Yes, a younger, highly competent Dem candidate like Gavin Newsome or Gov. Whitmer would be more comforting. And, Pres. Biden may be more memory-challenged than people in their 50s and 60s, but there is no evidence that his memory is creating any issues with doing his job. In fact, if you watch the highlights of his last State of the Union address, he appeared to be pretty sharp, and not just for an old guy. He contemporaneously negotiated the other side of the isle into a corner on the government funding bill. Feeble? Okay, everyone gets increasingly feeble after 50 or so, but we're not electing him to lead a brigade of paratroopers, captain an aircraft carrier, or compete in American Ninja, and his cabinet and executive staff do the heavy lifting anyway. We need to give some respect to the experience and wisdom he has as an elder statesman and quit knocking him as too old for making gaffes that he was known for 15 years ago.
Anyone with medical training has seen the signs of dementia for quite some time now. It isn't just age related "feeble mindedness". But a senile puppet allows the "agencies" that have controlled this country from at least the time of JFK to run the country according to what they see fit, not what a POTUS says or more importantly, not according to what an electorate desires. I would agree with Brian that we don't have much of a choice between TweedleD and TweedleDumb (and that's not by accident) but to write off RFK Jr. as "conspiracy obsessed" show a lack of discernment and appreciation of subtlety and nuance. I'd say that when both your uncle and your father were killed off in what amounted to covert coups, you'd have some legitimacy in pointing out conspiracies. Also, he has been shown to be spot on with regards to his view of COVID and COVID "vaccines". Unfortunately, a poorly educated and largely illiterate public tends to equate conspiracies with falsehoods but nothing could be farther from the truth. That being said, there is no presidential candidate, on either side of the aisle, who will provide salvation for this nation.
Anyone acquainted with the cyclical theory of history (as opposed to the linear and chaos theories of history) recognizes that there is an inevitable path that every nation and civilization follows and that devolutionary path can no more be stopped than can a tsunami. Some recommended reading on the subject is Principles for Dealing With The Changing World Order, The Fourth Turning Is Here, The Collapse of Complex Societies, The Crash Course, and The Five Stages of Collapse. Other books investigating forces behind these changes include Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars and Conspirators' Hierarchy. It's time for America to shut off the idiot box and the mockingbird media, put down their addictophones, and start reading some well researched scholarly works on what is transpiring in our world today and why.
In reality, a modeately-well educated and largely literate public tends to not equate conspiracies with falsehoods nearly enough, because lots you folks are really damn gullible. Take this blather about agencies running the country. Agencies are staff with content experts. The legislature and executive branch are not equipped to do those many jobs, nor should they. Legislators are now mainly concerned with fundraising, thus we get sh**ty representation. At the same time the SCOTUS has become a tool of the donor class. The appointed officials at "agencies" are the only government officials that are doing politically unbiased work.
Brian, tongue in cheek or is Mqt too out of the way for voters to actually “see” what has happened in DC? Sounds like one CNN vet has lost the lust for research. Can’t stand prosperity? Checked the sales price of your house lately?
Certainly there is geographical variation in the appreciation of residential real estate but, by and large, the appreciation in these assets is largely explained by the loss of purchasing power in our currency brought about mindless money creation by both arms of the American uniparty. In fact, residential real estate has underperformed compared to two other benchmark asset classes. Going back to 1970, the average price of the Dow was 753.12, while the Dow, in a recent melt-up, is presently trading at 38,645 for an increase in nominal price of 51.31 fold. In 1970, the average spot price of gold was 38,90 while today's spot price, after a recent melt-down, is 2023.8 for an increase in nominal price of 52.03 fold. Those two numbers are, not by coincidence, almost identical. Meanwhile, the median price for a US home in 1970 was 23,400 while the 2024 medial price for a US home is 395,100 for an increase in nominal price of 16.88 fold. Thus, it can clearly been seen that the appreciation of both the equity markets and the gold market has exceeded the appreciation in the US residential real estate market by a factor of more than 3 fold. Factor in what people pay for mortgage interest, possible PMI, property tax, upkeep, utilities, etc. and it is quite obvious that, other than providing a place to live, residential real estate price appreciation is certainly not indicative of an optimal investment asset in comparison to the two aforementioned assets (the value of which is largely a reflection of a debased dollar) .
Yes, a younger, highly competent Dem candidate like Gavin Newsome or Gov. Whitmer would be more comforting. And, Pres. Biden may be more memory-challenged than people in their 50s and 60s, but there is no evidence that his memory is creating any issues with doing his job. In fact, if you watch the highlights of his last State of the Union address, he appeared to be pretty sharp, and not just for an old guy. He contemporaneously negotiated the other side of the isle into a corner on the government funding bill. Feeble? Okay, everyone gets increasingly feeble after 50 or so, but we're not electing him to lead a brigade of paratroopers, captain an aircraft carrier, or compete in American Ninja, and his cabinet and executive staff do the heavy lifting anyway. We need to give some respect to the experience and wisdom he has as an elder statesman and quit knocking him as too old for making gaffes that he was known for 15 years ago.
Anyone with medical training has seen the signs of dementia for quite some time now. It isn't just age related "feeble mindedness". But a senile puppet allows the "agencies" that have controlled this country from at least the time of JFK to run the country according to what they see fit, not what a POTUS says or more importantly, not according to what an electorate desires. I would agree with Brian that we don't have much of a choice between TweedleD and TweedleDumb (and that's not by accident) but to write off RFK Jr. as "conspiracy obsessed" show a lack of discernment and appreciation of subtlety and nuance. I'd say that when both your uncle and your father were killed off in what amounted to covert coups, you'd have some legitimacy in pointing out conspiracies. Also, he has been shown to be spot on with regards to his view of COVID and COVID "vaccines". Unfortunately, a poorly educated and largely illiterate public tends to equate conspiracies with falsehoods but nothing could be farther from the truth. That being said, there is no presidential candidate, on either side of the aisle, who will provide salvation for this nation.
Anyone acquainted with the cyclical theory of history (as opposed to the linear and chaos theories of history) recognizes that there is an inevitable path that every nation and civilization follows and that devolutionary path can no more be stopped than can a tsunami. Some recommended reading on the subject is Principles for Dealing With The Changing World Order, The Fourth Turning Is Here, The Collapse of Complex Societies, The Crash Course, and The Five Stages of Collapse. Other books investigating forces behind these changes include Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars and Conspirators' Hierarchy. It's time for America to shut off the idiot box and the mockingbird media, put down their addictophones, and start reading some well researched scholarly works on what is transpiring in our world today and why.
In reality, a modeately-well educated and largely literate public tends to not equate conspiracies with falsehoods nearly enough, because lots you folks are really damn gullible. Take this blather about agencies running the country. Agencies are staff with content experts. The legislature and executive branch are not equipped to do those many jobs, nor should they. Legislators are now mainly concerned with fundraising, thus we get sh**ty representation. At the same time the SCOTUS has become a tool of the donor class. The appointed officials at "agencies" are the only government officials that are doing politically unbiased work.
"modeatly-well" educated?
"lots you folks"?
"Agencies are staff with content experts"?
"politically unbiased work"?
Hahahahohoho!
Thank you for the laughs. And we're gullible?
Hahahahohoho! Oh my!
Brian, tongue in cheek or is Mqt too out of the way for voters to actually “see” what has happened in DC? Sounds like one CNN vet has lost the lust for research. Can’t stand prosperity? Checked the sales price of your house lately?
Certainly there is geographical variation in the appreciation of residential real estate but, by and large, the appreciation in these assets is largely explained by the loss of purchasing power in our currency brought about mindless money creation by both arms of the American uniparty. In fact, residential real estate has underperformed compared to two other benchmark asset classes. Going back to 1970, the average price of the Dow was 753.12, while the Dow, in a recent melt-up, is presently trading at 38,645 for an increase in nominal price of 51.31 fold. In 1970, the average spot price of gold was 38,90 while today's spot price, after a recent melt-down, is 2023.8 for an increase in nominal price of 52.03 fold. Those two numbers are, not by coincidence, almost identical. Meanwhile, the median price for a US home in 1970 was 23,400 while the 2024 medial price for a US home is 395,100 for an increase in nominal price of 16.88 fold. Thus, it can clearly been seen that the appreciation of both the equity markets and the gold market has exceeded the appreciation in the US residential real estate market by a factor of more than 3 fold. Factor in what people pay for mortgage interest, possible PMI, property tax, upkeep, utilities, etc. and it is quite obvious that, other than providing a place to live, residential real estate price appreciation is certainly not indicative of an optimal investment asset in comparison to the two aforementioned assets (the value of which is largely a reflection of a debased dollar) .
Do you on the beach?
Who is this and what are you saying?