SocialD
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Plenty on here have the opportunity to capitalize on this opportunity. The Covid dip was a big help in working toward my "number." This is just another opportunity to take advantage where you can.
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This screenshot is an example of how some have the ability to create some insane wealth. Choose wisely.
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True, but when were the smartest men going to change course? They've had multiple administrations to do so (including Trump 1.0). Were they just going to keep talking about it, or actually doing something about it? A few more debt ceiling increases? After another 36T in debt? When our economy collapsed under the weight of our own debt? *Insert bench skeleton waiting meme here.* Also, if tariffs don't work, then other countries should have no problem ending them if we agree to end them as well.
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Quite frankly, idk either. But doing what we have been doing clearly wasn't working. So do we just keep doing that? My guess is they hope it will bring people to the table. Big gamble, then again, maybe it pays off big. Time will tell, but I'm not going to cry wolf because the market hits the same level we were in last summer. I say that as someone who isn't all that fond of 47. Maybe just cut it off, that seems to have become popular over the last few years.
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Maybe some day, those shouting the loudest about what will and what will not work, will actually fix the economic situation we're in. But from where I'm sitting, they've done nothing but 3x our national debt in the last three decades.
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Man, the movie Pushing Tin wasn't that far off.
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^^^^ the corporate partner. I kid, I kid CH.
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The F-4 could just barely eek out 5 G's, so that story checks out.
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Niceeee...well minus the sim IP and crashing part. Back a ton...it seems like they went to flight idle and we're never touched again.
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Agreed. Pretty sure I could have great conversation over a bourbon with NS...probably learn a few things.
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Whatever you all do....panic because the sky is most certainly falling. But seriously, this is why you never budget based on getting premium flying every month. Best to be good with min guarantee, better if you're below that. It's already been a good year so far on reserve, might be a good year to keep riding the reserve train. I'm just excited that I'll be able to drop a bunch of my summer schedule as I have way too many plans this summer. Someone certainly knew that DAL was about to make an announcement. I saw a post on X showing someone massively shorted DAL just before the announcement, then cashed out the next morning. Main millions for a few clicks. It's good to have insider info, especially if you have a few degrees of separation.
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Let's not act like either side has the market cornered on "honor," both sides do bullshit that makes their cronies rich. Why do you think one side is so petulant right now...their babies are in danger of being thrown out with the bath water. There would likely be a similar reaction if the roles were reversed, though maybe not to the extent we saw in the Trumps speech this week. The problem with spending cuts is that everyone thinks their program is the lynchpin holding the US together. Cut deep and walk it back as needed. I'm all for looking at cutting tax loopholes that making business owners ultrawealthy, but first lets trim the fat that we've all seen with our own eyes (so clearly there is MUCH more) and stop blowing taxpayer money on bullshit. Also, figure out social security in a way that doesn't force us/future generations to be taxed even more. If that means sunsetting it, so be it, just do it in a way that allows people to plan for it. I'm already expecting to not get anything, or at the very least, a severely reduced benefit.
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Oh man, I totally forgot about that. I remember the runners world magazine that had to be removed because of the chick in a sports bra. The magazine was a chicks lol. Apparently fitness isn't in the DOD business model.
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That bridgeee not your target.
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LEDs are a lot cooler than the kerosene lanterns you guys had to use as landing lights back in the day.
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Ya, we've done that nearly every year since I've been here. Just pointing at that AA isn't the only one doing this, so it could just be a slow down for an all hands on deck summer.
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I think Delta is stopping classes for the summer as well. They did up hiring from 500 back up to 800 but I think they've just found some efficiencies in the new contract.
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If you wear a morale patch or a friday shirt, you'll clearly not follow the TO, the plane will crash and babies will die.
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Sadly, many that were hired in mid-2000s, got stuck at the regionals and/or just got comfortable. I think there was even a time where many though that some of the high time regional guys weren't get hired because they were viewed as "untrainable." I'm not sure if there was anything to that or not though. I knew a handful from college who stayed at their regional because they were not commuting, flying day turns M-Th and the QOL was just too good to pass up. Unfortunately for them, their regional shut down and now they're all at United and way junior than they could have been.
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You know the system is fucked when it's much easier to fire a technician by non-retaining them militarily.
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This should fix that shitty morale and retention problem! 🤣 https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2025/02/18/air-force-reviewing-four-day-weekends-amid-civilian-leave-crackdown/
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This is exactly why I left when I did. Finished up a CC tour with 22 YOS and less than zero desire to continue down the leadership track. I knew I'd just be a deadweight O-5 DSG, soaking up sorties and holding up an O-5 slot. Unfortunately, way too many of those Mr. Bumpers out there who are filling a seat, dug in like a tick, maintaining the status quo. Walked into the local FSDO a few years back and the place looked like a geriatric facility. Talking with one of the reps, most were retired military, who already were fed retirement eligible and clearly old enough to collect SS. Anyone who has worked with the FAA knows how painful some of those crotchety old dudes can be. I understand the desire to keep working, but new blood is a good thing. Hell, one of the reasons we can't get enough DPEs in the area is because the early 70s dude at the FSDO doesn't want to manage more DPEs (per a friend/DPE).
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Nah man, life actually couldn't get much better now that I'm retired from the military lol. Just had flashbacks to dealing with GS employees who were just road block after roadblock, rather than supporting the people their shop is supposed to support. I just see those types as easier to let go than a bunch of newhires, especially those closest to SS age. Best way to figure out who to keep/dump would be to talk to those who they're supposed to support.
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At the very least it should be heavily scrutinized. Auto 50% for Sleep Apnea? How many (likely non-pilots) claiming PTSD out there who never saw a deployment outside of Qatar...nice way to pump up their VA rating. I don't believe in means testing but payouts could probably be looked at big time. I'd actually be OK with just submitting expenses that I incur to fixing/tending to all ailments from a career of high-G flying. I'm guessing by the time I'm SS eligible, it will be means tested, which is bullshit, but it is what is. Truly a take from the "rich" and give to the poor situation. If we're going to talk means testing, then DOGE is firing the wrong people. They need to take a hard look at the top of the tenure chain. Find that, retired military pension guy, 100% VA and getting paid another $100k+ from the federal gov, especially those at/near SS eligible. We've all ran across these types...the ones that are more of roadblock to progress than anything, never wanting to upset the fiefdom they have built for themselves and stuck in the days from when they were in the military.
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I've been pouring over a bunch of zoning information today (horrible reading), you're right, LOTS of work to do on this. Sadly, it's tough to even find someone willing to build such "small" houses. The problem with that "ideal life" is that wasn't really all that idealistic as we want to remember. Or maybe we just come from different classes, but my parents upbringing wasn't exactly "ideal," based on what they were required to do to raise a family on a single income. break break When you factor everything right down to things like real estate tax, etc...(taxed money on taxed money), we already pay a huge portion of our income to taxes. After looking at my needs and this years final tax bill, I'm already working less this year lol. Anyway, I'd entertain backing higher tax rates if I knew it would be spent wisely. Based on what I've seen after a career in the military, some of the things we fund coming out lately and having a family member heavy into an industry that is heavily subsidized by taxpayer money, I just don't believe that will happen. On the latter point, I sure wish my family had a few hundred acre of land because govt subsidized cheese is great for many landowners right now...
