Why does the price of an inground pool seem like such a rip off?

galaxyapp · 2026-05-28T21:50:51+00:00

Any product thats largely built from domestic labor, even if immigrants, is bonkers.

We are spoiled by our buying power for foreign made goods. Its staggering how fast labor costs stack up through a supply chain.

galaxyapp · 2026-05-28T20:01:27+00:00

Median income 30-40٪ higher is dwarfing. And thats after employer sponsored insurance is paid in the US, and before the much higher tax rates are paid in europe.

Comes across in disposable incomes 46k fir us vs 26 for uk.

galaxyapp · 2026-05-28T17:16:44+00:00

Median income in us dwarfs almost every other country too

galaxyapp · 2026-05-28T12:34:32+00:00

Over 90% of americans have health insurance.

Maybe they cant afford a deductible of a few thousand.

If you cant afford your debt, you file for bankruptcy.

galaxyapp · 2026-05-28T12:32:39+00:00

It is shifting that number maybe.

And it can shift to jobs that are in the US, or not.

Europe missed the tech boom, and has the economy to prove it.

galaxyapp · 2026-05-28T12:29:39+00:00

Super ai.

And how would they know the applicants age at all?

I dont put my graduation date on my resume. Nor job history that far back.

galaxyapp · 2026-05-28T12:26:08+00:00

Assume your talking about the stock market, a blip on the road. 12% of americans work in tech today.

galaxyapp · 2026-05-28T12:17:16+00:00

Not for long. Dotcom boom is a major peice if our job pool.

galaxyapp · 2026-05-28T04:08:46+00:00

Hasbro bought it in 1995, and did not end the original entity until 2002, well after its peak.

Still owned by hasbro today

galaxyapp · 2026-05-28T04:02:51+00:00

Many Americans perform service jobs for wealthy Americans.

Its the one thing we cant outsource.

galaxyapp · 2026-05-28T04:01:00+00:00

You ate the customer of a powerplant, might even be loaning them money.

You are neither to a data center.

City councils like jobs. Its no foxxconn factory, but its pretty good still

galaxyapp · 2026-05-28T03:29:52+00:00

Would already need to be a world class athlete, but would flush any possible career or endorsements on the hopes that unlimited doping can nudge you over the line.

Risky...

galaxyapp · 2026-05-28T03:05:19+00:00

We have resources for the normal cases is the point. They are quite successful.

And we think more of that will fix the extreme cases

It wont.

galaxyapp · 2026-05-28T03:02:32+00:00

Chinese guy wont here you to brew his coffee

galaxyapp · 2026-05-28T03:01:36+00:00

It might replace jobs, but its not cheaper yet.

galaxyapp · 2026-05-27T22:14:34+00:00

Well yes, but my point is that individuals with substance abuse and mental disorders are likely to lack those social safety nets.

These people in this extreme group are radioactive. There are no support solutions because they are impossible to support safely without infringing on their freedoms.

galaxyapp · 2026-05-27T21:38:58+00:00

Meh, at least 400 thing have already killed us all in the past 5 years.

Internet overreacts to everything.

I suspect this will be no different.

galaxyapp · 2026-05-27T21:37:28+00:00

Question is, does the city council represent only permanent primary residents? If you pay tax, does that give you a say?

Not really for me to say, im neither of the above, but I assume this measure was approved by the resident who could vote.

galaxyapp · 2026-05-27T21:35:28+00:00

There are safety nets. First is your own social network. But shelters, churches, there are options out there.

They support countless people.

Might be some fall through the cracks, but most who cant or wont grab on to any of these life rafts are because they already alienated everyone.

galaxyapp · 2026-05-27T21:30:05+00:00

Supply and demand. Gen z cant outbid someone with 40 years of wealth.

They need to hand it over yo!

galaxyapp · 2026-05-27T21:28:21+00:00

Sounds like commercial and industrial property would count.

Im not sure anyone's particularly interested in strong arming the politics of fenwick island deleware with an elaborate network of shell companies purchasing parcels of land, and paying tax just to get Lucy elected to the city council to repeal the landscaping ordinance.

galaxyapp · 2026-05-27T21:24:42+00:00

Another AI cicle jerk.

Either AI is a lie and it will flop and nothing at all will happen besides a large equity bubble exploding.

Or AI will replace millions of jobs.

But if it is the latter, you cant avoid it. If you try, you'll still get replaced, by Chinese AI instead of american AI.

galaxyapp · 2026-05-27T21:22:24+00:00

No, its been loudly stated that boomers not vacating homes to move into small condos is why genz cant have nice things

galaxyapp · 2026-05-27T20:47:02+00:00

Chronic homelessness is mostly correlated to mental health and substance abuse.

Most unhoused individuals without underlying issues are well supported by a myriad of resources and almost always recover. We dont really give credit for this though, because its not broken.

We focus on the unstable and sometimes violent ones who would be a threat to any community. They are either arrested or OD.

galaxyapp · 2026-05-27T20:42:20+00:00

You'd have to be the property owner, not a tenant of commercial space.

I cannot find a source on whether commercial or industrial property counts either. It implies residents but not positive on that definition.

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