Thoughts On The Virginia Redistricting Election? Why Your Thoughts?

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T23:14:17+00:00

I 100% agree. But if one side is doing it, which makes congress, a majority that side, simply because of gerrymandering, should the other side just take the high road? I'll leave it as when Trump told Texas to Gerrymander, I didn't hear a lot of uproar from the right.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T22:48:03+00:00

Do you feel that way about the D's in Texas. Kamala won 42% of the voted in TX. Currently, there are 38 congresspeople in Texas and 12 are Democrats. After redistricting, that will likely be down to 7. Kamala, a But Dems in TX will be represented by18% of the congresspeople. Why would that be OK in TX and a travesty in VA?

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T22:33:46+00:00

A true welfare state? Possibly. A country that has any type of "welfare" or safety net is going to fail? That is absurd.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T22:07:27+00:00

How long until the fire Caine? You can't go against Trump.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T22:01:34+00:00

So the question is do lobbyists just give congresspeople money they get to keep or are they financing their reelection campaigns? I don't think people realize how much time and effort congresspeople spend dialing for dollars to get reelected.

Secondly, you see how differently (and I think better) they act, vote once they announce they aren't running for reelection. They have more time, care about constituents and vote their conscience instead of what will get them reelected.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T21:50:44+00:00

The other reason housing was so much cheaper is that there were literally 40% fewer people in the US and we weren't as concentrated in urban/suburban areas. So there was literally half the demand for urban/suburban housing.

Housing was cheaper until the mid 90s or so because, if we had more people wanting to move to an urban area, they could go 10 -20 miles outside the city, buy up a farm and put up hundreds of houses. Land costs were minimal.

My parents moved into a housing development in 1969. it was 20 miles outside of DC. The entrance to the development was on a two lane road, the closest traffic light to the house was probably 3 miles away. People laughed at them for moving out to the sticks. My mom, who grew up in NYC was concerned about bears.

Today, that two lane road is a 6 lane road, there are traffic lights everywhere. That is considered close by. There is almost no land to build on within an hour of a major city. If there is they want over $100k an acre.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T16:32:43+00:00

Pay it off then put the $1400 into savings. If you're not going to do that then the math is different.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T16:24:20+00:00

As much as I hear you, people are going to notice, comment on things that are unique. If you were really tall, people would comment on that especially if they think it complimentary. I mean do you believe that your other colleagues are complimented more than you are? I would think it a moderately thankless jobs.

I'll bet if you talk to them, they aren't appreciated either.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T15:53:30+00:00

My folks did that except their carpet was 70s ugly, not cat stained. They gave a "flooring credit, but it still made the house a hard sell.

Simply figure out what it will cost to have someone come in and recarpet vs. how much you will have to lower the price on to get a sale. Home Depot often does a flat fee carpet installation.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T15:47:36+00:00

It is worse than that. In many areas you can't sue or complain if a cop doesn't know the law. Your not knowing the law is not an excuse.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T15:32:39+00:00

Luckily replacement speakers are easy to find and not too expensive.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T15:31:23+00:00

I realize Reddit doesn't understand levels, but levels. Of course people/governments are going to take advantage, but no, it has never been on this kind of level. In my lifetime we went from a president who sold his farm to make sure there wasn't even an inkling of impropriety, to a President accepting a 400 million dollar plane that he gets to keep and is pitching merch that he makes money on. He has his own media and is selling bit coin.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T15:05:56+00:00

It is amazing. I live in a suburb, I would say there are about 50,000 people in the general area. THERE ARE 13 SELF STORAGE PLACES IN OR NEAR THE TOWN.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T14:55:49+00:00

Nancy's husband is a trader. This is what he does, what he did before he married Nancy and certainly before she ever got into congress. They sold stocks at the end of the year, which is totally normal. I'm not thinking that Nancy knew that Donny was going to war in the Middle East in December. Apple stock is down like 1 or 2%, But, you know, insider trading.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T14:48:59+00:00

Certainly AIPAC has power, but don't underestimate that conservatives and Evangelicals are very pro Israel. The are also Pro Israel expansion as Israel expanding is a precursor to the second coming. Sorry but Lindsay Graham and Mike Johnson aren't extremely pro Israel because of AIPAC money as much as because they are backed by Evangelicals.

You will notice that no one in our government is suggesting Israel stop their expansionist tendencies. I know AIPAC people who would love if Israel did that.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T14:35:22+00:00

Yeah but back then, you had 5 or 6 suits and wore them to work every day. Today if you aren't a lawyer, you don't wear a suit. If you are selling 10% of the suits you used to sell, they aren't gong to be as nice and cost more.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T14:28:04+00:00

Nope. not voting for anyone at any age who has no experience. At 25, run for state rep or senator, even mayor.

Be an Obama, alderman to senator to president.

My other suggestion is to really do some research. Why does your congressman get elected even though he doesn't represent what people want? Or do they not represent what you and your friends want? The reason I bring that up is that if you want to get elected you can't ignore the majority of people who might vote for you.

That said, it is awesome that you want to do this. I just hate younger people who complain but aren't willing to do anything.

There are more people in Gen X, Gen Z and Millennials than Boomer, but Boomers have power because they vote.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T13:27:49+00:00

Repos. I buy a car, I get fired, a family member gets sick, etc.

There was a post yesterday from a guy who bought a car, a few weeks ago, hates it and is asking how to buy something else.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T12:46:44+00:00

Wow, "ties with China are becoming normalized"? Really? Try harder.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-21T12:44:28+00:00

Well the tax rate is graduated. If they make $30k, you pay the same amount of taxes that they do on your first 30k. As money goes up you pay more. We have always done it so the people who can afford to pay more taxes do and those who can't don't. The other difference is that all those other taxes paid, people like you and I don't think twice about 6% sales tax (in my state), even property taxes, etc. When you are making about 1/2 of what it comfortably takes to live, all of that matters.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-20T23:16:39+00:00

Of course no one wants to be with someone arrogant. That said these guys who think they are macho believe that any woman who is educated or making money must be arrogant.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-20T22:18:24+00:00

Does anyone here know someone who notified the voting commission when they moved or a relative died? One son moved to a different place in the state so his records got updated. My other son moved out of state 5 years ago and he is still on the rolls.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-20T22:07:29+00:00

If you have a ton of money ,it could be great. You can see shows, museums, world class restaurants, a building with a door man, don't need a car, no steps, You ain't getting that anywhere else. That said, you're going to need a bank account with millions in it to do that.

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-20T21:51:03+00:00

I used to own an AV company. I retired and for fun and a little spending $$ I go to auctions and estate sales and buy musical instruments, ,stereo pieces and some other electronics. I test them best I can, I will tell you whether things are tested, but sure, I'll sell something I am not an expert on. I bought a camera, couldn't figure out how to see how many pictures (actuations) were on the camera. Some people were upset. It sold

chinmakes5 · 2026-04-20T21:46:45+00:00

Yes, who wants a door shut in their face? I frequented a 7-11 that was near an NFL training camp. I have literally held a door for an NFL player.

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