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Supposition —
The gop stopped looking at and caring about small businesses and focused on companies in the stock market when they switched from reading papers to watching Fox business?
Idk.
It’s been a problem for a while but I don’t know when the shift occurred.
I could be wrong of course.
The gop stopped looking at and caring about small businesses and focused on companies in the stock market when they switched from reading papers to watching Fox business?
Idk.
It’s been a problem for a while but I don’t know when the shift occurred.
I could be wrong of course.
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Supposition —
The gop stopped looking at and caring about small businesses and focused on companies in the stock market when they switched from reading papers to watching Fox business?
Idk.
It’s been a problem for a while but I don’t know when the shift occurred.
I could be wrong of course.
The gop stopped looking at and caring about small businesses and focused on companies in the stock market when they switched from reading papers to watching Fox business?
Idk.
It’s been a problem for a while but I don’t know when the shift occurred.
I could be wrong of course.
Just a little fact on affordability
It takes approx 18 months to raise a cow from inception to slaughter weight.
Beef prices are going to be high until this imbalance gets fixed.
It takes approx 18 months to raise a cow from inception to slaughter weight.
Beef prices are going to be high until this imbalance gets fixed.
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Just a little fact on affordability
It takes approx 18 months to raise a cow from inception to slaughter weight.
Beef prices are going to be high until this imbalance gets fixed.
It takes approx 18 months to raise a cow from inception to slaughter weight.
Beef prices are going to be high until this imbalance gets fixed.
So new idea
Blow up the fed and rebuild it.
With this admin?
The pres doesn’t understand math or numbers or economics.
So he can’t make good decisions on this.
Blow up the fed and rebuild it.
With this admin?
The pres doesn’t understand math or numbers or economics.
So he can’t make good decisions on this.
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
So new idea
Blow up the fed and rebuild it.
With this admin?
The pres doesn’t understand math or numbers or economics.
So he can’t make good decisions on this.
Blow up the fed and rebuild it.
With this admin?
The pres doesn’t understand math or numbers or economics.
So he can’t make good decisions on this.
Watched some of the fbn big money show on affordability.
Kinda painful
They went to a high end grocery store and were talking about a fresh pasta company while comparing it to the dry pasta Italian varieties.
Dried apples to fresh fruit
So apple to apples kinda
🤷♂️
Kinda painful
They went to a high end grocery store and were talking about a fresh pasta company while comparing it to the dry pasta Italian varieties.
Dried apples to fresh fruit
So apple to apples kinda
🤷♂️
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Watched some of the fbn big money show on affordability.
Kinda painful
They went to a high end grocery store and were talking about a fresh pasta company while comparing it to the dry pasta Italian varieties.
Dried apples to fresh fruit
So apple to apples kinda
🤷♂️
Kinda painful
They went to a high end grocery store and were talking about a fresh pasta company while comparing it to the dry pasta Italian varieties.
Dried apples to fresh fruit
So apple to apples kinda
🤷♂️
one thing congress could do to reduce some corporate power - reduc stock buybacks
by what? i don't know
but much stricter limits on them...
have it linked to bonuses - bonuses have to be a certain percentage of stock buybacks
1/x
by what? i don't know
but much stricter limits on them...
have it linked to bonuses - bonuses have to be a certain percentage of stock buybacks
1/x
November 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
one thing congress could do to reduce some corporate power - reduc stock buybacks
by what? i don't know
but much stricter limits on them...
have it linked to bonuses - bonuses have to be a certain percentage of stock buybacks
1/x
by what? i don't know
but much stricter limits on them...
have it linked to bonuses - bonuses have to be a certain percentage of stock buybacks
1/x
so the new prediction - cal will have its wettest november since 1998
we might be getting out of our drought
n ca has been fine for 5 yrs or so, but crossed fingers
we might be getting out of our drought
n ca has been fine for 5 yrs or so, but crossed fingers
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
so the new prediction - cal will have its wettest november since 1998
we might be getting out of our drought
n ca has been fine for 5 yrs or so, but crossed fingers
we might be getting out of our drought
n ca has been fine for 5 yrs or so, but crossed fingers
Growth in the economy comes from small businesses becoming middle sized businesses. Middle sized companies becoming large
Companies. And large companies going public.
Trump admin focuses almost exclusively on mega corps.
M and A involving mega corps doesn’t help the economy at large
1/x
Companies. And large companies going public.
Trump admin focuses almost exclusively on mega corps.
M and A involving mega corps doesn’t help the economy at large
1/x
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Growth in the economy comes from small businesses becoming middle sized businesses. Middle sized companies becoming large
Companies. And large companies going public.
Trump admin focuses almost exclusively on mega corps.
M and A involving mega corps doesn’t help the economy at large
1/x
Companies. And large companies going public.
Trump admin focuses almost exclusively on mega corps.
M and A involving mega corps doesn’t help the economy at large
1/x
Who was in the situation room today.?
The house and senate might want to interview all of them. and ask why they wanted the e files withheld.
Trump duh
The others?
The house and senate might want to interview all of them. and ask why they wanted the e files withheld.
Trump duh
The others?
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Who was in the situation room today.?
The house and senate might want to interview all of them. and ask why they wanted the e files withheld.
Trump duh
The others?
The house and senate might want to interview all of them. and ask why they wanted the e files withheld.
Trump duh
The others?
so im fine with the us getting rid of the penny
but this needs to be a law, something from congress, not just a cabinet member or exec branch getting rid of it
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the us needs to stop making the dollar bill and make dollar coins, and $2 coins and eventually $5 coins - but $5 can wait
but this needs to be a law, something from congress, not just a cabinet member or exec branch getting rid of it
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the us needs to stop making the dollar bill and make dollar coins, and $2 coins and eventually $5 coins - but $5 can wait
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
so im fine with the us getting rid of the penny
but this needs to be a law, something from congress, not just a cabinet member or exec branch getting rid of it
---
the us needs to stop making the dollar bill and make dollar coins, and $2 coins and eventually $5 coins - but $5 can wait
but this needs to be a law, something from congress, not just a cabinet member or exec branch getting rid of it
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the us needs to stop making the dollar bill and make dollar coins, and $2 coins and eventually $5 coins - but $5 can wait
mortgages -
i don't know exactly how it would work
but one thing to do would be to change the amortization process - increase the principal amount paid off by 1st home owners that are over 40 ???
for ever month the person pays their loan - the government pays $100
i don't know exactly how it would work
but one thing to do would be to change the amortization process - increase the principal amount paid off by 1st home owners that are over 40 ???
for ever month the person pays their loan - the government pays $100
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 AM
mortgages -
i don't know exactly how it would work
but one thing to do would be to change the amortization process - increase the principal amount paid off by 1st home owners that are over 40 ???
for ever month the person pays their loan - the government pays $100
i don't know exactly how it would work
but one thing to do would be to change the amortization process - increase the principal amount paid off by 1st home owners that are over 40 ???
for ever month the person pays their loan - the government pays $100
So one of the p a r a g o n health institute people
Claims there is massive fraud in the aca marketplaces.
Phantom enrollments. And I guess the insurance company getting money for no actual patient.
Okay
But as far as I can determine…
Claims there is massive fraud in the aca marketplaces.
Phantom enrollments. And I guess the insurance company getting money for no actual patient.
Okay
But as far as I can determine…
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
So one of the p a r a g o n health institute people
Claims there is massive fraud in the aca marketplaces.
Phantom enrollments. And I guess the insurance company getting money for no actual patient.
Okay
But as far as I can determine…
Claims there is massive fraud in the aca marketplaces.
Phantom enrollments. And I guess the insurance company getting money for no actual patient.
Okay
But as far as I can determine…
there is no such thing as a free lunch
there is no such thing as a free ballroom
someone is getting something in exchange for the donations to trumps ballroom
these donations are the first part of a transaction
there is no such thing as a free ballroom
someone is getting something in exchange for the donations to trumps ballroom
these donations are the first part of a transaction
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
there is no such thing as a free lunch
there is no such thing as a free ballroom
someone is getting something in exchange for the donations to trumps ballroom
these donations are the first part of a transaction
there is no such thing as a free ballroom
someone is getting something in exchange for the donations to trumps ballroom
these donations are the first part of a transaction
So the cfpb is getting shut down by the Trump admin
More proof that the gop are supply siders and fake populists.
More proof that the gop are supply siders and fake populists.
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
So the cfpb is getting shut down by the Trump admin
More proof that the gop are supply siders and fake populists.
More proof that the gop are supply siders and fake populists.
these gop senators really are going to put out some plan to go around direct payments to insurance companies...
and pay people to pick the same insurance plan and hope the cost goes down?
how does this process reduce cost?
and pay people to pick the same insurance plan and hope the cost goes down?
how does this process reduce cost?
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
these gop senators really are going to put out some plan to go around direct payments to insurance companies...
and pay people to pick the same insurance plan and hope the cost goes down?
how does this process reduce cost?
and pay people to pick the same insurance plan and hope the cost goes down?
how does this process reduce cost?
is trump a true supply side leader who wants to appear like a populist working for little guy?
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
is trump a true supply side leader who wants to appear like a populist working for little guy?
wolfers suggested that trump might suffer from innumeracy
a real problem - a person who is illiterate but with numbers
dyscalculia - a learning disorder related to number based learning
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I used to think he just made magnified good numbers, and diminished bad numbers ...
a real problem - a person who is illiterate but with numbers
dyscalculia - a learning disorder related to number based learning
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I used to think he just made magnified good numbers, and diminished bad numbers ...
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
wolfers suggested that trump might suffer from innumeracy
a real problem - a person who is illiterate but with numbers
dyscalculia - a learning disorder related to number based learning
---
I used to think he just made magnified good numbers, and diminished bad numbers ...
a real problem - a person who is illiterate but with numbers
dyscalculia - a learning disorder related to number based learning
---
I used to think he just made magnified good numbers, and diminished bad numbers ...
the air traffic controller problem means we need a high speed passenger rail system asap.
it wont work for everyone or go to all locations that it could or should, but it will make moving ppl around the country better...
it will also be electric, meaning we can use just about any energy source
it wont work for everyone or go to all locations that it could or should, but it will make moving ppl around the country better...
it will also be electric, meaning we can use just about any energy source
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
the air traffic controller problem means we need a high speed passenger rail system asap.
it wont work for everyone or go to all locations that it could or should, but it will make moving ppl around the country better...
it will also be electric, meaning we can use just about any energy source
it wont work for everyone or go to all locations that it could or should, but it will make moving ppl around the country better...
it will also be electric, meaning we can use just about any energy source
i posted earlier that the 15 yr car loan is a lease without a down payment.
you also don't get any of the service benefits of the lease...
lease often include maintenance fees / support during the course of the lease and special rates for many types of damage not caused by the lessee...
you also don't get any of the service benefits of the lease...
lease often include maintenance fees / support during the course of the lease and special rates for many types of damage not caused by the lessee...
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
i posted earlier that the 15 yr car loan is a lease without a down payment.
you also don't get any of the service benefits of the lease...
lease often include maintenance fees / support during the course of the lease and special rates for many types of damage not caused by the lessee...
you also don't get any of the service benefits of the lease...
lease often include maintenance fees / support during the course of the lease and special rates for many types of damage not caused by the lessee...
during a recession or when they get laid off what do folks give up?
streaming services
vacations
pets
retirement savings
insurance payments
-life
-car
-home
credit card payments
car payments
home
I don't know the exact order and some folks go in different orders
streaming services
vacations
pets
retirement savings
insurance payments
-life
-car
-home
credit card payments
car payments
home
I don't know the exact order and some folks go in different orders
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
during a recession or when they get laid off what do folks give up?
streaming services
vacations
pets
retirement savings
insurance payments
-life
-car
-home
credit card payments
car payments
home
I don't know the exact order and some folks go in different orders
streaming services
vacations
pets
retirement savings
insurance payments
-life
-car
-home
credit card payments
car payments
home
I don't know the exact order and some folks go in different orders
i suppose one thing to watch would be what hegseth posts over the next couple of weeks
he was standing next to trump during the nfl boos
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they have been trying to "buy" the middle and lower end of the country with these new loans...
he was standing next to trump during the nfl boos
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they have been trying to "buy" the middle and lower end of the country with these new loans...
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
i suppose one thing to watch would be what hegseth posts over the next couple of weeks
he was standing next to trump during the nfl boos
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they have been trying to "buy" the middle and lower end of the country with these new loans...
he was standing next to trump during the nfl boos
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they have been trying to "buy" the middle and lower end of the country with these new loans...
okay, so now there is this argument about the boat strikes that the cia is pretty good at gathering info and these folks were probably involved in the drug trade in some fashion...
how many sources have they burned killing these, if we take their word for it, small fry?
how many sources have they burned killing these, if we take their word for it, small fry?
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
okay, so now there is this argument about the boat strikes that the cia is pretty good at gathering info and these folks were probably involved in the drug trade in some fashion...
how many sources have they burned killing these, if we take their word for it, small fry?
how many sources have they burned killing these, if we take their word for it, small fry?
So Charles Payne on fbn pushing being a have. In a have vs have not economy.
You have to have the wealth or income to invest.
One of the first things jettisoned in an economic downturn.
401k and Ira contributions. If you have them in the first place.
You have to have the wealth or income to invest.
One of the first things jettisoned in an economic downturn.
401k and Ira contributions. If you have them in the first place.
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
So Charles Payne on fbn pushing being a have. In a have vs have not economy.
You have to have the wealth or income to invest.
One of the first things jettisoned in an economic downturn.
401k and Ira contributions. If you have them in the first place.
You have to have the wealth or income to invest.
One of the first things jettisoned in an economic downturn.
401k and Ira contributions. If you have them in the first place.
did the dems cave because of the sofr rates?
banks started to freak out and the borrowing rate fell?
you can follow the sofr rate on x - at least i think you can, it posts daily what the rate is
x.com/SOFRRate
🤷♂️
banks started to freak out and the borrowing rate fell?
you can follow the sofr rate on x - at least i think you can, it posts daily what the rate is
x.com/SOFRRate
🤷♂️
SOFR Rate (@SOFRRate) / X
SOFR Rate (@SOFRRate) / X
x.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
did the dems cave because of the sofr rates?
banks started to freak out and the borrowing rate fell?
you can follow the sofr rate on x - at least i think you can, it posts daily what the rate is
x.com/SOFRRate
🤷♂️
banks started to freak out and the borrowing rate fell?
you can follow the sofr rate on x - at least i think you can, it posts daily what the rate is
x.com/SOFRRate
🤷♂️
so rep luna is talking about a bill banning congress from insider trading...
what is this?
a ban on all trading or stocks, individual bonds, crypto, highly concentrated mutual funds and etfs?
allowing them to own most mutual funds, and etfs? but that's it??
what is this?
a ban on all trading or stocks, individual bonds, crypto, highly concentrated mutual funds and etfs?
allowing them to own most mutual funds, and etfs? but that's it??
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
so rep luna is talking about a bill banning congress from insider trading...
what is this?
a ban on all trading or stocks, individual bonds, crypto, highly concentrated mutual funds and etfs?
allowing them to own most mutual funds, and etfs? but that's it??
what is this?
a ban on all trading or stocks, individual bonds, crypto, highly concentrated mutual funds and etfs?
allowing them to own most mutual funds, and etfs? but that's it??
at least part of the gop stance on insurance - i don't want to pay for others peoples bad behavior.
they are turning on insurance the concept itself now.
not sure if this is maga or gop
they are turning on insurance the concept itself now.
not sure if this is maga or gop
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
at least part of the gop stance on insurance - i don't want to pay for others peoples bad behavior.
they are turning on insurance the concept itself now.
not sure if this is maga or gop
they are turning on insurance the concept itself now.
not sure if this is maga or gop