impartialobserver

I have no patience for folks that make assumptions... "liberalism or communism". It is this low-IQ, intellectually lazy attitude that makes modern politics a joke. I deal with your types probably too often. The best one was some id10t that was convinced that we were conspiring against him because we denied his UI Claim. When I asked why he blatantly misspelled the name of his employer.... he went apoplectic and started screaming. Apparently, someone forced him to misspell the name of an employer badly.. who that person was he could not say.

In short.. you have nothing of value to say.

So in short.. you believe that inflation is a product of some Illuminati-esque conspiracy played out on a global scale? If so... you have quite the task ahead of you proving this. However, I know that proving it in the eyes of most people equates to long posts, adamant opinions, and trying to win by way of repetition.

what would you deem normal prices?

Yes, folks are entitled, overly sensitive, and lazy these days. This is the natural and inevitable consequences of increased technology, increased economic fortunes, and no true war to fight. Life is easy and comfortable for a lot of folks.

So that we do not go off into the weeds.. are you talking about monopoly (1 firm with 100 percent market share) or oligopoly (3 to 5 firms with 60 to 80% market share)?

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There are ways.. just because it does not appear on the judge's government website, does not mean it can't be found.

Except that monopoly has that little acronym... mono at the beginning. Mono translates to 1.. not 3 or 5. You are talking about oligopoly. So can you show where 1 firm (again not 3 or 5 or 7) own 100% of market share or very close to it?

According to R10.. no crime happens in FL. There also is no poverty. Every city/town is booming and full of perfect, enterprising individuals who never accept public assistance. Only things like that happen in CA.

Can you give a QUANTITATIVE definition as to what constitutes a monopoly? I will bet that you can't.

Failed.. Your explanation is not general enough. how do I know? You use the words, "monopoly" and "global"...

"groom".. another term in a long line of others where folks assign this label/verb to anyone that they do not like. Now, as to what actually qualifies as grooming.. vague, subjective, and usually just someone making it up as they go along.

Can you put forward one realistic, non-proganda/rhetoric example of why prices are sticky? Imagine that you are explaining this to a college student and therefore have to put your bias in your back pocket. Can you do that?

My neighborhood is at least 50% hispanic and guess what? It is boring and mundane. Just an average, middle class suburban neighborhood. There is two schools in the generally accepted borders, along with a church.. zero graffiti, vandalism. According to conservative talking heads.. that can't be. However, been here for 13.5 years and there has never been much crime of any kind.

Inflation is not a hard concept to explain.. too much money chasing too few goods. The complexity comes in what to do about it with minimal pain. There is a reason that prices are sticky.. meaning that they go up easily but not so much down.

In some cases.. they can't do anything about it. If by way of publicly available information, they obtain the address and they protesters stay on the sidewalk/street.. they are allowed to yell/scream/whine/complain. Most of the time.. the protests come after the fact so not sure how much good it does to complain after a ruling has been handed down.

As for NV.. the high divorce rate is probably rooted in the existence of drive through wedding chapels in Las Vegas. Quick, not very well thought out marriage probably leads to quick, not very well thought out divorce. As for NV being red... it is more purple with 2 of the 17 counties being blue but they also possess 90% of the population.

Was at a concert last night and observed the oddest thing. There were 5 gentlemen behind me. White, trucker hats, and t-shirts that had confederate flags, Ted Nugent, and Murica (yes, those words exactly). A fair guess is that they were Conservative. They made it very clear that they were there for the 3rd of 5 bands.. GWAR. So when GWAR did come on... what did they do? Oh.. that's right, bring out the giant penis and ejaculate on the crowd. As for the band members and other stage personnel... all were men and most were wearing speedos that left little for the imagination. Furthermore.. these gentleman kept yelling things like, "come on now.. F___ him in the ass", "Suck his dick".. Hmmm... this seems vastly more vulgar/offensive than a few guys at a gay parade exposing their stuff. My guess is that those guys behind me would be outraged by the latter where there had no issue with the former.

If you want to wax philosophical.. anything could be construed as a distraction. I could be wrong but if he does in fact run.. my guess is that this will not be a pivotal item on voters minds.

agreed. Even the most dedicated people will talk. Absolute secrecy is virtually impossible.

You are a terrible poker player. ... You what I can tell about you? No matter what I would have said in response.. you would have replied with the same garden variety insults.

I would not attend a protest regardless of where it is. However, especially would not attend a protest at or outside of a judge's house. So I would not approve of protesting outside of a judge's house no matter the context or party affiliation. Just not sure it does much good in most cases.

Well, we shall see. I read a lot of predictions on your part. I do not view predictions as ironclad evidence. Trump has made comments about this guy before and yet he seems to be doing fine.

and this "he should not testify".. what is Trump going to do? Keep in mind that he has had years to exact vengeance on this person and has done nothing but whine and complain about him.. so why wait until now?