LSUFanHouston
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | NOLA |
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| Number of Posts: | 37106 |
| Registered on: | 7/22/2009 |
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re: I can’t help but think a lot of people driving newer cars with upside down loans
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/8/24 at 9:28 pm
There was plenty of upside down car loans 25 years ago it’s just gotten worse ...
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re: Social Security could end in 2035
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/7/24 at 9:53 pm
In 2023, SS costs exceeded SS revenues.
By 2035, projected, the trust fund will run out.
At that point, benefit cuts will happen autoatically down to the level of what revenues can support. Unless another funding source is found.
By the way... that "trust fund' is full of government paper...
re: How can Alexis Morris not make a WNBA team but the Iowa guard Kate Martin can make
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/7/24 at 3:35 pm
Have they had final cuts yet?...
re: 13 wins = 38%
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/7/24 at 3:07 pm
[quote]Pm's last year was 13-17. Got in and won a regional. 13 wins is noted and will get in with a decent rpi. Book it.[/quote]
I have often wondered if that was a lifetime appreciation award for Paul ...
re: Boy Scouts of America changing name to be more inclusive
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/7/24 at 1:33 pm
[quote]There are some GS groups that are very outdoors oriented. There are a lot of moms that really enjoy camping. I volunteer with some amazing moms getting out there in the outdoors and doing all the high adventure stuff with their kids in both the GS and BSA organizations.[/quote]
My sister w...
re: Boy Scouts of America changing name to be more inclusive
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/7/24 at 1:26 pm
[quote]This is correct. Girl Scouts focuses more on entrepreneurship. My soon to be 9yr.old is a Girl Scout and a Cub Scout[/quote]
Pushing kids to sell cookies is NOT entreprenership, I don't care how they spin it.
And even if it was... how many 9 year olds are interested in that? ...
re: Boy Scouts of America changing name to be more inclusive
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/7/24 at 1:21 pm
[quote]Exactly. Being able to camp out with the guys...even if it's just sitting around the fire and telling fart jokes...not having to worry about everything you say because there are girls around... priceless[/quote]
Boy Scout Troops (I refuse to call it Scouts BSA) is still single-sex. There a...
re: Boy Scouts of America changing name to be more inclusive
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/7/24 at 1:16 pm
Your son should be proud and you of him, but yeah, why rush to Eagle at 13? What's he going to do for the next 4-5 years? ...
re: Boy Scouts of America changing name to be more inclusive
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/7/24 at 11:44 am
[quote]There were nearly 1,000 young women in the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts in 2021, including Selby Chipman. The all-girls troop she was a founding member of in her hometown of Oak Ridge, North Carolina, has grown from five girls to nearly 50, and she thinks the name change will encour...
re: Boy Scouts of America changing name to be more inclusive
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/7/24 at 11:41 am
[quote]They did. Now I’m really confused. My best guess is they divided up into a bunch of different entities under one umbrella to avoid going bankrupt when facing an avalanche of gay scout leader abuse lawsuits.[/quote]
They changed some of the program names.
Now they are changing the overa...
re: Former Starbucks CEO says company needs to refocus on coffee as sales struggle
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/7/24 at 11:40 am
The best way to get an liberal activist rich man to change his tune, is to hit him in the pocketbook. ...
re: Starting a Corp. Brokerage Acct Tips
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/7/24 at 11:38 am
Is your LLC taxed as a passthrough (onto your personal return) or as a C Corp?
You don't want to do this if it's taxed as a C Corp, as C Corps dont't get the benefit of qualifed tax rates (qualified dividends and long term capital gains) ...
re: Good News: More Insurers coming to LA. Bad News: Most of them suck
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/7/24 at 11:18 am
[quote]Everyone wanted the lowest premium, 9/10 didn't give two damns about AM Best rating. I only quote personal lines for commercial clients, call ins only want to get the best #. Many have bought too much house and may have to limit that travel ball schedule going forward to afford their house in...
re: Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/6/24 at 12:57 pm
[quote]Boysie Bollinger and Lane Grigsby, two major donors to Landry’s campaign and other Republican candidates and causes, are also among the governor’s choices.[/quote]
He did also pick the BR mayor and the head of the Dem party. ...
re: Good News: More Insurers coming to LA. Bad News: Most of them suck
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/6/24 at 12:54 pm
[quote]Shitty insurers are better than no insurers.[/quote]
In so far as you need to have insurnance to keep the mortgage company off you... sure.
But if the SHTF you won't feel that way. ...
re: Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/6/24 at 10:21 am
To me, we are not going far enough. Yes, removing some constitutional financial protections will help. Especially with a huge fiscal cliff coming.
But we need to do so much more. What we need to do is take the entire constiution, light it on fire, and start over. Completely over, blank slate sta...
Good News: More Insurers coming to LA. Bad News: Most of them suck
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/6/24 at 10:16 am
[link=(https://www.nola.com/news/business/are-louisiana-insurers-equipped-for-next-major-storm/article_b18424b6-0990-11ef-beea-37ae48073a1b.html#tncms-source=featured-3)]LINK[/link]
[quote]A review of new state market share data and financial filings shows the void left by the failed companies ha...
re: Biden Lied: Bidenomics Means The Middle Class Will Soon Be Paying More In Taxes
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/6/24 at 10:09 am
Has Biden said if elected he wants the entire sunset to occur as scheduled?
These should not have been temporary. It was a mistake for Trump / the GOP to make this temporary. They only did so because they were playing games with the budget. ...
re: Six years ago today, Big Lee brought a hose to a gunfight…
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/5/24 at 7:36 pm
[quote]He knew very little about LSU sports.[/quote]
Like most posters ...
re: What do you do with Hurd moving forward?
Posted by LSUFanHouston on 5/5/24 at 7:34 pm
He needs a shrink and a 400 lb fatty ...
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