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ParticipantNah, the proper way to fix it is to tighten so that flippers get a kick in the junque while holding the bag.
ParticipantSoros did come out earlier this year to warn of another 2008 crisis which didn’t happen and stocks kept surging higher.
Stocks haven’t exceeded 2015 highs. Brexit (if and when) should be entertaining to watch.
I don’t think that banks are holding back foreclosures. Most banks are national in 2016, and they’re certainly not holding back foreclosures in the Northeast.
I think what’s happened is that speculators have bid prices above 2006 levels in many cases, so foreclosures can be sold without deficiency. For now at least.
ParticipantEither make your neighbors love you or fear you completely.
ParticipantTrump and mini-Trump. Ivanka for Veep.
Edit: he’s already joked about it. Or maybe not joked.
Participant^^^
You’re misunderstanding the UBI, then. I’m not a supporter, but EVERYONE would get the UBI, regardless of whether they work or not.
So store employees wouldn’t lose the UBI if they work at a store for less than the UBI. They’d just (say) make $150,000 instead of $100,000 per year.
If the UBI is designed to cover housing, food, medical insurance, and basic clothing, the extra $50,000 per year would allow for better versions of those items, or extra money for travel, recreation, hobbies, etc, etc.
ParticipantReturns are easier with cash. You get cash on in hand immediately, don’t have to worry they fucked up your crap card refund.
ParticipantTranslation: assholist propaganda for a total control and surveillance state. Personally, I hope North Korea EMPs the world and we’re kicked back to the Stone Age before that happens.
ParticipantGrowth is a cancer. Too many people, consuming too much already. Not sustainable. Maybe others have realized this, and Zika is by design, not an accident.
ParticipantI’d rather Shanghai have its own unique culture rather than have American culture waved in its face. I don’t consider American culture to be worthy of export.
And sadly, what we mostly get are crappy Mall*Wart bikes designed to look like expensive bikes. But weighing 2x as much. Which doesn’t matter anyway, since the extra weight is a drop in the bucket compared to an obese rider.
ParticipantWe’re doing fine without poisoning the rest of the world with our unculture. Our standard of living is high enough.
As far as slowing down and resting, that’s a big downside. You’re talking about improving lives. Americans are already too overworked.
Notice that lifespans are longer in developed countries that place less of an emphasis on work. Spain, Italy, France, Greece, even Chile, Peru, and Ecuador are ahead of Dumberica. That says something.
We should be concentrating on increasing quality of life, lowering stress, and increasing health of our own people, not designing e-toys and trinkets to be made in China.
ParticipantPractically, Sanders or Warren wouldn’t abrogate existing trade agreements. That’s Trump’s jam. But the problem with 100% free trade is that if goods are manufactured in countries with drastically worse environmental standards than the US, we’re essentially exporting pollution. Which then spreads globally.
I don’t particularly give a fuck about accelerating growth (cancer), or consumption (TB). We have enough already, and are comfortable. Don’t need much more.
As far as coddling workers, workers that have a safety net in place and access to education are most likely to take the job that best suits them, not stick with a dead-end job. This is an economic positive.
You know, if I were younger, I probably would support Sanders over Hillary, but, upon thinking more about the world we live in, we do need commerce, trade and finance. Money makes the world go ’round.
I support NAFTA, and TPP, free trade and global finance. There is no retreating to a protectionist economy. We can’t coddle workers to a lifetime of security. There are elements of competition needed to accelerate growth and standards of living. The key is to find a good balance of economic efficiency and social safety.
ParticipantRepublicans are much worse. They protect Payday lending, seminar scams like Trump University, abusive high interest rate lending… aspects of finance that are bad for the economy.
I wasn’t comparing Clinton to a Republican. I was comparing her to Sanders or Warren.
ParticipantI dislike Hillary exactly because of her chumminess with the more destructive Wall Street elements. I’d like her to choose another loud/outspoken woman (Elizabeth Warren) as VP, then be forced to resign “due to personal reasons” a week into her term.
ParticipantShouldn’t you be carrying landlord insurance that includes liability?
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