Why, oh why didn’t I take the blue pill?

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Inflation is also not what the guy with the sign is taking into account in his complaint. He’s at least 40 years older in that picture than he was when he bought his property if he’s getting social security. The real purchasing power of whatever he paid back then is much smaller than the same number of dollars is now.

$5000 in January 1985 would be the same as $15,055.50 now according to the inflation calculator on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website

Also, it’s only every three years that he’s paying that much. Honestly, he’s not making the point he thinks he is.

We need taxes to fund emergency services and local government in general. The problem isn’t that taxes go up in dollar amount. The problem is that the 1% take everything for themselves, leaving the rest of us to fight over crumbs. Our pay and public benefits (like social security) don’t rise with inflation because of the actions of the rich.

The solution is so obvious, but we spend so much time arguing about everything but the real problem.

She’s keeping you on the hook. She also doesn’t sound very stable.

What do you gain from keeping this person around? Never mind her, what’s in this for you personally?

For me, this relationship would have run its course at this point, and I’d move on altogether.

“And this offends you as a Jewish person?”

Ironic username, but no, there are none righteous

Thank you. I’m working on it.

Lots. My health really tanked and it keeps getting worse. I used to have decent financial security, but that wiped it out.

I’m okay, just not feeling like the left side of the meme anymore at all. It could be much worse though.

I’m genuinely happy for you!

I also had that same basic experience. For a while, I did feel like I had grown into myself and would be okay.

What brought about that change?

It is grossly unfair to impute imperialist objective to Russia’s special military operation which was purely to prevent rabid NATO expansionist evil.

And you’re blocked. What a moron.

I give you my permission to claim it as your own when you finally get that time machine working.

More like Research In Place than RIM

Brick, do you really love lamp?

The gravity from the star will also still be there regardless of how much of its EM signature is visible outside of the sphere.

Eventually…

Appropriate username though

He wrote the song according to his video recorded for his yet-unborn child.

That’s because there are a lot of marginlized folks here - gay, trans, autistic, linux users

I feel seen