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oops, sorry, should have read down before commenting!

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I've now read two of today's post, and for a second time, I find myself begging ... to no one in particular, to please tell me there's still reason for faith in this country. Is there the *slightest* chance Burr will be taken down and jailed, even if it takes a year or two?

Putin wants to destroy US unity or whatever? The dark side is winning. We're gonna need some sort of faith transfusion by November.

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Can this shit get any worse? I mean. for fuck's sake!!! Nah, I guess I really don't wanna know the answer.

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You get an actual check? Mine comes through Paypal.

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Busted!! But, jeez, that fuzzy face 'n all...

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Edelweiss!!

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And jail isn't cold enough. Damn shame- hell probably doesn't exist, and assholes like that never end up in jail.

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Ta, Liz.

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I have a 401k through my employer, and it's down about 4K as of the last report I got from the company. I remember years ago talking to one of the money guys about divesting from extraction industry stocks, and what basically amounted to the oh, you, such a silly girl I got in reply.

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WHAR Obi-Wan?

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[Washington D.C.] is a remarkable environment for coincidences.

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Green is my mom's favorite color.

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No way in fucking hell my money would be in stocks right now. Shit's about to hit the fan with the forced re-openings. Waiting for a strike by the meat-packing workers, who are unionized - despite Refucklican efforts to punish them for refusing to work in the death factories.

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But but but what about buying the dip?

Most people who are donating to a 401K are in some sort of time phased index fund based on their age and expected retirement date. That's the default when you hire on unless you opt out, and most people just leave it that way. They don't know anything about investing and Vanguard doesn't let you do anything to outside the box.

I agree that there are very rocky times ahead but part of the reason that the Stock Market is rebounding despite all of this is those home bound worker bees diligently socking money down that 401K rat hole. What's the end? I surely do not know

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Suze Orman made the argument that women are just as good at picking stocks.

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Not good

Basically, the little bugger is using our own defenses against us. The antibody actually takes the safety off, allowing the weapon to fire

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