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4/5
See you in another life, brother
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by 4/5 Sat November 27, 2021 11:42 pm
macphisto wrote: Harbinger of worse times ahead I’m afraid.
Sure looks like it. And speaking of...
Renters strike back as cities cap price hikes by landlords
Sometimes it doesn't matter how bad an idea is, how obvious it is that it will turn out badly, or how many times it's already failed...
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In Dubious Battle
BurtReynolds
An enigma of a man shaped hole in the wall between reality and the soul of the devil.
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by BurtReynolds Sun December 19, 2021 12:42 am
lol how hard are they trying to spin this?
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tragabigzanda
Production Police
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by tragabigzanda Sun December 19, 2021 12:44 am
FUCK ICE
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BurtReynolds
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by BurtReynolds Sun December 19, 2021 12:53 am
Young people not being able to afford houses is the coolest new trend!
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spike
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by spike Sun December 19, 2021 2:59 am
Spinsters
lennytheweedwhacker
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by lennytheweedwhacker Sun December 19, 2021 3:02 am
BurtReynolds wrote: Young people not being able to afford houses is the coolest new trend!
Are those ladies above your type?
And they say that a hero could save us
BurtReynolds
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by BurtReynolds Sun December 19, 2021 3:37 am
lennytheweedwhacker wrote: BurtReynolds wrote: Young people not being able to afford houses is the coolest new trend!
Are those ladies above your type?
The middle one is ok i guess
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lennytheweedwhacker
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by lennytheweedwhacker Sun December 19, 2021 3:51 am
BurtReynolds wrote: lennytheweedwhacker wrote: BurtReynolds wrote: Young people not being able to afford houses is the coolest new trend!
Are those ladies above your type?
The middle one is ok i guess
I hope you find romantic success in Austin.
And they say that a hero could save us
BurtReynolds
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by BurtReynolds Sun December 19, 2021 3:58 am
lennytheweedwhacker wrote: BurtReynolds wrote: lennytheweedwhacker wrote: BurtReynolds wrote: Young people not being able to afford houses is the coolest new trend!
Are those ladies above your type?
The middle one is ok i guess
I hope you find romantic success in Austin.
Don't hold your breath.
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lennytheweedwhacker
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by lennytheweedwhacker Sun December 19, 2021 4:04 am
BurtReynolds wrote: lennytheweedwhacker wrote: BurtReynolds wrote: lennytheweedwhacker wrote: BurtReynolds wrote: Young people not being able to afford houses is the coolest new trend!
Are those ladies above your type?
The middle one is ok i guess
I hope you find romantic success in Austin.
Don't hold your breath.
I understand, but I remain hopeful.
And they say that a hero could save us
BurtReynolds
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by BurtReynolds Mon January 03, 2022 9:10 pm
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spike
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by spike Mon January 03, 2022 9:38 pm
BurtReynolds
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by BurtReynolds Mon January 03, 2022 9:45 pm
He's tanking in the rankings!
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McParadigm
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by McParadigm Sat January 08, 2022 12:44 am
4/5 wrote: Labor force participation rate measures the percentage of the working age population who are currently in the labor force, meaning that they are either employed or are actively seeking employment. This number was 63.3% in Feb '20 and is now 61.6% but has shown remarkably little movement since the immediate bounce back in June….It could be that a lot of older people decided to retire early rather than re-enter the labor force, but either way this is definitely a number to watch.
There were 152.5 million people employed Feb '20 and it's at 148.3 million now so that's still a sizeable gap from pre-pandemic.
Came across this from Pew today:
Between 2008 and 2019, the retired population ages 55 and older grew by about 1 million retirees per year. In the past two years, the ranks of retirees 55 and older have grown by 3.5 million.
(patriotic choking noises)
elliseamos
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by elliseamos Sat January 08, 2022 2:03 am
I know two teachers (in a small district) that retired this year instead of their planned exit next year. Like was guessed in the quote from 4/5, I have to imagine that's a decent slice of this gap.
BurtReynolds
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by BurtReynolds Tue January 18, 2022 3:31 pm
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by macphisto Tue January 18, 2022 3:50 pm
Here's a helpful video that should assuage any irrational fears about the I word.
VIDEO
"Prices have gone up, and families and individuals are dealing with the realities of of...that bread costs more, that gas costs more. And we have to understand what that means. That's about the cost of living going up."
Dev wrote: You're whole platform is about normalizing idiocy.
macphisto
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by macphisto Wed January 19, 2022 12:29 am
Dev wrote: You're whole platform is about normalizing idiocy.
4/5
See you in another life, brother
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by 4/5 Thu January 20, 2022 4:53 pm
It was disappointing when Krugman apologized for initially (correctly!) blasting price controls as a stupid idea.
"I want to see the whole picture--as nearly as I can. I don't want to put on the blinders of 'good and bad,' and limit my vision."--
In Dubious Battle
BurtReynolds
An enigma of a man shaped hole in the wall between reality and the soul of the devil.
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by BurtReynolds Mon January 24, 2022 7:24 pm
VIDEO
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