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Yah, I kind of knew that. But please don't tell me anything about Santa Claus. I'm really hoping for good gifts next Xmas. I do know all passenger vehicles, including EVs, sold in the U.S. must meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and must undergo an extensive, long-established testing...

And here I thought we had Right Party Opinion, Lies & Omissions. :) I do know that Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems nearly $800 million to avert a trial in the voting machine company's lawsuit that would have exposed how the network promoted lies about the 2020 presidential...

And all this time I thought I was the smartest one here! JK.. It may not always be an even split (15% or otherwise), but I agree with the sentiment. In today's politics, moderates are a dying breed and compromise is a dirty word. The threat of being "primaried" by your own party makes it worse...

Scotty (?) = from Gr8ful's post has said many things over the years I have questioned. On several different subjects, I think he was quite biased. But, perhaps I have been too supportive of EVs? So, I searched for "Are EV more dangerous than IC cars?" Try it. Maybe you will get different...

RE: Public and private messages. A reply to THIS message would be public. A reply to a private message (I believe) would remain private. But, I am far from an expert in how this forum works. I like Walla Walla or any NW location east of the coastal mountains. Right now I am on the Oregon coast...

Everything is ultimately funded by consumers, citizens, or workers - whichever word suits the conversation. Take away those and you have no wealth left.

re: "That seems to be one of the key things that you and many others have been asking for." - NO, NO, NO. I cannot speak for anyone else, but I have NOT been saying benefits need to be raised. My goal is much more simple. Just keep SS as it is. A safe and secure retirement fund handled...

Be careful with contracts for deed or owner-financed sales. You could be scammed if the property does not go through a title search to check for ownership or liens. Also, be careful to check for unreasonable limitations imposed until the property is paid off. I'm not saying to avoid them, just...

When I tried to go to that site, I got the following warning. Your connection isn't private. Attackers might be trying to steal your information from https (for example, passwords, messages, or credit cards). But from the like title "joe-biden-has-cut-social-security-benefits-3-times" can I...

Nowhere does it say "ONLY" basic needs. Basic is the floor and has changed over the years. None of this means we need to privatize retirement. I believe this is pushed more by a desire from the private sector to get access to more of our money than any actual need to "save" SS. Greed knows no...

I don't know where you get your information on what SS was designed to do. Not that it couldn't or shouldn't have evolved over the years since then, but my research says: "The Social Security Act, signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935, created Social Security, a federal...

tx2, I was just joking about West Texas. I DO appreciate the information. I've recently been looking at northern AZ or even NM, which is still kind of arid and perhaps a bit more expensive, but not prohibitively so. Oceanfront property was never in my crosshairs, but I wouldn't turn it down. I...

Which of us has done better has never been the question. And I'm not going to get in a measurement battle with anyone. I am just saying that I want private corporate American to stay on their side of the street and keep their hands off Social Security. IF you or I ALSO choose to make private...

What you or I did as individuals is not the issue. Different people at different junctions in their life may have done better - or far worse. I would still prefer a government administered retirement program than a private one run by people looking to maximize THEIR profits. As I said, you have...

Happy, Now that is a useful post!!! I agree, both on the likelihood of meaningful government change (although I still think it is needed) AND increasing one's income through individual efforts. You omitted writing skills that are available to nomads. For example, https://writers.work/qualify...

Financing bare land might be easier through the private seller. I've seen this offered often enough. The only glitch might be having multiple borrowers. So, perhaps some sort of legal incorporation might be required to safeguard his interests, Exactly where/when/restrictions/cost would also be...

YIKES! This was one of my Plan C options. But I do not plan on installing a holding tank, shower, and flush type toilet just to qualify.

Interesting. But... west Texas??? Is there a more inhospitable hunk of land anywhere? Just kidding...maybe. I'm hoping to find somewhere a "bit" more hospitable, but in a pinch... maybe. :)

Ya-know... Private investments have never been illegal. Anyone can go ahead and invest in the stock market or other such any time they want. That's a good thing, but everyone else shouldn't be dragged along against our will and the current regulations penalize us if we choose not to go along...

OK, now I can somewhat relate to this discussion. I remember my grandmother describing raising a family through the Great Depression and for many people SS became a godsend. You are correct that providing for cell phones and McD was not even considered. Probably not even the landlines that...