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bambu.

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« Reply #2085 on: December 01, 2022, 06:03:28 AM »

Scummo corruptly suckled the coal teat as you gamely fronted turning a blind eye. We see you Bambi, you nasty old fart.

Coal...the govt needs the revenue from coal exports to fund its operations, including the welfare system...and power the nation...keep the lights on and allow businesses/ industry to function.
Something the leftist govt is slowly beginning to understand.
Meanwhile, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.

For the second time in my life I now have to live very frugally.
At the beginning (at age 18)...and now nearly 60 years later.
The ride in between was comfortable...I basically worked 9 to 5 for 5 days a week...for wages.
As luck would have it I wasn't born in USA, where life is tough if you don't graduate college.
Washing dishes for a job my whole life would've been likely...although my Prussian ancestors would likely have settled in German American and I could well have been raised on a farm.
Drafted into the Vietnam war I would most likely have spent the duration in mititary prison or tortured to death by 'code red' supposed buddies.

...or India or some other harsh place.
Luck's a fortune.
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LarryB!

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« Reply #2086 on: December 01, 2022, 08:26:21 AM »

http://www.vice.com/en/article/ake8a5/australia-will-actually-get-an-anti-corruption-commission

This will make it much more difficult for conservatives to set up and run their operations. Without corruption there is no conservative politics to multiply violence and racism in society, even a backwards place like Australia.

What a load if hogwash.
Conservatives don't have a mortgage on corruption.
Correct. They own it outright.
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« Reply #2087 on: December 01, 2022, 10:07:01 AM »

Why shrimp moss banana peel is a protest phrase in China....

https://apnews.com/article/technology-health-hong-kong-shanghai-covid-5452012336b1f8bbbd8b4658e87be453



Correct. They own it outright.

Bambi likes to lob softballs right over the plate.
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« Reply #2088 on: December 01, 2022, 11:43:45 AM »

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« Reply #2090 on: December 01, 2022, 06:13:57 PM »

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« Reply #2091 on: December 01, 2022, 07:02:58 PM »

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-arizona-phoenix-government-and-politics-938a920c848d28ca23435a6d2cb61f98

Puerile twits in Arizona get court order.  Another hissy fit in the culture war concludes.
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« Reply #2092 on: December 01, 2022, 07:07:45 PM »

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« Reply #2093 on: December 01, 2022, 10:04:52 PM »

I went to the supermarket today.
I tried being very frugal...it didn't work out so well. 
Mmm, maybe next time.

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Looks like the boys will be living with their parents for much longer now...if not staying forever.
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« Reply #2094 on: December 02, 2022, 12:49:34 PM »

Residents at the Cali Lake RV Park are facing eviction...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp-BL2wMVes

We need to keep the people in their homes, and RV parks are a great idea in Santa Clarita, and in Acton, etc. Also, as we build RV parks, then we need to have pharmacies, and doctors, etc, by the RV parks, and libraries, and grocery stores, etc, and 7 Eleven convenience stores, etc.

We can also build Santorini, Greece, style apartments, with swimming pools and tennis courts, etc.

As Christmas approaches let us strive to get the homeless people into housing as soon as possible.

Salute,

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« Reply #2095 on: December 02, 2022, 06:00:37 PM »

Yes, more people are living in mobile homes, caravans ( a travel trailer is still a caravan and all the pros and cons that come with them), vans, cars than ever before.

Govt owned and run RV parks would be a good idea.

Having 'lived' 'van life' for 2 years now on Youtube thru the eyes and lives of those doing it...some for fun, others out of necessity...I believe one problem the van lifers have is the cost of staying in said parks to get access to water, electricity, showers, toilets...in safety.





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« Reply #2097 on: December 02, 2022, 09:02:23 PM »

GOP coalesces behind nameless, faceless Thing that is not McCarthy

Alexandra Petri

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/02/kevin-mccarthy-speaker-house-alternative-satire/

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« Reply #2098 on: December 02, 2022, 10:01:18 PM »

GOP coalesces behind nameless, faceless Thing that is not McCarthy

Alexandra Petri

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/02/kevin-mccarthy-speaker-house-alternative-satire/

Alex is amazing. She was whip smart and brilliant as a high schooler.
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« Reply #2099 on: December 03, 2022, 02:44:33 PM »

Yes, more people are living in mobile homes, caravans ( a travel trailer is still a caravan and all the pros and cons that come with them), vans, cars than ever before.

Govt owned and run RV parks would be a good idea.

Having 'lived' 'van life' for 2 years now on Youtube thru the eyes and lives of those doing it...some for fun, others out of necessity...I believe one problem the van lifers have is the cost of staying in said parks to get access to water, electricity, showers, toilets...in safety.

California is very wealthy with a huge tax surplus, the surplus needs to go towards helping the homeless people in California, it is a crisis right now with over 60,000 homeless people on the streets of Los Angeles alone. RV parks are a great idea to help the homeless, and Santa Clarita, and Acton, etc, have some very nice locations for RV and travel trailer parks.

And because California is wealthy, and because the USA is wealthy, the people in the RV parks can have doctors, and pharmacies, etc, and swimming pools, and tennis courts, etc. And they can have stores to buy groceries, and they can have 7 Eleven convenience stores, etc.

It is also good to have activities for the people, so they can socialize and so that they can have a sense of community, and so that they can have a higher quality of life. When I lived in an RV park I used to cook for everyone, and I had a blender and I made margaritas for the people, etc. I had 3 barbecue grills and I made tacos and burritos, and chicken, etc, for the people. The people said that hanging out with me at my RV space was like living in Malibu. We can elevate the whole experience by having social activities for the people, such as having cook outs when the people can all eat together, and they can drink beer and margaritas, etc. During the Great Depression they used to have dances for the people in the tent cities, and that kind of stuff is good.

Also, many of the homeless people are mentally ill and have other medical issues, so the people need doctors and psychiatrists and pharmacies, etc. We are wealthy, and we can provide services for the people here. By having mental health services and other medical services for the people then we can make it much nicer for the people.

There can be workers to keep the landscaping nice, etc. The RV parks can be nice.

Then, for the alcoholics and drug addicts we can have drug treatment camps in Acton, and in Lake Hughes, where they can get help and where they can get started on the 12 step program, etc.

Then of course we can build the Santorini, Greece, style apartments with swimming pools and tennis courts, we can make it very high density like in Greece, so many apartments can fit into a small amount of land, while at the same time they can be beautiful with charm like in Greece.

Salute,

Tony V.
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