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And the EPA candidate is not a climate change denier. I don't know anybody who is a climate change denier.
The climate here, changes by the minute, if not by the second. It is already starting to warm up here and the sun just peaked on the horizon. There is no wind, but that is expected to change as it warms up.
If they still want to push Global Warming, I got news for you all... We have an Ice Age still in effect. The planet has not yet healed itself, from a devastating catastrophic event. What is a naturally occurring event, they have the ignorant fooled to lighten their wallet and put it in the scammers bank accounts.
For the most part yes, I am pretty happy with the direction things are going. I do wish he would stop with his tweets, and who cares how many people attended what. Move on.
I do have some concern on the ACA thing. It doesn't need to be repealed, it needs some refinements. Let's try and get it affordable for everyone, not just lower income people. That whole industry needs a reboot. Why does an office visit cost $500 for someone with coverage, yet only $150 for those without ? (example)
I also think some of the things Trump plans on doing with our trade agreements is going to hurt everyone , in the short term. In the long run though , for our country I think it will be worth it.
I also think we are on the brink of a housing crash again, interest rates have to climb. I'm prepared, it will suck to seem my home value plummet but I'm in it for the long haul and it will climb back up again.
Eh, there are pros and cons. I'm in it for the long haul too, but I've seen my tax appraisal go from $126K to $206K which means my property tax burden has gone from $3,489 ($291 / month on 2.98% or 2.77% effective after HS exemptions) to $5,741 ($478 / month for an increase of 65% or $188 / month or $2252 / year) in only a few years. Could use a slowdown in that rate of increase or even a reversal in the direction of change.
Together with skyrocketing home insurance, I've seen my monthly PITI ESCROW payment go from $941 to $1258 in only a few years, an increase of $317 / month or over 33%. Won't be long before just paying for the tax and HO insurance will be more than my entire PITI was.
Eh, there are pros and cons. I'm in it for the long haul too, but I've seen my tax appraisal go from $126K to $206K which means my property tax burden has gone from $3,489 ($291 / month on 2.98% or 2.77% effective after HS exemptions) to $5,741 ($478 / month for an increase of 65% or $188 / month or $2252 / year) in only a few years. Could use a slowdown in that rate of increase or even a reversal in the direction of change.
Together with skyrocketing home insurance, I've seen my monthly PITI ESCROW payment go from $941 to $1258 in only a few years, an increase of $317 / month or over 33%. Won't be long before just paying for the tax and HO insurance will be more than my entire PITI was.
Understood. I should have explained, I did some stupid things in my past...one of them was pulling the equity out of my house at a time the value was it's highest. So after the crash I was underwater, so now I'm actually gaining ground, so it will suck to be underwater again, after the next crash. Sure, I know... I'm the one to blame but it will still suck.
Understood. I should have explained, I did some stupid things in my past...one of them was pulling the equity out of my house at a time the value was it's highest. So after the crash I was underwater, so now I'm actually gaining ground, so it will suck to be underwater again, after the next crash. Sure, I know... I'm the one to blame but it will still suck.
Ahhh, gotcha. Different story completely. Hang in there!
I'm personally anticipating the DoL Fid Rule being delayed by six months and possibly two additional years.
414 days later, the court vacates the rule in full.
The Fifth Circuit last night threw out the DoL Fiduciary Rule in its entirety. The court held that DoL’s regulation went far beyond its statutory authority by imposing fiduciary obligations in situations where there is no reasonable expectation of trust or reliance.
This provides an opportunity for the SEC to reset on the broker-dealer standard of conduct and craft a rule that makes sense.
Eh, there are pros and cons. I'm in it for the long haul too, but I've seen my tax appraisal go from $126K to $206K which means my property tax burden has gone from $3,489 ($291 / month on 2.98% or 2.77% effective after HS exemptions) to $5,741 ($478 / month for an increase of 65% or $188 / month or $2252 / year) in only a few years. Could use a slowdown in that rate of increase or even a reversal in the direction of change.
Together with skyrocketing home insurance, I've seen my monthly PITI ESCROW payment go from $941 to $1258 in only a few years, an increase of $317 / month or over 33%. Won't be long before just paying for the tax and HO insurance will be more than my entire PITI was.
I expect to die in my home. Prefer home decreases in value as long as it is not reflecting a declining neighborhood.
... Do I have any confidence that once Trump is presented with actual information instead of talking points, he'll weigh it, evaluate options and come to a "best-possible" decision? No, not much. ...
This is a year-old thread ... funny to to see my own post. So how did my personal prediction play out?
Worse than I thought. This presenting Trump with "actual information" to arrive at a best-possible decision ... well, I did not see in him the ability to methodically weigh and evaluate options BUT ...
I sure didn't expect him to start making-up-the-data.
Remember the furor over "alternate facts" eons ago? Now few raise an eyebrow when Sanders at yesterday's press conference comes up with winners like Trump didn't have to look at a specific figure because he just KNEW there is a deficit.
How far we have come in a year.
Regardless of the position one takes on trade (the best-possible decision, you know) ... what's wrong with using REAL data?
It's sort of the natural progression from the crowd-size thing many mentioned at the beginning of the thread last year.
And this is where I now disagree with OP ... it matters.
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All these stupid controversies about crowd sizes, false media, his son Barron, his tax returns, etc...not worth my time. Folks should just drop it.
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