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To be honest I have sympathy for people that have always been poor but lately I have little sympathy for people that made decent money for decades and lost it all. I can't believe they never thought, "You know now that I'm making money maybe I should learn how to manage it? Maybe buy a few books or something, what if I lost my job? I'd be hosed." A lot of people that I've met that are struggling now told me they were making six figures 5-10 years ago but they just couldn't stop using those credit cards because of course their 100k jobs were going to last forever. Then you meet the day traders that thought they were wall street wiz kids and knew which stocks to put all their savings into.
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Sephiroth_IRA posted:To be honest I have sympathy for people that have always been poor but lately I have little sympathy for people that made decent money for a few years. I can't believe they never thought, "You know now that I'm making money maybe I should learn how to manage it? Maybe buy a few books or something..." what percentage of people do you think ever make six figures and how much does this factor into coworkers you interact with at whatever lovely job you have now how much do you let this affect your thinking on a wider scale
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Dec 13, 2014 02:15
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TEAYCHES posted:what percentage of people do you think ever make six figures and how much does this factor into coworkers you interact with at whatever lovely job you have now Even if a household only makes 50-60k a year they can still buckle up and get into a safe position. I could work minimum wage and still live a sweet life thanks to a few years of scrimping and hard work. But nope they have to get the 200k McMansion. Sephiroth_IRA fucked around with this message at 02:20 on Dec 13, 2014 |
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Dec 13, 2014 02:17
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TEAYCHES posted:what percentage of people do you think ever make six figures and how much does this factor into coworkers you interact with at whatever lovely job you have now a misanthrope you should check this guy out, he's an even better journalist than you #getrekt
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Dec 13, 2014 02:17
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Prorat posted:Clinton got his golf balls sucked and forgot about the economy, Bush played golf and hosed the economy then Obama played golf and did nothing about it. you mean he did nothing because doing so would make every elected official not rich? hasn't obama made like 4 million from being president so far from speeches and books etc.
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Dec 13, 2014 02:17
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sexy young infidel posted:a misanthrope you should check this guy out, he's an even better journalist than you #getrekt im just asking questions
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Dec 13, 2014 02:18
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TOILETLORD posted:you mean he did nothing because doing so would make every elected official not rich? hasn't obama made like 4 million from being president so far from speeches and books etc. no one becomes president to get rich since to be president you have to be rich already
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Dec 13, 2014 02:19
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Sephiroth_IRA posted:Even if a household only makes 50-60k a year they can still buckle up and get into a safe position. I could work minimum wage and still live a sweet life thanks to a few years of scrimping and hard work. 200k house in the midwest isn't even a mansion, must less on the coasts.
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Dec 13, 2014 02:20
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Torka posted:no one becomes president to get rich since to be president you have to be rich already he wsa backed by mr soros so original wealth was meaningless.
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Dec 13, 2014 02:21
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TEAYCHES posted:you have an excellent way of sweeping complex issues under the rug by just using common sense. thank you, i am a republican now
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Dec 13, 2014 02:21
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TEAYCHES posted:im just asking questions oh that dude was talking to me? i usually skip over his post because they are bad and his av is dumb edit: infidel, i mean
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Dec 13, 2014 02:21
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common sense anecdotal experience is dumb. if you let the extremes of some retards you know color your perception of economics please stop. you can always single out some fuckup whose there because they are a fuckup, thats not some wider indictment of everyone else struggling unless you are truly a misanthropic sociopath who loathes everyone around them, in which case you are living in a hell of your own creation, great job
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Dec 13, 2014 02:22
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TEAYCHES posted:common sense anecdotal experience is dumb. if you let the extremes of some retards you know color your perception of economics please stop. you can always single out some fuckup whose there because they are a fuckup, thats not some wider indictment of everyone else struggling unless you are truly a misanthropic sociopath who loathes everyone around them, in which case you are living in a hell of your own creation, great job racism?
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Dec 13, 2014 02:24
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if anyone ever wants to blame the president for large national trends, i would say it's not the president that's the problem, it's the presidency. the entire governmental system is archaic, compromised, and even corrupt. the executive branch has to be completely overhauled for any meaningful reform to happen, and then it's on to the legislative. but before that, it's the shadow government (intelligence agencies/defense contractors, the NSC, wall street, huge lobbying/law firms) that have got to have a hammer taken to them. the steps before real reform would even be possible are immense. don't assume i know what i'm talking about i just say stuff though
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Let's talk about your perceptions of economics TEACHYS. HEre's my guess: its gay as poo poo
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a posting ghost posted:if anyone ever wants to blame the president for large national trends, i would say it's not the president that's the problem, it's the presidency. the entire governmental system is archaic, compromised, and even corrupt. the executive branch has to be completely overhauled for any meaningful reform to happen, and then it's on to the legislative. but before that, it's the shadow government (intelligence agencies/defense contractors, the NSC, wall street, huge lobbying/law firms) that have got to have a hammer taken to them. the steps before real reform would even be possible are immense. don't assume i know what i'm talking about i just say stuff though another vote for civil war and killing the rich.
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Prorat posted:200k house in the midwest isn't even a mansion, must less on the coasts. Moving would probably be a good idea. Like I said I feel bad for poor people that can't do that but I don't see why people wouldn't move somewhere with a lower cost of living if they can get the same income. $200k will buy a palace in many parts of the USA.
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TEAYCHES posted:common sense anecdotal experience is dumb. if you let the extremes of some retards you know color your perception of economics please stop. you can always single out some fuckup whose there because they are a fuckup, thats not some wider indictment of everyone else struggling unless you are truly a misanthropic sociopath who loathes everyone around them, in which case you are living in a hell of your own creation, great job spot-on post, and that is coming from a misanthrope
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Dec 13, 2014 02:25
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Remove income tax, capital gains tax, and property tax. Cut almost all social programs that didn't exist 100 years ago. Get rid of most all 3 letter agencies. Boom economy fixed.
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Dec 13, 2014 02:25
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Prorat posted:Remove income tax, capital gains tax, and property tax. only if you reinstate full castle doctrine as in people can kill criminls and minorities in the streets like the good old days
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Dec 13, 2014 02:26
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IMO we don't trim fat here. It's got to be chainsawing the dead weight of government while still keeping the ones that can actually work a computer and I think that's pretty American
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Dec 13, 2014 02:26
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Prorat posted:Remove income tax, capital gains tax, and property tax. ugh gross you are gross gross
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Dec 13, 2014 02:27
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sexy young infidel posted:IMO we don't trim fat here. It's got to be chainsawing the dead weight of government while still keeping the ones that can actually work a computer and I think that's pretty American fire them all if a community wants a resource they can provide it themselves. gut the military, just keep special forces air force and navy.
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Dec 13, 2014 02:27
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Prorat posted:Remove income tax, capital gains tax, and property tax. 
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Dec 13, 2014 02:28
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TOILETLORD posted:only if you reinstate full castle doctrine as in people can kill criminls and minorities in the streets like the good old days This but criminals only. Mandatory guns in holsters for all adult men, so that there only has to be a single sheriff in every city.
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Dec 13, 2014 02:28
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Nah a large inefficient government is actually a good thing because it prevents a handful of people from getting too much power. More spending, debt, etc would benefit the economy greatly. I mean gently caress just give everyone a check they're just going to spend it anyway so you'll get it back and then some if your smart. People can't save for poo poo. That said I'm still going to make fun of people for being bad with money. Sephiroth_IRA fucked around with this message at 02:31 on Dec 13, 2014 |
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Dec 13, 2014 02:29
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no more roads, either! and gently caress the fda!! you don't tell me what to do with ecoli mr. barak hussein obongo!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dec 13, 2014 02:29
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A misanthrope posted:ugh gross  Beatn at ur own game... you know you have to kill yourself now, right? Haha seriously though you do
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Dec 13, 2014 02:30
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Prorat posted:This but criminals only. i'm in favor of un restricted gun ownership as long as all people own are lever actions single action revolvers and bolt action rifles, inclusing all law enforcement.
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Dec 13, 2014 02:31
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RIP a misanthrope died, last post not even containing a cat gif
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yo kill all the rich and the ones who support them despite being poor should kill themselves
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Weeks before the Diablo II: LOD expansion pack came out I traded all of my SOJ's for pskulls predicting a bull market on pskulls after release. Well it turned out I was wrong and the SOJ -> Pskull trade plummeted and a lot of my diablo 2 wealth was lost overnight. What I learned from this was don't try to be greedy or smart just be content with being kinda poor and unambitious.
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Hot Jam posted:Weeks before the Diablo II: LOD expansion pack came out I traded all of my SOJ's for pskulls predicting a bull market on pskulls after release. Well it turned out I was wrong and the SOJ -> Pskull trade plummeted and a lot of my diablo 2 wealth was lost overnight. I remember I bought up stacks upon stacks upon stacks of pots in WoW because they were like 90 silver thanks to all those chinese farmers. I took a break for a couple months and when I came back I was a rich man because all the farmers had been banned.
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Dec 13, 2014 03:27
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learning from these examples that all goons can attribute their financial sense to blizzard videogames
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TEAYCHES posted:learning from these examples that all goons can attribute their financial sense to blizzard videogames Eh I recognize it was just luck. Most people will assume they're auction house wiz kids.
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Hot Jam posted:Weeks before the Diablo II: LOD expansion pack came out I traded all of my SOJ's for pskulls predicting a bull market on pskulls after release. Well it turned out I was wrong and the SOJ -> Pskull trade plummeted and a lot of my diablo 2 wealth was lost overnight. um, i think (i think??) what you're trying to say is "don't try to time the market" which is good advice.
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Sephiroth_IRA posted:Eh I recognize it was just luck. Most people will assume they're wall street wiz kids. just like........ real life... fffcucucccuck
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A misanthrope posted:um, i think (i think??) what you're trying to say is "don't try to time the market" which is good advice.
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