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[Hay Dude]

You got an inside line on the workings of the Catholic Church?

Not especially.
I mean the country as a whole is about to go through a sudden, dramatic change.

 

[MossRoad]

Not especially.
I mean the country as a whole is about to go through a sudden, dramatic change.

i know what you meant. but do we have to discuss it in every thread?

 

[Steppenwolfe]

i know what you meant. but do we have to discuss it in every thread?

 

[MossRoad]

Same goes for you. How about you put the other guy on ignore and stop following him around?

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Not especially.
I mean the country as a whole is about to go through a sudden, dramatic change.

We, (our country) seems to always be going through some sudden, dramatic change. It's what we do; and as far as I can tell, it's the way it always has been. Some see progress to hopefully a better day, some see destruction of what was a better day. I doubt it will ever change. Think about it...

 

[5030]

So long as we maintain our place on this side of the dirt, it ain't all bad...

 

[goeduck]

Or maybe......a stuck bolt in an oil pan?

Kando, where are you when we need you? Any more stuck drain plugs? Do you need any advise?

 

[goeduck]

So long as we maintain our place on this side of the dirt, it ain't all bad...

Does "this side of the dirt" mean above or 6 feet below?

 

[rademamj1]

The Straw Man?? Could be just referencing a straw buyer or straw borrower. Both are associated with fraudulent loan applications by misrepresentation and identity fraud. Being involved means your taking great risk on behalf of a friend or family member. And I don't mean co-signing a loan.

By US Banking definition:

A straw borrower is a term for an individual whose name, SSN, and credit history are used to hide the identity of the organizers of a for-profit loan fraud scheme. Additionally, Straw Buyers (commonly referred to as the Strawman) are also used in order to obtain a loan for a person who would not qualify for the loan, frequently a family member or a friend.

In for profit schemes, the straw buyer is usually compensated by the organizer for the use of his financial identity. While the straw borrower may have been lured into the transaction with the promise that he would not be liable for the loan payments, the straw is legally bound once the loan is obtained and will be responsible for making the payments.

This cryptic post made by the OP referencing strawman, most likely implies he possibly fronted for a loan on behalf of a friend or family member, who has not made the loan payments, and is possibly in default. But whose name is on the loan....it's the Strawman's name.

 

[rademamj1]

Not especially.
I mean the country as a whole is about to go through a sudden, dramatic change.

Out of topic response, but certainly relevant to the comment.

I feel the future chaos too. It's because the newer generation is now impacting the government to make change, and we as the older generation feel uncomfortable with some or possibly many of these specific changes.

I personally don't have high confidence in these younger generations to solve problems. It's documented, during 1950 to 1975 the USA was #2 in world wide Math and Science test scores, with only Germany ahead of American students. By 2019 (pre-pandemic) we had dropped to 78th in math and 91st in Science. Our education system simply does not train students to think and solve problems. Worse yet, their solution to the problem appears to simply stop all standardized testing.

So how can we have confidence in the decisions and solutions made by a large and growing younger generation who are very poor problem solvers and have a history of falsifying date to fit their decision.