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    3 hours ago, Mag6240 said:

    Yup - she’s seen other student grades affected by their opinions, in a political science class no less, to the point she makes sure she answers based on what the prof wants so she gets the best possible grade.

    thats disgusting

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    What happened?

    "Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And weak men create hard times

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    1 minute ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

    it's different for everyone...

    from the article I just posted...

    “I looked at my 401(k) this morning and in the last two days that’s lost $58,000. That’s stressful,” said Victor Fettes, 54, of Georgia, who retired last week as a senior director of risk management and compliance at Verizon. “If that continues, I can’t stay retired.”

    and ...

    One in five Americans age 50 and over have no retirement savings, and more than half, 61%, are worried they will not have enough money to support them in retirement, according to a survey published by the AARP last April.

    Well the first half , oh the horror She cant stay retired at 54 , that %8k she lost is what 4-5 yrs health ins. And for the second half, they dont care what happens to the market, they are obviously not in it.

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    21 hours ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

    so let's pretend there's a 64 year old lady who voted for Trump that had a million dollars of value in her 401k at the first of the year... that's now worth $900k

    what should she be saying, right now?

    She should sit tight because it is fear driven selloff . Fundamentals will always come into play and prices will come right back for the stoicks that are actuaally worth it.

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    50 minutes ago, airflite1 said:


    By Madison CzopekJanuary 31, 2022

    Fact-checking claim about immigrants, eligibility for assistance programs

    IF YOUR TIME IS SHORT

    • Most immigrants living illegally in the country are not eligible for benefits from federal programs. A valid Social Security number is needed to receive most federal benefits. Immigrants in the country illegally are not issued Social Security numbers.

    • They may qualify for state and local public assistance programs. 

    • Some immigrants illegally in the country also pay taxes, and that helps cover the costs of assistance programs.


    https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/31/facebook-posts/fact-checking-claim-about-immigrants-eligibility-a/

    For years they said Illegal Immigrants can't get Social Security benefits because they would need a SS number that they wouldn't be able to get. Now they say it's OK to give them SS numbers, which they can even use to register to vote.

    Keep in mind for those here illegally there is only 2 ways they can work. For cash , or with a stolen social security number

    28 minutes ago, J. Jackson said:

    If the light comes on for a few seconds and goes out def the element. Haven't seen many switches go bad tbh.

    light stays on , on all 3 settings , just no heat

    Posted

    Drivers side heated seat on my wife's 2017 Explorer stopped working .

    Fuse is one fuse for both seats , passenger side works.

    Did a little reading , seams heat mat is probably it. Any ever diagnose and replace one ?

    1 hour ago, Voodoo said:

    Markets are supply and demand.

    We have massive demand and zero supply.

    The latest numbers are we need to build 700,000 homes per year for the next 5 years to bring an equilibrium.

    Best we've ever done is 270,000. That's how far out of whack things are, and why houses up here are so expensive compared to the US.

    The only bubble bursting, that can even remotely return our market to normal, is a massive recession, or interest rate hikes to 80's levels, which will do nothing to help those trying to get into the market and only potentially take many out of it.

    A baby boom, or an open door policy ?