Why would losing money, “consolidate power for the GOP”? The only people that matter to the GOP are the ones that stand to lose money. Their interests come first. The peasants will do as they’re told, regardless.

Why would they take a loss, when they can just make their customers pay for it instead?

Because the point isn’t to actually “fix” anything.

No. Unfortunately, they don’t. But, they SHOULD!

This is basically how urinals work, so why not?

Corruption is the top priority.

Just wait. Once the general election is in full-swing, he’ll be getting attacked from both sides…and they’ll be throwing everything they’ve got at him.

Oh, yeah. This is going to totally win them some more elections. /s

We live in a dystopian nightmare.

“inaccurate and uncalculated” artillery fire

• translation: they had no specific targets, when they fired into a crowd of unarmed civilians. They just wanted to kill random people.

You don’t have kids? Plan to retire? Have an emergency savings amount? No credit card debt? Car loans? Student loans?

I probably should have been more clear when I said “minimum basic requirements”. I wasn’t talking “survival”…I was talking about “comfort”. The point at which you are no longer living paycheck-to-paycheck.

I was also assuming household income…not individual…so I should have been more specific there, as well.

I make about twice what you calculated, and my bank account is consistently at zero after all my household expenses are covered. That’s for my family…not just me. I have no emergency savings, which means if anything in my life breaks down, I go into debt just to pay for repairs…and it takes months to finish paying it off. That’s not “comfortable”. It’s eternally stressful, since emergencies like that usually come up more often than I can pay off the last one.

My point, though, was that it’s all quantifiable. Even the differences between individual circumstances can be calculated. Everyone can look at their life and “know” the number that would get them into that “comfort zone”.

You can, though. At least to the extent of saying that “comfortable” means that all your basic needs are met, and you have money left over for more than that. How much more, is a matter of preference…but as long as that basic minimum is met, the rest is just different degrees of comfort.

Who cares what people “feel”? It has nothing to do with “feelings”. Just calculate how much it actually costs to live comfortably, and you’ll find that $150k works.

“This is fine.”

If this is meant to be used in space, wouldn’t it just blow you backwards?

Well, why are people leaving their phone and internet cables attached to those delicious looking poles? Kinda seems like teasing.

AKA…the “New and Improved Wheel”. It’s all about the marketing.

It’s in the bushes behind the greenhouse.

Pakistan is playing some 5-D chess, here. Butter up the raging narcissist by flattering his ego, in the hopes that he backs down on Iran or risks losing his Nobel prize nomination.

Smart. He actually might fall for it.

The driver fits in the trunk.