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ParticipantThey had a few kids for free days as I recall.
And at least no one is trying to pass fair food off as health food. I tried the maple bacon donut last year, highly recommended:
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ParticipantHere is my ROR for 2014:
Rate of Return Details
Your Rate of Return (ROR) (Year to Date) 7.66%It looks like the US economy is on a roll right now:
288k jobs June 2014
Early 2Q GDP approaching 5%
Crude facing downward pressure
Gold in a steady trading range
10 yead bond holding steady @ 2.6Nothing to see here, move along please.
Participant[quote=joec] what happens in life is usually the world doesn’t end…
Everything seems to be viewed as 0 or 1, black or white when in reality, most things are just gray.[/quote]
Or is this time different?
From a legit source (IMO):
Why A Mass Loss Of Human Life Globally Is Not Far Off. July 1, 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JsdJWa8i6Q&list=UUoOhzyG-i7IMBEMbyRlI66g&feature=share&index=3
Participant[quote=CA renter]
BTW, no “librarian” is making $225K for life.[/quote]
You’re right, it’s not $225k, it’s 227k and 234k:
From: San Diego Tax Fighters
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/Feb/15/top-city-pensioner-paid-307000/
Our retired head San Diego city librarian made $139,000 salary as an employee. She now receives $227,000 in pensions, PLUS has another major pension we can’t quantify. Contrast that with a Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps — a FOUR STAR general position. That general’s pension for 30 years often arduous and dangerous service is about $149,000 a year.
Top pensions 2011
Assistant city attorney $307,758Investment officer $255,509
Fire battalion chief $244,435
Assistant police chief $242,947
City librarian $234,091<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< "Public employee pensions and other retiree benefits (e.g free healthcare) suck the life out of the taxpayer who will never see such outrageous benefits. Here's some simple math: $65,000 per year + $12,000 per year for free healthcare for 25 years of retirement = $2,000,000 payout! (A lottery hit) Unsustainable for the poor taxpayer who's services are being cut to fund this black hole. This ain't "middle class" stuff folks and I'm already paying my "fair share" of it."
ParticipantWe’re really off in the twilight zone now; I for one am sick/tired of subsidizing ridiculous govt worker (total) compensation.
Govt workers are mandated to contribute 3% to their pensions, but are given a 4% out-of-cycle raise for their troubles.
Cities in California aren’t strapped because they don’t take in enough prop 13 or other tax money (there are ways around prop 13 – bonds, fees, etc…) – they are strapped because a librarian in San Diego is getting paid $225,000 for life (and were not even talking about med benefits, etc…).
California is closing in on $700 billion in unfunded pension liabilities for govt workers – don’t be surprised if you catch one of Jerry’s kids digging in your sofa for loose change.
They want every last penny for their wealth redistribution agenda.
Participant[quote=CA renter]
and how they were increased above your already-low, *taxpayer-subsidized rate* because of “Jerry’s kids”![/quote]
Talk about nonsense – taxpayers subsidizing me? There’s no way in the world jerry’s kids are subsidizing me – no way.
I’m not even a RE investor per IRS rules. I did not buy the house strictly as an investment.
Participant[quote=carlsbadworker]
P.S. I am biased for this answer because you’re paramount and I have seen your posts over the year and don’t feel that you’re built for being a landlord.[/quote]
Yes, you are biased, particularly since you don’t even know me…seriously, no need to get personal IMO.
I’m a fair/honest landlord who obeys laws and have been for many years.
I don’t see why so many make a big deal about being a landlord, I generally handle maintenance requests on my own – the biggest problems I’ve had are with property management companies.
For the most part my landlord problems went away once I got rid of those leeches.
I think CAR is right – git while the gettin’s good. I really don’t want to disrupt the tenants life, and yes I know they would do that to me in a heartbeat.
If they told me they were leaving, I’d put the house on the market ASAP.
Participant[quote=CA renter]
You sure it’s not because you’ve paid too much, or that it’s older and needs more maintenance, or that you’re not getting the right tenants who will care for it better, or that your insurance is too high, or your interest rate is too high, or that you haven’t made the right improvements and marketed it properly to get the best possible rent/tenants? No, it’s because of “Jerry’s kids.” [/quote]
yes, I’m sure – and you’re right it is because of Jerry’s Kids – even Bill Maher knows this:
To the list of liberals who vote for higher taxes — and then proceed to complain about them — add comedian Bill Maher.
Incredibly, the caustic, left-wing Maher recently warned, “ln California, I just want to say: Liberals — you could actually lose me.” As a resident of California, a state with high income taxes, Maher complained that his taxes are “over 50 percent.” What’s more, Maher made a point seldom heard except on Fox News or by a rich Parisian. Maher said, “Rich people … actually do pay the freight in this country … like 70 percent” of the taxes. (Presumably, Maher meant that the top 10 percent of taxpayers pay about 70.5 percent of the federal income taxes.)
Participant[quote=UCGal]
– You say you’re not cashflowing.
[/quote]I’m not…thanks to Jerry’s Kids.
ParticipantThe dems aren’t worried about prop 13, they just impose bonds and fees in lieu of fighting the prop 13 battle.
Either way, they get ‘their’ money.
Participant[quote=zk]
Here’s another gem of concise hypocrisy:
You condemn people for sneering and being judgmental while you yourself are sneering and being judgmental! [/quote]
I’m not judging, I merely offered an observation and then an example. It’s all about discernment. There is a difference.
Participant[quote=CA renter]It’s the hypocrisy that I find amusing. He thinks people should have freedom of thought, but only if other people’s thoughts are the same as his.[/quote]
BS – that’s not what I think or said – I think.
I merely made an observation and offered an example.
As far as disliking/hating children – give me a break – these are the a holes sitting on a pedestal who like to sneer and judge parents and look at kids as nothing more than an annoyance. The vast majority (if not all) of these people are 100% POS a holes IMO.
Why do people hate kids? The example I often hear: they were at a restaurant kids were making noise bla bla bla. BFD!
Most of the miserable a holes complaining about kids in the restaurant are worse than the kids. Quit your damn whining.
At one point in your life you weren’t a screaming little kid? Oh no, that’s right, I forgot – you’re all perfect.
People suck, period…no, adults suck.
Not wanting to have kids and just plain hating kids are two different things.
As for those who hate kids I hope they don’t have any – humanity needs you out of the gene pool.
Now I will admit that there are many a hole parents who raise a hole kids IMO. Oh well.
I have never heard of anyone say: I hate kids and then not act on that hatred in one way or another.
They will; they absolutely will.
No double standard here.
Participant[quote=zk]
They should be ostracized and have their heads examined for their freedom of thought?[/quote]
That’s called hatred and discrimination – not freedom of thought.
It’s one thing to have freedom of thought, quite another to put thought into action.
Participant[quote=svelte]
Other things, in order of decreasing resistance:
– Disliking kids (not that I dislike them, but have friends who don’t care for them and they feel ostracized to even mention it)
[/quote]And as well they should be (ostracized), anyone who just generally doesn’t like kids just for being kids needs their head examined.
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