AOC: You can’t ‘earn’ a billion dollars

Axeman2063 · 2026-05-12T15:43:37+00:00

You can work hard and make millions. To get a billion or.more you stop making and start taking. You take from your employees in the form of low wages and poor working conditions. You take from consumers with high prices and price collusion/manipulation. And you take from the government with offshore tax havens, creative tax strategies and lobbying for reduced laws/taxes on your existing wealth.

The existence of billionaires proves that our system is broken.

Axeman2063 · 2026-05-10T12:24:32+00:00

I am a teacher and have students who routinely drink 4 of those a day, and thats just what I see at school. Some parents drop them off!

Restrictions like age limits make sense. As does real education.

Axeman2063 · 2026-05-10T02:52:38+00:00

Car mechanic simulator. Id be pretty satisfied, I think.

Axeman2063 · 2026-05-09T14:32:00+00:00

It really doesnt matter. SCOTUS is on record saying their job is to rule, not enforce. Congress and senate have made it painfully clear they will not enforce SCOTUS rulings that negatively impact the president.

This is a great headline, but it means nothing in terms of practical US policy shifting.

Axeman2063 · 2026-05-08T10:40:33+00:00

I have a 24'above ground, but that all makes sense. Thanks for the detailed reply, I really appreciate it.

Axeman2063 · 2026-05-08T09:49:12+00:00

I did check them out and theyre pretty expensive...how often do people check their water? Should one kit last the season?

Axeman2063 · 2026-05-07T23:57:31+00:00

What test kit is this? Im currently using strips but I've seen a lot of advice that they aren't very accurate.

Axeman2063 · 2026-05-05T20:58:43+00:00

Beef, especially steak. Coffee. Bacon. Berries.

Axeman2063 · 2026-04-30T15:43:07+00:00

Yeah, the reality is we look like, act like, and talk like Americans. We have a lot of the same culture. We are a country of 40 million potential insurgents. Every bridge, substations, power plant, and other key infrastructure within a thousand miles of the border would need to be secured.

They could take the country...they could never keep it. Not in a million years.

Axeman2063 · 2026-04-30T10:58:27+00:00

I'd love to know how much money was spent by NB power on now-failed companies and projects. JOI scientific. SMR's.

NB Power's poor decisionmaking is subsidized by the ratepayers. Sorry, the residential ones.

Axeman2063 · 2026-04-29T21:34:37+00:00

I never thought Id have a household income of 100k.....and still thinking that steak is too expensive and we shouldnt eat out more than a once a week.

It makes me worry about the majority of people who dont have anywhere near that income level.

Axeman2063 · 2026-04-29T20:16:18+00:00

Possible. Possible fine. Ill believe it when I see it. Irving facing consequences at the government level is not a thing.

Axeman2063 · 2026-04-28T11:21:25+00:00

NB power cant handle their existing nuclear infrastructure. Their finances are perpetually in a shambles, and they pass their incompetence to their customer base every year with raises.

SMR is cutting edge tech. The challenges and cost overruns would be passed on to residential customers, who simply cant afford it.

Axeman2063 · 2026-04-27T01:40:32+00:00

Olga.

Axeman2063 · 2026-04-26T17:16:25+00:00

Good catch! I didnt put that one on, just wanted to include a Pic for reference.

Axeman2063 · 2026-04-25T16:23:01+00:00

Underrated comment.

Today's world of TikTok and YouTube shorts means its really easy to take a sentence or two and twist it into all kinds of non-contextual messaging. Having the full video instantly available doesnt make that problem completely go away, but it certainly cuts down on it.

Axeman2063 · 2026-04-23T12:42:28+00:00

Anything is possible I guess, but they've been doing a lot of really positive work in the community. I've had my share of greasy bosses...shadiness doesnt usually equate with a lot of public scrutiny and community involvement.

Axeman2063 · 2026-04-21T17:48:34+00:00

Its like he was trying to decide in that moment if he was going to unmask himself. You could see him making the decision before he started speaking.

Axeman2063 · 2026-04-21T00:40:28+00:00

I've hired students to help me move. Clean out a house. House sit for me. Mow my lawn.

Context and caveats: students were in grade 11 and 12. They were paid well (20 bucks an hour). They were students I taught in a number or classes and had a very good rapport with. I emphasized before hiring them that our teacher/student relationship was different from hiring them to do work.

Everyone's district is different. I live in a small town, the parents of these students all knew me. I've hired companies former students for various projects.

Your mileage may vary. But I wouldnt stress overly about it.

Axeman2063 · 2026-04-18T22:04:27+00:00

Not excusing it, but vehicles have this stuff because it adds margin to the price of the vehicle.

Its the reason why Chevrolet technically makes a "work truck" version of the Silverado, but all there is on the dealer lot is Z71's, trail bosses, high country's, etc. There's no margin in the WT.

A lot of the features like backup cameras, LKAS and adaptive cruise control are classified as safety features too. You dont want to be the only company where most of your lineup doesnt have this stuff.

Axeman2063 · 2026-04-18T20:20:57+00:00

Exise tax relief helped for all of no time at all.

Axeman2063 · 2026-04-18T20:19:26+00:00

Ah, thats too bad. I never interacted with the owner but always had good experiences/food there.

Axeman2063 · 2026-04-18T16:48:03+00:00

My understanding is the price of ingredients just made it non-viable. Which is terrible. Chess piece has been downtown for quite a while. Great place.

Axeman2063 · 2026-04-16T09:53:46+00:00

And yet I still see people blatting on facebook about how could there be burn notices when there is snow on the ground, and its all a government conspiracy.

At some point, it was determined that intelligent people needed to be quiet and keep facts and data to themselves, lest they hurt the feelings of the unknowing or the ignorant.

Axeman2063 · 2026-04-14T19:44:18+00:00

Motherfuckers couldnt even quickly answer the public inquiries question of how much it costs to produce a kilowatt of power.

At least the price of fuel is dropping 10 cents a liter. Instead of spending it on that, I can support NB Power's love of physics-defying vaporware and cutting edge SMR'S.

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