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Post by Sandbur on Mar 13, 2021 12:11:58 GMT -6
My dad was born in 1921, so he grew up on the farm during the depression. After an 8th grade education, he bought an old Ford Truck (I think his was a 35 Ford) and started hauling pigs and cattle to the Livestock Market in South St Paul...about a 200 mile round trip. Mostly hauled for the neighborhood near Lafayette MN. He says he sat on a Montgomery Ward Cattalog to reach the peddles. A few years of that made him decide to sell implements instead of haul stuff. I still have his chauffeurs pin which was like a License for commercial truck driving back in the day. My dad was always looking for an easier and faster way to do things......and I suppose I learnt that trait. . He was likely the best salesman by most anyones measure. Seriously....quite an operator.. If you came to his shop, he was gonna get your money. He could be a little high pressure.....but did it with a pretty good style. The customer would try to negotiate a lower price and he would get into an auctioneer chant.....or some other such stuff. A real circus act sometimes.......I used to say Barnum and Baileys had no edge on his bullschit. . Drove Pink Cadillacs and wore huge Stetson Hats and suits with western jewelry.....bolo tie....and cufflinks the whole deal. Quite a show. He died when I was 18 and he was 45. Most said he lived three lifetimes in those years. He was a "top ten" ford tractor dealer back in the early 50's. Likely sold 1000's of those little N fords. My Dad was born in 1916 in St Paul and said he packed up and moved north when he was six months old. I know he did lots of trapping, logged,worked at a lumber, picked wild rice, later also was a licensed rice buyer, owned a share of a local hardware for six months, farmed a bit, carpenter, builder, and ran a resort. Definitely not all at once!
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Post by Sandbur on Mar 13, 2021 12:12:25 GMT -6
Poor teacher here Wasn't there a post earlier about lawn mowers? I need to dig and find that one! Goats?
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Post by sd51555 on Mar 13, 2021 14:23:58 GMT -6
If the government was aware I had my own powerplant, they'd definitely tell me I was already fortunate enough, and probably nationalize it.
For the greater good.
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Post by nhmountains on Mar 13, 2021 16:27:43 GMT -6
You pretty much could Chris. It wouldn't be exactly the same, with modern expenses like the medical insurance for when your Hep-C or herpes act up. But, if you want to buy a few acres and go live in a sod hut, there's not much stopping you. I think some people assume it'd be romantic and fun. I have my days when I think I should build an A-Frame cabin in that new plot on my paid off 80 acres of swamp, move in and just poop in a hole the rest of my life. Then when I'm confronted with the reality of it, our Netflix and Hulu Plus win the day. There are shitloads of Amish just a few miles west and north of me who live very much how Art's folks lived. I certainly don't look at their existence with jealousy. When you see clothes on the line and it's -20 a bunch of the romanticism goes away We rarely use the clothes dryer in the winter. We have a long rod set up near the wood stove. The clothes dry pretty quick band helps with the humidity. Helps keep the electric bill down during the winter.
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Post by leexrayshady on Mar 13, 2021 17:25:27 GMT -6
We will be getting $5600 in checks then starting in July we will get $500 a month I beleive with the change in the child tax credit.
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Post by Sandbur on Mar 13, 2021 17:29:00 GMT -6
We will be getting $5600 in checks then starting in July we will get $500 a month I beleive with the change in the child tax credit. Families with large numbers of kids will do quite well.
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Post by smsmith on Mar 13, 2021 19:16:32 GMT -6
We will be getting $5600 in checks then starting in July we will get $500 a month I beleive with the change in the child tax credit. Families with large numbers of kids will do quite well. "Poor" families with large numbers of kids have done quite well for many, many years
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Post by caveman on Mar 13, 2021 20:02:25 GMT -6
Families with large numbers of kids will do quite well. "Poor" families with large numbers of kids have done quite well for many, many years Reminds me of when I told a handicapped friend he was lucky for always getting the best parking spots. He didn't see the humor in it.
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Post by gsquared23 on Mar 13, 2021 21:25:54 GMT -6
I will get zero dollars
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Post by Foggy on Mar 13, 2021 21:37:34 GMT -6
You should add to the poll. This Covid Bill is gonna cost us all a boatload of money....nobody is gonna come out ahead.
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Post by nhmountains on Mar 14, 2021 2:11:30 GMT -6
You should add to the poll. This Covid Bill is gonna cost us all a boatload of money....nobody is gonna come out ahead. The “poor” will come out ahead Foggy. The next phase after going after hubs is to tax the “rich”. Supposedly during the elections that was those making $200,000 or more but, we know China Joe doesn’t keep his promises. I’m guessing those making $80,000 or couples making $150,000 is a starter and then the big one will be redefining the 401k and 403B plans so that recent and future retirees get screwed. All for supporting the lower end of our population and the illegals. My widowed niece is now getting so much more money from the government it would not pay to work She hadn’t figured that out yet but, is well on her way to bring a stay at home single mother of two.
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Post by Freeborn on Mar 14, 2021 7:26:02 GMT -6
You should add to the poll. This Covid Bill is gonna cost us all a boatload of money....nobody is gonna come out ahead. The “poor” will come out ahead Foggy. The next phase after going after hubs is to tax the “rich”. Supposedly during the elections that was those making $200,000 or more but, we know China Joe doesn’t keep his promises. I’m guessing those making $80,000 or couples making $150,000 is a starter and then the big one will be redefining the 401k and 403B plans so that recent and future retirees get screwed. All for supporting the lower end of our population and the illegals. My widowed niece is now getting so much more money from the government it would not pay to work She hadn’t figured that out yet but, is well on her way to bring a stay at home single mother of two. The taxing of 401k plans is a big deal and I know a target of politicians. They see all that wealth sitting in those accounts and they can't help themselves but go after it. If they do that it may be a reach to far as allot of people have 401k plans. I also believe many people don't like the idea of going after retired people. The mid term elections are coming lets see how far the Dems are willing to stick their necks out.
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Post by Sandbur on Mar 14, 2021 7:32:07 GMT -6
The “poor” will come out ahead Foggy. The next phase after going after hubs is to tax the “rich”. Supposedly during the elections that was those making $200,000 or more but, we know China Joe doesn’t keep his promises. I’m guessing those making $80,000 or couples making $150,000 is a starter and then the big one will be redefining the 401k and 403B plans so that recent and future retirees get screwed. All for supporting the lower end of our population and the illegals. My widowed niece is now getting so much more money from the government it would not pay to work She hadn’t figured that out yet but, is well on her way to bring a stay at home single mother of two. The taxing of 401k plans is a big deal and I know a target of politicians. They see all that wealth sitting in those accounts and they can't help themselves but go after it. If they do that it may be a reach to far as allot of people have 401k plans. I also believe many people don't like the idea of going after retired people. The mid term elections are coming lets see how far the Dems are willing to stick their necks out. Many, many will remember come the mid terms after this last covid bill and the coming Gun control. If they increase taxing on retirement plans, something needs to be done with the enormous benefits that retired members of Congress get.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Mar 14, 2021 7:57:12 GMT -6
There’s a nice farm for sale in Iowa near my farm . I just painted myself black and face timed the White House to see when they can give it to me.
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Post by Foggy on Mar 14, 2021 9:02:45 GMT -6
You should add to the poll. This Covid Bill is gonna cost us all a boatload of money....nobody is gonna come out ahead. The “poor” will come out ahead Foggy. The next phase after going after hubs is to tax the “rich”. Supposedly during the elections that was those making $200,000 or more but, we know China Joe doesn’t keep his promises. I’m guessing those making $80,000 or couples making $150,000 is a starter and then the big one will be redefining the 401k and 403B plans so that recent and future retirees get screwed. All for supporting the lower end of our population and the illegals. My widowed niece is now getting so much more money from the government it would not pay to work She hadn’t figured that out yet but, is well on her way to bring a stay at home single mother of two. Yep.....I have two sisters whom's lives were "ruined" by getting all that SS income after spouse death. Spent it all on trips and home makeovers. Now in later life they are truly screwed.
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