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    Tent/sleeping bag help?

    I solo elk/deer hunt in Colorado. First and second rifle seasons mostly. I run a tepee tent with inner nest. Nest provides clean, dry, bug free sleeping area. Tent and nest runs 5.4 lbs. I use a Western Mountaineering 10-deg Versalite down bag at 2.45 lbs (including stuff sack) along with a...
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    Ready for a new 7 mag load

    I have a 7mm RM load developed for the Hornady CX-150 with H4831SC. Getting 3160 fps (avg) and 0.51 MOA (max) over a 40-round load confirmation cycle. I seat 0.015 off the lands.
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    Fixing social security

    I don't disagree with anything you have written. The TBTF industries should be treated like any other business/industry. If they make bad decisions, take bad risks, etc. and failure/bankruptcy is the result, then so be it. On the discussion between taxing capital or labor, I don't think you...
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    Fixing social security

    Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight .... I guess you really sussed me out on that one. Bravo!!
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    Fixing social security

    .gov provide alternative options. For example, CO teachers get PERA. That whole public vs private thingy.
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    Fixing social security

    "... or perhaps the premiums are much higher than a few tens of cents a day you claim." - There fixed that for you. If you are going to quote me, at least get it right. Ok. So? How does that change the position that you should plan for your family's future, particularly if you are at higher...
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    Fixing social security

    Yep, been there, done that, Still made it work. Family always came first. As a parent, that is your #1 job and responsibility.
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    Fixing social security

    Thanks. Nope, life is going to throw curve balls at you. It's not about being fair or unfair. It just "is". But take the widow example. It takes literally a few 10's of cents a day to put life insurance in place to cover the loss of a partner's income so that the widow doesn't have to work...
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    Fixing social security

    Thanks for the edit.
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    Fixing social security

    Interesting comments. The loans were Sallie Mae if I recall correctly. But the old version of Sallie and I was paying anywhere from 8-10% interest so not exactly cheap either. I think the current loan system is criminal and there is collusion between the lenders and the universities...
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    Fixing social security

    You're right, my story isn't anything special. Anybody could do it. Most choose not to. I know exactly where I came from and that is why I respect individual responsibility. I have no problem helping others when it is done by my choice, do it all the time. Charities, volunteer work, taking...
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    Fixing social security

    Ha. My parents were just above the poverty line their entire life. I have worked since the age of 12. Worked my ass off in school to get good grades (yep - one of those nerds you likely made fun of throughout elementary and high school), paid my own way through college through summer job...
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    Fixing social security

    I guess we will just have to agree to disagree. I.e., make someone else responsible for your retirement - individual contributes nothing; it's someone's else responsibility to take care of you. I.e., make someone else responsible for your retirement - individual contributes nothing; it's...
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    Fixing social security

    I can appreciate your perspective and in some cases, you are spot on. But, everyone makes choices in their lives that dictate where they will be later in life. I believe people should also take full responsibility for those choices and the consequences that come from it. Too many want to live...
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    Fixing social security

    I think you have summed it up quite well. Thank you. Although I don't think the current trend of job-hopping is tied to whether or not a company offers a defined benefits pension. More about short-termed gains than long-term planning, at least in my observations of the 300+ engineers that I...
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