Do you own or rent?

[JJPMach1]

we moved last year.

sold house:
comfortable size, but we were outgrowing it
150x100 lot
6k taxes/yr
private school
would've been paid off in 2018


new house:
twice the size
3.5 acres
twice the taxes
good public schools
will pay off in 2040 when I'm 70 F'in years old!!!!!

I keep saying I like it, but it ain't cheap.

[Thunderbolt]

Originally Posted by mach007

I don't expect the world to change overnight. It takes time in order to do so. Do I expect a Utopian society once that change is in progress? Nope, but the few bad apples can be reduced.

When you said, "Who the hell knows how much we're really getting screwed with everything we buy or each bill we pay" isn't that what a secret and secluded govt. does to keep it's constituents in the dark? A free and open society on the other hand would be the direct opposite of what you and I don't know. I do blieve it's possible.

Imagine, if the human species were to come together and work as a unit; selfless over selfishness, where we would stand as a species? I can assure you it'll be easier to wipe out issues like world hunger, poverty, disease, homelessness etc. I'm aware that the earth has limited resources, but with technological advancements some of those resources can be bypassed or made more efficiently.

We are consuming ourselves slowly yet no one seems to notice or even care. Just as those upstairs would like us to think.

The society of today is so cold and cutthroat. If I could go back to living like 50 years ago, I would like that because I'm an outgoing person, but the last 20 years has me almost never going out of my way for anyone (except my parents and sister) because I end up getting shafted. Today, it's better off that you never say a word to your neighbors because in alot of cases you end up hating their guts anyway in the end. I moved into my condo 10 months ago and I don't say squat to anyone in my neighborhood. It's sad, but to me it's the right choice. I'm sure the gov. luvs it that way, but it's on a collision course with reality real soon. I won't deny that. We'll be just a ho-hum country like England, France, Italy (Rome), Egypt, and other countries that were once a super power.

[mach007]

Originally Posted by Thunderbolt

The society of today is so cold and cutthroat. If I could go back to living like 50 years ago, I would like that because I'm an outgoing person, but the last 20 years has me almost never going out of my way for anyone (except my parents and sister) because I end up getting shafted. Today, it's better off that you never say a word to your neighbors because in alot of cases you end up hating their guts anyway in the end. I moved into my condo 10 months ago and I don't say squat to anyone in my neighborhood. It's sad, but to me it's the right choice. I'm sure the gov. luvs it that way, but it's on a collision course with reality real soon. I won't deny that. We'll be just a ho-hum country like England, France, Italy (Rome), Egypt, and other countries that were once a super power.

Well said TB.


BTW, I just noticed your location and I suppose that's exactly the place we're all in. Our SS number is like a prison number. That's how we're identified. LOL

[Thunderbolt]

Originally Posted by mach007

Well said TB.
BTW, I just noticed your location and I suppose that's exactly the place we're all in.

It's loosely government based. I work at the post office. I had to walk out the door 2 hours early today because I was so pizzed off. I hate that place with all my heart and soul. I more than do my job, but that's not enough for them. They want to work you till you drop.

[24kmach]

Originally Posted by Thunderbolt

It's loosely government based. I work at the post office. I had to walk out the door 2 hours early today because I was so pizzed off. I hate that place with all my heart and soul. I more than do my job, but that's not enough for them. They want to work you till you drop.

Quit your whining and buck up.

[Thunderbolt]

Originally Posted by 24kmach

Quit your whining and buck up.

Believe me. I was'nt whining at work. I was chewing azzes. They're gutless.

[24kmach]

Originally Posted by Thunderbolt

Believe me. I was'nt whining at work. I was chewing azzes. They're gutless.

We need to have a coffee get together.