A pair of Long Island Trump voters visited Ireland recently. I think they were in their late 60s / early 70s. It looks like the current administration will be downsizing or disbanding the organisation their daughter works at and she’ll likely lose her job.
Some other changes made by this administration mean that several of their investments are losing value. So they’re very unhappy about him being in power now, although apparently the rape thing and being an overall creep was never an issue.
Anyway, Id’ read that people like this exist and never actually saw / heard them before. It’s real folks. They don’t seem particularly bright but it seems they’ve done well for themselves in life.
Not particularly bright but done well for themselves are A LOT of Trump voters.
Makes me think some people really shouldn’t have money.
Worse than that; if you have flexible ethics, there are some easy ways to make money while being an idiot.
My wife and I wondered if there was a way to fixup houses and sell them in a way that actually did quality work while netting a decent profit to be worth the time and effort. Our conclusion was that while you might be able to find an opportunity here or there, it would only be enough for occasional side income. If you wanted to make it a job and have piles of money, you almost have to cut all the corners to make it profitable at all. Shitty house flippers have flooded the supply, and it’s created a Market for Lemons situation where buyers have to assume it’s done badly and price it accordingly.
My gf and mom heard a russian couple in london watching a gay parade and hearing the parents explain to their children how those all should be sent to death camps. Except as online russians ever other word was a slur that would make even a 2000s cod lobby blush.
You hear a lot of interesting things from tourists.
They don’t seem particularly bright but it seems they’ve done well for themselves in life.
This is such a dangerous combination. Success combined with stupidity seems to breed arrogant people that have never had a deep thought in their entire lives (nor do they believe they need to, given their success). Usually these types defer to some sort of homespun “common sense” no matter the topic at hand.
Dad told me it was better for him if I was in a camp. Fuck you forever dad.
Keep in mind, 21% of all adult Americans are completely illiterate but still eligible to vote. 54% of adult Americans cannot read beyond a 6th grade level. These are people literally incapable of higher thought, but still given the right to vote and affect the lives of others.
the maoists got this right. if you don’t investigate shit, if you don’t engage critically ever, you’re super easy to use.
although apparently the rape thing and being an overall creep was never an issue.
Well that is because the rape or creepiness didn’t happen directly to them or an immediate family member. There is no empathy with trump voters.
I’m no longer convinced even that is enough to sway this persistent ~35% we keep seeing in polling.
If they live on Long Island they’ve seen the houses they brought for under $100,000 in 1980 balloon to over $1 million today.
Generally the more monetarily successful people reach that point by being selfish, so it would make sense that they don’t care about others and only start to care when it affects them personally.
People who are not selfish can become wealthy, it is just a lot less likely because they tend to spread the wealth.
it is just a lot less likely because they tend to spread the wealth.
It’s probably more like they don’t earn it in the first place because they aren’t as willing to fuck over coworkers et al. to get ahead.
Moved my retirement fund from stocks to all cash yesterday. Orange doofus is going to cause even more issues for stock markets in the next few weeks.
Not financial advice. If you do this, you need to leg back in over a period of time. Like move 5% weekly or biweekly or monthly back to your normal mix. If not, you will likely miss the dip you were hoping to game into.
Maybe or maybe not. Being long-term invested (>15 years) will solve this issue for you. Studies suggest you probably realized a loss and will also miss the entry point when stocks are going up again. Remember folks, time in the market beats timing the market.
Will review in early April. See if this tariff bullshit happens or not.
If you went to cash, perhaps you should move to treasuries instead to get 4-5% return in the meantime?
Otherwise, find mutual funds with exposure to euro markets to stay in the game. Time in the market will outperform timing the market. The market can remain irrational longer than you can afford to stuff cash under your mattress.
My advice would be to become an arms dealer or to hire an expert hacker but all my financial know-how comes from 80s action films.
