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by drumminj
Tue Aug 18, 2020 6:10 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Some 2020 General Election Polls
Replies: 439
Views: 101888

Re: Some 2020 General Election Polls

As for the DACA recipients, that is on their parents and those who encouraged them to come here illegally. Giving them amnesty will just make the problem worse. Here's the problem with anything other than deportation: I would be okay with giving them permanent residency and no path to citizenship, ...
by drumminj
Tue Aug 18, 2020 5:41 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Some 2020 General Election Polls
Replies: 439
Views: 101888

Re: Some 2020 General Election Polls

But the only President in my lifetime who has not tried to expand his own powers but has instead told Congress and state/city executives to do their jobs is... Donald Trump. This includes but is not limited to DACA, handling the riots, and pandemic response, none of which is the job of the executiv...
by drumminj
Tue Aug 18, 2020 5:39 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Some 2020 General Election Polls
Replies: 439
Views: 101888

Re: Some 2020 General Election Polls

Humanely speaking can you really bear to pack them all back off to a home country they can't even remember? "Humanely speaking" sets up a very slippery slope. Humanely speaking, can you really bear to let people sleep out in the cold? Humanely speaking, can you really bear to let people starve to d...
by drumminj
Fri Aug 14, 2020 8:28 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: POLL: How did you overcome the fear of tracking error?
Replies: 62
Views: 15541

Re: POLL: How did you overcome the fear of tracking error?

Problem is, when I did that, what freaked me out was the recent overvalued price level of TLT and SPY. This just makes me very hesitant to keep going and ignore the market noise. How do you know what's overvalued and what's not? Are you smarter than the broad market? If you think you know better th...
by drumminj
Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:47 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Who still supports BLM after this?
Replies: 69
Views: 16515

Re: Who still supports BLM after this?

Do people making these statements know how insurance works - the concept of deductibles and premiums?

I heard the same thing when the looting/riots happened in the Seattle area. Like somehow no harm is done because the business owners may have insurance.
by drumminj
Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:09 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Biden/Harris Discussion
Replies: 249
Views: 227774

Re: Biden/Harris Discussion

Smith1776 wrote:
Wed Aug 12, 2020 8:08 pm

What's even more gross is how eager some people are to just eat up the giant pile of bullshit Biden has served up. >:(
Clearly you too have logged into LinkedIn in the past day!
by drumminj
Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:10 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 3689
Views: 1656821

Re: The GOLD scream room

Cortopassi wrote:
Tue Aug 11, 2020 3:49 pm
I don't think my PP has seen such a large one day swing %-wise ever?
Same. I manually updated my spreadsheet today as a forcing function to keep myself humble next time things are going gangbusters :)
by drumminj
Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:40 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: What's going on with silver?
Replies: 211
Views: 166788

Re: What's going on with silver?

My big concern with the metals run up is that this could be the aftermath of the 2008/2009 banking crisis all over again. It seems to me that the last time there was this kind price action it was due to a fear of inflation stemming from all the QE and stimulus. When consumer price levels didn't sur...
by drumminj
Wed Aug 05, 2020 6:55 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Resolved: that President Trump has praiseworthy accomplishments
Replies: 13
Views: 3587

Re: Resolved: that President Trump has praiseworthy accomplishments

How do you evaluate his handling of this virus crisis? Did he and his administration put the full force of the government behind it in terms of managing it in a logical, organized manner? Do you believe he put his personal interests LAST in all the actions he took and all he said while putting the ...
by drumminj
Wed Aug 05, 2020 8:13 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: GOP fears Trump attacks on mail in voting will discourage their own voters
Replies: 21
Views: 4889

Re: GOP fears Trump attacks on mail in voting will discourage their own voters

Side Note: I just got an email notification for this thread. That's the first email notification I have received for any thread I have commented on here in close to a year. Hmmm. Xan mentioned in another thread that the email daemon for the forum hadn't been running. I suspect that's what was sendi...
by drumminj
Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:17 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
Replies: 5196
Views: 1778051

Re: Coronavirus General Discussion

I have been using this website as a key to clue me in on what to expect. But even, then, every place I go has posters up : "New Order from Governor Fulano : As of tomorrow, yada yada yada" How could I take any of this seriously, even if I wanted to believe? Thanks for posting this Mark. I hadn't th...
by drumminj
Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:10 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Suggestions for how Trump could do better
Replies: 29
Views: 7371

Re: Suggestions for how Trump could do better

Mark Leavy wrote:
Tue Jul 28, 2020 5:22 pm
What do non-techie folks on this board do for sanity?
Besides drink heavily, you mean? >:D
by drumminj
Mon Jul 27, 2020 11:03 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: What's going on with silver?
Replies: 211
Views: 166788

Re: What's going on with silver?

Gold had a quick $40 drop as well.
by drumminj
Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:57 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: PP exceeding my expectations
Replies: 4
Views: 2008

Re: PP exceeding my expectations

Agree. Was just updating my spreadsheet - stocks basically flat on the year (a little down actually), but gold and treasuries are really outperforming.

Up ~12% YTD with a standard 4x25 portfolio. As I believe Kriegs said, "shit's bananas"
by drumminj
Wed Jul 22, 2020 10:55 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Portfolio Charts 5 Year Anniversary
Replies: 11
Views: 4728

Re: Portfolio Charts 5 Year Anniversary

Congrats and thanks, Tyler!
by drumminj
Mon Jul 20, 2020 9:40 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Forum updates
Replies: 10
Views: 3458

Re: Forum updates

You can also edit your reply after posting, so while it may be a bit more onerous/require you to be diligent to check after posting your reply, you should be able to get the same outcome.
by drumminj
Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:28 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II
Replies: 845
Views: 425226

Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Libertarian666 wrote:
Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:12 am
Use the Dissenter browser (https://dissenter.com/) and you can comment on anything on the Web.
Where is the comments DB stored/who controls it? Cool idea, but it seems that person(s) has a lot of power to shape the conversation?
by drumminj
Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:40 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Dr. Fauci today!
Replies: 18
Views: 4644

Re: Dr. Fauci today!

Kriegsspiel wrote:
Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:32 pm
WiseOne wrote:
Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:28 pm
modeling studies
^-^ ^-^
Thinking about what you wished you'd majored in in college? O0
by drumminj
Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:36 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
Replies: 5196
Views: 1778051

Re: Coronavirus General Discussion

I just ignored this earlier as the usual Vinny troll-bait, but since it's been getting a response.... Vinny I gather you haven't been on a plane lately? Pre-COVID I mean. You know, the TSA, the wonky machine that takes dirty pictures of you, the thing about having to take off your shoes, belt and j...
by drumminj
Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:33 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
Replies: 5196
Views: 1778051

Re: Coronavirus General Discussion

That's right. My recollection is that prior to 9/11, theme parks, big concerts, etc. generally didn't open people's bags and purses to search through them as they entered. After 9/11 they did. Even now, almost 20 years later, they still do. Yep, I often have to find a way to "hide" my pocket knife ...
by drumminj
Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:36 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: George Floyd
Replies: 32
Views: 8033

Re: George Floyd

stuper1 wrote:
Wed Jul 15, 2020 6:28 pm
If not, aren't you part of the systemic racism problem just like that SS officer back in 1940?
There's a presumption here that systemic racism is a thing/issue. Did I miss where that became a given?
by drumminj
Sat Jul 11, 2020 10:28 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Roger Stone Freed by Trump
Replies: 36
Views: 7873

Re: Roger Stone Freed by Trump

The gist of all this is the investigation should have never happened in the first place, so he would have never done the things he did without the investigation, right? So, just curious if anyone knows -- if police had a search warrant for my house to find something particular, say a gun (are these...
by drumminj
Sat Jul 11, 2020 10:03 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Roger Stone Freed by Trump
Replies: 36
Views: 7873

Re: Roger Stone Freed by Trump

I thought this part of the statement by the Press Secretary was interesting: "Mr. Stone was charged by the same prosecutors from the Mueller Investigation tasked with finding evidence of collusion with Russia. Because no such evidence exists, however, they could not charge him for any collusion-rel...
by drumminj
Sat Jul 11, 2020 9:56 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Grover Norquist now!
Replies: 19
Views: 4540

Re: Grover Norquist now!

If you consider yourself to be either anti-abortion or pro-life (whichever label you choose).....are you against abortion in all cases or do you have exceptions? Vinny I would think it depends on what is behind the opinion. If you're pro-life because you believe a fetus is a human being, then it lo...
by drumminj
Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:42 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Grover Norquist now!
Replies: 19
Views: 4540

Re: Grover Norquist now!

Grover Norquist on C-Span now for the next 45 minutes! With NO commercial interruptions! Now *that* is a hard-core, friday night party! O0 That 8:00 AM this morning. Nice listening to his weasel answer to a caller confronting Mr. Tiny, Starve the Government seek and accept a PPP loan for his Founda...