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  1. 4 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

    Here is another version.  The point being is not really whether we are looking at raw debt or debt/gdp or deficit. Those are all reasonable metrics that tell you different things. It's that we need to also include control of the house and the senate in the presentation of the data. 

     

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    Regardless of which team you pull for, these numbers are staggering.

  2. 2 minutes ago, utee94 said:

    Just wondering if that's been recently?

    Because right now, with the labor shortage and other factors harming the restaurant industry, I'm having bad experiences even at restaurants that are typically among the very best for service.  I'm trying my hardest to be patient and understanding and give them a pass.

     

    Good point.  Those Galleria North visits were all pre-Covid.  Hopefully, we'll get back to excellent dining soon.

  3. 1 minute ago, utee94 said:

    I've had many meals at North that were better than "solid."  For the most part, they've been quite good.

    I'm a lot more likely to go to Andiamo if I'm in the general area, but never had any issues at all with North.

     

    The last time I did the Domain location North, there was a very loud and very late-hanging happy hour crowd that dominated the place.  The service was indifferent and the food was just OK.  I doubt I'll go back there either.

    That said, I've had some great meals at the North by the Galleria in Houston.  Totally on point with atmosphere, service, and food.  YMMV.

  4. 3 minutes ago, TKthunder2 said:

    I count 14 Randall’s in the Austin metro. 13 after this one closes.

    1 each in Georgetown, Roundrock, Leander, Cedar Park, Lakeway, and West Lake; 7 in Austin at Ben White/Manchaca, Brodie/Slaughter, Exposition/Westover, Balconies/Mopac, Mesa/Spicewood Springs, Research/Braker, and Steiner/620

     

    Yep.  I'm glad that they are there.  Great places to shop when you don't want to be around a crowd!  We shall see how that all shakes out.

  5. 7 minutes ago, washparkhorn said:

    I mean this with no offense, but many conservatives have not kept up with how the economy fucking works on the macrolevel.  A lot has changed in the past 10 years. The instability in that time tested theories and some theories are just plain dead. Such as: 

    The Phillips Curve is dead. It is not science anymore.  But clings on like a hand from the grave. It's mainly a front for political tools now for whenever taxes might be raised on the wealthy. It has been effective for the ultra-wealthy (there are no ultra-wealthy shot-callers here.)  Look at that wealth gap. 

    It's easy to catch up with the current state of play in economics.

    Defeat is a bitch for many of clowns fronting for deficit fear mongering - such as Lou Dobbs, Joe Kiernan, Rick Santelli, and countless others. The Chamber of Commerce still peddles the debt mongering, but look who they speak for on the national level. Stop pretending they give a fuck about you. They don't. 

    TLDR: Business news is not economic news. 

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    Back to Joe Biden. There is a compromise out there. The "Debt Fear-Mongers" appear when taxes may be raised on the wealthy. They trigger the middle class by pretending they will be crushed by taxes. And we end up here. Over and over again. Let's put aside their fears.
     

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    My economics are left libertarian. Many on this board are in that quadrant - regardless of political label. 

    Here's the compromise. Our economy has deflationary headwinds that continue. Basic Keynesian logic says: Don't raise taxes when deflationary collapse could result.

    We have over-inflated assets (financial and real estate market) that is sensitive to the disruptions we face. We have continuing Covid domestically, but, worse than that, we rely on foreign supply chains that are faltering with the virus and political turmoil, including China. They fail, we suffer economically.

    I am not a Keynesian and modern economic conservatives are no friend of Keynes either. How about we compromise and do what Keynes would have done. We agree no taxes to pay for the debt created by this bill.  . . .  .

    That's what Semenema is holding out for - no new taxes. Let's give her the win - that crazy Maverick that she is.

    We can sell the debt because we always pay our bills in USD, which is still accepted all over the world. 

    Deal?  

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  6. 3 minutes ago, High Plains Drifter said:

     

    The US government is not a business, a family, or a person just out of college doing the credit card debt shuffle. Such comparisons only serve to undermine any argument or point you are trying to make.

     

     

    Oh, I forgot.  The laws of economics do not apply to the United States.

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  7. 12 minutes ago, washparkhorn said:

    Our cost to finance all that debt is small - since the demand for our debt remains robust.  The debt fear-mongers should trust the markets.

    After all, our economic monetary invested trillions to prop up the financial markets early in the Pandemic (and that continues). 

    We have had 50 years of austerity and resulting decay. Everyone sees it, but blame the victims of austerity rather than the creators of the policy.

    The nations who buy our debt wish we would spend more money to clean up what has become of America.

    We continue to let the seed corn rot. That's not healthy for our economy. 

    And remember one more thing, the United States is not a household with a budget. That is the wrong perspective to view a sovereign with the world's preferred currency. Snap out of it. 

    No offense intended. 

    I loved all of the zero percent interest rate credit cards that I got when I first got out of college.  Then I started getting zero or low percent balance transfer offers.  Then I realized that the balance eventually needed to be paid off.  

    Seed corn, indeed.

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  8. 4 minutes ago, Lobo said:

    That's a lotta Randall's closings in the last few years (Lake Austin, William Canon, and now 38th).  And we all know Exposition is coming soon.  Maybe Bee Caves Road survives, or a time.  

    Yep.  In the grocery store biz, you need to have a critical mass relative to distribution centers and area management.  I don't see Tom Thumb (Dallas) or Randall's (Houston) going away, but it will be interesting to see if they stay in Austin.  Albertson's (now owned by the parent company, Safeway) pulled out of the market a long time ago when they got below that critical mass and (apparently) realized that they couldn't compete with HEB.  Add Wal-Mart and others to the current equation and it gets complicated for them.

  9. 9 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

    Manchin’s press release today articulates the concerns of moderates on both sides of the aisle.

    A big chunk of this board enthusiastically supports the $3.5T plan. I still can’t wrap my head around the numbers.

    Like many Americans I’ve only heard a high level view of this spending package, and I can’t reconcile the fact that we are over 100% of gdp in debt, running trillion plus deficits without the extra spending, and have social security and Medicare on the verge on running out of money. Stronger explanations by the proponents of this spending of how this fiscally makes sense is a reasonable expectation. 

    Rampant inflation will make the current outstanding government debt numbers irrelevant.  That's the plan!

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  10. 26 minutes ago, Grimas said:

    BS...  This is just a theory and model that has been "poo-pooed" in the geology community...  It assumes the whole island does a "cannonball" (like the image above) rather than a "landslide" into the ocean...  Think of the difference of pouring a bucket of dirt in a lake vs. "dumping" it all at once... Yes, either could cause a tsunami but you aren't going to see a 25m wall of water wipe out the whole east coast...  (Yes, it could happen but the odds are probably as good as me winning the lottery tonight...) Even the Alaska example was a "black swan" event - narrow inlet channel and a seabead bottom that formed a "V" that accentuated the wave...

    (That being said, if you have a house say, at Hilton Head, and want to sell it to me for $10, ignore what I said...)

     

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  11. Did a large Rustica pizza (the one with Jimmy's sausage on it) at the Loon with a friend watching the Cowboys game last night.  Added pepperoni and garlic at the server's suggestion.  Perfect. 

    Little-known fact is that Monday nights are half-price pizza nights at The Loon.  Good times.

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  12. This guy made a pretty big impact on the restaurant scene in Austin -- Jeffrey's, Shoreline Grille, etc.  RIP.

    Jeffrey Weinberger

     
     

    Jeffrey Weinberger

    Austin - Jeffrey Weinberger, founder of iconic Jeffrey's Restaurant and one of the most beloved and respected restaurateurs in Austin, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at the age of 74.

    Jeff was born on March 25, 1947, the oldest of 4 children of Sarah and Julius Weinberger. As a youngster Jeff loved sports & excelled in music, winning scholarships as a nationally recognized young cellist. His life changed abruptly at age 13 when his mother was diagnosed with cancer. He got a hardship drivers license to shuttle her to chemo treatments until her death 3 years later, while also helping to raise his younger brothers and sister. After graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School, he enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin as a pre-med major and became an active member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Always fascinated by science, he convinced a nurse to train him as a surgical tech and was eventually asked to work the trauma cases at Brackenridge Hospital.

    His medical ambitions got sidelined when what began as a brief trip to England ignited his passion for food and ultimately led to a 3-year adventure in Europe studying old school culinary arts. Upon his return to Dallas, he opened his first restaurant, Blooms, a casual European fine dining establishment in a remodeled home in an underserved area of town. Next came his namesake restaurant in the Clarksville area of Austin: Jeffrey's Restaurant. At Jeffrey's, he established a culture of casual but fine dining without pretense and without a tuxedo-clad waiter hovering over one's shoulder. It would not be unusual to see diners at one table dressed in elegant cocktail attire while those at an adjoining table, eating the same menu in jeans and t-shirts. Jeff went on to found several more notable restaurants and bars in Austin, including Clarksville Café, Tortugas, Wiley's, Shoreline Grill, and Cipollina. A committed conservationist, he made Shoreline Grill one of the first restaurants in the region to follow sustainable seafood practices by adhering to the Monterrey Bay Seafood Watch.

    Through his businesses, Jeff made a significant contribution to the development of Austin's culinary scene. Even more than his success as an entrepreneur in a challenging business, what set him apart was his way of treating others in the industry. Jeff was the individual who would always take care of others regardless of their background or position, whether that meant helping with medical bills, emotional support, housing, or gifts for their children. Any charity in the city could count on one of his restaurants to donate meals, certificates, or a helping hand, as when at Thanksgiving of every year, Shoreline Grill would cook 100 turkeys for the city's homeless. In 50 years of business, he acquired no enemies.

    In his 43rd year, he met the love of his life: a graduate student at The University of Texas and a witty force of nature named Tina Rauch. Tina has been his constant companion for the last 31 years, and they went on to have two fine sons to whom Jeff was endlessly devoted: Sam, a U.T. graduate who works in digital marketing, and Steve, a recent graduate of The University of Texas School of Law.

    Jeff Weinberger was a person of enormous decency and kindness, a gentle soul with an intense intellectual curiosity who treated every person he met with warmth, interest, and respect. He searched with all his heart for the good in others and manifested authenticity and integrity every day of his life. So many people carry Jeff in their heart, in no small part because we knew he also carried us in his. He reached out with the whole of his spirit, and we will try to hold onto his warmth. To pass along what he taught and what he lived through his walk. To remember Jeff Weinberger's life as a testament to all that is good on this earth.

    After a long illness fought with tremendous grit, Jeff passed away peacefully on the afternoon of September 22nd, 2021. He was laid to rest at a small private ceremony two days later.

    There will be a larger celebration of life in the spring. In addition to his wife and sons, Jeff is survived by his brother Allan Weinberger, sister Tina and her husband Michael Heffernan, nephews Scott Heffernan and Isaac Weinberger, and dear family Annie, Nic, and Madison.

    Donations in Jeff's memory may be made to National Liver Foundation, Magen David Adom or Community Assistance for Refugees - Austin (CARE-Austin)

    Condolences and fond memories are welcome on Jeff's tribute page at AustinNaturalFunerals.com

    https://www.statesman.com/obituaries/p0149458

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