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It’s almost like building regulations are there to protect the people at the cost of unscrupulous businesses.

But nah, regulations bad. Free market will reward builders that voluntarily do things right.

Suuuure.

What a dishonest argument.

There’s a world of difference from someone barely getting by, living paycheck to paycheck, versus a middle class worker well into their career, able to afford minor luxuries and still squirrel away money for savings and retirement.

I am middle class. I am 20 years into my career. I make comparatively good money.

But due to not prioritizing buying property, I’ve pretty much missed my window. I can qualify for a mortgage, have the 20% down-payment, but the monthly payment would pretty much wipe me out, costing around $3k more per month than renting.

If I were at this point in my career 20 years ago, I could have easily afforded a house comfortably.

That is what we’re talking about when we talk about the housing crisis for specifically the middle class.

I think the only actor I absolutely can’t stand because of RL actions is Mark Wahlberg.

Dude committed multiple hate crime assaults before he was famous. Then he tried to brush them off as water under the bridge when they surfaced, without even giving reparations to the guy he partially blinded.

And then he repeatedly plays the “misunderstood heart of gold tough guy” in all his movies.

Just can’t look past it.

The sign in the background says “wildgame dinner”.

I’m guessing this is some redneck hunters group that either auctioned that off to be destroyed on stage, or he bought it in his own time for this act.

These kind of people live to hate libs. It’s one of their favorite passtimes.

In that context, this seems totally normal.

Wow.

She’s not a fire fighter, so I can kind of understand her thinking that’s even remotely plausible or effective.

But as a botanist, she should absolutely know that the undergrowth needs that decaying leaf litter to support the complex ecosystem that keeps the soil fertile.

Yeah. Seems like listening to speeches and debates in their entirety, or a basic understanding of past actions, should be a prerequisite for anyone to hold a strong opinion for or against either side. But we know that’s not the case for the vast majority of people who hold very strong political opinions. And they’re also reliable voters.

Because they themselves are idiots. Either because they hear what he says and believe it, or because they only consume the propaganda that omits this word vomit entirely.

I don’t know. There’s a bunch of giant statues that have been built. Buddhas, Guan Yu, Ghengis Khan, etc.

I have no idea if these were cheaply made, which I suppose is likely, but if they’re concrete/stone, I could see them possibly lasting.

And why we need to prevent “mergers” to force companies to continue to compete before they reach mega Corp size and power

I don’t think he’s stupid enough not to know what those numbers mean. The crowds he hangs out with, there is zero doubt he has seen those tattoos on more than a few faces in the MAGA crowds.

I don’t necessarily think he was even aware of the price tag, or thought about a proposed sale enough to notice. I think the chances this was one of his nazi employees is higher than him setting his own sales price himself.

He doesn’t seem to be coherent enough to be running day to day things like that, when his focus is getting in front of any camera willing to record him.