That would do it

My father and Uncles, WW2

With sand paper

“Executives have been richly rewarded for failure at least since the 1980s and the era of the golden parachute.”

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On veterans day, let’s remember what is being memorialized.

My father, brothers, uncles, cousins.. all veterans.

But somehow, those sacrifices by our honorable and brave veterans paved the way for a country divided with armed, masked agents roaming America’s streets and vast wealth inequality.

As the ever observant @anntelnaes.bsky.social spotlights

“over the course of the 50-year mortgage, the buyer of a $400,000 home will have paid over $1 million in interest, compared to $493,000 in interest payments for a 30-year mortgage. The big winner here is the lender, not the home buyer.”

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“Even if the average voter is now more likely to appreciate the fact that Republicans are the ones responsible for their insurance premiums spiking, the more potent political force is the outright rage coming from the Democratic base.”

That segment haunts me “Meal Ticket”

Reminds me of the illustrations in “Ballad Of Buster Skruggs”