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Retired EE. Opinions are my own. No tolerance for MAGAs.
Democracy is not a spectator sport. Voted first time 1972 age 19.
Deleted my Xitter. Goodbye Elon. Never on FakeBook. Sorry Mark.
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Democracy is not a spectator sport. Voted first time 1972 age 19.
Deleted my Xitter. Goodbye Elon. Never on FakeBook. Sorry Mark.
BlueSkyUser: #5,481,704; Registered: 21 May 2024
So Trump believes we have collected ~~$3Trillion~~ in tariff payments so far? Investment pledges are vaporware and not real, certainly not tariff payments. Future tariff payments are not real. What an effin' doofus he is.
a man is talking to a woman in a kitchen and says well he sounds like a doofus .
ALT: a man is talking to a woman in a kitchen and says well he sounds like a doofus .
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November 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
So Trump believes we have collected ~~$3Trillion~~ in tariff payments so far? Investment pledges are vaporware and not real, certainly not tariff payments. Future tariff payments are not real. What an effin' doofus he is.
LOL if you are lucky the interest rate may be lower.
Mortgage interest rates have fluctuated significantly throughout history, reaching an all-time high of over 18% in October 1981 and a record low of 2.65% in January 2021.
So who knows in 20 yrs what they will be ...
Mortgage interest rates have fluctuated significantly throughout history, reaching an all-time high of over 18% in October 1981 and a record low of 2.65% in January 2021.
So who knows in 20 yrs what they will be ...
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
LOL if you are lucky the interest rate may be lower.
Mortgage interest rates have fluctuated significantly throughout history, reaching an all-time high of over 18% in October 1981 and a record low of 2.65% in January 2021.
So who knows in 20 yrs what they will be ...
Mortgage interest rates have fluctuated significantly throughout history, reaching an all-time high of over 18% in October 1981 and a record low of 2.65% in January 2021.
So who knows in 20 yrs what they will be ...
15 yr car loans. 50 yr home mortgage loans.
Basically the same as paying rent for life.
Basically the same as paying rent for life.
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
15 yr car loans. 50 yr home mortgage loans.
Basically the same as paying rent for life.
Basically the same as paying rent for life.
On a loan with an ~5.5% interest rate,
15yr term has interest equal to ~0.5X the principal,
30yr term has interest equal to ~1.0X the principal,
50yr term has interest equal to ~2.0X the principal.
So for a 50yr term your house will cost you ~3X as much as the original loan amount.
15yr term has interest equal to ~0.5X the principal,
30yr term has interest equal to ~1.0X the principal,
50yr term has interest equal to ~2.0X the principal.
So for a 50yr term your house will cost you ~3X as much as the original loan amount.
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
On a loan with an ~5.5% interest rate,
15yr term has interest equal to ~0.5X the principal,
30yr term has interest equal to ~1.0X the principal,
50yr term has interest equal to ~2.0X the principal.
So for a 50yr term your house will cost you ~3X as much as the original loan amount.
15yr term has interest equal to ~0.5X the principal,
30yr term has interest equal to ~1.0X the principal,
50yr term has interest equal to ~2.0X the principal.
So for a 50yr term your house will cost you ~3X as much as the original loan amount.
Actually no we pay the price.
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Actually no we pay the price.
Sounds like its not Shumer but rather a bunch of right-leaning Dem's like Fetterman & co.
November 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Sounds like its not Shumer but rather a bunch of right-leaning Dem's like Fetterman & co.
"senior" = old white dude I guess
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
"senior" = old white dude I guess
A "promise of a vote on healthcare" is a MEANINGLESS event.
Unless the healthcare subsidies are restored in a must-pass piece of legislation, any other vote on healthcare is a MEANINGLESS PR EXERCISE.
Unless the healthcare subsidies are restored in a must-pass piece of legislation, any other vote on healthcare is a MEANINGLESS PR EXERCISE.
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A "promise of a vote on healthcare" is a MEANINGLESS event.
Unless the healthcare subsidies are restored in a must-pass piece of legislation, any other vote on healthcare is a MEANINGLESS PR EXERCISE.
Unless the healthcare subsidies are restored in a must-pass piece of legislation, any other vote on healthcare is a MEANINGLESS PR EXERCISE.
Actually I think House and Senate members and POTUS should not only lose their daily salary income during a government shutdown, but each one should also be fined something like $1000 per day for each day of shutdown. Make it HURT.
November 8, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Actually I think House and Senate members and POTUS should not only lose their daily salary income during a government shutdown, but each one should also be fined something like $1000 per day for each day of shutdown. Make it HURT.
This is what happens when you stay up all night doomscrolling and 'truthing' sh*t posts...
November 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This is what happens when you stay up all night doomscrolling and 'truthing' sh*t posts...
Notably NOT a US citizen ...
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Notably NOT a US citizen ...
FFS take the keys from this guy. He is no longer fit to drive the country.
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
FFS take the keys from this guy. He is no longer fit to drive the country.
Easy when you are morally corrupt and have no ethical compass. All's fair in service of Dear Leader.
November 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Easy when you are morally corrupt and have no ethical compass. All's fair in service of Dear Leader.
This is about as Communist an ask as there is...
November 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This is about as Communist an ask as there is...
But when Trump met in person with Xi, Trump said they never discussed Taiwan at all. No mention.
Sp now Trump is just riffing, I think.
Sp now Trump is just riffing, I think.
November 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
But when Trump met in person with Xi, Trump said they never discussed Taiwan at all. No mention.
Sp now Trump is just riffing, I think.
Sp now Trump is just riffing, I think.
The POINT is if Trump can run for a third term as POTUS, then Obama could also run for a third (and fourth I guess...)... term as POTUS. Against Trump. And he'd probably win.
Whether Michelle or his family (or even he) does not want him to is NOT the POINT of this hypothetical.
Whether Michelle or his family (or even he) does not want him to is NOT the POINT of this hypothetical.
November 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The POINT is if Trump can run for a third term as POTUS, then Obama could also run for a third (and fourth I guess...)... term as POTUS. Against Trump. And he'd probably win.
Whether Michelle or his family (or even he) does not want him to is NOT the POINT of this hypothetical.
Whether Michelle or his family (or even he) does not want him to is NOT the POINT of this hypothetical.
You're missing the point...
November 2, 2025 at 7:31 AM
You're missing the point...
LOL if Trump can run for a third term so can Obama.
November 2, 2025 at 5:36 AM
LOL if Trump can run for a third term so can Obama.
If TRUMP 2028 is ok then so is OBAMA 2028 ...
November 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
If TRUMP 2028 is ok then so is OBAMA 2028 ...
What happened to Mr No Wars and Mr America First?
November 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
What happened to Mr No Wars and Mr America First?