TreeGhost

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[–] TreeGhost@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

Its not out of control now, but that doesn't cancel out previous high inflation rates on things. If people wages haven't kept up then they may not be able.to still afford the standard of living they had a few years ago.

[–] TreeGhost@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Like one of the other replies mentioned, when you get closer to retirement, more of the money should get shifted from stocks to more stable but lower return investments like bonds and such that are not affected by a stock market crash. Usually you can set a retirement age in the management portal of your 401k and the management company in charge of your 401k uses it as a guide to move the money into the more stable investments.

[–] TreeGhost@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

Absolutely, but for now the best thing we can do is show up and vote and call out these misleading polls for what they are. The larger the margins are, the harder it gets to try to cheat through the courts. Of course if there is a big blue wave, we'll hear that it itself is evidence that voter fraud happened, in which they will justify with these slanted polls.

I think the other silver lining is that when it comes down too it, Trump doesn't have a large enough base that is willing to stick thier own necks out in a misguided attempt to "save" democracy. Trump.didn't get the numbers he wanted on January 6th and he won't get them this time either.

[–] TreeGhost@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago

You literally just described American healthcare. I don't know where people get this idea that you don't have to wait to see a doctor here. I've had to book doctors appointments months out. And specialists can be 6+ months of waiting.

I think the Americans that say otherwise actually don't try to go to the doctor on a regular basis. And if you press them on why, they'll admit it is a fucking hassle and worried about the bill if they need to actually get something done.

[–] TreeGhost@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago

Just because you don't know the rules doesn't mean they are unwritten.

https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2024-Delegate-Selection-Rules.pdf

[–] TreeGhost@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago (5 children)

They did hold a primary. You might have not liked how they ran it. I had my own issues with it as well, but they did and once those votes are in the pledged delegates have to honor the winner from it, which Biden was. Tell me how they could have just taken it away from him without him stepping down again?

[–] TreeGhost@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (7 children)

Do you know how Democrat canidates are picked? Biden already had enough pledged delegates to win the nomination.

[–] TreeGhost@lemm.ee 12 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Aren't all of the misogynists already voting for Trump? I think just being a younger woman candidate could energize the younger voting base.

[–] TreeGhost@lemm.ee 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So they say, but they also just said the president had immunity for official acts. If Biden did this while at the same time urging Congress to pass judicial ethics laws, who could stop him? Hell, expand it to the federal court system and tell the committee to move fast and prioritize the most unethical judges in key positions and either the Republicans have to play ball with Democrats on passing judicial reform through law or the remaining sane judges reverse a few key decisions to unfuck our current judicial quandary.

[–] TreeGhost@lemm.ee 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

I'm no legal expert, but could he possibly form a judicial ethics committee to investigate supreme court justices. On any evidence of violating ethics, he could sign an arrest warrent to remove them from the court.

[–] TreeGhost@lemm.ee 33 points 5 months ago (2 children)

The only reason I make the bed every morning is because we have dogs that like to lay on it when we aren't home and there is nothing worse when you are crawling in bed at night and finding dirt or sand all in it.

[–] TreeGhost@lemm.ee 8 points 6 months ago

I've wondered the same thing. Maybe a the Enquirer did a catch and kill payoff to the neighbors when it happened?

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