January 22Jan 22 6 minutes ago, Gannan said:Fox BusinessTrump sues JPMorgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon for $5B ove...FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump is suing JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon in a $5 billion lawsuit filed Thursday, accusing the financial institution of debanking him for political reasons.@vikas83 thoughts on this? Banks can choose who they do business with no? I figured it was jsut one of his frivolous lawsuits but wanted your opinion.my company is cutting ties with his businesses because they suck at paying timely because of their horrible pay processes and constantly trying to threaten us with lawsuits to get their contracts rewritten.
January 22Jan 22 2 minutes ago, vikas83 said:Funny enough, I was on the phone with my guys at JPM this morning and we were joking about this. It's complete and utter BS, but...expect JPM to settle for some amount just to get it behind them. Dimon's public comments about Trump have caused a pullback in the stock of ~10%. There's just no upside in fighting this when you have a POTUS that is more than willing to use regulators to punish his personal enemies.In a world where the Executive Branch has no concept of decency, everyone is susceptible to a shakedown. It's like paying the mob - yeah, you wish people would stand up, but the power dynamics make it impossible.Funny you say that, because it did sound like mob tactics to me.
January 22Jan 22 2 minutes ago, Gannan said:Funny you say that, because it did sound like mob tactics to me.I know everyone wants to get mad at Universities, or banks, or news networks for paying him, but they really have no other choice. We created this massive regulatory state (which was a mistake) under the assumption it would be run by decent people. That was a bad assumption we are now paying for.
January 22Jan 22 9 minutes ago, vikas83 said:Laser focused on the job...crap just got real on the 2nd grade playgroundUploading Attachment...
January 22Jan 22 12 minutes ago, vikas83 said:I know everyone wants to get mad at Universities, or banks, or news networks for paying him, but they really have no other choice. We created this massive regulatory state (which was a mistake) under the assumption it would be run by decent people. That was a bad assumption we are now paying for.
January 22Jan 22 45 minutes ago, vikas83 said:I know everyone wants to get mad at Universities, or banks, or news networks for paying him, but they really have no other choice. We created this massive regulatory state (which was a mistake) under the assumption it would be run by decent people. That was a bad assumption we are now paying for.It takes a village. I understand but I’m not impressed.
January 22Jan 22 51 minutes ago, DBW said:He really said this 😆1600 Pennsylvania Avenue sir! He blew Bubba!
January 22Jan 22 3 hours ago, VanHammersly said:Also, Greenskeeper thinks this post is funny. Does that make you rethink your positions? After all, he's in lawn maintenance.I thought his real job was at a nursing home, so let's not downplay the valuable experience and insight he's bringing to the table here.
January 22Jan 22 On 1/20/2026 at 8:11 PM, mr_hunt said:Oh yeah, this DOJ will totally be looking into this.
January 22Jan 22 Watching the Jack Smith testimony now. The fact that this piece of ish was ever elected again makes me ashamed of this country.
January 23Jan 23 On 1/21/2026 at 5:54 PM, Lambo said:I mean, he should have known beforehand, but, baby steps.
January 23Jan 23 8 hours ago, VanHammersly said:To be clear, my position is that you absolutely cannot and never will reach his voters and it's the definition of insanity to even try. They should be moI mean, that's just demonstrably false. Yes, the morons who ride and die with Trump deserve all the derision they receive.But there's splash damage that hits reluctant Trump voters. Especially the prideful ones. You aren't converting the diehards and idiots. But every election is won and lost at the margins whether you like it or not. Accept the fact that 30-40% of voters are irredeemable. "On all sides" if it does ya. Elections are about motivating that base, and appealing as much as possible to the center. Again, whether you like it or not.Every time the Dems lurched to the left they've lost nationally. Their winning national candidates the last 30 years have been two generational politicians in Clinton and Obama, and an old man who beat a worse old man who sucks. Both generational politicians managed to expand the base through either triangulation that appeals to the centrists or activating voters who bought into their ability to change things. And the latter avenue is a harder path.Losing the middle has handicapped the Dems. And you CANNOT WIN AT THE GAME REPUBLICANS PLAY because your base is not the same. It's gratifying to play that game if you're a committed leftists, but it's stupid politics.
January 23Jan 23 7 hours ago, vikas83 said:You're rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. It's not like any other currency will fare better. Best to be in assets like real estate.I've tried to diversify so I have a few properties, but I'm considering buying property abroad. The wife is a dual citizen. We will eventually inherit some property in Europe as it stands.Given that, any EU countries you would lean towards? Still looking longingly at Portugal but I was still thinking medium term, this BS may accelerate my timeline.
January 23Jan 23 6 hours ago, vikas83 said:I don't mean to be morbid, but look at the rules in your state as well. When my father in law passed, he and my mother in law owned an investment property (single family home they rented out). When he passed and my MIL got 100% ownership, under CA law, her basis stepped up to current market. So she sold it a few months later and had no capital gains on it.That's interesting. I have some property the wife shares interest in and some she does not. Is it the property that she does not jointly share that would step?
January 23Jan 23 Sorry if previously posted, just saw this somewhere and found a version that’d work here.
January 23Jan 23 4 hours ago, Gannan said:Watching the Jack Smith testimony now. The fact that this piece of ish was ever elected again makes me ashamed of this country.he wasn’t
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