The rising costs of construction would add more upward pressure on home insurance premiums. That would offset some of the increases in home equity.

Social media eroded the power of gatekeepers such as the media and party insiders, as Trump was able to appeal directly to the dark underbelly of conservatism. So it’s both 1 and 2. Too much populist democracy in a media landscape altered by social media.

Lancaster is not for the faint of heart.

Well, this is how the film was received in Mexico.

Muh $5 footlong at Subway, and 39 cent cheeseburgers on Wednesdays at McDonald’s.

But yes, outside of a few deals that were heavily marketed, people don’t remember old prices.

A means to an end. Starving the beast to shrink the role of the federal government back to its pre-New Deal scope.

Picketty is overrated.

In Elon’s case, he happens to be the majority share owner in a company that has a head start im what is clearly the future of cars, EVs.

The rate of growth of EVs > g

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Layne Norton is probably the most ripped health influencer of all and he has a PhD in Nutritional Sciences and is facts-based.

Per capita GDP in the US is now over $80K. We live in a ridiculously rich country. Yet gullible wackos have been pushed into the far left and right by social media algorithms and want to tear down the most prosperous society ever created.

There was a measurable rightward shift amongst minority groups in 2024, and it was particularly large amongst Asian Americans and Latinos. Obviously, a wake up call that progressive discourse on race is not connecting to the groups it’s supposed to help.

Ohtani’s contract seems like a bargain. He’s also a top-5 pitcher and gives the Dodgers access to the Japanese market. 3/4 of a billion for a DH sounds pretty ridiculous.

Ohtani’s contract was a bargain, lol.

That’s your $45 million dollar quarterback.

If anything, this should be a Sister Souljah moment where prominent Democrats strongly condemn the UHC assassination and anyone that is victim blaming, especially when it comes from academia and certain journalists.

Public sector unions need to be reformed so that people like this aren't employed on taxpayer dime.

They're overstretched, and Ukraine is becoming the USSR's version of Afghanistan in the 80s.

Russia seems very vulnerable, and Iran has been declawed by Israel. All of a sudden, China is getting lonely.

Deterrence by predictable and probable consequences scares off many people who listen to social queues to gather information about the permissiveness of crime. For the truly maladjusted, long sentences matter.

Make LA County more affordable again by increasing the supply of housing through upzoning. That is by far the most beneficial thing for not only Latinos but all people who are struggling with our cost of living.

"If I had to work and wait till age 65, then so should you"

Remember Obama's attempt at scaling back 529 college savings accounts and the pushback it generated?

The Overton window needs to be narrowed to an extent in which supporting political violence is automatically disqualifying from being accepted in polite society. How can it not be concerning that some journalists in major publications and professors are more or less supporting the murder of Thompson

UHC has a profit margin of 6%. Would 6% savings on premiums even register on the budgets for most Americans?

The problem is a lot more complicated than "muh insurance profits". There are perverse incentives throughout the industry.

Make the current version of Medicare financially solvent before expanding it.

Soon we’ll be like Santa Barbara.

Social media algorithms have been fine-tuned to hack the amygdala and trigger our most primal instincts.

Deep down, I do indeed believe it is an incredibly stupid thing to think Trump belongs anywhere near politics, but for my own sanity, I’ve decided to normalize the Trump voter but not Trump himself.

You do you, but every individual should weigh the tradeoffs and make their own decision without judgement.

My gut feeling was to question the utility of her degree and dissertation, but to each their own. Seeing the replies to her tweet was a good case study on just how crazy Twitter has become.

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