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woody with a view
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Dennis is cool. I can say I've met him and roughly 40 others here and all of them are pretty solid humans. If I haven't gotten around to the rest of
ya's chances are it ain't gonna happen. Ignorance not withstanding!😝
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Mexitron
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What's happening on Nomads is indicative of what's happening across the US: ideological divisiveness that is not particularly based on rational
thinking, IMHO. We are dividing ourselves based on one or another panacea--the other side is completely wrong! Some of our best years were post WWII
when both sides almost became indistinct. For example Eisenhower was courted by both parties to be their candidate--imagine that happening today!
The moderate majority is silent.
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MrBillM
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It's ALL Good (mostly) Clean FUN !
Isn't it ?
Realistically, there's not a single person here on either side that can have ANY significant effect on the national political scene.
And, it's unlikely that even the most belligerent among the vitriolic Keyboard Kommandos will emerge from the safety of their devices to present a
physical danger, SO ............................
Just accept that the only thing such social media is useful for is recreation.
HAVE FUN at no cost.
Admit that irritating those of opposing viewpoints IS Fun.
Doing so "in person" (as I do daily) is the most rewarding, but the Internet is a decent second. Offering convenient and FREE access
at any time.
ANY Trump post is (despite ANY disclaimers the poster might make) intended as a Troll for political disharmony.
There should be NO surprise when it is successful in that regard.
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chuckie
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Too close to call...
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BajaNomad
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– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
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– John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
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Barry A.
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Quote: Originally posted by MrBillM  | ............... Holds that gratuitous opinions offered by others possessing no influence are worth only the value placed on them by the recipient.
Given that NONE here have ANY ability to affect the lives of other participants .....................
The first step in recovery from "Self-Importance Scheisse Syndrome" is to accept that such opinions have NO value other than your own
satisfaction.
And RECREATION.
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-----except that no response tends to indicate agreement with, whatever---------and that ain't realistic or accurate. And, "entertainment" is not MY
motive. These exchanges cause me more heart-burn than entertainment, but it's worth it for now (to me, anyway) or I would not do it
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MrBillM
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A Theory of Relativity ..................
............... Holds that gratuitous opinions offered by others possessing no influence are worth only the value placed on them by the recipient.
Given that NONE here have ANY ability to affect the lives of other participants .....................
The first step in recovery from "Self-Importance Scheisse Syndrome" is to accept that such opinions have NO value other than your own
satisfaction.
And RECREATION.
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Paco Facullo
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What me worry ?
I voted for Tacos .............
and I won. !!!!!!
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TMW
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I don't know if it is because of Trump or not but my IRA is doing better this year than ever before and I have a relative conservative portfolio. I
may disagree with him on some issues but the stocks are thru the roof.
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willardguy
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| Quote: Originally posted by TMW | | I don't know if it is because of Trump or not but my IRA is doing better this year than ever before and I have a relative conservative portfolio. I
may disagree with him on some issues but the stocks are thru the roof. |
tie this into general baja discussion?
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SFandH
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| Quote: Originally posted by TMW | | I don't know if it is because of Trump or not but my IRA is doing better this year than ever before and I have a relative conservative portfolio. I
may disagree with him on some issues but the stocks are thru the roof. |
I think the election of any Republican president would have goosed the stock market for a while. But eventually, values will take precedence again.
It's frothy now, a good time to take some profits to spend or re-invest at the next downturn, which is coming ......sometime.
Buy low, sell high. It's high now.
[Edited on 7-15-2017 by SFandH]
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JoeJustJoe
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| Quote: Originally posted by TMW | | I don't know if it is because of Trump or not but my IRA is doing better this year than ever before and I have a relative conservative portfolio. I
may disagree with him on some issues but the stocks are thru the roof. |
You notice how the Trump crowd seems to ignore 8 years of Obama's stock market gains, from the near deep depression that Bush put up all in.
Oh but Trump, has a great 8 months including the two months after he was elected in Nov, but wasn't actually President till Jan, 20.
The stock market is many times about the predicted future than just fundamentals of how well a company is going. The stock market is reacting to a
republican President, who puts corporations first above the people. Trump, has promised corporate tax cuts of 15% which the stock market really
loves.
However, before the tax cuts, Trump, has to do a reverse Robin Hood, and take from the middle class, and the poor. The best way to do is with Heath
care, where millions middle class and poor people, will lose their health insurance because of the huge transfer of wealth from the poor to the super
rich. The middle class and the poor between the ages of 50 and 64 will be hit hard, and many will die without health insurance.
The American people, aren't that dumb, and see what's going on, and I doubt the GOP is going to be able to repeal Obamacare, and leave almost nothing
in it's place.
So it's also unlikely that Bush will also get his corporate tax cuts. When the stock market, or people who run the large pension funds, figure out
that they have been duped too, the stock market, is sure to crash. On top of this the Fed has been moving to raise interest rates, and is hinting at
another interest raise hike in the near future.
The probability that the stock market will take a nose dive within the end of the year, is a good bet, however it could take longer. So I'm not going
to panic yet, but I'm watching my retirement and stock holdings very closely while also enjoying the ride of the stock market gains.
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