[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=JPJones]Anyone giving odds on whether or not he gets re-elected in spite of the indictment?[/quote]
If this were the Deep South, I’d say odds of Duncan Hunter’s relection are pretty high. But it’s San Diego which has been turning blue from the coast eastward. I doubt he will be able to beat the charges brought by republican us attorney.
I think he (Duncan Hunter Jr.) will be told(should) by the party, not to place his hat in the ring, and they will front someone else. Considering that Paul Ryan(R) was taking action to have him removed from committees when Duncan Hunter would not (refused to?) remove himself from the committees, I think the likelihood of him being told to step down may be good – despite what some analysis seems to be saying about his re-election chances. It could be that people are waiting for the ‘results’. I read through the indictment and it is not good. For those that think it was a ‘Democratic/Liberal’ witch hunt; it may have started as that, but Duncan Hunter shouldn’t have made it so damn easy. On the poll, it could be that those polled were waiting on the results. The Republican party needs to get ahead of this.
[quote=FlyerInHi]To relate this to real estate, I think people who are hoarders, whose houses are filled with toys are not good financial managers. They get reeled into desiring stuff just to accumulate.[/quote]
It is more than just ‘not being good financial managers’. It is actually a combination of two psychological disorders.
The acquisition of stuff gives some people a dopamine and endorphin boost in their own brain (yes, the human brain can create opiates(dopamine)). This creates an addictive style of response. Depressed=>Shop, Sad=>Shop, Bored=>Shop; and with the resulting financial situation. The ‘pain’ of the cost is deferred using credit (expensive but painless{short term} money). The actual paying off gets deferred as long as possible with the resulting financial costs.
The hoarding of stuff gives them a sense(false sense) of security. The junk becomes like a ‘security blanket’. They develop a feeling of angst/fear on the mere thought of getting rid of something even though it hasn’t been used for a long time(years), they forgot they had it and it is decrepit or broken/not repairable. They don’t realize that when going through life, you are literally ‘carrying’ that junk along on your back. It makes one much less mobile and flexible. If one finds something that is really worth purchasing, where is one going to put it with all the junk taking up space? How is one going to enjoy your residence if one has so much junk that they have to rent a hotel room in their own city just to get away and relax?
[quote=FlyerInHi]I have been seen Duncan Hunter’s house. The land is full of junk. There is a dried out, empty swimming pool. There is a tennis court that is parking for dusty and rusted outdoor toys — a lot of junk everywhere like a landfill. It took a lot money to acquire those useless stuff. It shows the propensity to desire riches and a lifestyle that one cannot really afford it.[/quote]
I don’t know if I believe this story, not because it is unlikely that Duncan Hunter’s house is full of junk, but because I don’t believe you have actually seen it as well as the fact that Duncan Hunter Jr had to sell his property to cover debts/repay political campaign for personal expenses in 2016. He had to move in with his father.
