Jump to content
THE BROWNS BOARD

jbluhm86

REGISTERED
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    3,472

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    7

 Content Type 

Posts posted by jbluhm86

  2. 22$ at Mickey D's

    in POLITICAL DISCUSSION

    Posted

    On 1/31/2023 at 12:04 AM, Westside Steve said:

     Oh well I'll wait a incompetent fucker is lazy and a competent whether he or she is getting 5 10 15 or 50 bucks an hour. Same deal with the conscientious employee. 

     Automation will take over.  Young people would rather sit on their ass anyway.

    WSS

    Steve, I think what Woody is referring to is the fact that, compared to your generation, Millennials and GenZ's money has much less purchasing power:

    Comparing the costs of generations

    Simply speaking, the Boomer generation grew up in a rare moment in history where their dollar's purchasing power was relatively high and the cost of goods was relatively low. It's not necessarily that Millennials/GenX are lazier than previous generations, it's that due to the dollar's diminished purchasing power and much more inflated prices for things such as housing, higher education, fuel, etc, we have to work twice as hard to get half as much. 

     

    • Haha 1
    • Upvote 1

  4. Social Security Insolvency

    in POLITICAL DISCUSSION

    Posted

    1 hour ago, FairHooker11 said:

    elections have consequences .. the republican house majority saying the democrats quiet part out loud

    At least someone is talking about it.

    Interesting note, 2016 was the first election in which the generation succeeding the Boomers had a larger percentage of the vote than the boomers, so it's not "if", but "when" Social Security is going to be reformed. GenX, Millennials, etc are highly unlikely to keep the status quo of dumping money into a system in which they're unlikely to see any benefits from in the future.

    from past  - related posts, I know you are QUICK to blame the boomers for graft gouging out the payments etc..

    If the shoe fits...

    I too am a boomer falling into this time frame as a loser, pending any type of clear thinking policy repair

    That's unfortunate, but welcome to cohort of GenX Millennials, GenZ, etc who are also in this predicament. We have snacks.

    so spare the subsequent support to this post as being "our (the boomers) fault"?

    No, because it is your generation's fault. I'll grant you the fact that the previous generation to yours started the ball rolling on pilfering SS to fund their pet projects, to be sure. But the Baby Boomers have had the majority in government since at least the mid 90s, so the boomers have had almost 30 years to head-off this pending disaster that's been known of since at least the late 1970s, but all they've done is kicked the can down the road, because at "least they'll get theirs".

    The Boomer generation arguably has been the wealthiest generation in human history, yet they have selfishly squandered that immense wealth with little forethought into preserving those same opportunities for their children and grandchildren's generations.

    also - and in related fashion, can all 50+ million aborted tax payer lives before birth have a part in this? 

    I'd say no, since it's statistically unlikely that all of those 50+ million would reach working age in order to contribute to the payroll taxes. I mean, the bulk of them would, but the taxes aren't the issue. The main issue is spending.

    You can tax someone 100% of what they earn, but if the government spends 110% of what they take in, then there's obviously going to be a deficit that needs to be accounted for, whether through borrowing and accruing more debt, raising the retirement age and hoping that people's bodies don't give out before they can contribute more taxes, or cutting benefits paid out to below 100%. I exaggerate the percentage, but I think you get the gist of what I'm saying.

     

     

  5. Social Security Insolvency

    in POLITICAL DISCUSSION

    Posted

    Fox news: Republicans sound alarm on Social Security insolvency: Taxpayers 'clearly have to worry about' retirement

    "The SSA recently confirmed congressional predictions that funds are expected to deplete by 2035, with just enough tax money to pay 75% of scheduled benefits. Insolvency means our taxes will go up, paying to restore solvency.

    "Currently, the Social Security Board of Trustees projects program cost to rise by 2035 so that taxes will be enough to pay for only 75% of scheduled benefits," the Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration wrote on its website.

    In September, the Congressional Research Service found that Social Security trusts could be depleted as early as 2034 "because incoming tax revenue would be sufficient to pay only about 80% of scheduled benefits."

    Last month, the Congressional Budget Office warned that funds will decline to zero in 2033 "and the Social Security Administration will no longer be able to pay full benefits when they are due."

     

  6. For Straight and safety razor shavers

    in BARBER SHOP TALK

    Posted

    Switched from using overpriced disposable razors a few years ago. Picked up an old style metal Gillette safety razor and haven't looked back since. 

    Instead of spending a ton of money on disposable razors, I just spend around $40 once a year to pick up enough Feather razorblades to last me through the year. Titanium coated blades made in Japan; feels like shaving with a samurai sword.

  7. American Drinkers

    in POLITICAL DISCUSSION

    Posted

    On 1/4/2023 at 2:36 PM, hoorta said:

    Actually Steve, MW stands for Master of Wine...  And it is the equivalent of having a college Master's degree.  There's only 50 or so in the United States, and a few hundred more world wide. You have to be a super expert in the written subject(s) tests, and then pass a brutal tasting exam.  Better be up on those Serbian grape varieties no one outside of the country has ever heard of.  :)   

    Master of Wine sounds about as prestigious as a Ph.D in Sociology, imo.

  11. Vatican Defrocks Pro-Life and Pro Trump Priest

    in POLITICAL DISCUSSION

    Posted

    On 12/19/2022 at 5:45 PM, hoorta said:

    You forgot Trump also stacked the Supreme Court so they could overturn Roe-Wade....  Yeah, he did a few pro life things- great...  But some still want this guy who envisions himself as a comic book super hero needs a second term in office?  Get a grip, man...

    Constitutionally-speaking, "stacking" the Supreme Court is the prerogative of the party in charge of the White House and the majority in the Senate. Democrats do the same thing when they hold the conch shell too. Nothing out of the ordinary.

    • Upvote 1

  15. You Now Need to Earn Six Figures to Afford the Typical Home in the U.S.

    in POLITICAL DISCUSSION

    Posted

    Money.com: You Now Need to Earn Six Figures to Afford the Typical Home in the U.S.

    "To afford the $2,682 monthly mortgage payment on a typically priced U.S. home, the real estate brokerage Redfin finds that a prospective homebuyer needs to earn at least $107,281 a year. Redfin considers a mortgage payment to be affordable if it accounts for 30% or less of a homebuyer’s annual income.

    That $107,000 threshold represents a jump of more than 45% from last year, when a homebuyer only needed to earn $73,668 to afford a typically priced home".

  17. OOH, LOOK DADDY, IT'S THREE CARD CHARLEY

    in POLITICAL DISCUSSION

    Posted

    On 11/10/2022 at 2:44 AM, Ghoolie Always Ghoolie said:

    I am guessing you are a democrat? I am not being critical, HOWEVER, I would ask anyone to tell me, after this glorious day of voting, what the fuck has changed? The senate is a 50/50 proposition then, before and now. If the dems come out 51/49? A Absolutely no change. They already had the tie breaker with Kamala Hair ass. if Republicans get a 51/49, same shit.

    From my first eligible election in 04, all the way up until 2014, I voted mostly democrat. Around 2014. Voted mostly Republican/Independent since then. 

    I wouldn't disagree with you that not much will change in the Senate.

    Repubs get the house? That is a change? Fuck no. Absolutely meaningless. Biden vetoes whatever the fuck is sent to him and congress can't do shit about it. All this bullshit about red waves and Dems outperformed expectations is food for fucktards. Oprah's Oz runs against Uncle Fester, and you think it matters who wins that fucking idiotic thing?

    I disagree about the importance of the GOP winning the House majority. Now they have the votes to kill a lot of the more ghastly woke legislation in the crib before it could have a chance to make it to Biden. The GOP having a majority in at least one house of Congress can put the brakes on a lot of potential damage Biden and the Democrats could have done otherwise.

    Voting stopped meaning jack shit 20 years ago. Waste of time. I stayed home and jacked off.

     

    • Upvote 1

  19. Trump needs to quit politics and move on

    in POLITICAL DISCUSSION

    Posted

    20 hours ago, calfoxwc said:

    JBlu - sorry, my bad. You are right. It's just that of course Pres Trump's support didn't win in democrat stronghold states.

    Conn., Maryland, Vermont, Penn., Michigan, NY, Mass., New Hampshire, Illinois, Minn. - were all going to lose regardless. He isn't a miracle worker, granted. lol

    Republicans did make gains in historically Democratic strongholds. I think they picked up 4-5 House seats in NY and turned Florida red. The common denominator for those wins is that the candidates is that they weren't heavily supported by Trump or didn't seek his support to begin with.

       But yes, he did lose some. It doesn't mean his influence has waned, it means that abortion was a huge issue due to the Supreme Court ruling and the stupid lie (overturning Roe vs Wade stops all abortions completely) - that was damaging. Add to that, Lindsay Graham saying he'd sponsor a bill to outlaw them added jet fuel to the fire.

    Abortion is a big issue to voters. I know it upsets the pro-life electorate out there, but it is. Kentucky is a deep red state, but even there, the voters rejected an amendment issue that would've outlawed abortion.

    The GOPs message after the Dobbs decision should have been from the start that it is up to the voters in individual states to determine the abortion laws in their state, not the government. That's it. But they screwed up by leaning into the decision and taking a victory lap that alienated a lot of independent voters.

    Hate it if you want, but the Election Day results clearly show that abortion rights are an important issue, and the majority of voters do not want an outright ban on abortions.

       J. D. Vance was way behind in polls - and was a big turnaround with Pres Trump's backing. A LOT of folks wanted to get Tim Ryan the hell out of office. He was slime. But, he was elected by a lot of dems - Pres Trump really turned the tables on ryan, who led by a HUGE margin very early on, but J. D. Vance caught up later.

    J.D. Vance was behind in the polls earlier this year. He was also courting Trump's support around the same time. Once he started to distance himself from Trump and began to walk away from the stolen election narrative and focused on the issues, his poll standing went up. It also doesn't hurt that he was running in a pretty red state, either 

      Now, then - there is Kari Lake - a favorite of mine - who is up against it in Arizona - was trailing by only 12,00 votes, with another on-election-day voters not counted.

      Why not counted?

      First of all, her opponent - Hobbs - was secretary of state. SHE OVERSEES the elections.

    Guess what?

    https://www.deseret.com/2022/11/8/23447878/republican-kari-lake-trails-in-arizona-governors-race

    Ryan was appointed to the court by Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) in September.

    But let's look a little deeper:

    https://www.deseret.com/2022/11/8/23447878/republican-kari-lake-trails-in-arizona-governors-race

    On Tuesday, tabulating machines at about 60 voting locations had printing issues. Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates, a Republican, said at a press conference voters were still able to drop off their ballots and that no eligible voter was turned away.

    Lake suggested Tuesday that problems at polling places were located in conservative communities. Her campaign along with Republican U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters’ campaign filed a lawsuit to push the time polls closed from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., but Judge Timothy Ryan rejected the suit. Ryan said the court didn’t find evidence any voters weren’t able to vote because of the tabulating machines, according to the Arizona Republic.

    ***************************************************************

        So, the judge ruled that "no voters were turned away". That is NOT THE POINT. haha?

    The point was 60 voting machines had printing issues !!! meaning, they cannot be tabulated until they fix it !?

    Ok, so who is the judge?

    https://ballotpedia.org/Timothy_J._Ryan

    Ryan was appointed to the court by Gov. Janet Napolitano (D)

    so, if Kari Lake loses despite Pres Trump's backing - there is serious cred to electoral fraud.

    so, her opponent - DEMOCRAT has been in charge of the elections - has no business running for office in the first place. The judge - a long time democrat - should have recused himself from a decision on the matter.

       I don't know, Jblu - If Pres Trump loses this one, too - it isn't his fault. It isn't Lake's fault.

    It's not solely his fault; the GOP ran pretty poor quality candidates in many battleground elections. But it would be dishonest to say that Trump's influence didn't significantly hinder a lot of candidates races. The losses by Trump-backed candidates makes it obvious. And the fact that Trump is now attacking the leading GOP presidental candidate in DeSantis shows that his influence is just about played out and the GOP needs to move on from him if they want to win in 2024.

    Unless they "truck in semis loaded with votes from out of state" etc, I think Kari Lake eventually wins. As long as all the legit votes are eventually COUNTED from those machines.

     

  21. Trump needs to quit politics and move on

    in POLITICAL DISCUSSION

    Posted

    3 hours ago, calfoxwc said:

    Actually, not true. In dem leaning states, his candidates lost, but in other rep leaning states he won a lot. Including Vance, which was a HUGE WIN.

    For further legit information:

    https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/04/trump-backed-candidates-that-won-ohio-indiana-primaries-00029645

    Cal, that list is from the primaries held back in May. This is the (current) list of the Trump-endorsed candidates who lost in the general election:

    Full List of Trump-Backed Candidates Who Lost Their Elections

    Trump's losing endorsed Senate candidates:

    1) Mehmet Oz—defeated in Pennsylvania by John Fetterman.

    2)Don Bolduc—defeated in New Hampshire by Sen. Maggie Hassan.

    3)Leora Levy—defeated in Connecticut by Richard Blumenthal.

    4)Gerald Malloy—defeated in Vermont by Peter Welch.

     

    Trump's losing endorsed House of Representatives candidates:

    1)Bo Hines—defeated in North Carolina's District 13 by Wiley Nickel.

    2)Steve Chabot—defeated in Ohio's District 1 by Greg Landsman.

    3)Madison Gesiotto Gilbert—defeated in Ohio's District 13 by Emilia Sykes.

    4)John Gibbs—defeated in Michigan District 3 by Hillary Scholten.

    5)Yesli Vega—defeated in Virginia's District 7 by Abigail Spanberger.

    6)Karoline Leavitt—defeated in New Hampshire's District 1 by Rep. Chris Pappas.

    7)J.R. Majewski—defeated in Ohio's District 9 by Marcy Kaptur.

    8)Sandy Smith—defeated in North Carolina's District 1 by Don Davis.

     

    Trump's losing endorsed gubernatorial candidates

    1)Tudor Dixon—lost to Governor Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan.

    2)Doug Mastriano—lost to Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania.

    3)Lee Zeldin—lost to Governor Kathy Hochul in New York.

    4)Dan Cox—lost to Wes Moore in Maryland.

    5)Geoff Diehl—lost to Maura Healey in Massachusetts.

    6)Tim Michels—lost to Governor Tony Evers in Wisconsin.

    7)Darren Bailey—lost to Governor J.B. Pritzker in Illinois.

    8)Scott Jensen—lost in Minnesota to Governor Tim Walz.

    9)Mark Ronchetti—lost in New Mexico to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.

     

     

  23. OOH, LOOK DADDY, IT'S THREE CARD CHARLEY

    in POLITICAL DISCUSSION

    Posted

    16 hours ago, Ghoolie Always Ghoolie said:

    Absolutely meaningless day today. The global "Tony Sopranos" who own our politicians are not going to let anything get in the way of their profit taking over climate.change and green energy horseshit.

    Your vote is a fucking joke.

    I mean, if you look at the results, voting actually does matter. GOP had every opportunity to build off of Democrat failures in the economy and woke social issues, but they fielded poor candidates that the voters didn't trust.

×
×
  • Create New...