Individuals decisions and individuals' debt problem to deal with.

One of my choices would be Johnny Lang.

AI Overview
Jonny Lang: I Almost Gave Up Playing Guitar a Million Times ...
Yes, Jonny Lang is considered a great guitarist known for his distinctive blues-rock style, which has evolved to incorporate more modern R&B and pop influences. He rose to fame as a teenage prodigy, earning a Grammy Award and collaborating with music legends like Buddy Guy, B.B. King, and the Rolling Stones. His playing is characterized by emotional expression, strong melodies, and techniques like a wide vibrato and percussive string mutes.
Style: Lang's sound is rooted in blues, but his music has incorporated elements of R&B, soul, and rock.
Recognition: He is a Grammy Award-winning artist who was discovered as a young prodigy and has achieved success with multiple charting albums.
Collaborations: He has performed with many legendary musicians, including Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Aerosmith, and The Rolling Stones.
Technique: His playing is known for its emotional depth and expressiveness rather than just speed. He uses techniques like a wide, controlled vibrato, percussive string mutes, and a wah-wah pedal to create a unique and soulful sound.

Correction: ANGRY LIBERAL DEMS..

They are angry that he killed two piles of ---- and wounded another one. Dems, they do love their criminals.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch...

ADP Employment Report Signals Rebound In Labor Market; Claims Confirm Resilience

Just 5 figures income in retirement here. Both retired now, but with both cars, low milage [55k and 78k] paid off, new tires and serviced before retired. etc. Bought retirement home cash and it came with quality furniture and a golf cart [do not golf, but great for getting around the 55+ community where we bought in Central FL, keeping our fuel and maintenance costs on cars low], HOA fee is 360 a month and that covers lawn cutting, Spectrum internet, and garbage pickup. plus gate guards.

Find we do not need a lot of income in our retirement - not rich, but comfortably well off IMO.

FTR: We never had a high income, but lived on less frugally for the past 20 years and banged the bucks into investments and her 401k [We liquidated the 401k to buy the house after paying the taxes owed on that money.

France made that mistake years ago:

Google AI Overview
France's previous wealth tax (ISF) is widely considered to have backfired due to high administrative costs, difficulty taxing illiquid assets, and incentivizing the wealthy to leave the country, which reduced the tax's overall revenue. Estimates suggest the tax may have cost France more in lost revenue and economic activity than it generated.
Reasons the French wealth tax is considered a failure
Revenue shortfall: The tax generated significantly less revenue than projected.
Capital flight: The tax prompted wealthy individuals and their assets to leave France, resulting in a net financial loss for the country. One estimate from 2006 suggested 843 people left the country due to the tax, resulting in a net loss of 2.8 billion.
High administrative costs: The tax was expensive and complex to administer, according to reports by the OECD and others.
Distorted investment: The wealth tax distorted saving and investment decisions, as people sought to minimize their tax burden. For example, controlling shareholders might have prioritized dividend payments to increase cash holdings for tax purposes, even if it was not in the company's best long-term interest.
Low threshold: The tax had a low threshold (1.3 million in assets), meaning it applied to a large number of households, which complicated administration and limited its revenue potential.
Poor design and loopholes: The policy included poorly designed loopholes that facilitated tax avoidance and further limited the revenue that could be collected.
Reforms and current status
France's wealth tax was abolished in 2017 by President Emmanuel Macron and replaced with a tax on property, not business or shares.
Even with the abolition, the issue remains politically contentious, with wealth tax proposals being debated again in late 2025.

Many six-figure individuals/families are living beyond their means.

Well here is a group that will be losing those benefits paid for by we taxpayers: Brooke Rollins: Unbelievable' That 186,000 Dead People Are Getting SNAP Benefits

#7 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS AT 2025-11-15 10:31 AM | FLAG: | NEWSWORTHY 4L You know, with posts like that, maybe you should change you moniker to 'MISTERSMARMYPANTS ; )

A gold Rolex and gold bar are minimal value?

Do u read what you post?

#7 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS AT 2025-11-15 10:31 AM | REPLY | NEWSWORTHY 4: All I did was to post what a president was allowed to keep, and since those gifts do not fall in that category, of course he cannot keep them - guess that was too hard for you to comprehend Do try to keep up once and a while.

HOWEVER, he can keep them if he is willing to pay appraised 'fair market' value, and here is that information for you to also/again misconstrue:

GOOGKE AI Overview:

Foreign gifts:
From foreign heads of state: These become the property of the U.S. government. The president can keep the gift for personal use only if they purchase it at its appraised value.
From foreign private citizens: Gifts under a certain value limit ($415 or $480, depending on the year) can be kept by the president. Gifts over this amount must be declared and are handled similarly to gifts from foreign heads of state.

GOOGLE AI Overview
A president may keep certain gifts depending on their source (domestic vs. foreign) and value.
Gifts from Foreign Governments/Officials
Gifts from foreign sources are generally considered gifts to the United States government, not the individual, to prevent undue influence. The Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act of 1966 and the Constitution's Emoluments Clause govern these items.
"Minimal Value" Gifts: A president may keep a tangible gift from a foreign official if its U.S. retail value does not exceed a "minimal value" established by the General Services Administration (GSA) (this value is periodically adjusted).
Gifts Over Minimal Value: Gifts exceeding this minimal value are cataloged and stored by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), often for eventual display in a presidential library or museum.
Retention by Purchase: A president can retain a gift valued over the minimal amount for personal use only if they purchase it from the GSA at its fair market value.
Gifts from Domestic Sources (U.S. Citizens)
The president and First Lady can generally keep gifts from U.S. citizens or domestic entities. However, exceptions include food or drink, which are usually destroyed for security. Additionally, gifts exceeding a certain value from non-relatives may need to be reported in an annual public disclosure. Unkept domestic gifts are often given to charity or transferred to the National Archives.

GOOGLE AI Overview
A president may keep certain gifts depending on their source (domestic vs. foreign) and value.
Gifts from Foreign Governments/Officials
Gifts from foreign sources are generally considered gifts to the United States government, not the individual, to prevent undue influence. The Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act of 1966 and the Constitution's Emoluments Clause govern these items.
"Minimal Value" Gifts: A president may keep a tangible gift from a foreign official if its U.S. retail value does not exceed a "minimal value" established by the General Services Administration (GSA) (this value is periodically adjusted).
Gifts Over Minimal Value: Gifts exceeding this minimal value are cataloged and stored by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), often for eventual display in a presidential library or museum.
Retention by Purchase: A president can retain a gift valued over the minimal amount for personal use only if they purchase it from the GSA at its fair market value.
Gifts from Domestic Sources (U.S. Citizens)
The president and First Lady can generally keep gifts from U.S. citizens or domestic entities. However, exceptions include food or drink, which are usually destroyed for security. Additionally, gifts exceeding a certain value from non-relatives may need to be reported in an annual public disclosure. Unkept domestic gifts are often given to charity or transferred to the National Archives.

Good riddance to bad rubbish. Don't let the door hit your fat superrich butt as you slink away, Jabba.

#3 | POSTED BY C0RI0LANUS AT 2025-11-08 07:04 AM | FLAG: Brilliant I say, Simply BRILLIANT as now the remaining businesses and taxpayers will have to pay more to offset the loss to the tax base.....

Businesses, as well as well as the wealthy relocating to a low tax and more business friendly state like FL, or TX is a smart move IMO.

She had a good run in Congress, -- as well as fiscally ; )

I wonder what percent of the layoffs are due to companies switching to AI? In India there are layoffs at call centers, etc., for the same reason.

GOOGLE AI:AI Overview

Yes, call centers in India are laying off people due to the adoption of AI and automation technologies, though the full impact is still unfolding. Companies are integrating AI chatbots and voice agents to handle routine queries, which is reducing the need for human agents for basic tasks

What government spending? Oh, you mean 300 billion for a "ballroom"? ---- off, imbecile.

#4 | POSTED BY LEGALLYYOURDEAD AT 2025-11-06 03:10 PM | REPLY | FLAG:
The ballroom is being by Trum[ and private donors.

Other ones there were privately funded:

FDR's Indoor Swimming Pool (1933): This pool, located in the West Terrace, was financed by the "Roosevelt Swimming Pool Fund" established by the New York Daily News, which raised money through private donations, including pennies from schoolchildren, for the president's polio therapy. It was later covered and converted into the White House Press Briefing Room under Richard Nixon

Ford's Outdoor Swimming Pool (1975): President Gerald Ford, an avid swimmer, had an outdoor pool installed on the South Lawn, which was also financed by private donations.

Those were not 'fishing boats' that were destroyed - PERIOD!

Purpose of the ACA:

'The purpose of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to make health insurance more affordable and accessible for millions of Americans by expanding coverage, reforming the private insurance market, and lowering costs.

Dem created program and only dems pushed it through and as for its purpose it is a abject failure. So new we need more taxpayers monies to help the recipients.

Anyone with healthcare insurance through their companies have had their premiums rise over they years so I guess the government should also subsidize that as well, as those very people in those private programs are also paying taxes that the dems want to give to the ACA. Fact is, like anyone else, those on the ACA should ante up like an adult.

FYI: The costs associated with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were rising before COVID-19, primarily due to increasing healthcare costs, higher premiums, and growing enrollment.

COVID is long over, your dems set the extra COVID subsidy to end in 2025 and there is no reason to extend it.

Funny how you care so much about the debt of a city you don't live in, while you applaud the debt incurred nationwide to give tax cuts to billionaires.

#32 | POSTED BY SPEAKSOFTLY AT 2025-11-06 11:32 PM | FLAG: | NEWSWORTHY 2: We all got tax cuts, unless you are one of those whose income is so low that you do not have to pay federal income taxes.

IMO Mamdani was not smart enough to look into NYC's financial state before promising all those freebies.

GOOGLE AI Overview

Debt burden: New York City has one of the highest municipal debt burdens in the nation, primarily due to its capital needs and reliance on bonds to finance projects.
Debt service: In fiscal year 2020, debt service costs for city-supported debt were slightly below 11% of tax revenues.

EXCELLENT!.., and that is/was up to the shareholders. Not a shareholder?, then your opinion's meaningless in the scheme of things.

Do cite anyone US president who has done more for world peace than President Trump, since the country's inception...

Here's some facts:

GOOGLE AI Overview

"Yes, New York City police officers are departing in large numbers due to a high rate of resignations and retirements, a trend often described as a "mass exodus" or "staffing crisis". The current NYPD headcount is at its lowest level in over three decade."

NYC: "Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!"

Now whether or not many are going to FL, cannot find those stats.