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[disgruntledemployee]

Regarding ATC

"For those that did nothing but complain, and took time off, even though everyone knew they would be paid, IN FULL, shortly into the future, I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

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Same post should be said for Congress.  I'm looking at you, House.

[ViperMan]

On 11/11/2025 at 3:38 AM, ClearedHot said:

Arg - is sounds good in theory but the property owners always gets screwed.  In short, rent control/freeze is a city program for qualifying seniors and people with disabilities, or a broader political proposal to halt rent increases on all rent-stabilized apartments. The NYC program provides a tax credit to the landlord to cover rent increases, supposedly making the rent payment stay the same for eligible tenants. A political rent freeze, on the other hand, would involve a decision by the Rent Guidelines Board to prevent any rent increases on rent-stabilized units for a set period. 

To pile on, everyone always gets screwed. The people who get screwed the most are the property owners. The people who get screwed the (distant) 3rd most are the poors who get to benefit from "affordable housing."

The people who get screwed the 2nd most - close to the 1st most - are the people who never get mentioned: the people who would otherwise be able to afford said apartment at market rate, but unfortunately inhabit the 'in between' - the wide span of those individuals being too rich to qualify for "affordable housing" but to poor to afford luxury apartments; i.e. the entire middle class.

This is all to say that there is no such thing as "affordable housing" - but such is the core nature of Leftists' favorite social programs - none of them describe what the thing really is. In reality, there is only "taxpayer-subsidized-housing-for-a-select-few-lucky-enough-to-be-among-the-chosen-few-to-receive-it-housing." If there was truly "affordable housing," you and me would be able to purchase it at that rate, but as we all know, we can't.

[HeloDude]

On 10/23/2025 at 6:38 PM, disgruntledemployee said:

Snap won't move anything.  Solid voting Ds will stay Ds.  Solid voting Rs will stay Rs.  Reps that feel heat on their reelection will the ones that fold.  Question remains, what side tips first?

Well, looks you got your answer.

[ClearedHot]

10 hours ago, HeloDude said:

Well, looks you got your answer.

The only thing the shutdown accomplished was to destroy any remnants of the Old Guard Democrats.  Nancy is retiring, Nadler is retiring, a host of others are leaving and they will primary Schumer.  AOC and the other lunatics are now the norm and leadership of the DNC.