My husband paid our taxes. I suggested that maybe we should hold off, but he pointed out that we'd been audited for no reason, hounded over a 165 dollar error on their part, and we're both too old to go through a bunch of crap over money. Nearly every year we've been harassed by the IRS, and our time is more important than money.
I'm sure an entire pack could take down an adult or two as well. A school I attended actually had a bridge closed due to the migration of snails or something equally stupid. We had to detour around, about ten miles, so the damn snails could move slowly to a new place. Insanity.
I've stopped going to family gatherings. Nearly all of my extended family is vaxxed, and several have diseases and illnesses, some chronic, some with higher mortality rates. Not one of them has made a connection that their previously healthy bodies are now breaking down.
Nice! I had a friend who grew up in Levittown, the houses were very similar to ours. We had a two bedroom with a fireplace in the living room. I think my dad paid ten grand for it, and it had a full basement and big yard, and backed up to a beautiful wooded area.
My parents owned their first home in their mid twenties. My dad was a WWII veteran, and VA loans didn't require a down payment. We lived in one of those housing developments where all the houses were the same. Don't care the house was very nice and new and we loved it. Few people in my parent's family ever owned their own home, and we lived on just my father's income. Those same houses now sell in the high eight hundreds.
Ah Chinese busses. If you live in the Northeast, you may be familiar with them. I think some are based in Chinatown, and it's been a little known, but cheap way to travel to and from NYC. My daughter has some hair raising, and hilarious tales from riding those busses. Such as you have to know which storefront, tree, or other non-descript landmarks to stand in front of if you want to catch a bus. Also the drivers seem to make up fare prices as they go.
There's one planned for a smallish city near me. The police there don't take crap from anyone, and there are also county sheriffs there. I'd go but traffic is a nightmare on the weekend, and I'm sure there will be local news coverage. The weather is currently chilly, overcast and rain in the forecast. They'll probably all leave as soon as the rain starts, due to the a strong chance of their candy asses melting in the rain.
No idea how other schools work, but I worked for a university where all faculty members were required to be advisors to a certain number of students. They did not get extra pay or meaningless titles. They advised the students in their own disciplines, and that system worked perfectly. Private institution where money was spent wisely, and careful tracking of expenses were done.
I live in a "sanctuary" state, and have observed many, many probable illegals, and their families using Medicaid, which also includes vision and dental. Generally the parents have jobs that are unreported, or earnings are under reported. It must be in the millions or billions of dollars, paid by we, the taxpayers. They also get food and housing vouchers. So they get to keep most of their earnings while we're taxed like crazy.