We live in the days of $200+ /hr labor rate. Likely $300+ at the MB dealer. Harder to keep an old car turning a wrench due to all of the gee-whiz tech. When i take my 8 year old Tesla in, they are sometimes gracious to waive the warranty-loaner rule. And a brand new loaner always tempts me to trade-in my trusty, paid-off workhorse.
What is unprecedented is the scale of money printing that goosed up the asset markets since 2009. Now slowly regressing to the mean. Or did you think that markets simply go up forever?
Good perspective. But no denying the fact that SS is a ponzi scheme and is insolvent. Socialism has consequences, and politicians are responsible for that.
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Next up, a massage, sauna, (and if you are really brave) a cold plunge.
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We live in the days of $200+ /hr labor rate. Likely $300+ at the MB dealer. Harder to keep an old car turning a wrench due to all of the gee-whiz tech. When i take my 8 year old Tesla in, they are sometimes gracious to waive the warranty-loaner rule. And a brand new loaner always tempts me to trade-in my trusty, paid-off workhorse.
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What is unprecedented is the scale of money printing that goosed up the asset markets since 2009. Now slowly regressing to the mean. Or did you think that markets simply go up forever?
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Good perspective. But no denying the fact that SS is a ponzi scheme and is insolvent. Socialism has consequences, and politicians are responsible for that.
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