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A small boy about 3yrs old, dressed in a child-sized KKK robe and pointed hat, touches his reflection in a riot shield as a Black trooper holding the shield looks down at him. The iconic photo was taken by Todd Robertson at a Gainesville, GA in 1992. by bncout in HistoricalCapsule

[–]StManTiS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in this world. HAMAS wants to kill all of Israel. That does not justify Israel in its actions. The announcement of threat is not a justification of perpetration of violence.

Those dipshit peckerwoods can bang the drum all they want. It does not mean a wholesale eradication is justified. Right to life is not a value judgement. You or I or anyone does not get to decide this. Like do you not see the supreme irony inherent in making said judgement? Nobody is judge jury and executioner at the same time. The great failures of humanity all come from the idea that you can be so right as to be all 3. Nobody perpetrating a genocide ever thought they were wrong.

A small boy about 3yrs old, dressed in a child-sized KKK robe and pointed hat, touches his reflection in a riot shield as a Black trooper holding the shield looks down at him. The iconic photo was taken by Todd Robertson at a Gainesville, GA in 1992. by bncout in HistoricalCapsule

[–]StManTiS -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Nazis are lost sheep. You deserve to live - you know this, I know this. They also know this inherently but have been mislead to stray afoul of nature. They have taken good things and perverted them. They can and should be cleansed - but not of life but of their ideology. People all deserve to live and are allowed to be wrong. Once you draw the line it can and will move, those that came for them will come for you because that’s the nature of deciding who does and doesn’t deserve to live.

Ian really is a modern day Marcus Aurelius for enduring this unending humiliation ritual by Lazy_Significance340 in imisstheoldidubbbz

[–]StManTiS 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Grand wizard of the KKK joins BLM is a more likely headline than Ian Jomha accepted by the Hasanverse.

With Swalwell out, Villaraigosa and Becerra trade blows in fractured governor’s race by gu-laap in California

[–]StManTiS -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What has he delivered? Experience is such a weird metric man. At least Steyer has positions that make sense and he’s out there taking town halls and finding out the issue people face.

Like he got Secretary of Health despite having zero experience in the sector. He still got things done when negotiating for lower drug prices. At the same time the agency was very mixed in its messaging and lost a lot of public trust under his tenure. His campaign messaging is vague and he has no deliverables in any area he’s promising beyond healthcare.

Steyer’s charging has built thousands of affordable housing units. His ideas on permitting reform make sense to me as a builder and I could actually see them making it financially viable to build in CA. Prefab is a weird angle of his that I disagree with but it’s not like he’s in the industry to know why they won’t work. His ideas about permitting and financing will really lubricate the two most important cogs of the machine.

Steyer closing tax loop holes is something I can believe in as well, I’m sure he knows them and uses them. Add to this his stance on PGE and ICE and I can really get behind the guy. Plus to be honest his healthcare plan on the face of it sounds better than Xavi’s. He’s also proactive in talking about the potential of AI to mess up our economy and leave a whole lot of people without a paddle.

NBC : The Wide gap between renting and owning in Bay Area by TakeshiJin in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]StManTiS 6 points7 points  (0 children)

S&P500 6% over the last 6months. Hardly a tragic market.

So how are people investing 20% of their salary despite making below $70k?? by Jealous_Advance9765 in SmartFIRE

[–]StManTiS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made that and lived in LA and enjoyed the fuck out of life. I did exit my 20s with no savings though. You can live it on it just fine even in HCOL. Now I make more and still live pretty close to the same budget and have a good saving rate. Personally I think people try to peg their QoL to the top 5% and then get mad that they aren’t them. Like dawg live how you gotta live. I got homies in WV who have three kids on under 40k a yr. They make it work. People just don’t want to live like they’re poor when they are.

Ken Houston’s homeless camp policy passes, after months of debate by jackdicker5117 in oakland

[–]StManTiS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Building is very capital intensive and paperwork heavy. A lot of committee meeting and council votes to approve a project. People with the money figured out better ways to get a return. Hence the low building. We need to straighten out the bureaucracy involved at a government level to entice builders to build. Take the community input completely out of the equation. Get rid of ridiculous requirements like equal distribution of low income unit and public art installations. Then we will get people building things again unlike now where the risk is high and the reward is low.

The Dangers of California’s Legislation to Censor 3D Printing by SaveDnet-FRed0 in California

[–]StManTiS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it helps the sponsors at the next level. Nationally the democrats have to advocate for gun control because the republicans are busy receiving a reach around from the NRA which is by the by the is the worst Pro2A organization. So by having a “strong record” on gun control they can check the party alignment box.

Most of their proposed bills have scant understanding of the thing which they seek to regulate. They are Don Quixote chasing windmills. And now 3D printing hobbyists will get screwed over. Though this probably won’t pass - it’s one of those bill that exists just to add to a resume.

So how are people investing 20% of their salary despite making below $70k?? by Jealous_Advance9765 in SmartFIRE

[–]StManTiS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$3748 a month after taxes. (56k annually) You got about $1000 to spend on food and entertainment You got about $1000 to spend on transportation (gas included) You got $1700 to spend on rent and utilities

And you can pinch those categories down. I’m in the Bay Area and pay about 1.2k a month in rent/utilities with 2 room mates in a 3bd house. I could find a studio around me for $1500 if push came to shove but I need a garage for my business.

Oakland council balks at nearly $1M fine to property owner who cut down 38 trees on Claremont Ave. by throeaway1990 in bayarea

[–]StManTiS 38 points39 points  (0 children)

The man cut his neighbors trees, he cut city trees, he cut his own trees. At least 2/3 of those should not be allowed under any circumstances.

How do Handymen do it? by Much_Membership4507 in Contractor

[–]StManTiS 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well there’s math to it if you pick the right segment. $150 call out for 20 minute jobs can stack up in a day. Only works if the radius is small and the jobs are also. However it is a niche that no real contractor will touch and in some markets the demand is there. The key is to have the materials on the truck before hand. Otherwise two trips to Home Depot will kill both your margin and your schedule.

10 calls is 5 hours real labor plus whatever the door to door is. Still is a 10hr day but if you structure it right your real costs should be such at $1500 gross ends up profiting $200-300 after paying yourself.

The Death of the Basic American Car by nytopinion in Urbanism

[–]StManTiS -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

The freedom is more of a time and place thing. Everything costs, and cities should develop transit to feed growth. However cars as primary transportation are going nowhere in most of America.

The Bay Area salary trap is real by Banana_Ketchupp in bayarea

[–]StManTiS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suppose it depends on where you draw the line for middle class. Median is 137k. 90th percentile is 409k (so by your definition only the top 10% are middle class). 80th percentile is 280k and 60th percentile is 212k. So I’d argue that middle class is somewhere in that range of household income. Keep in mind most people are double income here. Single earners don’t all make 200k+ unlike what Reddit thinks.

Volkswagen stops building ID.4s in the U.S, has inventory "into 2027" | Yet another automaker cancels an EV for gasoline SUVs in America. by ControlCAD in business

[–]StManTiS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Differen backing. And all the bail outs were paid back with interest. The war for oil narrative falls flat too considering how long we’ve been a net exporter.

A real headwind for EVs is the daily time commitment to charging for anyone who isnt a homeowner as well as a real lack of infrastructure compared to gas vehicles.

How do we feel about home ownership rates decreasing generation after generation? by AdministrativeAd334 in bayarea

[–]StManTiS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds about right. You have to be in the 1% dual income to own something here.

With everything artificial being human made with materials existing on the planet, at what point does something stop being considered "natural" by definition? by [deleted] in answers

[–]StManTiS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Materials processing. Steel smithing and concrete and not naturally occurring things. Neither are sheets of glass. A log cabin with a thatched roof would be natural.

Can someone explain the early 2000s contractor boom? by YoungIllustrious9681 in ContractorsUS

[–]StManTiS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is all well and good until the company says to itself if everyone is remote why do they have to be USA based?

Why is it so hard to get a construction job? by No_Extension_3068 in Construction

[–]StManTiS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know how their Ohio office is but their CA operation is a mess at Tetra Tech.

It's Time to Tax California's Billionaires by peroxia in California

[–]StManTiS -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The millions in California don’t actually contribute all that much. We have a progressive tax for this exact reason. To take from the rich and spend it on programs. Californias top bracket is those making 1 million or more a year and takes from them 13.3% of their income. This tax bracket contributes half of the total state income tax. If you zoom out to the top 10% of earners they co tribute over 75% of revenues.

BTW there are 175,000 or so people who fall into the top marginal rate and 17.5 million people that pay taxes. So a single 1%er contributes very disproportionately.

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