interest rates in the USA v other advanced economies

[spdrun]

The rhetoric has shifted to the left … even “Slow Joe” Biden is calling for a public option for hellth in$urance. All it will take is a recession at the right time (in the next few months) to turn Congress and the White House blue enough to make it happen.

[FlyerInHi]

No. American blue is like British right.

You shouldn’t hold your breath for the society you want. Ain’t never gonna happen.

On the bright side, Americans have the highest salaries and purchasing power in the developed world. Spd, you should sacrifice a few years, invest and move to another country. Then take your USD investment earnings to supplement local wages.

[spdrun]

This country is moving in that direction, like it or not, at least on the state level…

* NY State did free tuition in state and city universities
* Marijuana is being legalized in states across the US; no one thought it would be in the 1990s.
* Every Democratic presidential candidate wants a public option for hellth in$urance, even “Slow Joe” Biden

All it will take is a recession to tip this country blue this year, and away we go. I don’t need to “take a few years” slaving for some fucking asshole to move out of this stinking excuse country, though; all I need is to sell or ATM a property LOL.

[Coronita]

[quote=spdrun]This country is moving in that direction, like it or not, at least on the state level…

* NY State did free tuition in state and city universities
* Marijuana is being legalized in states across the US; no one thought it would be in the 1990s.
* Every Democratic presidential candidate wants a public option for hellth in$urance, even “Slow Joe” Biden

All it will take is a recession to tip this country blue this year, and away we go. I don’t need to “take a few years” slaving for some fucking asshole to move out of this stinking excuse country, though; all I need is to sell or ATM a property LOL.[/quote]

lol, maybe it’s not the boss that’s the asshole. One time. ok, maybe. Twice…mmmm ….Three times….at that point there’s only none variable that is constant, and it’s not the boss. 🙂

[spdrun]

Anyone who makes me slave more than 50 hours a week for them is an asshole… I don’t enjoy working; it just makes me feel ill and tired. But American society is also the asshole for accepting those conditions of employment and life. Civilized countries limit working hours to 35-40 per week and require boss scum to give at least a few weeks of blessed vacay to everyone. Thus, I wish for either the collapse or reform of society.

[Anonymous]

[quote=spdrun]Anyone who makes me slave more than 50 hours a week for them is an asshole… I don’t enjoy working; it just makes me feel ill and tired. But American society is also the asshole for accepting those conditions of employment and life. Civilized countries limit working hours to 35-40 per week and require boss scum to give at least a few weeks of blessed vacay to everyone. Thus, I wish for either the collapse or reform of society.[/quote]

You sound like a real ladykiller. They must line up for a chance to be with you

[spdrun]

Fortunately, there’s an app for that … LOL! Commitment is overrated, especially if it traps you into marriage and you have to get a “real jerb”, move to the suburbs, and be a “provider” because the government doesn’t provide basic services like daycare, health insurance, and college for a simple tax payment. I hope for a childless existence or one kid at most. Responsibility and commitment are overrated; irresponsibility and freedom in personal life is called “self-care” and is something that should be celebrated and nurtured. Plus there’s the environmental aspect … ZPG should be a goal, not a joke.

[Anonymous]

[quote=spdrun]Fortunately, there’s an app for that … LOL! Commitment is overrated, especially if it traps you into marriage and you have to get a “real jerb”, move to the suburbs, and be a “provider” because the government doesn’t provide basic services like daycare, health insurance, and college for a simple tax payment. I hope for a childless existence or one kid at most. Responsibility and commitment are overrated; irresponsibility and freedom in personal life is called “self-care” and is something that should be celebrated and nurtured. Plus there’s the environmental aspect … ZPG should be a goal, not a joke.[/quote]

You don’t need an app to watch porno and rub one out. Your self care doesn’t seem to be helping

[gzz]

It ia different this time because (1) structural changes to the economy reward cities like San Diego (2) demographic, economic, and political changes worldwide have led to permanently low nominal interest rates, new construction, and inflation.

Partly why we had a bubble in the first place: prices overshot the trends.

The 1999 Internet stock bubble was the same: it didn’t mean the Internet was a fad or a bad place to invest.

San Diego is great to work hard in and be retired in.

Work low stress 30 hour a week job? Not so much. Much of the rest of America is better for this, many family members in the midwest feel like you do, and they make it work because large nice houses cost $100,000 and basic apartments are $400 a month.

[spdrun]

It’s always different this time … until it’s not. I don’t want to live in the Midwest, and have to drive a car everywhere. I love trains. Trains are beautiful. I love riding them, love watching them. I think somewhere like Prague (with generally liberal “moral” laws and good social safety net) would be more in line with what I don’t hate than the majority of this fucking rat-grinder of a country.

This is a more beautiful sight to me than any Ferrari or Tesla. Fast, clean electric train:

[Anonymous]

Then just go! Find your happiness. It’s not here and nothing is holding you back. Just a word of warning though. Sex will still be scary the first time you have it. You’ll be all alone

[spdrun]

^^^

You seem to talk about it a lot … people who don’t have it, talk about it. I could say worse, but I’ll take the high road here…

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=gzz]
Work low stress 30 hour a week job? Not so much. Much of the rest of America is better for this, many family members in the midwest feel like you do, and they make it work because large nice houses cost $100,000 and basic apartments are $400 a month.[/quote]

$100k is cheaper than the 3rd world.
The US does have cheap housing. And you could live near the beach in some podunk town in the south cheap anywhere. But not jobs, shit eduction for the kids and no free university.

I hear that people in Switzerland and Germany live charmed existences
in rent controlled apartments all their lives — walkable to town, near public transport. Seems unfair to the property owners who aren’t able to get what the market will bear.

In Europe many stores are closed on sundays so you can’t go shopping.

[spdrun]

So people are forced to go for a walk in nature, have a nice dinner with family, go to a church if they believe in a skydaddy, instead of spending their entire existence working or blowing money. What’s so bad about that?

[Coronita]

spdrun and brian, can you do me favor? Can you please tell me with 100% conviction that we are going to see the stock market correct more and we are going to have a recession this year? Because it certainly seems that when you emerge from hiding and start post these things in piggs, the markets move in the opposite direction and start moving up again. Can you tell use how happy you will be to see a market crash and recession again, about 5-6 more times? Thanks!

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