Trump's Coup d'état.

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JoeMorgue said:
I follow a Youtuber that reviews cars. About a year or two back he finally purchased his dream car, a 2005 Ford GT Supercar. He shared a video the day he got it and his happiness was absolutely palatable. He broke down why he decided to get it, how he budgeted for it, how he accounted for maintenance and fuel costs, why he got this particular car, fully admitted it was the largest purchase he had ever made, etc. He both loved the car and took the purchase seriously.
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Doug DeMuro?
 
JoeMorgue said:
This has always been the problem with the hyper-rich. They are just so... boring.

One of my favorite comedy bits of all time is from Lewis Black, talking about some of the people brought down in the financial scandals of the early 2000s (Enron, Madoff, etc) and how they wasted their money in such... uncreative and boring ways.

"They just bought things. Things they didn't even want or use. They just acquired. They bought dozens of cars they never drove. They bought works of art they put into warehouses and never displayed or even looked at. One guy brought a 30,000 dollar umbrella stand. Think about that. Because a lot of us have an umbrella stand and we call it bathtub. My parents just bought a 30,000 dollar used car. You could sure store a lot of umbrellas in there. Or you could just drive to where it wasn't raining.

One of them had a luxury watch collection worth several million dollars, with individual watches worth tens of thousands. That's insane. If I had that much money to spend on a watch... I wouldn't. I would hire someone to follow me around and tell me what time it is. At least that would be creative."

I follow a Youtuber that reviews cars. About a year or two back he finally purchased his dream car, a 2005 Ford GT Supercar. He shared a video the day he got it and his happiness was absolutely palatable. He broke down why he decided to get it, how he budgeted for it, how he accounted for maintenance and fuel costs, why he got this particular car, fully admitted it was the largest purchase he had ever made, etc. He both loved the car and took the purchase seriously.

Compare that to some Saudi Oil Baron or Beverly Hills Trust Fund Baby with a garage full of Ferraris and Porsches that they bought on whims but never drive and that they don't even enjoy on any real human level.

Even if you think spending a huge amount on a car is a stupid purchase I figure most people can at least respect the difference between those two versions of "Bought an expensive car."
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This is a perfect example of why the distribution of wealth and income in the US is not only unfair but not economically productive.

1. Money doesn't turn as fast in the hands of the wealthy.
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2. If resources goes into the creation of capital goods to produce super cars and expensive watches, that is resources that are not going into capital goods to build homes or plant and harvest food or make clothes.
 
rdaneel said:
Twitter should put up a countdown timer like that so that Donnie will see it every time he logs on.
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Twitter isn't going to do that but I suppose someone could build a bot pinging IMPOTUS that posts this update 2 or 3 times a day. I suppose they wouldn't be very visible without a checkmark, though?
 
The coup is over. Why? Not because of the EC, at least, not directly.

It's because Trump's Russian handlers, namely Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mitch have recognized Biden's election, as of this morning.
 
Jimbo07 said:
The coup is over. Why? Not because of the EC, at least, not directly.

It's because Trump's Russian handlers, namely Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mitch have recognized Biden's election, as of this morning.
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Jimbo07 said:
The coup is over. Why? Not because of the EC, at least, not directly.

It's because Trump's Russian handlers, namely Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mitch have recognized Biden's election, as of this morning.
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I was thinking the same thing when I read that Putin and McConnell congratulated Biden. A very conservative Congressman also quit the GOP yesterday
 
One thing we can be certain of:
going forward, every Republican in an election will claim that it will be rigged against them.
And any Republican who lost his/her election will claim that it was stolen.
Stating that the elections are fair and safe will get you primaried.
 
Spyke said:
Doug DeMuro?
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I haven't followed Doug since he left Jalopnik. I preferred his writing over his voice, but I should really get over that.

He's the reason I bought a Carmax warranty on a minivan purchase years ago and it saved me thousands.
 
Jimbo07 said:
The coup is over. Why? Not because of the EC, at least, not directly.

It's because Trump's Russian handlers, namely Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mitch have recognized Biden's election, as of this morning.
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I knew Moscow Mitch had admitted defeat. I was surprised because those two Senate seats are still up for grabs.

But I had to check on Putin because I wasn't sure if you were kidding.

Putin congratulates Biden, says he's "ready for collaboration"

Now is that because the big computer hack bust and maybe he's hoping to avoid sanctions? Is it because Putin was waiting for yesterday's official EC count? Waiting for Moscow Mitch's signal?
 
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Skeptic Ginger said:
I knew Moscow Mitch had admitted defeat. I was surprised because those two Senate seats are still up for grabs.

But I had to check on Putin because I wasn't sure if you were kidding.

Putin congratulates Biden, says he's "ready for collaboration"

Now is that because the big computer hack bust and maybe he's hoping to avoid sanctions? Is it because Putin was waiting for yesterday's official EC count? Waiting for Moscow Mitch's signal?
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Putin would probably laugh at sanctions; paying them back in their own coin is the way to go.
 
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