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SusanInFlorida

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Is this the future of affordable housing in America? A 7X10 foot pod for $325 a month . . .

Photo above - affordable housing, in some other nation. Guess which one. Hint - it's not China. Ten feet long, seven feet wide. That’s smaller than a prison cell, possibly. And it can be all yours for the low-low price of $325 a month. To be... See More »

How much taxpayer money should be used to bail out Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies if they fail?

Photo above - Senator Elizabeth Warren recently demanded that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promise not to bail out crypto if it fails. He demurred, so she wrote him an angry letter. Senator Warren is so upset at the potential to use taxpayer... See More »

Where’s the beef? Burger meat prices soar to new records, as US cattle herds shrink to Eisenhower administration levels.

Photo above – The future of cattle ranching - in1882 Montana - is contemplated in the film “Open Range”. RIP, Robert Duvall. Let’s pretend it’s 1952. World War 2 is over. Eisenhower is president. The US population hits an astonishing 160... See More »

Raise your hand if you think the Fed should start raising interest rates again.

Photo above - The Federal Reserve Board of governors doesn't HAVE to release the minutes of their past meetings, but occasionally they do so anyway. The good news: Inflation last month dropped to 2.4%, from a high of 11% at the end of the Biden... See More »

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I may have Just found a way to save the US about $100 billion in military expense.

Photo above – Can you believe a half dozen Iranian PT boats are blocking this place? WTH!!! Today’s headline: “Iran shuts Strait of Hormuz to international shipping. Vows to sink US Navy”. Wait, my bad - that’s been Iran’s press release every... See More »

Let’s assume 1960 (JFK election) was the last “good year” in the USA. What has actually happened with inflation since?

Photo above - The good old days. Was 1960 the last "normal" year in America? You could get a newspaper for 10 cents. I get 100 spam pieces a day ranting about inflation in America. This is a lot, but I couldn't say how much the spam rate has... See More »

How much taxpayer money should a foreign oil company get just for building a refinery in the USA?

Photo above – Shell’s new ethane refinery in Pennsylvania. How much taxpayer money would you serve up, to keep this dusk to dawn glow on the horizon? Good news, everybody. This time it isn’t the American taxpayer getting fleeced. Just residents... See More »

“It’s an emergency!” City of Milwaukee hands out taxpayer money to supermarkets, to buy new equipment.

Photo above - Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson has a plan to save his city: free cash so supermarkets can buy new frozen food cases. Photo courtesy of the Green Bay Gazette. You know we're living in the end of days when the closure of 3 grocery... See More »

Oh snap . . . I’m not falling for THIS (election year promises to eliminate Federal Income Tax)

Photo above - If President Trump makes good on his promise to eliminate Federal Income taxes, will Taylor Swift buy an even bigger jet? Or just repaint the one she has? (disclaimer - Taylor Swift and the future Travis Kelce-Swift have not publicly... See More »

Want to know the difference between the “LA Ordinance Fee” and “LA Ordinance Tourism Tax”?

Photo above - a tale of 2 cities. Guess which one has 6 separate room taxes which increase your bill by 25%? My greed-o-meter was pinned to max after finding the link below. The state of California and the city of Los Angeles have 2 identical... See More »

The future of shopping in America: “We’re not going to let just anyone wander in off the street” (actual quote)

Photo above - Crash barriers? Check! Only one way in or out? Check! Security staff at the door? Check! Welcome to our store - please show your $65 membership ID before entering. How much do stores lose to shoplifting annually? Nobody knows for... See More »

WSJ nails the cost of mass deportations. With a surprising statistic.

Photo above - would you believe these guys make more than $40,000 a year? And they're worth it, apparently. Native born US citizens won't do this kind of work. The link below (WSJ – Mass Deportation and Florida Jobs) appeared in the paper’s... See More »

Bitcoin is now synthetically created, through options, derivatives, & ETF. Does that mean it’s endless, just like all the US dollars?

Photo above - Congress purchased Alaska for $7 million on October 18, 1867. Next day this happened - pioneers showed up for the Yukon gold rush . . . Legend has it that Satoshi Nakamoto (creator of the Bitcoin universe) decreed there can only be... See More »

The typical American worker has $955 saved for retirement. But why?

Photo above - record international audiences are expected to tune in for today's Superbowl. God bless the US Census Bureau, and a think tank called The National Institute on Retirement, and CBS news. Through their combined efforts we have... See More »

What happens when it costs $87,000 to “mine” a Bitcoin which is only worth only $66,000? We’re about to find out . . .

Photo above - this is how Bitcoin mining really looks. I swear it. A bunch of circuit boards and chips cooled by tiny fans so they don't fry themselves from overheating. Gold and Bitcoin. So different, yet so alike. A hedge against inflation.... See More »

“I’m out. Along with hundreds of others”. Is this a Washington Post problem, or are newspapers just too expensive to operate?

[i]Photo above - Washington Post reporters, transfixed upon hearing the news that 300 staffers are being fired . . . When I was growing up, my parents had 3 newspaper subscriptions: The Washington Post, The New York Times, and a weekly for our... See More »

Untraceable Bitcoin ransoms (“It’s a feature, not a bug . . .”)

Photo above - the FBI won't confirm if this is the actual ransom note sent to TMZ on Monday . . . I hope 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie is returned safe. But as of this morning, she’s still missing. A multi-million-dollar ransom demand was delivered... See More »

45 and fired. Gen X workers being dismissed to make space for gen Y,Z and millennials at half the salary.

Photo above - Wait . . . what? No way! I have people skills, damn it . . . (Screenshot courtesy of "Office Space" Hey, gen X - stop whining. You’re not the first workers aged 45 to 60 to get shown the exit at work. This has been happening... See More »

Boomers refuse to retire; are gen XYZ and millennials are getting screwed?

Photo above - MSN blames "boomers who refuse to retire" for the lack of good jobs for everyone else. Did they mean THESE guys? Okay – we’ve all seen this complaint before. Too many geezers are hanging onto their jobs after age 65. And it’s not... See More »

Is a college degree now the worst investment you can make?

Photo above - a future grad begins to question the value of his humanities degree from Faber College . . . . What is your college degree (or even high school diploma) worth if you used ChatGPT to write your papers, and the professor used AI to... See More »

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Gold and silver have worst day in decades.

Photo above - Estee Lauder heiress Jane Lauder, with a $2 billion net worth. Standing next to her is little-known future Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh. Gold bugs have declared “Warsh” on precious metals! Presumptive Fed chairman Kevin Warsh will fix... See More »

Warren Buffet’s plan to eliminate the national debt . . .

Photo above - Warren Buffet serenades his model train set on Chinese New Years. But what does he have to say about the national debt? Read below . . . I always enjoy reading the financial advice of billionaires. Even if someone is older than... See More »

Gold's big rally has sparked a bearish stock-market signal that hasn't been seen in over 20 years

Photo above - Costco (Costco!!!!) now sells $200 million in gold coins and bars every month, as well as 50 pound bags of dog food and 200 count boxes of Kirkland disposable diapers. Is this a sign of the future, or the end? There were at least 3... See More »

Share prices of health insurers fall after the US government reduces Medicare reimbursements.

Photo above – Screen shot from “The Deer Hunter”. Christopher Walken finds out his best friend is in a VA hospital back in the US . . . (Full disclosure – this writer currently holds no shares of United Healthcare. I bought some at $250 last year... See More »

Taxes and end of life healthcare. MSN explains why millennials could inherit nothing from their parents.

[i]Photo above - don't be naive. the average nursing home doesn't look anything like this, and it still costs $10,000 a month. MSN says our moms and dads let us down). Despite decades of saving and mortgage payments, we (the kids) aren't likely to... See More »

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