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44 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Btw who is saying the housing market is going down?

Lol, lumber from Canada, labor from Mexico, appliances from Asia, no impacts there.

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1 hour ago, bolverk said:

Even with his situation, he’s still wrong because the price of all consumer goods will go up. Coupled with the massive tax cuts on the wealthy, these tariffs are a regressive shift in the tax burden from the rich, who get the tax cuts, to everyday consumers, who get tax hikes.  

Food goes up. Used cars go up.

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5 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said:

Food goes up. Used cars go up.

Dems should shout from the rooftops that this is not only ECONOMICALLY DESTABILIZING but also a gigantic TAX INCREASE. 

The main burden of both of those falls squarely on consumers: normal, average, everyday, working people.

The public needs to be told: "TRUMP IS RAISING YOUR TAXES, bigly."

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I was quite shocked watching the Today Show when one of them actually referred to the tariffs as an import tax. They are NEVER remotely political, so that jumped out at me. It’s not much, but if they’re willing to start toeing the line, maybe others will finally start calling this shit what it is. 

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On 4/11/2025 at 11:26 AM, Pato del Muerto said:

375000 per electric bus?

Cap Metro spent $917,000 per electric bus in 2021 prices ... vs a diesel powered bus at $535,000.

Now, some of the electric buses they got for that price had problems and are now in storage, but that's another story...

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Dems should shout from the rooftops that this is not only ECONOMICALLY DESTABILIZING but also a gigantic TAX INCREASE. 
The main burden of both of those falls squarely on consumers: normal, average, everyday, working people.
The public needs to be told: "TRUMP IS RAISING YOUR TAXES, bigly."
Do you think it would matter? I could use some realistic optimism right now. Lately, I've felt completely subject to the whims of evil men and the idiots that give them power.
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31 minutes ago, mchookem said:

ngl i'd like to strike down with great vengeance and furious anger the tyranny of evil men who are poisoning and destroying my country. 

I think that's why they won't let a woman take the reigns.

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4 hours ago, RomaVicta said:

 

 

All these leopard stories are amusing but also disgusting. They don't care. Mister Love up above saying we shouldn't hate based on who we voted for articulates the NFL nature of politics to that selfish idiot. It's not who you vote for generally, you goddamn idiot, it's what you voted for. Repeat after me: raping, lying, corrupt autocrat who you thought was going to save you from the queens and the coons and the reds and the jews. 

 

 

Roger Waters called it 45 years ago. 

 

 

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But at the end of the day, there are no hair manufacturers here.


This sobering indictment was a slap across the face for me as I’m sure it was for many here. 

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She’s just going to have to amend her orders to be 10K so she can afford the 30k total, and double her prices. The good news is that everyone selling hair extensions will have to double prices. The bad news is people don’t have to keep buying them at the same rate. 

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1 hour ago, Degenerate Gardner said:


This sobering indictment was a slap across the face for me as I’m sure it was for many here. 

On the bright side, there is one manufacturing job I won’t qualify for.  Turning screws it is…

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On 4/13/2025 at 11:20 AM, Pato del Muerto said:

 Btw who is saying the housing market is going down?

Apparently it is in Florida.  Insurance rates are skyrocketing and the flood plains are being expanded because of the continued effects of global warming.  Older houses are uninsurable and whole neighborhoods are in new floodplain zones.  If you pull a permit or rebuild you have to raise the foundation several feet to get insurance and even then it's through the roof.

90% of insurance lawsuits are filed in Florida and insurance companies are going bankrupt.  Add on top of that people not making premium payments.

https://news.fiu.edu/2022/the-big-reason-florida-insurance-companies-are-failing-isnt-just-hurricane-risk-its-fraud-and-lawsuits

https://www.newsweek.com/florida-home-insurers-worst-claim-payment-rates-2057407

Combine that with rising property taxes and people are literally and figuratively underwater in their homes.

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I keep hearing about how they are seeing 2008 type warning sings in Florida, and it is being driven by a cost of living crisis. I presume that is because of flood insurance.

And now with no FEMA they better hope it is a quiet hurricane season this year.

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7 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

Apparently it is in Florida.  Insurance rates are skyrocketing and the flood plains are being expanded because of the continued effects of global warming.  Older houses are uninsurable and whole neighborhoods are in new floodplain zones.  If you pull a permit or rebuild you have to raise the foundation several feet to get insurance and even then it's through the roof.

90% of insurance lawsuits are filed in Florida and insurance companies are going bankrupt.  Add on top of that people not making premium payments.

https://news.fiu.edu/2022/the-big-reason-florida-insurance-companies-are-failing-isnt-just-hurricane-risk-its-fraud-and-lawsuits

https://www.newsweek.com/florida-home-insurers-worst-claim-payment-rates-2057407

Combine that with rising property taxes and people are literally and figuratively underwater in their homes.

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Pretending we’ll have a country in 2030, a lot of GQP are giddy about the next census and how Florida is gonna gain like a million electoral votes or something. Shit like this is why they shouldn’t get too excited. Florida sinking can’t happen quick enough 

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9 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

Apparently it is in Florida.  Insurance rates are skyrocketing and the flood plains are being expanded because of the continued effects of global warming.  Older houses are uninsurable and whole neighborhoods are in new floodplain zones.  If you pull a permit or rebuild you have to raise the foundation several feet to get insurance and even then it's through the roof.

90% of insurance lawsuits are filed in Florida and insurance companies are going bankrupt.  Add on top of that people not making premium payments.

https://news.fiu.edu/2022/the-big-reason-florida-insurance-companies-are-failing-isnt-just-hurricane-risk-its-fraud-and-lawsuits

https://www.newsweek.com/florida-home-insurers-worst-claim-payment-rates-2057407

Combine that with rising property taxes and people are literally and figuratively underwater in their homes.

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So higher property taxes (despite lower values?) and much higher insurance is making housing more affordable?

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1 minute ago, Goofyboy said:

Fuck em. They voted again for Republicans to represent them.

Sure. But it isn't like Democrats in Tallahassee would be able to do much. DC would have to save Florida.

But I guess that isn't going to happen so long as they keep sending Republican Senators, Republican Representatives, and sending their Electoral Votes for Republican Presidents.

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1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said:

So higher property taxes (despite lower values?) and much higher insurance is making housing more affordable?

Yeah. High taxes and insurance. But also stagnating wages.

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8 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Stay until the end

 

 

Can someone with tech skills create a modified version of this gif with Brett saying "I didn't vote for this!" at the beginning?

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I would use the fuck out of that ...

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Posted (edited)
24 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

So higher property taxes (despite lower values?) and much higher insurance is making housing more affordable?

No one said affordable.  The post I responded to said the housing market is going down.  They are different things.

  

On 4/13/2025 at 11:20 AM, Pato del Muerto said:

Btw who is saying the housing market is going down?

 

It's making the property values drop.  So the asset part of the equation goes down in value but all the recurring expenses go up.  So technically the property is cheaper to buy but total cost of ownership is up.

Some owners are losing enough equity to owe more on their loans than it is worth to sell in the current market. Properties will be abandoned and then it will affect the neighbors too.

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23 minutes ago, Goofyboy said:

Fuck em. They voted again for Republicans to represent them.

YES.  FUCK.  THEM.

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More suffering.  More loss.  More agony.  

This is what they voted for FOR EVERYONE ELSE....it is only fair that it be visited upon them.  Hope for that Cat 5 storm, with catastrophic economic loss and damage, and NO FUCKING RECOURSE OR HELP.  No insurance, no FEMA, NO NOTHING.  SUFFER.

We're all on the suffer train.  Get the fuck on board, MAGA -- you're the ones who bought tickets for all of us.

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23 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

No one said affordable.  The post I responded to said the housing market is going down.  They are different things.

  

 

It's making the property values drop.  So the asset part of the equation goes down in value but all the recurring expenses go up.  So technically the property is cheaper to buy but total cost of ownership is up.

Some owners are losing enough equity to owe more on their loans than it is worth to sell in the current market. Properties will be abandoned and then it will affect the neighbors too.

Bonus FAFO:  A lot of the people affected are retirees.  They have burned through their retirement saving at an accelerated pace and will be left to outlive their savings.  Just when they rely even more on Social Security and Medicare it is getting ready to go *poof*.

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57 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

Apparently it is in Florida.  Insurance rates are skyrocketing and the flood plains are being expanded because of the continued effects of global warming.  Older houses are uninsurable and whole neighborhoods are in new floodplain zones.  If you pull a permit or rebuild you have to raise the foundation several feet to get insurance and even then it's through the roof.

90% of insurance lawsuits are filed in Florida and insurance companies are going bankrupt.  Add on top of that people not making premium payments.

https://news.fiu.edu/2022/the-big-reason-florida-insurance-companies-are-failing-isnt-just-hurricane-risk-its-fraud-and-lawsuits

https://www.newsweek.com/florida-home-insurers-worst-claim-payment-rates-2057407

Combine that with rising property taxes and people are literally and figuratively underwater in their homes.

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Yep. I saw this coming a few years ago when they started redrawing flood maps. A lot of lower-value, mid-range homes were either newly put in bad flood zones. Flood insurance rates, in some cases, went up 7x. Let's pretend you were in a $250K-$300K home in the worst flood zone. Lenders require flood insurance. Let's say it was $1K one year but now $7K upon renewal. That's not usually in the budget for people living in these homes. Now, add on the rate increases on the standard homeowner policy.

These are not homes that are particularly desirable for people who can afford the annual nut for insurance (standard/flood). There's little demand for the homes. It's a bad, bad situation.

 

47 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

So higher property taxes (despite lower values?) and much higher insurance is making housing more affordable?

Not more affordable per se. It's destroying the market because of reduced demand.

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1 hour ago, TexasEd said:

Apparently it is in Florida.  Insurance rates are skyrocketing and the flood plains are being expanded because of the continued effects of global warming.  Older houses are uninsurable and whole neighborhoods are in new floodplain zones.  If you pull a permit or rebuild you have to raise the foundation several feet to get insurance and even then it's through the roof.

90% of insurance lawsuits are filed in Florida and insurance companies are going bankrupt.  Add on top of that people not making premium payments.

https://news.fiu.edu/2022/the-big-reason-florida-insurance-companies-are-failing-isnt-just-hurricane-risk-its-fraud-and-lawsuits

https://www.newsweek.com/florida-home-insurers-worst-claim-payment-rates-2057407

Combine that with rising property taxes and people are literally and figuratively underwater in their homes.

Albert Harris | Who wore those iconic white boots better? Governor Ron  Desantis or Representative Anna Eskamani? That is the question of the  day... | Instagram

 

 

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Posted
50 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

Yeah. High taxes and insurance. But also stagnating wages.

You better hope they don't start moving out of state... and into Texas.

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1 minute ago, Superhero said:

You better hope they don't start moving out of state... and into Texas.

in my case, my FL in-laws are a lovely young couple with two children who would bring the never-magat quotient up in Texas, but I also know they are virtual unicorns in their area as well, so that doesn't bode well for any mass exodus

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My flood insurance went up 7x at one point even though I did everything "right." I intentionally made sure my purchase was in a 500 and not 100 year flood plain in the Houston area. Whichever engineer from the Army Corps most have been a graduate of the Fake Army Corps at A&M because when our neighborhood was resurveyed after the second flood (Harvey) we are the lowest point here.

So if I can get screwed when I didn't even ask for it then these assclowns can get fucked when they voted for it. 

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I feel real bad for these folks. I hear there’s some nice retirement ‘communities’ in El Salvador 

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