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Some study came out recently that said that NYC spends something like $84,000 per homeless person in the city on social programs. That is higher than the median salary earned by a New Yorker. Government programs are a total scam and entitle people to sit on the sidelines and be slugs while the workers pay for it
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re: How a small North Carolina college became a magnet for wealthy students
Posted by MC5601 on 3/21/26 at 12:03 pm to RummelTiger
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lol…as if $40k p/yr is “exclusive”.
The $40k they referenced is for room and board. This does not include tuition
The next time we "invade" it may be the UK and France that need the saving. Their governments have duly failed them and without weapons they have no recourse to rebel and take them back. US military would do well to go in at some point and arm the resistance against the tyrants in charge
Teeth of the Dog is great - but its a drive from Punta Cana (depending where you are in PC its going to be 1-2 hours away). It's good, and its obviously top 100 in the world but depending on the logistics for the trip you may not want to do that.
Punta Espada is a must play. Corales is really fun, wide open, etc. La Cana is really terrific and if you can make La Romana County Club happen you should. Stay at the Westin Punta Cana - LINK
they have a shuttle that will take to you to a number of the courses, its a few mins away from (like a 10 dollar uber) from a bunch of restaurants and bars. just a 20-25 min ride from the airport. really fun.
Punta Espada is a must play. Corales is really fun, wide open, etc. La Cana is really terrific and if you can make La Romana County Club happen you should. Stay at the Westin Punta Cana - LINK
they have a shuttle that will take to you to a number of the courses, its a few mins away from (like a 10 dollar uber) from a bunch of restaurants and bars. just a 20-25 min ride from the airport. really fun.
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Why are first time homebuyers buying the average home? If you are a first time homebuyer, should you expect to be buying the average size/price home? Or maybe something on the lower end of the spectrum? If you are a second time homebuyer, the median home makes a lot more sense.
The average age of a first time home buyer is now 40, not 27 like it may have been a few decades ago. Those 40 year olds are married with 2-3 kids and need a house to support them. Buying something on the lower end of the spectrum is not an option when you are trying to house 4/5 people and need a good school district
re: Best place to sell Omega watch
Posted by MC5601 on 3/9/26 at 4:02 pm to damnlambert
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re: Looking for new shotgun
Posted by MC5601 on 3/3/26 at 10:44 am to tigersgeauxballzdeep
That 391 will shoot about as well as any of the new shotguns. I own one and love it
I shoot the 391 and a Benelli Ethos and they are both solid.
I shoot the 391 and a Benelli Ethos and they are both solid.
I'd get these metal hinges and run metal bolts though the cooler wall and call it a day
Metal Hinges
Original Plastic Replacement Hinges
Metal Hinges
Original Plastic Replacement Hinges
re: The Portal era is just different. Not better or worse
Posted by MC5601 on 2/4/26 at 10:58 am to atltiger6487
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The difference between pro and college ball was the emotional connection to the players and the university. And of course the pageantry. But with players jumping from team to team every year, that emotional connection is gone. They're just mercenaries. "Hollow" is the perfect word for it. We already have a pro league (which I don't watch). We don't need another.
Exactly. If doesn’t seem to be affecting ratings yet but that’s probably propped up by the t shirt fans and massive expansion of online/mobile phone gambling. I don’t know any fans in real life who like where college football is headed. Why should we be loyal to players who aren’t loyal to us as their fans?
re: What is your biggest financial regret/missed opportunity ?
Posted by MC5601 on 2/4/26 at 8:07 am to southofyou
I had a friend at LSU tell me about Bitcoin in 2009-2010 and purchased 10 coins for about $1 per coin. Forgot about them, threw laptop away 3-4 years later and did not save the hard drive info.
Even with prices taking lately, this simple mistake cost me $770,000
Even with prices taking lately, this simple mistake cost me $770,000
re: Democratic Socialists will likely complete the Fundamental Transformation of the USA.
Posted by MC5601 on 1/31/26 at 11:49 am to Turbeauxdog
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You can just call them communists. Socialism is an economic theory Government implementation of socialism is communism A political party wanting to implement socialism is a party of communists.
At what point will we be forced to eliminate the communists? This can’t be allowed to happen
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But the point is, this isn't about specifically you. This is about your average, hard-working, law-abiding young professional who is having to rent until their 30s and hold off on starting a family because, outside of taking a 2nd job and working a legitimately unhealthy and unreasonable amount of hours, they can't afford a starter home because median wages haven't kept up. That's the problem that needs solving, because its the worst median income to housing cost ratio in the last several decades. And intentionally raising housing prices is only going to make it worse. Just to reiterate, it's about empowering the median worker of their age group who's doing most everything right, also known as your current and future middle class which is what this country was built on.
This is the crux of the argument. People wonder why marriages and families are not happening and much of it leads back to unaffordability. If men can’t afford a family home, they will often abandon the pursuit of marriage all together. Our middle class is dying and young people feel hopeless. You can go to college, save, work hard, get a 6 figure job and still not be able to afford a family home in a safe neighborhood. It’s very frustrating
I am in the 85th percentile of income earners and cannot afford a 50th percentile home. Something is severely broken
re: CNN’s Ana Navarro: “Alex Pretti Is Who You Want Your Son To Be, Your Daughter To Marry”
Posted by MC5601 on 1/29/26 at 11:51 pm to LuckyTiger
He was already married once and his wife divorced him 2 years ago. That’s probably when he dive into activism in the first place
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This is not a smart take whatsoever. Increasing affordability was one of the main things Trump ran on and people voted for
As a mid 30s male in DFW, I’d need to make about $200k to afford a decent home in a good area of town within 30 minute commute. Very few people fit that income demo and these housing prices are killing the middle class
I honestly feel like this administration realizes there isn’t much they can do to affect home affordability and had pivoted from lowering prices to maintaining equity because it’s much easier
The average age of a first time homebuyer in 2025 was 40 years old and median sales price was $446k. This is totally out of whack
re: Trump says he wants to drive home prices higher
Posted by MC5601 on 1/29/26 at 3:06 pm to Tex Ritter
This is not a smart take whatsoever. Increasing affordability was one of the main things Trump ran on and people voted for
As a mid 30s male in DFW, I’d need to make about $200k to afford a decent home in a good area of town within 30 minute commute. Very few people fit that income demo and these housing prices are killing the middle class
I honestly feel like this administration realizes there isn’t much they can do to affect home affordability and had pivoted from lowering prices to maintaining equity because it’s much easier
As a mid 30s male in DFW, I’d need to make about $200k to afford a decent home in a good area of town within 30 minute commute. Very few people fit that income demo and these housing prices are killing the middle class
I honestly feel like this administration realizes there isn’t much they can do to affect home affordability and had pivoted from lowering prices to maintaining equity because it’s much easier
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I like blancorillo and Hoover at pilot debrief. No flash but a lot of substance.
Pilot Debrief is by far the best, most informative aviation based Youtube channel. Will be interesting to see what they have to say about this crash after the NTSB findings come out
re: McDonald's manager gets scalding hot coffee thrown on her from an angry customer
Posted by MC5601 on 1/28/26 at 5:34 pm to Kansas City King
Subhuman garbage. No impulse control and not fit for society
So I am guessing the library is being built in the parking lot where Lockett is now?
Are they tearing down Middleton and opening the quad back up as originally designed?
With about 40,000 students enrolled (grad and undergrad) at LSU currently, this new library will only seat about 6% of students when our peers are at 14%. Typical Louisiana
Are they tearing down Middleton and opening the quad back up as originally designed?
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The new building is set to be 198,000 square feet and three stories. It will be able to hold approximately 2,400 student study seats and will include two general-use classrooms.
“LSU currently has study seats for about 5% of students versus peer averages of 14%,”
With about 40,000 students enrolled (grad and undergrad) at LSU currently, this new library will only seat about 6% of students when our peers are at 14%. Typical Louisiana
re: New shooting in Minnesota
Posted by MC5601 on 1/24/26 at 4:21 pm to thegreatboudini
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Yea, that's kind of what I think happened looking at all the video. A cop said gun, which spooked all the officers at the exact millisecond, simultaneously the cop who said gun instinctively grabbed said gun and disarmed the guy, but it was too late as fractions of a second later rounds were going. Had the guy not said gun and disarmed him, he's prob in custody and alive. Had the guy said gun and left it, dead guy is still dead with the gun on the body and it's unquestionably justified. I'm not a professional, and this is from my kitchen in Texas as I cook a chili, so take it for what it's worth.
This is exactly my take on the situation as well
re: New shooting in Minnesota
Posted by MC5601 on 1/24/26 at 3:28 pm to ReauxlTide222
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If you look at this new, stabilized, video you can see that the agent in the green shot him from behind at the 16 second mark. Going frame by frame, you can see the pistol recoil in his hand
If you look at this new, stabilized, video you can see that the agent in the green shot him from behind at the 16 second mark. Going frame by frame, you can see the pistol recoil in his hand
That certainly changes the message. Looks like the gun was removed about 1 second prior to the first shot. Agent getting his finger bitten off may have been the first to fire
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