I assume that e*Trade charged you a commission, even a small one, on those share purchases. They made money, my friend. Just like any other business did with any of the money. Hell, even stashed in saving, the banks made money off the deal, paying you less than 1% while lending that money at a much, much higher rate.

See, your stimulus went to prop up e*Trade. Exactly what I was talking about. Your checks helped keep a viable business in business. That $2400 went into the economy, and is making everyone more money. It’s  not in your savings account, is it?

Did you understand the part that if those people would have been laid off, they would have received unemployment directly? So why did it have to go to a business first, to decide who was kept on payroll and who was not? Why make businesses the middleman when congress could have just put the money in the state…

I understand that a small percentage, which you are a part of, did just bank the stimulus money. But really, did that go straight into your 401K and get totally deferred, or did it go into savings, with no intention of it being used, or did it just increase your bank balance, so it will get spent sooner than later?

I don’t think I can fully support UBI. That is just a bridge too far, in my mind. I can see that we have to implement some form of safety net for all, and there should be minimums required for pay for workers, one that actually covers real life cost of living, but UBI is basically Mom and Dad giving an allowance to a…

Oh, studies, like you are the academic research expert... but fine. Multiple studies show direct consumer stimulus works. You could google it, but here’s one list for you to start:

The issue is that the PPP should have never gone to businesses. It should have gone to consumers.

No, he is 81 years old and his filter just stopped. It does that as you age, and you will learn that someday.

Is it really an International House of Pancakes?

One can never really determine what will be a hit and what will not, so Kia erred on the side of caution and did not overproduce a new model. And it was a hit. They could make a ton of them now and sell every one at or near sticker.

Several have commented that prison will not work for this situation. There are those who oppose any use of incarceration, and those who think imposing financial penalties will elicit more remorse.

Not just no, oh Halle no.

You have the answer, the way for Chinese brands to hit America is to buy an established OEM and then bring product and production over here.

Sadly, you will not be proven wrong.

Sadly, you are correct. Were it not true...

Neutral: I actually do like pickups.

Okay, let’s take that at face value.

Thank you. There is a simple truth in what you said, and it is at the heart of the entire hate it/love it conundrum. The “love it” crowd are more than welcome to enjoy the vehicle of choice (as long as they extend the same courtesy to others owning something they don’t like, cough cough rolling coal on Prius drivers),…

Here’s my take current styling of the GM trucks, or any of the new “angry faced” vehicles being produced right now:

Except, if he threw this one out as having no merit, GM (as a large corporation with both shit-tons of lawyers and shit-tons of cash available) would immediately ask for it to be either reinstated, moved to another judge (as they have already asked), or appealed. That solves none of the BS he is trying to avoid. Were…