‘We just can’t take this anymore’: Montana man, 68, begs for ‘moratorium on property taxes’ after his bill reaches $8K a year just ‘to live in our own house’

Kurt claims that over the last couple of years, his annual property taxes have soared from $895 to almost $8,000 — an increase of around 790% — which he says is like paying almost “$700 a month rent to the state to live in our own house.” The state has …

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People are overly confident 2008 can’t repeat

by Intelligent-Bee3241 I have noticed a fair amount of recent posts of people being overly confident that a 2008 event can never repeat. Sure it may be less likely but I think we are all overly confident of safeguards. After the 2008 financial crisis, several regulations most notably Dodd Frank …

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80% of Americans think it’s a bad time to buy a house… Fed’s Kashkari: Rates will stay high for ‘extended period’ and can’t rule out a hike

Americans are in limbo about where the housing market could go next, but they are resolute about the conditions for buying right now. Nearly 80% of Americans think it’s a bad time to buy a house, according to the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI), a survey gauging homebuying …

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Jon Stewart: “”I’m not saying that Biden can’t contribute to society, he just shouldn’t be president,” Stewart told his audience.” Putting both Biden and Trump on the ballot, Stewart said, was a mistake.

Jon Stewart said President Biden is too old for the job. “I know liberals say, ‘Don’t say Joe Biden is old’ — don’t say what people see with their own eyes! You can say it, he can’t hear us,” Stewart said during a comedy performance in Los Angeles that was streamed …

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Can’t Make This Up: Emergency Slide Falls Off Boeing Plane, Discovered Outside Home of Lawyer Whose Firm Is Suing Boeing

“Jake Bissell-Linsk a New York based attorney whose firm (Labaton Keller Sucharow) filed a lawsuit against Boeing in an Alexandria, Va. federal court following the Alaska Airlines door blowout in January. He saw the emergency evacuation slide Sunday around noon ,when he looked out the window of his oceanfront home …

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America’s Fight to Save Handwriting From Extinction as IQs Begin to Fall and Some 20-Year-Olds Can’t Even Sign Checks

As classrooms increasingly adopt technology, handwriting skills are fading, raising concerns about literacy, cognitive development, and educational equity. Legislative efforts to mandate cursive writing reflect a pushback against the digital tide. Key points: Handwriting skills are declining in US classrooms as technology replaces pen and paper. Removal of handwriting from …

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Middle Class Can’t Afford Homes In Nearly Half Of Top 100 US Metros (Mortgage Rates UP 168% Under Biden, Home Prices UP 32.5%)

by confoundedinterest17 Fed Chairs Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen started the home price fire that Powell is trying to extinguish but can’t. Throw in a 10% burst in illegal immigration and Biden/Mayorkas just added fuel to an already out-of-control fire. Housing is becoming an exclusively upper-class privilege in a growing number …

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A market that can’t rally is going to crash amid extreme complacency.

The current state of the market reveals concerning trends, as the Dow struggles to maintain upward momentum, with each rally attempt met by afternoon declines. This pattern, coupled with the VIX’s significantly lower level compared to previous market peaks, suggests a market environment characterized by extreme complacency. Such conditions, reminiscent …

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