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Business, Economics, and Taxes 2: That's Why We Fight to Take the Means Back

Spartanforlife4 said:
Speaking of which, here’s a fun article I read a couple days ago.


Not only are funding cuts closing healthcare facilities, the cultural and immigration fights themselves are making it such a pain for doctors that even where they could keep facilities, doctors don’t want to or aren’t being allowed into the country to move there to provide care.
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That's a shame.
 
Handyman said:
If you are going to argue with me...maybe read what I said and look at the context. Your little diatribe here had zero to do with my point which tells me you scanned the posts but didnt read them Sancho.

Maddow isnt a problem because of her salary she is a problem because she does nothing to protect her fellow workers despite being the most powerful voice on the network. Her salary is part of why she doesn't do it but making money in and of itself isn't an issue. Her willingness to get along by getting along is the issue.

And sorry but if all it takes to impress you is being apoplectic at Stephen A. Smith then congrats you are ebery person who had watched ESPN the last 20 years.
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Get over yourself - it's perfectly ok for someone to disagree with whatever points you think you're arguing. I disagree that Maddow "is a problem" period, I don't watch ESPN and Stewart isn't nearly as non-progressive as you shriek about. And it's weird how whenever this happens you have to try and insult me. Last time it was you're too much of an adult to drink milk. 🤣
 
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And if you want to know more:

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Alissa Wilkinson (@alissawilkinson.bsky.social)

I guess I just feel like it should be a bigger deal that Penske Media owns the Golden Globes and ALSO Rolling Stone, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Indiewire, GoldDerby, and Deadline, plus 20% of Vox Media [contains quote post or other embedded content]
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Alissa Wilkinson (@alissawilkinson.bsky.social)

Also the American Music Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards, and the Billboard Music Awards, and ALSO Billboard, and the company has a controlling stake in SXSW
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They keep selling though. IDK how, since the average American has a credit score of 700-715, and auto loan rates are still 6+%...🤷‍♂️

Probably going to be a lot of repos in the first half of next year.
 
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Took my 9 year old CRV in for a tune-up and found it needed a new timing chain (in fairness, it has 165k miles). That caused me to look briefly at new cars since I didn't really want to sink that much money into a high mileage car, but one look at prices and was like "nope, fix up the old one." I'm not taking on a $600/mo payment if I don't have to, even if i could afford it.

I don't get how most people could afford it.
 
We have a 10 year old CRV with 110k and a 22 year old CRV with 220k and we’ve been deciding to throw a grand or so into them every year for the same reason. Much cheaper than getting a new vehicle.
 
unofan said:
Took my 9 year old CRV in for a tune-up and found it needed a new timing chain (in fairness, it has 165k miles). That caused me to look briefly at new cars since I didn't really want to sink that much money into a high mileage car, but one look at prices and was like "nope, fix up the old one." I'm not taking on a $600/mo payment if I don't have to, even if i could afford it.

I don't get how most people could afford it.
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They cant...which is why repos are going to be out of control soon.

It wasn't even that good when the economy was doing well 18 months ago now it is ridiculous!
 
unofan said:
Took my 9 year old CRV in for a tune-up and found it needed a new timing chain (in fairness, it has 165k miles). That caused me to look briefly at new cars since I didn't really want to sink that much money into a high mileage car, but one look at prices and was like "nope, fix up the old one." I'm not taking on a $600/mo payment if I don't have to, even if i could afford it.

I don't get how most people could afford it.
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My 2024 CRV loan payment is $402. Is your number real? Is that interest rates?! Yowzer.

BTW, what a great vehicle! If history is to judge I will be driving this, happily, in 2035.
 
Kepler said:
My 2024 CRV loan payment is $402. Is your number real? Is that interest rates?! Yowzer.

BTW, what a great vehicle! If history is to judge I will be driving this, happily, in 2035.
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I just ran a basic payment calculator on the dealer's website. Didn't account for trade-in, down payment, or negotiating down price and/or interest rate from sticker price.

$41k car (CRV hybrid) with a 60-month loan with a credit score over 800 still gave me like a $585/mo payment. Even a base model CRV had like a $35k sticker price.

I was shocked the default term for the loan was set at 84 months. I know I would keep the car that long as long as it wasn't a lemon, but I can't imagine most people reaching the end of a 7-year term still having that same car.
 
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I'll never take out another auto loan. Cash or lease. If you've never had a lease but regularly sell your car at term end, a lease is a smart alternative. I like having newer cars always under warranty, less need for negotiation, haggling over trade-in, lower monthly payments, etc.
 
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