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  1. Phaedrus

    Des Moines is richest city in the US

    I told you, you guys couldn't do math. Liberalism only "works" if you cannot do math. Thank you for proving my point much better than I ever could. And I forgot about the far lefty-ness of CycloneFanatic in my time away. I guess I should check my brain at the door before posting.
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    Des Moines is richest city in the US

    Actually, there are lots of parallels between Iowa and California: California has opportunity for high talent, high cost individuals, which means that you can move there, get a good paying job and struggle to get by. Iowa has limited or no opportunity for high talent, high cost individuals...
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    Des Moines is richest city in the US

    Indeed. Thus the caveat "tend". California has lots of space between pockets of insanity and nutjobbery. The education system "tends" to be crappy and substandard. With pockets of excellence. The laws "tend" to be leftist, idiotic and nonsensical. Governance "tends" to be...
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    Des Moines is richest city in the US

    And it's not the felony kinds of crimes that make Chicago such a sucky place. It's the fact that sooner or later, everyone has to commit those little crimes just to get by, and the political situation forces people to become scummy, even if in just little ways. Doubt this? Try building...
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    Des Moines is richest city in the US

    Yes there is. People in and from California, tend to be pretty stupid. Seriously. They are the proverbial frogs that are boiled alive because someone has turned the water up slowly so they don't notice. California is a great place, but the cost of admittance is so far over any financial...
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    Des Moines is richest city in the US

    I don't think there is anything that can help that kid out. He is doomed.
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    Des Moines is richest city in the US

    Trust me, you can get your butt kicked by feral gangs of youths, just for having the wrong skin tone today. And the older folks are polite about it, but will tell you how blacks and middle easterners are really not humans, without batting an eye.
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    Des Moines is richest city in the US

    Do you know what those big words, mean? By choosing to live in the midwest, you have a much, much better chance of NOT being an indentured servant. You can buy a house you can actually afford, and live debt-free pry easier anywhere else in the world. Chicagoans and New Yorkers, on the...
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    Des Moines is richest city in the US

    Wow. You have a buddy from Egypt???? I am impressed. Switzerland also has the greatest cost of living, and is a pretty racist place. I've LIVED there, *******. Why don't you live a little before you run your mouth.
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    Des Moines is richest city in the US

    I happen to be from Iowa, and have lived all over the world. Will give a significant part of my anatomy to find a job in my field or retire so I can live in Iowa. Seriously. Get off your young, ignorant punk *** and get out. Quit milking your parents for college money and go to New York and...
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    Zombie Proof House

    Well, when the zombies inevitably come for you, you'll eat those words, missy.
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    Zombie Proof House

    "Heeeere, zombie, zombie, zombie...."
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    Zombie Proof House

    I'm sorry, Dave; I cannot let you do that....
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    Slow-cooked BBQ Goat Ribs

    Goat neck stewed in Qabili pilau. Amazingly tasty.
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    Discover Card 1% Cashback

    "almost". But not quite. I just don't spend that much on my one remaining emergency use credit card. I have yet to see a correlation with credit cards and incomes. Though I HAVE seen a correlation between credit cards, high incomes, but inability to balance a budget. Not always. But...
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    Going Green in Iowa

    And reuse beats recycling 10 times out of 10. Cutting down your consumption of almost everything improves your "footprint". I have friends with elaborate and expensive consumerist lifestyles who like to hound others about "going green". They often waste more resources than other people I...
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    Chipotle

    For the win!
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    Discover Card 1% Cashback

    Indeed. "cash back" and "rewards" are ALL a gimmick. The average consumer spends 20% more per purchase when paying with credit card. And is excited about 1% cash back or some insubstantial "reward".
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    Fur coat for the ladies

    I thought it was cool. Really cool.
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    Supplements Rip You Off!

    Ah, yes. The myth of "organic" food. Unfortunately, you can get plenty of nutrients, even from the most eeebil GMOs and green picked veggies. But that doesn't sell grotesquely overpriced "organic" and designer foods. Yes, you make a good point in that some foods are more nutritious than...