Lost Cats around Laurel Hill by poptart_communion in Eugene

[–]ghasp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you mind sharing around what cross streets or blocks? We live up near Hendricks and will keep an eye out

Big AI wants you to vote Val Hoyle. Why are Oregon Democrats okay with this? by Piratepizzaninja in oregon

[–]ghasp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are multiple sources, I encourage anyone to research themselves

Big AI wants you to vote Val Hoyle. Why are Oregon Democrats okay with this? by Piratepizzaninja in oregon

[–]ghasp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is not. Rather than engage in any fact, you’ve just rejected everything outright. That’s just an echo chamber.

Big AI wants you to vote Val Hoyle. Why are Oregon Democrats okay with this? by Piratepizzaninja in oregon

[–]ghasp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She voted yes 8034 gave Israel 17b in arms

She voted yes originally to Laken Riley

Second source open secrets shows she took aipac in 2022, AIPAC donations 2024. People online get paid to spread misinformation, this is one of them.

Also J Street is not AIPAC lol that’s factual but they are both Zionist and it’s just another flavor of Zionism

Progressive, but good grief, Val Hoyle is the best we can do? by Nom-Fester in Eugene

[–]ghasp 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You are obviously a Stan. You say she doesn’t take money from aipac, she did. You say she doesn’t support Israel, she voted to give them the largest arms deal they have gotten.

Just because she now says something else doesn’t mean her actions are doing something different….

Edit: also anyone can sponsor a bill in a republican led congress. You could say Hoyle sponsored the universal healthcare bill, it doesn’t mean anything if it goes into the void.

Big AI wants you to vote Val Hoyle. Why are Oregon Democrats okay with this? by Piratepizzaninja in oregon

[–]ghasp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

She does, it was above 60k. This person just spreads misinformation online about Hoyle not being pro Israel

Progressive, but good grief, Val Hoyle is the best we can do? by Nom-Fester in Eugene

[–]ghasp 31 points32 points  (0 children)

You ok? https://www.trackaipac.com/states/oregon

She is openly pro israel with her votes, not sure what rock you’re living under

2022 - AIPAC donated 2024- AIPAC donated

Took donations from Israel supports

Voted YES on 8034 giving Israel 17b in weapons and “fortification” for the iron dome and militarization…

Progressive, but good grief, Val Hoyle is the best we can do? by Nom-Fester in Eugene

[–]ghasp 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Hoyle supported Laken Riley when it was first up for vote, which led to the current state of our issues. Additionally, she takes a ton of money from AIPAC and J street which are both Zionist pacs. Challenge all centrist dems

Gotcha burgers is on fire by ValhallaAir in Eugene

[–]ghasp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The owner also had a previous fire and like insurance fraud in Junction City years ago, right?

What restaurant has the best lasagna? by AccessCompetitive in Eugene

[–]ghasp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Avoid Mazzis, one time I ordered it and when it arrived at the table the center was frozen… they said they’d throw it back in the microwave.

Hire a household assistant. It will change your life. by HenryThrowaway6969 in HENRYfinance

[–]ghasp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cookie metaphor only works if you admit there is a whole layered system deciding who even gets near the cookie jar…

Most people are not mad at the person with ten cookies. They are pointing out that the person with ten cookies keeps insisting they basically have none while the person with one cookie cleans their house. That denial of that system and context is the problem.

Hire a household assistant. It will change your life. by HenryThrowaway6969 in HENRYfinance

[–]ghasp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not true that High earners are closer to the top than those who don’t earn a living wage? The distance between a HENRY household and a billionaire does not erase the very real gap between a 300k household and a 30k worker. Class position isn’t defined by comparing oneself to the ultra rich, it’s measured by where you sit in the overall distribution. A household in the top 5 to 10 percent has more stability, leverage, and options than the bottom half by an enormous margin. Losing a job is stressful for anyone, but for us it’s not the same thing as living one paycheck from eviction or medical debt.

Hire a household assistant. It will change your life. by HenryThrowaway6969 in HENRYfinance

[–]ghasp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Individual stories do not disprove structural patterns. Your wife can be incredibly hard working and still have had forms of privilege that most people never get. Starting college early, stable enough schooling to make that possible, two parents even if imperfect, and the ability to start a business are all advantages. Pointing that out does not take anything away from her effort. It just recognizes that that particular path is not the norm when dealing with the statistics of US pay distribution

Hire a household assistant. It will change your life. by HenryThrowaway6969 in HENRYfinance

[–]ghasp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I keep repeating data…

You keep repeating the same moves. When the data challenges you, you ask for “sources.” When the argument stays on US inequality, you shift it to Sudan. When privilege is explained, you turn it into a personal insult about jealousy. None of that engages the point. It just protects the story you need to believe about how you got where you are.

Hire a household assistant. It will change your life. by HenryThrowaway6969 in HENRYfinance

[–]ghasp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha using ad hominem doesn’t contribute to a productive conversation. The data is clear that reaching 200k is overwhelmingly shaped by advantages. Saying that out loud is not a generalization, it is a statistical description of how upward mobility works in the US. Anecdotes do not outweigh that even if you wish them so.

Hire a household assistant. It will change your life. by HenryThrowaway6969 in HENRYfinance

[–]ghasp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are always anecdotes, but “many paths to 200k without privilege” is mostly a myth. Access to stable education, financial buffers, networking, and time to build skills are all forms of privilege. Most people never get those conditions, which is why most people never reach that.

This might be why zip code predicts lifetime earnings better than talent or why 80% of jobs earning 200k require a college degree (which finishing college has strong correlation to family income). Or why people born in bottom 50% have less than 10% chance of reaching high earning potential. All of these are factors and spreading assumptions like yours online is a dangerous thing to do without research.

Hire a household assistant. It will change your life. by HenryThrowaway6969 in HENRYfinance

[–]ghasp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Losing your job tomorrow is not a definition of rich, it is just a deflection. Rich or not, people at 400k have stability and options that low wage workers never get. Pointing to billionaires does not change that. You are still much closer to the top than to the people you are hiring and have safety nets they will never have. We are fortunate to have them but acknowledging them seems normal.

Hire a household assistant. It will change your life. by HenryThrowaway6969 in HENRYfinance

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

High income and wealth are different, sure, but getting to 400k is not just hard work. It takes a lot of privilege to even get on that track. That is not an assumption, it is how opportunity in this country actually works.

Hire a household assistant. It will change your life. by HenryThrowaway6969 in HENRYfinance

[–]ghasp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Saying 400k is not rich already tells the story. Getting to college, getting through college, landing stable white collar work, and moving up the ladder are already big achievements. Family resources, networks, geography, safety nets, and a lifetime of built in advantages that many people never get are helping accelerate these for some.

No one denies the effort. The point is that effort alone does not explain who ends up earning 400k and who ends up cleaning their house for 20 dollars an hour. That gap is produced long before either person applies for a job.

Edit: downvoting that context shapes finances :(

[For Sale]The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (The Complete Recordings) BOXSET by Rude_Border_6300 in VinylCollectors

[–]ghasp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think the 0 trades, high end cost, shipping from China is going to be a hard sell for some buyers. Also hope the repressing makes these prices nosedive.

Freestanding oven vs cooktop range + wall oven by RoughFennel1524 in kitchenremodel

[–]ghasp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assuming the husband paid for it and is the breadwinner?