Definiton of stimilus package to me.

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volfan2024

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My main gripe is it rewards people who went out and a bought a house and a brand new car where I have have always bought used cars and paid my mortgage first. So in my eyes it's a bailout on car interest rather than mortgage interest realistically.
Example, I saw a Hummer parked in front of a 135,000 house the other day. Now, is he one of the guys thats getting a bailout?
 
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i have a fully loaded full size truck that i bought last yr brand new that sits outside my 145,000 home. does that mean i don't pay my bills?
 
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I understand the point he is trying to make. We shouldn't be bailing people out that bought things they knew they couldn't afford.
 
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droski said:
no it just means your priorities are dumb
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how so? do u know how much i make? do you know exactly where i live? no. for u to say that is stupid. i live outside of huntsville in a community. i have a 3 bedroom 2 bath brick home that's 5 yrs old. houses are extremely cheap.
 
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Vol Mania 21 said:
how so? do u know how much i make? do you know exactly where i live? no. for u to say that is stupid. i live outside of huntsville in a community. i have a 3 bedroom 2 bath brick home that's 5 yrs old. houses are extremely cheap.
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so instead of buying more of a potentially earning asset, you spent more money on a depreciating asset. Regardless of the price of a house, big money on heavily depreciating assets is senseless.

That said, I used to view the world somewhat the same way.
 
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bought the house when i was 23, i recieved a nice raise when a new company got the contract. i'm single, i didn't want a bigger house. to be honest its a pretty nice house. plus i bought my truck w/ 0% interest
 
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Looks like I've got dumb priorities too. My house cost less than VM21's and I've got 3 cars (for one person). Doh!
 
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volinbham said:
Looks like I've got dumb priorities too. My house cost less than VM21's and I've got 3 cars (for one person). Doh!
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you're smart enough to avoid depreciating assets, especially in the race to retire young. Shame on you.

I guess I assume most want to retire young, but I could be dead wrong about that.
 
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i just wanted a pimped out truck. i don't waste my money on stupid stuff. that's really the only thing i've spent a lot of money on. i save most of money, my friends call me a tight arse.
 
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Vol Mania 21 said:
i just wanted a pimped out truck. i don't waste my money on stupid stuff. that's really the only thing i've spent a lot of money on. i save most of money, my friends call me a tight arse.
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of what use is your pimped out truck, on a relative basis?
 
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2 look cool. i said screw it, i'll get one before i was married and had kids. its not like i'll trade it in in 5 or 6 yrs. this will be around for 10-15 easy
 
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Vol Mania 21 said:
how so? do u know how much i make? do you know exactly where i live? no. for u to say that is stupid. i live outside of huntsville in a community. i have a 3 bedroom 2 bath brick home that's 5 yrs old. houses are extremely cheap.
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No one in here has ANY business judging your priorities, because, like you say, they don't have any clue as to how much you make or how much you have.

Another typical response from the right.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
you're smart enough to avoid depreciating assets, especially in the race to retire young. Shame on you.

I guess I assume most want to retire young, but I could be dead wrong about that.
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Does it help that I know they are depreciating assets? Not the smartest financial decision but...


I love depreciating my Porsche all over town
 
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truefan said:
No one in here has ANY business judging your priorities, because, like you say, they don't have any clue as to how much you make or how much you have.

Another typical response from the right.
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Why limit your disdain to the right? I mean seriously, no party has more claim to telling someone how they ought to live their lives than the other.
 
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volinbham said:
Does it help that I know they are depreciating assets? Not the smartest financial decision but...


I love depreciating my Porsche all over town
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I can appreciate that, but what makes the Porsche lovable?
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Depending on which porsche you have i'd say thats a safe investment. I'm with mania though, i have to have a truck to haul my boat to different states.
 
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Cartervol said:
Depending on which porche you have i'd say thats a safe investment. I'm with mania though, i have to have a truck to haul my boat to different states.
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mine is covered, half screened, with ceiling fans and a pretty sweet view. considering an outdoor fireplace at one end.
 
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