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Yes I agree. Going with the no car thing, I would be looking at higher level cities such as Philly, Pittsburgh, Athens GA, etc. Are those B cities? The idea is pretty simple and it makes sense. Money saved on not having a car can be used to pay higher rent in a better city with more amenities in a non car dependent area. Also beyond the economics I don't actually want to deal with.a car. I realize that isn't typically American and that most places in the US don't allow that.

Don't assume these debates will happen. Trump is already weaseling.

Trump is now demanding a drug test for the debates. Biden should counter with a demand for penile mushroom shape inspection and smell test.

Thanks for your long and strong comment. I will respond. I don't want to repatriate. It's a last resort for me. If I ever need to leave Thailand I would prefer being an expat elsewhere. Yes my current setup.would be impossible to match in the US without spending five or ten times more. I completely agree repatriation would be a massive reverse culture shock in my case fraught with risk. As far as one way trips heck all of us are on one way trips in the macro sense. If you're saying I could never leave if I wanted to well maybe if I spent my nestegg and went into debt. I am not totally averse to colder places but I'd rather not. I would very much prioritize places where a car is not needed. Colder examples, Madison WI Milwaukie Wi Yes Chicago Erie PA but car needed For some reason the twin cities don't Interest me. Not as cold but Philadelphia and Pittsburgh interest me a lot. Philly is better as far as transport and culture and being on.the DC NYC corridor but Pittsburgh is cheaper. I have ruled out the west coast and southwest. A place being a gay mecca doesn’t matter to me but yeah better to avoid very red very homophobic areas like Alabama. I think Athens GA would be fine. I agree it's good to be in a place with social services. As mentioned I see getting into a decent senior HUD building to be a possible long term path. In that case eveh more experience urban areas such as Atlanta become more attractive. Senior HUD housing would mean paying one third of my ss check for rent. There are very long waiting lists for such places. Warmer areas? Well maybe Memphis cheap housing but need a car and more moderate than the north St Louis without a car. I get the feeling that understandably you assume I'm much poorer than I actually am. My only income is a lower than average social security check but I also have a not too shabby nest egg. Of course I'm not going to say how much but it's less than a million not even close but enough to have some level of choices.

The pro Hamas campus protests do get a lot of press but interestingly the issue is way down on the list of priorities for young American voters. The percentage of students actually participating is tiny. The Israel-Hamas war may not be as important to Gen Z in the upcoming election as recent media coverage would portray | E2024 | laloyolan.com

Oh, that's really sad. Seems like a normal thing for a teen to try. I'm a chile head myself but once went for a suicide level Korean dish (I was made to sign a legal waiver) and actually did get sick (stomach pain) from it. So there are limits even for chile heads.

What took them so long?!? Typical UN anti Israel bias.

I wonder if I have overestimated the cost of owning a car or even underestimated the cost of not owning one. Obviously if you have a large monthly payment for a new car or lease when you add everything else it gets really high. But what about this example of buying a 20K used car fully checked out by a mechanic so needed little initial repairs. So with that you've got annual depreciation and investment opportunity costs lost on the 20K to start, much less than a car payment, Any estimates? Then all the other expenses -- taxes, registrations, parking fees, gas, maintenance, repairs. parking tickets, insurance, etc. Any estimates for say driving 15K per year? Then not owning a car. Obviously public transport fares or passes, trains or planes to nearby places you might drive to, Ubers, delivery fees for online shopping, and occasional car rentals. Really hard to estimate that without knowing exactly where the apartment would be, transport system in the city, walking access to grocery store or not.

I hate when that happens. How about a transition period of 20 years?

His cult is into it. Get with the program! https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-diapers-over-dems/ Claim: Donald Trump supporters wore diapers at rallies in spring 2024, holding signs that said "Real men wear diapers." Rating: True

Yes Trump might as many people are saying.

At least he won't need a diaper.

More willful ignorance.

Jewish is both a religion and an ethnicity. Being religious or even believing in God is not required to be a Jew.. You really are totally ignorant about this topic.

It's a real word but is was never a country.

I'm not in a position to make Palestinian foreign policy. Gaza was not occupied. I also don't like the word antisemitism which means Jew hatred but is perverted by Jew haters for propaganda purposes such as you. People should just say Jew hatred to describe Jew hatred.

Actually the majority are not now Ashkenazi which you refer as Europeans. The majority of American Jews are indeed Ashkenazi. You're perverting the word semites. It's a stupid game.

The IDF is the military of the sovereign Israeli nation responding to the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas. It's a war. Start a war and expect a response. Stop with your moronic willful ignorance of the definition of antisemitism. The truth is neither Jews nor Arabs identify as semiites. Jews are Jews Arabs are Arabs.

Palestinians are Arabs. Jews in Israel include Ashkenazi Jews, Sephardic Jews, and Mizrahi Jews, and smaller groups such as Ethiopian Jews. There is much mixing of these groups. The vast majority of Israeli Jews were born in Israel. I assume by Euopean you mean white and are referring to Ashkenazi Jews. Ask a Nazi, a KKK, a Putinist, or a Trumpist if they consider Ashkenazi Jews as white.

Oh that idiocy again denying the definition of antisemitism.

I know your intentions.

There are limits on what countries can and should do about what happens inside sovereign nation's borders.

The protests are pro Hamas terrorist, pro genocide of Jews. Particularly idiotic are Queers for Palestine. Israel has no genocidal intentions towards Arabs. Russia has genocidal intentions towards Ukrainians. Where are the trendy protests against Russia? Not interesting because it's not about Jews?

About the pros and cons of college/uni towns. Obviously each one is different, but Public transport / walkability will at least be good near the campus There will be cultural arts events that a similar town without the college/uni wouldn't have Restaurants might be somewhat lower priced to attract student budgets Part time work -- elders would be competing with students for such jobs Age gaps -- you get older and older while you're surrounded with the eternal youth coming and going (could be a pro or a con) If a smaller town or city, housing costs generally lower than a big city Sometimes universities offer free audit classes to the entire community

His shooter is pro Russia. The victim is pro Russia. Russia blames Ukraine.