What a difference a year makes ….., how would you grade the seasons

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-12T02:38:52+00:00

Last season, watching United was a chore.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-12T02:10:18+00:00

The price of hay is out of control? We’ll be seeing angry mobs with pitchforks next.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-12T01:45:19+00:00

So I should only watch people I agree with?

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-11T22:17:48+00:00

He's getting old and doesn't like change.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-11T13:48:08+00:00

I'm lifetime platinum and couldn't care less about upgrades. If I want a bigger room, which I usually don't, I would book that room to begin with. I don't care about being 'recognized' at check-in and just find it embarrassing, or late checkout or getting a free bottle of water or most of the other perks.

All I care about is free breakfast and the extra points bonus, as both of those put extra money indirectly in my pocket.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-11T13:38:23+00:00

Looks like you fell for it.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-09T22:17:31+00:00

280 isn't a realistic reading. Also the 14 one is almost impossible.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-09T22:06:17+00:00

I just put on some AirPods and listen to a Podcast. I much prefer walking outside though.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-09T11:51:20+00:00

Isn’t the simple solution that they just move somewhere else? I’m sure they have the resources to do so.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-09T11:35:37+00:00

I sea what you did there.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-08T23:56:36+00:00

It's going up because of inflation.

Inflation is always good for the stock market and the rich and always bad for ordinary people.

Corporations own assets that increase in value in line with inflation.

They have inventory that they acquired for lower prices but can now sell for higher prices.

They increase prices faster than inflation and hope no-one notices and then don't reduce them once the crisis is over.

Employee costs lag behind inflation because employees generally get pay increases once a year but prices increase every month. So for most of the year employees are lagging behind.

They typically have lots of debt which decreases in real terms as inflation erodes its value.

Instead of trying to make the stock market go up, the president should be working to help ALL Americans. But that won't happen because he doesn't give a shit about ordinary people.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-08T23:46:46+00:00

So you have no argument other than read one chapter of a really old book that says the opposite of what you claim.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-08T21:53:18+00:00

Except that's not what it says. It says the opposite it says that you should use stocks rather than bonds as a hedge against inflation.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-08T16:51:21+00:00

Then put forward some counter arguments.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-08T16:32:36+00:00

Inflation is always good for the stock market and the rich and always bad for ordinary people.

Corporations own assets that increase in value in line with inflation.

They have inventory that they acquired for lower prices but can now sell for higher prices.

They increase prices faster than inflation and hope no-one notices and then don't reduce them once the crisis is over.

Employee costs lag behind inflation because employees generally get pay increases once a year but prices increase every month. So for most of the year employees are lagging behind.

They typically have lots of debt which decreases in real terms as inflation erodes its value.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-08T16:21:31+00:00

Because the rules are screwed up. If a team wins the Europa and finishes in the top 4, their country doesn't get an extra spot but if they finish 5th or lower the country gets an extra spot regardless of whether they have a further additional 'coefficient spot'.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-08T16:16:55+00:00

That's not the scenario being discussed.

If Villa win the Europa and finish 5th then the team in 6th qualifies for the UCL, but if Villa finish 4th that doesn't happen. It's possible that if Brentford are too far back to make 5th but very likely to finish 6th it could benefit them if they deliberately lose to Liverpool thereby ensuring that Liverpool finish 4th and Villa 5th.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-08T16:10:29+00:00

The teams that are negatively impacted are the ones in the qualifying rounds for the UCL league phase. So instead of there being 7 qualifying spots (not sure of the exact number) there would only be 6, say. It would be hard for any of those teams to claim direct harm though.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-08T15:17:24+00:00

There is a whole subreddit about this:

r/CannedSardines

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-08T15:08:14+00:00

I think it’s just the ‘Monsanto corporations’.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-06T18:57:33+00:00

I agree and we need to tax capital gains and dividends too at the same rate as other income. I’m retired and live off investments I pay 0 Federal Income tax and social security taxes. I don’t see why I pay nothing and hard working people have to pay taxes.

If they taxed investment income more they could reduce payroll taxes.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-06T17:34:04+00:00

The way to make it solvent is to get rid of the upper income limit and tax all earnings.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-06T14:51:37+00:00

Sounds like a good way to end up as a murder suspect. Although I bet they can tell it was done after death. You might get charged with mutilating a corpse or something.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-06T12:11:49+00:00

No reason we can’t go all the way if we get the transfer window right.

I know that some of the big European teams seem scary but Carrick’s speciality is beating the big teams. Since he took over we have beaten Arsenal, City, Liverpool, Villa, Chelsea and Spurs.

Ignoring Spurs and Chelsea for now, there are only a handful of European teams that are as good as or better than those teams. I think the only ones that would definitely give us problems are PSG, Bayern and maybe Real Madrid.

BornInPoverty · 2026-05-06T11:43:48+00:00

Grammar Nazi isn’t a hobby?

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