Originally Posted by cartervj
Well that’s scary that it’s gotten that bad

I know my BIL has lost his butt the last several years but keeps going for now.

I talked with the guys that farmed the lease in arkie in the early days of the duck club. Everything was somewhat new and paid for. Land everything, about 800 acres for rice. Subsidies had left and the two brothers were auctioning off the equipment and renting the land out. Me being curious I asked one of them why????? Said it was a million dollar roll of the dice every year now. No subsidies and insurance really didn’t cover a big hit. He kept the bricks and his transitioned into trucking. Said he knew he could make that work. Brother went to work as a CPA so he was good too.

Not a free market and very volatile.

I had no idea of the cost til I started piddling in it. I have zero cost in it otherwise I’d be playing golf.

Honestly I get al the bitching but it’s not just Trump. It’s the entire system that’s been built. The bubble is close more than likely and this one will hurt worse than 08.

We owe nothing and have money in the bank and have decent paying jobs. It’s gonna hurt but those that owe might get really hurt. But prices have gotten stupid.

My point of contention. It’s not just Trump and be honest about it. I hate narrative driven viewpoints that are lying by not being fully truthful.

It’s not just trump you are right. It’s the government. But trump is the government. I believed he wasn’t for a little while, but he and republicans have had the chance to make real change and they haven’t. They don’t want it anymore than the democrats do.

And I know a lot of people say “Well Kamala would be worse.” That’s a dangerous attitude to have. Eating a crap sandwich with salt and pepper and saying it’s good because someone else offers you a crap sandwich without salt and pepper is stupid.