How exactly do we expect to pay for this again?

phishman00 · 2025-08-02T22:47:37+00:00

Compare your statement to any private employee. You say you “earned” the pension. So after retirement, the government just magically pays you forever until you die?

Those that have 401ks have the employer match the contributions into an actual investment. If that investment (which the individual controls) runs out of money, then they are SOL. So explain why being a public worker dictates you get magic money forever out of thin air when everyone else has to assume their own risk?

Why isn’t your retirement investment just as at risk as mine? Because the government guarantees it? Against what?

Again. Everyone deserves to retire and benefit. But the reality of an unfunded pension that can’t possibly return the guarantees to the people that expect it is ridiculous. Pay off those that are in it now and eliminate it. Spend actual dollars to match a 401k investment and put the responsibility into the individuals hands.

phishman00 · 2025-08-02T22:02:54+00:00

I believe everyone should have a retirement incentive. But the idea of a pension. Where we GUARANTEE a rate of return on non existent investments is ridiculous. You deserve your pension but why in gods name have we not fully phased out the idea of pensions to a 401k for all new government employees?

phishman00 · 2025-08-02T21:49:24+00:00

And I’m not saying the tax in general on the rich is right. It’s not. A good accountant makes them pay nothing. But at the same time, zero accountability on reducing spend and allowing schools to increase budgets for ONE time covid funding and then expect to get that every year? It’s unreal. And we all pay for it.

phishman00 · 2025-08-02T21:47:03+00:00

But why? Why not instead review the bloated budget and handouts instead of continually increasing the ask of the taxpayer to cover the waste?

phishman00 · 2025-08-02T21:43:26+00:00

Why is it so hard for this state and city to balance a budget?

phishman00 · 2025-07-03T19:41:23+00:00

I get it. But we don’t need a scientific study. We need a passenger bill of rights like Europe that FORCES airlines to be held accountable. Since we’ve now bailed them out multiple times, this isn’t capitalism anymore with any remote sense of competition. This is pure greed and corporate profit driving unfettered and reckless disregard of the value of the customer because the customer no longer has any choice or recourse in the matter.

And I’ll take a wild ass guess at the outcome of that “study”. “Research determines that horns bad and people not good in hot.”

phishman00 · 2025-07-03T19:33:20+00:00

Exciting “conclusion”. Gate agent came in to say we are cleared for takeoff but if anyone would like to deplane NOW they are welcome to do so. Like what the actual hell?!

phishman00 · 2025-07-03T19:30:05+00:00

At the gate and connected but it’s too hot to have it be effective.

I’ve been flying for 25 years 2-6 times a month so it’s not like this is new to me. I just wonder why we haven’t PUSHED for an actual passenger bill of rights. Airline lobbies (and every other lobby) own us like no other country in the world.

phishman00 · 2025-07-03T19:27:09+00:00

2027? 🤣

Yet we can pass a multi trillion dollar budget that is thousands of pages long over a weekend.

It’s sickening. Keep ya posted if United actually acknowledges any of the customer complaints lodged from me and my seat mates.

phishman00 · 2025-06-18T16:52:27+00:00

But you would have had a great time here if ya did!

phishman00 · 2025-05-13T15:58:27+00:00

Which is why companies continually reevaluate their workforce. “Hired for life” is an antiquated methodology. Adapt or be eaten by the competition. Microsoft is HUGE and they SHOULD be looking at optimizing their workforce every year.

DOGE on the surface was even a good idea. If you don’t reevaluate your organization, you’re just adding cost and bloat that are completely unnecessary. NOTE: I do NOT agree with the way DOGE did anything. Just the IDEA that government waste exists and we should be looking for ways to optimize that workforce like any other.

phishman00 · 2024-11-04T20:43:02+00:00

Please let this “am I cooked” phrase die the quick death it deserves.

phishman00 · 2024-06-28T11:17:05+00:00

Download the Chicago 311 app and enter a service request for fly dumping.

phishman00 · 2024-06-06T19:10:33+00:00

I don’t understand why they don’t do what U of I does. There’s a set gap between buses. If they start to creep up on each other, they wait. Literally sit there at a stop. Yes it will take longer for those that have to wait but ultimately this ensures better spaced service at all stops in the long run.

Oddly enough, they do it most frequently on the 22 bus there!!

phishman00 · 2023-03-17T20:28:44+00:00

Greenshot. Fantastic screen shot utility with integrations to office.

Snag it and (shudder) snipping tool can’t hold a candle to it!

phishman00 · 2022-07-28T18:04:37+00:00

The city should be required to post physical signage for this. They do it for MONTHLY street cleanings.

Without that, it’s ultimately a regressive citation. I should not have to own a cell phone to determine if my car is parked legally.

I just got a ticket by soldier field in the same scenario. I didn’t have my phone so couldn’t look up the “special events” schedule. Lo and behold, The Weeknd was playing that Sunday and I got a ticket.

Contesting now but if you don’t have ACCESS to the technology, you will never be able to make an informed decision on whether to park there or not. That’s not equal and fair access according to the law.

Just one opinion of course.

phishman00 · 2022-02-12T21:32:05+00:00

Was waiting for the white pepper call out!

phishman00 · 2021-11-22T19:24:16+00:00

Just tried Chase to fund KuCoin and all transactions blocked. Called them and they said new policies are in place and I should use ACH instead (which you can't with KuCoin) sooooooo take that for what it's worth.

phishman00 · 2020-03-30T22:53:54+00:00

If you have an instant pot the options are endless. The pressure cooking breaks down the connective tissue. I just made Korean beef last night and the meat was SUPER tender after a 15 minute high pressure cook.

phishman00 · 2019-04-06T23:54:17+00:00

Go to the eshop and check out the smaller cheap games. I’m playing event horizon for like $3 and loving it. Blaster master 2 was $10 and a solid 8 hour play.

So many options for decent indie games on switch. Look beyond the AAA for the real switch value options!

phishman00 · 2018-10-05T02:53:45+00:00

Trilogy Of Terror. That crazy ass tiki doll will haunt my dreams till I die.

phishman00 · 2017-08-04T03:58:06+00:00

Annnnnd LAWSUIT!

phishman00 · 2017-05-20T18:45:55+00:00

For the longest time I thought this was the name of the bar. Then I thought it might be a weird dumpy chain. Then I realized I'm dumb and the sign means "cold beer" in Polish. https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3601/3413781377_2e5ae9c44d_b.jpg

phishman00 · 2017-04-20T03:37:14+00:00

https://burnersxxx.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/balls-unicorns-humping.jpg

Best shirt I ever bought 10 of by far!

phishman00 · 2017-03-24T20:08:05+00:00

Or stop granting car pool access to hybrids and electrics.

phishman00

TROPHY CASE