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Social security by the numbers
You paint with a very broad brush. I don't want SS to go away. It is a social contract that the US Govt. agreed to with the voting public - you pay X amount in over your working lifetime based on your income and you get a guaranteed amount Y back when you retire. I don't believe the Govt...- Alpine01
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Social security by the numbers
Better go back and check your facts. Clinton never had a recession. The recession of 1990-1991 (-1.4%) lasted 8 months (started in July) and was a result of the S&L crisis aftermath and Gulf War oil spike. Cost Bush I re-election. The next recession occurred in 2001 (March) when Bush II had...- Alpine01
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Social security by the numbers
You're awfully naive aren't you. Or just disingenuous.- Alpine01
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Social security by the numbers
It's the President who provides leadership and signs off on anything that comes out of Congress. The Oval Office has final responsibility for what does or does not get enacted.- Alpine01
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Social security by the numbers
Come on, you're better than that. Clinton had 8 yrs to do something as did Obama. Biden had 4 yrs. 20 yrs out of the last 30 have been controlled by Dems in the White House. Bush had 8 years, Trump 1st term 4 yrs. Now Trump is halfway through his second. Fixing SS has been punted by both...- Alpine01
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Alaska Highway (AlCan) vs. Cassiar Highway
Nice! Sounds like you had a great trip. Thanks for the update.- Alpine01
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2026 Colorado Draw Results
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Anybody Buying Yet? Where’s the Bottom?
I make no assumptions about you. Just offering cautionary advice for future actions is all. Glad you have a clear vision of how you want to live your life.- Alpine01
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Anybody Buying Yet? Where’s the Bottom?
Good for you. That is 1000% your choice to make in life. But own that decision going forward (and the consequences that come from it in the future) and don't whine and complain that others have more than you, can afford a bigger house, nicer cars, more vacations, more toys, earlier retirement...- Alpine01
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Anybody Buying Yet? Where’s the Bottom?
As an employee, I always looked at it as "do I need the company more than the company needs me?'. As an early career employee, it was definitely the former. Looking for opportunities to improve/better myself outside my "core" area of expertise and make myself more valuable to the company was...- Alpine01
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Lawsuit Filed to Cement Legality of Corner Crossing in Montana
My guess would be an appeal to the 9th regardless of how the state court rules as either losing side will want to get a higher opinion/clarity. If 9th upholds/rules that CC is illegal, now you have a conflict between the 10th and the 9th and SCOTUS would have to settle it, assuming the... -
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Alaska Highway (AlCan) vs. Cassiar Highway
I drove the Cassiar fall of 2024 from Colorado up to Watson Lake where I had a moose hunt. Great drive, highly recommend. Saw moose, deer, caribou, buffalo, and black bears between Grande Prairie and WL. Some long stretches with few gas stations; especially between Fort Nelson and WL. Will...- Alpine01
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MT EQC to determine corner crossing as "illegal"
I was thinking more along the lines of if someone can dig that story up for a March 2026 story after 13 years have passed, then it is still floating out in the ether and wouldn't be too hard to find last fall and knowingly or unknowingly assign it as a recent event. But that is all speculation. -
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MT EQC to determine corner crossing as "illegal"
Thanks Randy. I don't disagree with any of your points. CO has been using CPW in similar fashion to push agendas contrary to their broader stakeholder interests. The reference to you wanting to corner-cross and get a ticket probably traces back to the planned crossing in the Crazy Mountains... -
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MT EQC to determine corner crossing as "illegal"
Not sure I agree. FWP is part of the Executive Branch. The Lt Gov., as head of the Executive Branch (assuming the Gov has delegated this authority), looks to be defining a policy on how the Executive Branch, through the FWP, is going to interpret existing laws relative to CC legality or is... -
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MT EQC to determine corner crossing as "illegal"
Ok. I read that you wanted the courts to provide clarity on the issue rather the Lt. Gov or any other politician and that clarity was in lieu of what the Lt Gov. is trying to do now. So clarity now was the priority. Thanks for making that distinction. In terms of final clarity on the issue... -
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MT EQC to determine corner crossing as "illegal"
I might be dense or splitting hairs, but I am still not following your argument. You want "a court" to clarify the issue but not the 9th? A Montana court then? If MT did that and another court, say in CA, rules the opposite, then the 9th would get it. If a MT court ruled CC is illegal and... -
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MT EQC to determine corner crossing as "illegal"
That was my thinking as well. Seems like the MT Legislature needs to step up and create a legal basis one way or another. I can't see how that can happen without violation of the UIA but I am not a lawyer. That or FWP takes the position it is, and a resulting legal challenge occurs as soon as... -
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MT EQC to determine corner crossing as "illegal"
Are you looking then for the 9th Circuit Court to consider corner crossing relative to the Unlawful Inclosures Act as the 10th Circuit has (and rightfully ruled IMHO)? If so, I would think FWP (or a law enforcement agency under their request) and an accommodating DA would have to arrest and...
