DC

Jumpy-Impact3265

Chip stocks, I like AMD. Coca cola is a solid performer. WBD is trending up with the new DC release slate - 12 a share currently.

No-Statement-452

The actual DC Metro unemployment rate is 40% or more.

ohuprik

When the terrorists hit NY, DC, L.A. or wherever, you will be comforted by the thought that DJT was on the job. ((It's probably coming more sooner than later.) Why does diarrhea brain have to opine on _everything_???

-Zug-Zug-

Lol you’re talking about Marvel when it’s DC

AlfredoAllenPoe

It's also important to note that SCOTUS has also explicitly stated that the President cannot fire the Fed Chair for policy disagreements. They can only fire him for cause (something like fraud or embezzlement) There are currently renovations going on at the Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC. These renovations were approved in 2017 and began in 2020. This is their first major renovation since the building was constructed in the 1930s. They have gone $700M over budget due to inflation of the price of building materials, much more asbestos to remove than anticipated, the discovery of toxic chemicals in the soil around the Fed, and a higher water table than expected. However, the Trump admin, specifically Vought at the OMB, is trying to say that this is "fraud" (it absolutely isn't), so they can fire him for cause. Additionally, Trump has also came out to say that he isn't going to fire JPow but *did* do a private poll of GOP lawmakers and claims most of them support his firing. There is no way to verify this claim since he lies all the time, and Congresspeople wouldn't come out against their guy

Decembrio

Thx. Joined th DC.

___forMVP

Literally the entire western US power grid has been transitioning and will continue to transition towards renewables. I’m not ignoring variables in a hypothetical situation, I’m telling you that in the wholesale power market of the western US renewables are the most economic resources to be dispatched and are by and large replacing gas and coal plants (and nuclear!). They are building giant DC lines that transmit wind power from New Mexico and western Texas and shipping it directly into Arizona and Southern California, because it’s cheaper to do that than run conventional generation near population centers. This is the reality of the last 10 years, now, and our near future. There is no reason to build nuclear plants outside of purpose built ones near large consistent load centers like the data centers they’re building out in the middle of nowhere.

IsThereAnythingLeft-

They beat each of their counterpart cards for the new series…. Plus the real money is in DC

degausser22

I build commercial hvac equipment and any manufacturer not in data centers is slow and having a down year. Anyone in DC is booming.

Peeeeech

I thought it was 🌽 week in DC? Not a good sign

SvenTropics

Bitcoin is never going to be a global currency. There's a simple practical reason why this isn't going to happen, and it's like when they were planning to install DC power plants everywhere. It's simply not feasible. A single Bitcoin transaction uses 1200 kwh of power right now. That is almost a million Visa transactions. Then you have the size of the blockchain. It's a public ledger that everybody has a copy of. Imagine if that existed for every single transaction globally. Other cryptos use a lot less, and one of them might take this role in a conceivable future, but the underlying structure of Bitcoin makes this infeasible. Bitcoin is never going to be more than a speculative investment. You can put it in the same category as gold (except having zero industrial value and a much more unstable price) where it technically could be a currency, and probably is treated as a currency in very limited transactions, but it's never going to be a global currency (again).

thisisillphil

DC frickin A bro! Why do people have such a hard time learning this? Not saying it's guaranteed but Sofi is primed to hit 30-45 in the next 6-12 months. Get on the train before it takes off.

Life-Path-6701

JP Morgan Chase is building a stable coin on Ethereum, circle built US DC on Ethereum, Robin Hood just built their Blockchain using arbitrary a Blockchain based off Ethereum…. There is a lot of real world adoption. Just have to read about it.

Yogurt_Up_My_Nose

Superman 2025 I think may have been the first good DC studios movie.

TheRealTonyStonk

TIL there’s actually people that like the DC universe lmfao

Sure_Group7471

I talked to someone who’s worked in DC for a while. Fact is trade deals simply cannot be made under Trump. All the people who understood trade and comprehensive trade agreements have either been fired by DOGE or simple don’t want to be associated with Trump. Understand these are very complex agreements which require a lot of thought and technical ability to sort out. Both of which are lacking in this admin. This is very much proven by the failures to get a trade deal with Japan or Canada two of US’s closest allies or at least ex allies.

Advanced-Summer1572

I agree... First of all this has been a rumor for three days starting Wednesday evening. Secondly, Powell's term (so Trump has to be trying to gauge the effect of that) is up in 2028... Any lowering of the interest for Trump is always to zero. He likes the look of that. As to the Bizzaro world in DC today? Anything could happen. The Epstein tornado is getting stronger, Trump will have to decide if he likes being in the middle of that, while dealing with financial institutions that can cause serious headaches for his GOP members in midterm season. A lot of moving parts. Watch Miller, he is the only person that seems to have an idea as to where he wants to go.

DumboWumbo073

> You think I'm talking... what... policy? Is the man in DC going to keep these companies operational when the people doing the actual profitable work don't exist anymore? Elon let go 80%, maybe I’m exaggerating, of Twitter and it is still operating. This set off a catalyst in the entire business industry to follow suit. Your knowledge of operations is also outdated this is a new era of debauchery and evil.

KnightDuty

You think I'm talking... what... policy? Is the man in DC going to keep these companies operational when the people doing the actual profitable work don't exist anymore? The layoff magic trick doesn't work forever because eventually there is nobody left to do the work and it no longer resembles the same business. This isn't about understanding policy it's about understanding operations.

DumboWumbo073

> If things don't stabilize, the layoff technique can't work forever while keeping the companies rcongizable. The layoff technique can work as long as the man in DC says it can. The market isn’t is coming down any soon. Your knowledge of economics is outdated we are in a new era.

Competitive-Ant2876

It’s funny you guys think gaetz going to DC has anything to do with cannabis. Nothing will be announced until sept, if anything is announced.

BIGDADDYHANIN

Breaking News: Matt Gaetz summoned to DC for possible Special Counsel investigation into the Epstein matter developing.... Pedo's going down!!!

Paluchowicz88

Does he really have to be in DC to reschedule?

dont_downvote_SPECIL

If “Superman” outgrosses that film and Marvel’s upcoming “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” this would be the first year that DC bests Marvel at the box office since 2008.

Hungry-Brain-3287

I had a friend who lived in DC and rented her place in New Orleans. When Katrina happened she lost everything. Help was provided to those who lost their primary residence, not their secondary. Diamond hard pass. Lewes, DE is where I am looking. Close to the beach, rent during the summer and then go down and enjoy it off season.

GhostsinGlass

Somethin may be going down. Post in NCD days Trump was diverted from NJ to DC and the Pentagon pizzerias are busy. Houthis gonna get slapped? Russia gonna get blapped?

dkrich

Dude you summed up my own observations better than I could have. Look at DC. Contractors are laying people off en masse and buildings are vacant. Housing market in Florida is at an absolute standstill. I don’t know how anyone involved in the industry is feeding themself. Nobody at my company and I mean nobody has left for a new job in probably two years and we’ve only hired a few people in that time. I can’t reconcile the market with what’s happening in the real world but I guess it’s just earnings momentum for the essential businesses

128-NotePolyVA

DC needs to take a closer look at what keeps couples that do have a child from having a second or fourth. They can start with addressing the cost of higher education in the US.

100wordanswer

LOL, it seems so fake. The quote is from "Washington DC" and not Trump?

imstaringataplant

I left DC 15 years ago, got sober 10 years ago, and still demanded to take my wife there when we visited last fall. Long live Dan’s!

IBetYr2DadsRStraight

I wish I had more upvotes for Dan’s Cafe. I left DC a decade ago, but I’ve got some great (hazy) memories of that place.

thegooseisloose1982

Lipstick sales are doing amazing especially right now around Washington, DC. where politicians, and flunkies are kissing the Orange Turds fat ass.

dansdansy

"Crypto week" in DC, the concentration of btc treasuries opened up by zombie companies, and the regulatory environment/overall risk appetite in the industry has sell the news all over it. The business case for the stock is illogical. The valuation doesn't make any sense on the BTC treasury unless you think btc will keep going up over the next few years. All that and Michael Saylor himself is a fraudster and slimey dude. Look into his prior endeavors during the dotcom boom and his trouble with the SEC.

Rude_Masterpiece_239

You got the wrong guy haha. It’s bad, all bad. I’m the “raise taxes on anyone making over $1M regardless of income source and tax business appropriately” guy. I’m also the “get these people TF out of DC” guy. Sadly, I don’t believe any of that happens anytime soon. Rich tax breaks are set. It may boost the market short term. Maybe. Long term it’s awful. Debt spending by the Feds will prop up the economy. Dollar will probably stay weak which will hurt everyone but those who own assets. But again, that piper will come calling someday and sadly (again) that will end up hurting the bottom 50% the worst. It’s all bad. Get rich or struggle…the American way 🦅

I_am_Nerman

It reminds me of when AOC wanted to negotiate a "better deal" for NY'ers in 2020 after Amazon decided they were going to build a second headquarters (HQ2) in NY. Amazon promptly dipped to DC. Arlington, VA got all those jobs. And people wonder why over 500k people have left NY since then.

volckerwasright

Good ROI on those sponsored tweets, about a 30-40% move in MSOS since the first one (DC Draino, I believe)

LeMAD

Tornado warning over Washington DC. This could be useful.

Glittering_Fix36

DC baby. The District, all day.

DowntownWpg

Oddly several of them posted yesterday, with a very similar message saying it is a campaign promise and it's time for change. @Gunthereagleman, @DC_draino can be added to the list. It feels like they are trying to prime their base for something. Hopefully anyways.

Quiet_Appointment_63

I see, idk about battery packs work myself but tbh. I'm not sure I understand how DC batteries can support a series of GPUs that individually consume let's say 1000w for a Blackwell. However I'll look into battery packs as I'm not sure how they work from Tesla and others. Thanks for the comment.

Odd_Entrepreneur2815

They easily pay their current leases and expense and also have $1.256B in EBITDA. They just sold the innovation center by their HQ and are about to sell a DC in Ohio. Real Estate transacts every day. Dive into their 10k and you can easily see the picture and cash flows etc.

Ok_Cry7572

Just to give you an idea of how much DC steals from us… Jerome Powell wants $2.5 billion to “renovate” the Federal Reserve building. Dallas Cowboy stadium cost $1.3 billion to build.

peaceup_atowndown

Bummer. What changed? I’ve been going for about 8 years (in DC) and it seems about the same to me

Jumpy_Childhood7548

They are desperate. Mortgage industry has dried up, as rates are up, DC actions will keep them up, and the economy is stagnating.

weHaveThoughts

Y’know someone in his cabinet already told 10 friends and they told friends… these fkrs are too damn incompetent to keep anything a secret, let alone trade deals or running their mouths off at every bar in DC saying Israel is going to attack Iran… Looking at you Mr Sect of Defense…

PowerElectronic3341

South Vietnam 🇻🇳 lost to war because DC Democrats cut their funding promised to them while Nixon was president. Causing over a million south Vietnamese to be murdered the next 10 years. 20% Tariffs is reasonable and Vietnam 🇻🇳 can compete easily. They have already reduced their prices. 🕊️🗽

Tiaan

From today: https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/1942586646685249971 > As a former police officer, I strongly support President Trump on wanting to reschedule marijuana from schedule I to a schedule III. > > Foreign nations are outpacing the U.S. in medical marijuana research, and we must take the lead. Rescheduling is an effective compromise it maintains illegality while enabling critical studies to advance our understanding and innovation in this field. Gunther Eagleman is a MAGA Christian account with 1.4M+ followers From yesterday: https://x.com/DC_Draino/status/1942325611672056152 > Cannabis is absurdly classified alongside heroin as a Schedule I drug and treated more harshly than fentanyl > > Does anyone actually think that makes sense? > > Trump’s campaign promise to move cannabis to Schedule 3 seems like a good compromise > > It maintains criminal penalties while also unlocking critical medicinal research that can save lives > > No brainer imo Another big MAGA account with 2.2M+ followers They're using similar talking points too about how it strikes a good balance between maintaining criminal penalties while unlocking research

manualCAD

The DC Draino guy was invited to the closed door Epstein meetings when they did the binder photoshoot. Both influencers, but this admin has made it clear they're allowing the "new media" to have access to the WH and briefings. If these mega maga accounts are posting positively about cannabis, you know they have gotten their marching orders from somewhere.

UsedState7381

I don't see how this DC guy is any different than Fat Joe, they both are influencers and matters very little in the grand scope of things.

KAI5ER

I have many thoughts about this. But I legitimately think that both sides don't really care about reform but love to use it as a talking point. Fat Joe, was a horrible choice but probably convenient and matched whatever narrative the Harris admin had planned. DC Draino's account is fairly smart with their social posting. I assume it was added fodder to defect from any attachment to Epstein folder backlash

manualCAD

I put more confidence in this DC Draino guy actually knowing about something than I did with fat Joe. I'm fully convinced the "behind closed doors meeting" with fat Joe was actually just them smoking a blunt. Literally nothing came of that.

vertigostereo

DC swamp insiders rejoice.

manualCAD

The DC_Draino account was retweeting Tysons cannabis tweets from last week and rallying around the move to S3 last night. DC Draino was one of the nerds who got conned with the Epstein binders and is in the "new media" or whatever they're calling it. This admin could use a good distraction in the news cycle right about now.....

wolf_of_rapestreet

>best place after califorina, new york, nashville, and miami and coastal NC, coastal SC, Cabo San Lucas, Scottsdale, Seattle, Colorado, Maine, DC, Europe, Japan, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Aruba, and Hawaii Basically a close second after those

Shah_an_shah

They probably go to their respective embassies in Washington DC.

pinghing

His Excellency, Mango Tacos(🥭, 🌮) President of the United States Tesla Dealership DC location

imrickjamesbioch

Elmo is an idiot… He’s starting to believe his own propaganda that spews on the Jie Rogan podcast that somehow he’s the smartest guy in the world vs a con man who just bribed a couple government officials to federally fund his companies Once he got booted out of DC, he should have taken a break from the public eye for a couple years. BUT I guess you can’t stop a narcissist from what they seek the most which is constant attention and everything is about them. As for Tesla, the company fucked before Elmo fallout with Convict Orange. Dems and pretty much the entire world outside Putin/Saudis hate his ass and are seeking other EV’s to purchase. Then Red Hats don’t buy EV’s in the first place so that not a customer base he can rely on. Unless Tesla teams up with Ford and comes out with a F-150 EV with automated trucker Nuttz that deploy along with 69 Orange Taco flags when a redneck presses the “own the Libs mode”. Regardless, now he wants to piss maga off as well by going against Con47? Does he really think he’s that popular cuz he had the twitter algorithm manipulated so that everyone follows and gets his tweets on twitter? I won’t get into the lil reports I heard that robotaxi is already a failure with basic things like driving on the wrong side of the road, letting people off in the middle of the road, speeding, and other traffic laws that put pedestrians lives in danger. But Tesla future, IMO is not bright at all and will end up like blockbuster of EV’s and an after thought in a couple years. SpaceX is screwed as well…

GhostsinGlass

[Based Fontaines DC](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1lsn0v2/fontaines_dc_in_finsbury_park/) To make this market related. Gearbox uses Fontaine DC's "starburster" in their [First Look trailer for Borderlands 4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26vY2GMfYTw) and it's and absolute gem of a trailer. They're cooking and if they can keep Randy Pitchford from opening his mouth too much sales are gonna be sweet. Borderlands 4, GTA VI, Calls on TTWO

theprinterison

I have a female friend who works in politics in DC. She works as an assistant to some scrub politician. She said she heard talks about a BTC standard. The rollout will be partial (10-12% of Current GDP). Has anyone heard similar?

Dad_just_puked

🥭 didn't only win every win every swing state...but also two counties in Texas that NEVER voted red, EVER, before (this means they previously voted for black Obama and woman Hillary)... ...this...and...EVERY...US voting entity...so, states, DC, territories had increased GOP voting. (Not one entity had increased Dem voting)

rriggsco

> Seattle's population increased by 2.2% last year, tying with Washington, DC, for the fourth-highest growth rate among the nation's 50 most-populous cities. Growing pretty fast for such a hell hole.

careyectr

At today’s retail prices hydrogen-powered cars are nowhere near cost-competitive, and even at the $5 kg⁻¹ plant-gate figure they would only be “borderline” against gasoline or public fast-charging, not home charging. The Toyota Mirai’s EPA rating is 66 mpge, which works out to about 1.5 kg per 100 miles. At $5 kg⁻¹ that is roughly $0.08 mile⁻¹ – comparable to driving a 50 mpg hybrid on $3.15 gal⁻¹ gasoline or using a DC fast-charger priced around $0.45 kWh⁻¹, but still more than triple the cost of charging an EV at home on 15 ¢ kWh⁻¹ power.    The catch is that drivers don’t pay $5 kg⁻¹ today – they pay $25-30. California stations, which serve nearly the entire U.S. FCEV fleet, posted pump prices of $27-30 kg⁻¹ in late-2024 and early-2025, pushing real-world running costs north of $0.40 mile⁻¹ – about four times gasoline and an order of magnitude above home-charged BEVs.  Even if future gigafactories hit DOE’s $1 kg⁻¹ “Hydrogen Shot” production goal, distribution and station margins add another $2-3 kg⁻¹, so the on-road price might bottom out near $3-4 kg⁻¹. That would bring per-mile cost to roughly $0.05-0.06 – competitive with fast-charging and gasoline, though still above home charging. Meeting that target assumes wholesale renewable power under 3 ¢ kWh⁻¹ and electrolyser CAPEX below $1 000 kW⁻¹, both of which the IEA and DOE regard as stretch but plausible for the early-2030s.   FCEVs do offer quick refuelling, long cold-weather range and better payload for heavy vehicles, but those advantages must outweigh three structural hurdles: hydrogen remains two to three times less energy-efficient “well-to-wheel” than a BEV, public station coverage is sparse (74 U.S. sites versus 110000 DC fast-charge plugs), and vehicle sales fell more than 20 % in 2024 while BEVs kept setting records.   Bottom line – at $5 kg⁻¹ delivered hydrogen a fuel-cell car would be marginally competitive for drivers who rely mostly on expensive public charging or need diesel-like refuelling speed. At current $25-30 kg⁻¹ pump prices it is not. Whether scale and policy can close that gap fast enough before batteries improve further is the open question.

Affectionate-Idea690

go to DC and buy one

RonsJohnson420

Weed is the farthest thing from the minds of the idiots in DC.

WillingnessFluid6244

This guy speaking in the house right now is everything wrong with washington DC. Could you find a more feckless and uninspiring person if you tried?

creemeeseason

Can't find stats on this since that data is apparently not made public? Source? Also, lack of insurance is usually a fine on the first offense anyway, and only is found if a motorist is stopped for something else, so there seems to be a pretty weak correlation there, if any. Also, according to Google, the top 5 highest uninsured states (as of 2022, the most recent data made public but well after your 2020 turning point) are: Washington DC New Mexico Mississippi Tennessee Michigan So the blue state hypothesis you put out seems to not hold water, and poor states tend to have higher uninsured rates indicating that it's more likely a financial decision than a law enforcement decision. Also, Michigan isn't poor, but has really expensive insurance for some reason (source: I used to live there) so that adds to the financial argument. No idea about Washington DC though. Also the previous uninsured peak was 2008, as I mentioned. Therefore peak uninsured tend to correlate with affordability issues, not law enforcement. This is a historical parallel so it could be proven wrong this time, but the evidence for ditching insurance to save money is there.

Quick1711

There is no more class in DC

casual_microwave

DC pizza meter is at a medium probability of an event rn. Pizza:Bar ratio is at a 1.33

Gristle__McThornbody

It's 2am in DC. How are these old fucks still awake doing stuff.

DuckTalesOohOoh

10. Some of the people who need to vote aren't even in Washington, DC right now.

DuckTalesOohOoh

BREAKING Some of the Congressmen aren't even in Washington, DC. Johnson says he will keep the rule vote, which is 207-216, open as long as it takes to get the majority. He is 10 short right now.

DuckTalesOohOoh

Some Congressmen aren't even Washington, DC.

OG_Tater

Right, because of all the bipartisanship and independent thought going on in DC.

OddOccasion1299

16 days ago he said he has 3 remote jobs 🤣🤣🤣 He’s also in the DC area that most definitely does not pay $300,000.

stairs_3730

It was also never about balancing the or reducing the budget deficit. Based on what magats are spending to round up people and put them in detention camps. it was all about Reject 2025 and the Oligarchs NewWorldOrder - Eliminate ALL bureaucrats in DC and replace them with loyalists who won't object to stealing OUR data.

PapaCharlie9

It's always spelled LEAPS, since it's an acronym, like IRS. You don't write ir or IRs, so you don't write leap or LEAPs. "Option" refers to both puts and calls. If you mean call, you should write call, not option. It's very difficult to use DCA with LEAPS calls. The DC in DCA stands for dollar-cost, which ideally means you spend a fixed amount of dollars and get *how ever many shares that will buy*, even if they are fractional shares. If your dollar-cost is $240 each time interval and the share price is $50, you're only buying 4.8 shares at a time. You can't buy calls in fractional shares. A standard call is always 100 shares. This forces you to *change* the amount of dollars you spend each time interval, since you can only buy calls in whole contracts. That defeats the purpose of DCA, which is buy more shares when the price is low and fewer shares when the price is high. Well, not entirely defeats, it becomes more chunky with more wasted dollars. If your DC is $240 and the call costs $300, you buy nothing that interval. Next time, if the call cost $200, you can't put your entire $240 to work for you, you can only utilize $200 and have $40 cash leftover. This introduces capital inefficiency not seen with shares. DCA with LEAPS calls can work if you are trading very large multiples of contracts per interval. Like if the contract ranges from $200-$300 each and your DC per interval is $60,000. Then you are trading 200 to 300 calls per interval and can adjust by adding or dropping individual calls to get closer to your DC in dollars. Only having $200-$300 cash left unspent vs. $60k is a smaller capital inefficiency as a percentage. > 2nd question. I know the premiums and commissions can add up in costs, but would that play a big factor in losses? Uh ... since the gain/loss of a LEAPS call trade is *entirely* defined by premiums and commissions, I think the answer can only be yes. But I suspect a lurking misconception. You use "premiums" as if that was just some kind of small surcharge added on top of the *real* value of the call. Premium is what the entire value of the call is, well, called.

HaveAKlondike

How is DC? I heard it’s been a bit eerie there due to layoffs. Streets are definitely cleaner. Yeah UWS is amazing. My gf just got fellowship last June at Columbia so we made the move.

shiningbeans

When I visit now from DC I like to stay upper west. I enjoy visiting I guess, just prefer London/DC although they have their own problems

thesunbroclan

Thunderstorm affecting logistics to DC so pump may be next week

thesunbroclan

Logistics looking like a problem .. storms keeping ppl from reaching DC so pump may be next week

Emilio___Molestevez

got smoked today. turned on AC/DC full blast and jumped in the pool screaming with my kids. feeling a little better now.

No-Dragonfruit-1324

The exponential diversion of wealth disparity in this country makes me sick to my fucking stomach. I hope DC gets nuked

AdCritical5383

>I for one would like all the old fucks in DC to retire stat. 😂

putsellingregard

Sprouts is a billion dollar company, great margins But their store employees are barely scraping by Unhappy in their low paying jobs, you can see it on their faces, the low energy and misery But sprouts is just a tenant in a retail strip owned by a REIT, who is then controlled by executives in power… Who have connections to DC and politiks, and can sway laws in their own way times this by hundreds of corporations…they literally control people’s livelihoods and what the consumer pays and how the economy does, the entire system…is Corp owned? Wall-E wasn’t just a kids movie…it was a documentary… I think the edible just hit

GhostsinGlass

‘If it’s the last thing I do’: [Elon Musk promises to fund campaigns against Republicans who vote for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ bill ](https://www.yahoo.com/news/last-thing-elon-musk-vows-210343566.html) AC/DC - Moneytalks

floo82

Literally it's just people in DC taking a 2 hour lunch

pm_me_your_bbq_sauce

BA slipping. If E-7 program is nixed in DC, shares will fall below 200 again.

DwinDolvak

C’mon guys. Jaimie is the fry cook at the local Washington DC McDonalds where the Secret Service picks up the Irange Turd’s meals.

immunityfromyou

It sounds promising at first and Trump has been loyal at times to people who are loyal to him but who can also help him in some way. I fear Gaetz is in no position to help Trump anymore. His time as a relevant actor in DC is over and he’s a disgrace and this leak shows that. This all reeks of desperation from Truelive and Gaetz which kind matches the entire industry and its investors. I hope it leads to something but it seems like a reach.

Fragrant_Witness_713

Their salaries are not bloated. I realized that doesn't sound popular. But these are talented people no matter how you feel about them. Virtually all of them would make more money in the private sector. And it's not even close. Even though we hate a lot of politicians to act like these people wouldn't be very successful in other areas of life is silly. There are some exceptions like MTG. But they're in the minority. Further Congress people have to maintain two residences. Washington DC is very expensive. Senators and Congress people are not overpaid. Everyone's always like well give me that salary but you know what The people that say that don't have the skill set. To be honest I do, and I went to University in grad school with the thought that I would go into politics. But then I saw I can make a crapload more money in business development in the IT sector. The average senator has at least one post graduate degree a good portion of them are lawyers none of them are making in salary what they would in the private sector. That's why they have side things they do Yes it's corrupt but you can get rid of it as I said pay them more and then ban them from making money in any other way.

floo82

Crypto goes up when DC and wall street buy cocaine to celebrate something

freydsince92-2

Yeah dude, and they've been in bed with the USA gov since the company was founded. The current shitshow going on in DC doesn't reflect Palantir or their values. Alex Karp isn't shy it's easy enough for anyone to listen to what he believes 👍

MichiganKarter

Because we never passed a law requiring it. Such a law wouldn't be unconstitutional; Big 4 accountants have regulations preventing them from owning most stocks. Different politicians invest differently. Jimmy Carter put his farm and all assets in a blind trust while he was President. Tim Walz doesn't own much of anything. Barack and Michelle Obama own a house in DC and index funds. Joe Biden and his family rebuilt ruined houses in Delaware including his mansion. Nancy and Paul Pelosi made their first fortune rebuilding San Francisco and their second in Silicon Valley tech stocks.

BIGDADDYHANIN

How many escorts did they have to fly in to DC to get this bill passed?

s0ul_invictus

Elon can't be in line for POTUS by law, absolutely not happening. Not too happy with Trump on some things, but he's cutting a fine line, and trying to lay some groundwork that will make it much easier to start working the debt down in the long run. Nobody, not even all of DC and the States working in unison, could make a single decision that will eliminate $35t in one day. It's not even theoretically possible. It sounds smart to say "you can't borrow your way out of debt", but this is actually irrational thinking - if you win the lottery, or even just invest wisely, you can absolutely see a return that enables you to continue operating, and repurchase your debt. If this were not true, nobody would ever be approved for a loan. Nobody would ever do anything, actually. Nothing is happening.

ArkhamKnight_1

Would love to know where all of this money is coming from. Forget the insider trading for a minute; where does the cash come from that allows her to invest these amounts. I make a better than average income, and I don’t have this kind of investment cash. And I don’t live in expensive DC on a part time basis. So. Where does the cash come from?? Some journalist should investigate this story….

UsedState7381

>I hope I'm wrong about this. u/GeoLogic23 you think this is still in play? Specially now that Don Murphy has been crying so much about the MSOs not doing enough lobbying at DC?

suurking

Tesla to build Red Light district in Washington DC with Tesla Optimus giving out hand jobs for $0.69

Kenju22

At this exact moment they aren't exactly wrong, the DC defending carrier battlegroup is currently at sea remember?

Austinsteinm

Canada would destroy the US in conventional warfare and quickly! They'd have DC in ashes before their Kraft dinner got cold.