
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
> One of my favorite things to highlight was that following the Fed receiving taxpayer funds to prop up the stock market Disney had their greatest single day stock gains in history all while every single theme park, hotel and cruise ship
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
With all of the tools we've built to optimize our time, you'd think we would be more creative.
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
I'm suggesting that in the implementation of what you describe, there is ideology at play. To me, it seems like ignoring that is it's own, different type of ideology.
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
I'm not the person you were discussing with, but couldn't help but notice that this comment you call the person an ideologue: > Again, life is complex. Abandon ideology. Seems to be in direct conflict with this comment you made
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
I think all of this assumes the candidate is for a highly technical position, which is not all Meta jobs. Even then, why do we assume they were promoted, or solved "all problems", or have some altruistic reason to make less? The o
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by long_time_gone 4y ago
Maybe they are consumed with ethics, rather than politics. As this article (and many others) explains, Meta does not act in an ethical manner with their actions towards users, the government, competitors, etc. Why wouldn't a future emp

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