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@SarasotaSlim

 Yeah I will pass on that click bait.

I know bond ETFs and Ive been checking some long term ones out myself for diversification and that is why I said CHURN...being a bond trader you know exactly what I mean. If the holdings do not turn over heavy then the positions will not be lost and the rate of the holdings will not be churned. You can keep hoping for high rates but given you are IN the fund what does it matter, you have locked in the rate and barring churn you will likely not see dramatically higher rates IMO.

@SarasotaSlim

 Correcto again SS, you are the super sleuth.

When someone makes a general comment, an observation of a large scale group of people the intent is not to isolate an outlier or an extreme segment, but you always go there because it serves your partisan narrative. I do not judge Israel as a whole based on the atrocities that BIBI and the extremist group he is involved in and the actions they have taken, the loss of lives and innocents dead due to his decisions. I do not blanket generalize all of Israel based on the atrocities they did to the Palestinians and all of the "Canaanites" in the Bible. 

You did though and that is the difference, you generalize a large group based on an outlier because it fits your flawed partisan views.

@SarasotaSlim

 Correcto...good catch there Slim but if you have read my comments about the relationship there you would not have made the remark you did.

If you look at the extremes as the measure of totality, then your partisan narrative sounds super cool but the problem is that both sides have the same exact extremist view of the other in those extremist circles. I completely agree with what the poster said even with the flaws that exist on BOTH SIDES.

The problem is you 100% shade to Israel because it fits your partisan narrative, I do not blanket blame Israel or portray them on the extremes as you did here and as you likely truly feel inside. I look at the entire picture which spans for thousands of years and the fact Israel got most every thing they wanted due to the relationship and power they have in the USA and the UN and Palestine got zero, they got less than zero and that is a travesty. The way we did nothing while hundreds of thousands died from the killing machine BIBI has been running for decades and he was even warmly welcomed by your dood, that is the worst possible thing the US can do by validating the actions of that horrible person and the loss of life due to his actions, irregardless of what was done to Israel they have returned the action with a massive multiple worse to them.

@SarasotaSlim

 Humorous sarcastic reply, and yes Trump is a clown and based on his actions he deserves this characterization.

Not that you really are interested in my investment views nor do I care to share them with you but in the case of bonds you are missing the most valuable aspect of the fund, you will make MORE in return than the yield if rates go down. The value of the fund will go up as rates go down and your return will be higher than the fund interest return. If you are in long term bond funds and there is not massive churn, you could easily make 5 years of return in investment from appreciation if rates do drop down.

@MizuNoYoNiNaru

 Great reply, I could not agree with you more in every point you made.

@SarasotaSlim

 Partisan on either side is a yawner. Trump will not be bringing down inflation any more than Biden did as to creating it. I do not see a single action by the big clown that is putting the screws on inflation, so far it is retaliatory nonsense and scheming project 2025 platform concepts.

If you have a question then ask it, this antagonistic silly kiddie name calling stuff you do is not helping your situation. We do not delete posts and while yet another conspiracy sandwich is always fun to toss on the pile, nobody deleted any of your posts. If you prefer we can delete your account and that would be the ultimate conspiracy bragging point you could hold and cherish.

Too early to pin anything on Trump and the TNC yet, the economy takes time to cycle through changes and impacts. The CPI is a backwards reporting stat, not sure this thread has great value and there are plenty of other blame the republicans places to post this?

@THEMUGG

 See here is the rub, we cannot know what they might or might not have done since they were removed from the area after the British left the area the late 40s? Then not long after Israel started flushing out any Palestinians who dared to stick around and made land grab legislation then the UN finished the job and gave it all to Israel and the people who were there before had no rights or say. 

Why is Trump not saying for Israel to vacate and move into Gaza after he turns it into a resort or move somewhere else like Egypt or Jordan? Every single decision went to Israel and we wonder why so many other countries want them out and will fight with them to the bitter end.

@SarasotaSlim

 Every single life matters as much as any other so the incident for sure is disgusting and there is no validation for what happened. That is not the only incident nor the only narrative. Unfortunately in the grand scheme of things with the history between these two groups, that event is a nano total for what has been done by Israel to Palestine and vice versa. 

I am Christian, I probably know more about the history than anyone who participates here and I do not support any loss of life, I do support equal representation and equality for all and in this case Israel got everything and Palestine got nothing. If you and your family were corralled into Gaza as the Palestinians were and within eyesight of your plight you see your enemies living a completely different life and your enemy controls commerce access and regularly attacks your people, how would it impact you?

The US stood by and still stands by supporting and forwarding Israel and the terrorist BIBI and we do nothing for those in Gaza and Trump says insulting stupid moronic things, how does that represent that as a country we should be concerned about everyone not just Israel?

If you look at history from the origin of this conflict, Israel has no place occupying that land and it is no wonder why Palestine and Iran want to remove them from the area, that land was historically Persian and Palestinian. The Bible is a lousy historical source as they categorize any non-Jewish as "Canaanite" but at best that area was not entitled to Israel.

@THEMUGG

 It was present day game over when the UN/US gave the promised land to Israel and did not even consider or involve Palestine or represent them in a reasonable respectful manner. 

When the sole entry and exit point is controlled by your enemy and when you do not have full open access to commerce and infrastructure and technology, it is third world even though it is on the water as you mention.

How would you feel if you lived in a caged zone with minimal modern features and access then you know less than a KM away your enemy is living with open borders, full technology and modern living and this SHOULD have been your opportunity? These same enemies who have thousands of years of history killing generations of your family and yet they control most aspects of your life and future?

Every single human deserves respect and opportunity but especially those who were born into a horrible situation and have done nothing to deserve it.

@THEMUGG

 The reality is that the Palestinians never had representation to claim what THEY feel is theirs, they were forced into a third world cage controlled by Israel. The back and forth actions against both groups are consistent and equal (IMO). I do not think one group is above the other, the incident which sparked the mass murders of hundreds of thousands was brutal and especially to US terms but unfortunately that event was not really that severe for the region and the resulting attack and offensive war was not warranted,

I didnt even go down the dufus path about the wanderer in chiefs comments, he is so obtuse it is not even worth discussing. My comments are more historical and fundamental not the classless moronic trash that Trump blurted out. I dismiss most of what he says because he really has no clue about reality but it IS insulting when Trump and many members here minimize other humans, the same humans who deserve respect and consideration as much as we do and as much as anyone else. I find the comments like the Palestinians can live somewhere else, that they will no longer exist and that they do less for the world than the other group as severely insulting, disgusting and lacking intelligence. No single person is better than another, I am no more deserving of another breath than any other living person and when living breathing people are minimized and categorized it is insulting. The hundreds of thousands of innocent people who died have as much claim to this world as those who are living.

How can anyone treat others like cattle and suggest they have no place and that their struggle and fighting and approach is worse than what has been done to them for thousands of years? Israel openly slaughtered innocent civilians and went much further than the guise of Gaza and the US did nothing, Biden did nothing and Trump openly welcomes the figurehead to this country and continues to support those responsible for those innocent deaths and the destruction of a people who never had the opportunity to live their lives in a land which is theirs let alone a caged third world hole like Gaza.

@soup-can

 Where were the insults? Can you list where I personally insulted you? Is asking if you read the OT or know historical information an insult? Is asking if you are relying on present day partisan agendas an insult? Is suggesting that Israel was given land that the Palestinians feel like is theirs an insult? Is saying that Trump and Biden are both horrid for supporting Israel and allowing BIBI to kill hundreds of thousands of their enemies an insult?

I am likely as much or more Christian than anyone here and yet I am not blind to the atrocities Israel has done to anyone not supporting their partisan offensive approach. Gaza is not what the Palestinians deserve as their homeland, they deserve the same land Israel was given and it is true that both cannot exist in the same area given that both feel the area was given to them by their creator and prophets and BOTH groups have killed the other side for millions of people and thousands of years. I do not blindly side with Israel given that Palestine had zero representation and was forced into a third world cage known as Gaza.

@StumpTownStu

 Stupid retort was not YOU silly, I said was the idea of a charter a solution or a stupid retort? Did YOU personally forward the idea of large scale charters as a solution? Of course not so how could you even suggest I am talking about YOU unless Trump named you charter doobie and you are giving him this awful advice.

I think Trump really cares zippo about making things better, Trump listens to extremists who HAVE a narrative and Trump is lacking depth and motivation so whomever he thinks is smart will feed him cruddy ideas and he will support those with doing absolutely ZERO due diligence. 

Look no further than the absolutely atrocious suggestions he makes about inflation and grocery prices about Ukraine and Gaza, the guy offers up such garbage solutions to which he is never held accountable. The way he suggested that Palestine citizens should be put up in foreign countries and that the US should take over Gaza, renaming the Gulf of Mexico and taking over the canal, the list of obtuse idiocy goes on and on and on.

So you need to try HARDER to soil me, you got a cap gun response there which was a massive stretch even at the best of times, try again but onlly after you bring some content to your replies...this poor me stuff is a bit soft dont you think?

@StumpTownStu

 Their reactionary response is extremist, that is why I asked if you really were interested in making things better or retaliating?

I speak of charters because I am square in the middle of one of the largest charter states in the country...I know charters quite quite well and I know their flaws and their gaps and limits. Charters are not a solution that makes things better for a number of reasons.

The way to handle a swing to an extreme is not to swing to the opposite extreme, that accomplishes nothing. I am interested in making things better not swinging away from extremist cherry picking to validate a flawed narrative. Charters are a flawed mistake on a large scale and do not make things better for the students or the families of the students. This comes from experience and from exposure to the very institution you are suggesting.

And yes unless there is extreme oversight and extreme regulation and guidance, Charters are a horrid idea and yes wingnuts do run rampant in charters, it happens regularly down here and this snap your fingers retort to a problem you see is a myriad of problems in your so-called solution.

@StumpTownStu

 Did you read my comment or just hone in on the liberal versus conservative angle yet again?

The solution to make things better is not to swing in the opposite direction in the same level of extremity, what good does that do? Charter schools can be cheaper but they are not a solution to the problem for a multitude of reasons we have discussed here before.

Why does the reaction have to be so extreme and polarizing, is the intent to make things better or is it to overreact as a stupid retort?

@THEMUGG

 Is your solution to allow any wing nut to open a charter school because its cheaper and then let whatever happens run its course? I have no problem with the concept of improving things but that does not need to be imploding the entire structure because your right wing extremist want bibles and religion in schools. Must every solution be as extreme as the problems you feel exist? Where is common sense and a long term solution rather than a short term extremist reactionary overreach?

@soup-can

 Have you read the bible OT? Can you answer this? Do you have an understanding of history in the region or are you just supporting your partisan sources in the present?

How about we cut stupid carbon credits, EV freebies and solar subsidies first? And why are we not just reducing our blank check military funding instead of an organization like USAID which works on making life better on the ground after the mess we create being involved with weapons and wars?

Unless Musk wants to give up his freebies, any cuts he supports is a conflict of interest joke, he is a partisan clown seeking to build his own wealth and destroy those things which do not fit his ultra conservative agenda.

@lovethedough

 Nope...you side with their religious perspective and how would things be if the roles were reversed? Have you read the OT or not? Do you recall the repeated wars and destruction that both sides did to each other?

Israel are the thugs forcing the narrative onto the Palestinians and if things were reversed it would be no different, if Israel were the outsider then we would be agreeing with Palestine and supporting/protecting them.

The OT is a drag to read but it has a solid map of historical wars and psychological perspective for the mindset both have and the entitlement both have, neither is right.