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The chase ended at 12:11 p.m. near the West Rock paper mill (formerly Smurfit Container) in Hodge.

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That Hodge speed trap gets another one.

$20,000,000 is a hell of a grift if someone is on the take. More likely they ran a deficit years ago and kept trying to cover debt with more debt and the interest kept growing. Then there was no more road left to kick the can down any farther.

They aren’t being educated on how to save and manage money. At any level. You’re expected to graduate, get a job, stick money in a 401k then hope you have enough to retire on when they get there.

I am a financial advisor and I show young clients a page from a presentation to them that changes everything. It’s a chart showing a 22 year old who maxes out a Roth IRA from the ages of 22-30 can stop investing and if the rate of return matches the S&P just that investment will be $3,000,000 by the time they retire at 67.

Conversely, if someone starts out at age 31 and maxes out every year until they retire at 67, it’s about it $2,700,000.

Me personally, I’m in the latter group and I wanted to kick my own arse when I first saw this.

That’s enough to take comfortable withdrawals, not be impacted by whatever happens with social security, and not have to touch the principal.

The wildest part of all this is if this doesn’t die with the current media and backlash, he could definitely find a judge somewhere to grant a TRO. Judge shopping has become an Olympic sport.

I love it when OT threads jump right off the rails of the OP’s intention from the very first post. :lol:

Well holy shite. You guys weren’t lying about this being entertaining. Most fun I’ve had reading a book in a long time. Already on to book 2

ETA: Good books tend to turn to movies in my head and I’m trying to put a voice to Donut. I already see Carl as a bare foot Henry Cavill. Maybe Reese Witherspoon for Donut?

I could be completely off base and she’d be more of a Julie Andrews type.

Sorry to hear about your loss.

Best decision you’ll ever make. I’ve been almost two years without one. You won’t believe how bad you smelled and how bad feeling “normal” is when smoking.

Given all the surcharges listed pay for a service which costs the company money, do you believe these services should be free to the consumer and the company eat those costs and operate at a loss?

This is the way. So glad Tech is out of CUSA

ETA: “ULL” :lol:

First, I really am skeptical of this pope. But second, aren’t we acting the same as the masses when Jesus dined with tax collectors and prostitutes?

ETA: I know Jesus went on to share and convert the sinners. Which we don’t see this pope doing. Hence my skepticism. I just feel conflicted passing judgement from the bleachers