mke_geek

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[–] mke_geek@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If they do, they get down voted.

[–] mke_geek@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Mine is basically dead. One person periodically posts a news article but no one comments.

[–] mke_geek@lemm.ee -2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Both Lemmy and Reddit are mostly echo chambers. If you don't agree with the hive mind, you're down voted.

[–] mke_geek@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Rents went up for several reasons:

  1. Lack of housing supply.

  2. Increased costs for materials, contractor labor, utilities, increased costs for staffing, etc.

  3. increased demand. People lived together during the pandemic and got sick of each other.

[–] mke_geek@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

Wages have not kept up with everything else.

[–] mke_geek@lemm.ee 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

At this point, presently? People ~~acting like they are experts on Marxism without ever delving into Marxist theory~~

[–] mke_geek@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

It's been beaten to death why housing costs are up. How many more articles will there be on the same thing?

[–] mke_geek@lemm.ee -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you rent at cost or even a little over you'll go broke. People won't pay their rent and trash the places. Non-profits are finding out that they can't even support what they're trying to do with housing because the actual costs are more than what you think are "at cost".

[–] mke_geek@lemm.ee -2 points 1 month ago

So you'd choose senseless violence. Good thing you're not getting any money.

[–] mke_geek@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

It's an extra monthly fee to cover the cost of extra cleaning and repairs needed due to tenants having pets and the damage they cause.

[–] mke_geek@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just ban all cigarettes. They're not good for anyone.

 

"This pre-Roe statute says nothing about abortion—there is no such thing as an '1849 Abortion Ban' in Wisconsin," Dane County Circuit Court Judge Diane Schlipper wrote in her July ruling that rejected a motion filed by a county district attorney to dismiss the case.

 

Because roundabout traffic only travels in one direction, the possibilities of head-on collisions and left turn-related crashes are virtually eliminated, Qin said. These are two of the most severe and deadly types of collisions.

Additionally, the circular design of roundabouts is intended to slow drivers to speeds where crashes are far less severe.

Roundabouts don't only offer safety benefits. They're also better for the environment, make traffic more efficient and ultimately cost less to maintain than other intersection types, Qin said.

Roundabouts also cost less to maintain than other intersection types because they do not use traffic lights or electricity.

Milwaukee definitely needs more roundabouts to help combat reckless driving.

 

Article about her Lake Geneva mansion:

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171207/CRED0701/171209911/wife-of-starz-ceo-tina-trahan-spends-16-million-on-lake-geneva-mansion

In 2017, Trahan bought Stone Manor, the largest estate in Lake Geneva, for $16 million.

 

"I can’t tell you how many people were like, ‘Oh, look at all this supply, look at all these just brand new buildings,’ and kind of scoffing at it like this was going to lead to gentrification or rents skyrocketing,” said Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a two-term Democrat, in an interview. “The exact opposite has happened.”

This is one of those "well duh" moments... Obviously more supply leads to lower prices. This is Economics 101!

 

Who will replace her?

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