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Re: Stimulous
[Re: Kansas Cat]
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08/25/20 08:57 PM
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GROUSEWIT
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Amen White! I knew we were in trouble when politicians and academics started demonizing profits and regular Joes joined the chorus. There is no such thing as a windfall profit when capitalism is at work. It really isn't a difficult concept to grasp. Unfortunately, envy spawns blindness. Ever get a job from a bum?
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Re: Stimulous
[Re: white17]
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08/25/20 08:57 PM
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Good post fishnhunts.
While I do agree with you on most parts, I don't think the majority of people are better off financially. Most live from paycheck to paycheck and would not be able to survive for 3 days if the power went out.
There are a lot of workers out of work that don't have the skill set that is needed to be hired by tech jobs; especially now that many jobs including fast-food restaurants are becoming more automated.
I don't think the working man (like coonman 220) are better off today than they were 25 years ago. I am successful and busier now than I have ever been. I have worked through all this mess and have plenty of work lined out ahead of me. However, I have a degree and multiple skill sets. I would not want to be a laborer in today's job market. The dollar of today is just not worth as much as it was 25 years ago; and the working man that is making wages on day labor is not invested in the stock market and has no idea of stocks and bonds. The whole system and value of the dollar is rigged for the upper class in my opinion.
Mind you, I am probably the most conservative person you will ever meet, but I try to live by the Golden Rule and it seems that our current monetary system benefits some and screws the eyeballs out of others. I have to disagree with that. The word "rigged" implies that it is intentional. I don't believe that at all. What I DO believe is that the middle class, as a whole, does not have the economic literacy to understand and take advantage of the system it lives under. Perhaps it is not intentional. But if what you say regarding economic literacy and the middle class is true, then the reason they do not understand it is because the education system they live under does not teach it properly. The dollar system got rigged in 1971. Next year, 2021, will be a Jubilee year since then. Who knows what awaits us. Don't worry coonman220, you will be just fine. Others......perhaps not so much.
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Re: Stimulous
[Re: white17]
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08/25/20 09:02 PM
08/25/20 09:02 PM
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Steven 49er
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Good post fishnhunts.
While I do agree with you on most parts, I don't think the majority of people are better off financially. Most live from paycheck to paycheck and would not be able to survive for 3 days if the power went out.
There are a lot of workers out of work that don't have the skill set that is needed to be hired by tech jobs; especially now that many jobs including fast-food restaurants are becoming more automated.
I don't think the working man (like coonman 220) are better off today than they were 25 years ago. I am successful and busier now than I have ever been. I have worked through all this mess and have plenty of work lined out ahead of me. However, I have a degree and multiple skill sets. I would not want to be a laborer in today's job market. The dollar of today is just not worth as much as it was 25 years ago; and the working man that is making wages on day labor is not invested in the stock market and has no idea of stocks and bonds. The whole system and value of the dollar is rigged for the upper class in my opinion.
Mind you, I am probably the most conservative person you will ever meet, but I try to live by the Golden Rule and it seems that our current monetary system benefits some and screws the eyeballs out of others. I have to disagree with that. The word "rigged" implies that it is intentional. I don't believe that at all. What I DO believe is that the middle class, as a whole, does not have the economic literacy to understand and take advantage of the system it lives under. Here is where you and I disagree, it is intentional.
"Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon". Milton Friedman.
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Re: Stimulous
[Re: coonman220]
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08/25/20 09:11 PM
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Kansas Cat
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Intentional is a strong word. Rich people network, but so do poor people. People like to do business with people they know and trust. Hunter Biden is an example of people wanting to do business with someone who knows someone who can "facilitate" things. That is very different.
Last edited by Kansas Cat; 08/25/20 09:15 PM.
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Re: Stimulous
[Re: coonman220]
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08/25/20 09:17 PM
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Savell
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.... that stimoloose is a comin coonman .. don’t worry.. these dadgum western coyote trappers day has dawned lol .. I can’t help it if my coyote looks like old yeller two weeks after that boy put him down... ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2020/08/full-105-60069-c5d98fce_d20c_43b9_acea_8f60c143f576.jpeg)
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Re: Stimulous
[Re: coonman220]
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08/25/20 09:20 PM
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I think I saw stim-o-loose advertised during episodes of Gunsmoke in the 1960's. Exlax had a catchier name and won the advertising war.
Last edited by Kansas Cat; 08/25/20 09:22 PM.
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Re: Stimulous
[Re: Sharon]
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08/25/20 09:26 PM
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Savell
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Great.....this place will soon fill up with Texans now ......  Good catch, Savell  That ain’t recent... that’s winter prime lol ... good post you put in here earlier lady ... most interesting woman in the world lol
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Re: Stimulous
[Re: coonman220]
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08/25/20 09:26 PM
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Steven 49er
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Did he slap tame them before or after he roped them.
"Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon". Milton Friedman.
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