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Why do you think I was in Houston for most of my adult life? Affordable and jobs. It’s flooded 3x in 10 years and 110 in the summer with mariachi music blasting 24/7 You think I wanted to live here? My kids got a better life because I chose it. Today, some people will have to choose Cheyenne, wyoming or rapid city, SD even if they’d rather not. That’s the US, you aren’t entitled to a home where you were born. We chose capitalism and we’re better for it. The alternative is still Iran, China, Cuba, and Russia (huge shit holes that together can’t subdue borscht factory Ukraine) | |||
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You could buy a 3 bedroom home in 1970 with a view for 5 thousand dollars. Thats 10% of the median salary. In 1960 it was 6% the median salary. Today the median salary in the same middle class income homes you need 30% the median salary. 80% of the west coast wasnt even developed in the 1970s. The lifestyle of america, isnt sustainable. Dont give me this shit that what we're going through now is anything like any generation has ever gone through in american history. | |||
Last edited by Jibartik; 09-24-2022 at 09:07 PM..
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We have insane people wearing mega tits and teaching shop class. That is admittedly a fringe but very real problem that we’re supposed to pretend in the name of tolerance that strong and obvious mental illness is permissible, but yeah man, a home with a view? That’s still affordable in Sheridan wyoming or rapid city, SD. And to be honest, I’d rather live in either of those places than Philly or NYC. But let’s say you want a city. Lincoln, Nebraska is affordable and so is Columbus, Ohio I don’t pretend it’s the same. But I also won’t pretend we’ve ever had this level of social pathology. People used to find meaning in church, family, and work. Now everyone think they’re supposed to be a Bitcoin millionaire. That isn’t life, and even if it were, it would be so unfulfilling that you’d be putting on tits to go teach shop class and pretending that the emotion you feel is happiness when it’s just a profound emptiness being filled temporarily by the attention you receive for your own vapid and obviously hollow lifestyle Be careful what you wish for. Take off the tits and go west young man. Find the opportunities that still exist. Which isn’t to say that we don’t have corruption and graft. | |||
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super stonk bitcoin thread https://www.freightwaves.com/news/le...-wage-increase
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Probably time the rail workers and truckers got a better deal anyway
I imagine those are shitty and hard jobs that are extremely important and not very rewarding. If I were a trucker and someone robbed me as I was loading or unloading, I would tell them to take everything. I’d have an MP5 and bulletproof vest on though, And I’d go down opening up a clip yelling Deus Vult | ||
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We were living high off the victory of WW2. There weren't a ton of women in the workforce (half the workforce, more money could be had from workers). I also think the threat from Communism was so high that there was focus on growing the middle class, for propaganda purposes. I remember my grandpa telling me he could buy off his house (or car?) within 1 year on a single salary, all while comfortably providing for a family of four. It was possible for mom to stay home. It was possible to own a home, with a couple of cars, and live comfortably. That WAS possible. But I don't think its possible anymore. And I think we need to come to terms with that. But hey, maybe we could fight in another world war and start the whole thing over again... *stares at Russia and Ukraine* | |||
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Rail execs defend themselves by claiming their skyrocketing profits do not reflect “any contributions by labor.” Biden's deal got them 1 day a year to go see the doctor, they have to give 30 days notice to use, and can only use it on tues wed thurs lol (they think they will abuse it to take 1 3 day weekend a year LOL) Hopefully christmas is canceled this year. None in the USA deserve anything but coal (good thing the libs got rid of all the nuke power plants so we can rely on it for power... sigh) | |||
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