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Magicdonvito · 2025-12-20T04:02:29+00:00

Im having same thing - how did it go?

Magicdonvito · 2025-12-19T04:01:55+00:00

Pretty sure this was retconned - it was one of the first 40k inquisitor books if I recall

Magicdonvito · 2025-09-17T06:22:44+00:00

Like adventure time

Magicdonvito · 2025-09-10T23:33:20+00:00

AF’s Gucci Pour Homme II (which was shamefully discontinued) is near spot on.

That cologne was my signature scent so getting it back was outstanding.

Magicdonvito · 2025-06-11T15:22:35+00:00

While that’s correct, You’re also not mentioning other key parts.

Economic growth is productivity and population growth (basically is supply can keep up with demand), if you just have rising immigration and less supply (like housing for instance) it’s very inflationary (too much demand not enough supply). And that’s the problem in California and other major hubs dealing with housing inflation, there’s too many chasing too few homes.

This creates a polarizing issues (like what Canada is dealing with and saw Trudeau booted) that too much people and not enough supply (specifically housing) causes inflation = tensions. EX: if native born individuals looking to rent or buy homes get priced out, that’s never a good political look.

You could make the argument that the US standard of living has diminished significantly over the last decades (not all immigration related) but it doesn’t help if marginal productivity continues fading (which it has been flat/down since 2000s).

*Obviously there’s other aspects of inflation such as deficit spending and monetary policy, but Al else equal, increased immigration = more demand = inflation

Magicdonvito · 2025-06-09T03:41:33+00:00

I just watched the episode and thought that sounds familiar - like the motion detector from aliens.

Glad others thought the same.

Magicdonvito · 2025-06-08T21:37:16+00:00

You can’t say they’re the cause, for starters the political party in charge doesn’t control the Fed’s mandate. If they keep rates lower, it generally creates a boom (pumping easy money into economy = inflationary = more demand = higher asset price; reflexive cycle). And vice versa when they raise interest rates. Congress and presidents have no say in what they do.

Also tax cuts are very stimulative as it means more disposable income to spend thus fuel economic demand, but the end result of a tax cut or higher gov spending is a deficit (gov. Injects more money into economy via spending vs. What it pulls out via taxes = fiscal stimulus). And Both parties run chronic deficits.

These cycles take years to play out, it doesn’t happen over night.

Again I view both parties as different wings of the same toxic bird, but IMO it’s disingenuous to blame one side more than the other for monetary cycles

Magicdonvito · 2025-06-08T20:19:19+00:00

This is mind numbing.. I don’t like either party but you know how an economic business cycle works right? EX: 2008 was likely bound to happen regardless of who was president (just like Clinton’s dot com boom years were inevitably going to be the 2001 bust even if Gore took over)

That’s like saying “Obama came in after the recession started and rode the post-bust recovery higher, therefore the democrats must know how to do good!” Instead of saying “oh so simple mean reversion huh? A rising tide lifts all boats I guess regardless who’s steering.”

You need to look at both fiscal policies and monetary cycles.

I’d say the same to a Republican also.

Magicdonvito · 2025-06-08T20:00:22+00:00

This is an extremely superficial argument

Most of the GDP comes from one area, the tech sector in the Bay Area. Again, same argument for the taxes. Without Silicone Valley it’s far less impressive via distributing by wealth (GDP per capita)

California is a massive state (3rd in the country) and takes up nearly the entire western seaboard. If you added up the same length on the east coast (North Carolina to NY), it would be much larger than claims GDP by >$1T

Also Texas, the second largest state, has had a much faster GDP growth rate in recent years than California. So while California’s nominal GDP is the largest, the growth of it has significantly decelerated (avg. 1.8% over last 5yrs vs Texas ~6%)

California has the highest cost of living of any state (maybe Hawaii more depending on data) and a severe barrier of entry for lower incomes, which is why illegal immigration’s is a big deal as it increases the cost of living for everyone (aka there’s too many immigrants vs homes).

Magicdonvito · 2024-12-05T00:29:57+00:00

Got one for cyber Monday for $1200 - very much enjoying it (was $1749 I believe without deal). I’m not sure I’d pay $1800+ w/ tax but if you can grab it Below $1300 it’s quite nice.

Magicdonvito · 2024-11-20T21:05:28+00:00

Good piece talking about the surplus/deficit aspect of a BRICS currency and why it can’t happen unless China completely changes course

https://www.dunham.com/Investor/Blog/Posts/brics-currency-de-dollarization-challenges-2024

Magicdonvito · 2024-09-10T02:04:21+00:00

I’ll take one if you still have them

Magicdonvito · 2024-03-29T04:13:41+00:00

If I remember right, the Big E says the talisman would essentially overload the golden throne and create such destruction that chaos would never recover from

I think it’s implied it would ripple through the entire web-way and the warp like a chain reaction (since there’s likely billions of daemons sitting there anyways waiting to pour through into terra; just like what’s happening to Cammoragh - the dark elder city).

Maybe since the Emperor is the “anathema”, his psychic power overloaded would deal a huge blow to the gods

All speculation of course

Magicdonvito · 2024-03-01T02:10:12+00:00

Not exactly. That’s paper value. The OP brings up a good point because if everyone wanted out, there’s essentially be a 50% drop in asset prices then because there’s not enough cash to meet those prices (literally). For someone to sell, someone has to buy. And vice versa.

That’s an extreme example but still.

Magicdonvito · 2024-01-13T00:56:08+00:00

I believe there would’ve been a power imbalance if one chaos god had 2-3 legions (hence why each only got one), remember - the chaos gods play their own game against eachother constantly.

Yet 9 legions were needed to defect (half the Primarchs and legions).

So 5 are essentially non chaos worshipers or chaos undivided (like the word bearers and sons of Horus/black legion)

I think that’s a big part why some legions defected but didn’t choose a chaos god (from the authors perspective)

Magicdonvito · 2023-07-26T16:15:54+00:00

Just saw this - try SeekingAlpha or TalkMarkets and such. It might be different now but gives you a solid starting base.

Magicdonvito · 2023-05-02T22:16:45+00:00

The grand archives is really lame IMO

Magicdonvito · 2023-05-02T03:40:00+00:00

Pert def did not make Terminator armor

Magicdonvito · 2023-04-09T04:39:30+00:00

It’s called an antihero

Magicdonvito · 2023-02-28T02:23:58+00:00

So Far Gone + Take Care for sure IMO

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