could be titled like Art Linkletter's 'Kids Say the Darndest Things', turned around a bit to 'Adults Steal from Kids The Darndest Things'...
----- don't know if I've ever seen a Pokemon card
----- & once again, I haven't visited a McD's in over 20, maybe 25 yrs
Pope Leo, well, sorry, but that's how our economy works. Even a janitor in our country makes more than a lot of people in many, many other countries. Now, China & Vietnam, ie, have some billionaires, from tech & real estate. But Cuba, wealth is often accumulated through corruption, with officials stealing from state resources. The wealth of North Korea's elite is built on state-controlled enterprises, natural resource exports (like minerals and coal), illicit activities such as cybercrime and the illegal arms trade, and labor exports, primarily through forced work abroad. And of course, the vast majority of wealth in Russia comes from politically-connected individuals who acquired valuable state assets in the 1990s and have since benefited from preferential deals under Vladimir Putin's government. Can we also talk about, both sides of the aisle:
While serving, senators can use various ethically questionable methods to increase their wealth.
Real estate: Senators have been shown to make profitable real estate investments, likely due to insider knowledge or connections. For example, some have bought properties for one price and sold them for significantly more in a short period.
Investment access: Senators are exposed to a network of wealthy and influential individuals who may provide lucrative investment opportunities not available to the public.
Stock trading: Despite the 2012 STOCK Act intended to curb it, insider trading remains a concern.
Legal trading with potential conflicts: Lawmakers can still trade stocks, bonds, and other securities. The STOCK Act requires disclosure of these trades but does not fully prevent trading in industries relevant to their committee assignments, which creates conflicts of interest.
Enforcement issues: Enforcement of the STOCK Act has been weak, with minimal penalties for violations. Reports have highlighted instances of unusually successful trades made after closed-door briefings, though no senator has been prosecuted for insider trading under the act
I'll repeat, I'm not a fan of many of Trump's actions, however, during Biden's administration/term MANY MANY jobs were ADDED by increasing government jobs. Those jobs often were redundant, & once created were almost impossible to eliminate. That is until Trump came in to try to do so. He unfornately has gone about it in the wrong way - but, still, jobs were eliminated, NOT created in government positions the way Biden did to make paper reports look good.
‘… during Biden's administration/term MANY MANY jobs were ADDED by increasing government jobs. Those jobs often were redundant, & once created were almost impossible to eliminate.”
Is that your opinion or do you have any verifiable evidence to support your claim?
My son loved Pokémon cards when he was little (he’s an adult now), and he collected a lot of the cards. He hasn’t parted with any of them and they’re actually worth money! Yea, I’d have figured out that you shouldn’t be offering this in the Happy Set if I were the McDonald’s folks. I’m sorry the kids missed out though.
As an adult, my son plays Pokémon games on his Nintendo Switch. And I still cannot figure out which Pokémon is which except for Pikachu and I don’t know which is an air or fire Pokémon.
Let’s just say that kids who grew up playing with these characters are lifers. And Nintendo has devised a way to keep them engaged forever.
Oh, and when we visited Japan a couple of years ago, we had to go to a Pokémon Center!
could be titled like Art Linkletter's 'Kids Say the Darndest Things', turned around a bit to 'Adults Steal from Kids The Darndest Things'...
----- don't know if I've ever seen a Pokemon card
----- & once again, I haven't visited a McD's in over 20, maybe 25 yrs
Pope Leo, well, sorry, but that's how our economy works. Even a janitor in our country makes more than a lot of people in many, many other countries. Now, China & Vietnam, ie, have some billionaires, from tech & real estate. But Cuba, wealth is often accumulated through corruption, with officials stealing from state resources. The wealth of North Korea's elite is built on state-controlled enterprises, natural resource exports (like minerals and coal), illicit activities such as cybercrime and the illegal arms trade, and labor exports, primarily through forced work abroad. And of course, the vast majority of wealth in Russia comes from politically-connected individuals who acquired valuable state assets in the 1990s and have since benefited from preferential deals under Vladimir Putin's government. Can we also talk about, both sides of the aisle:
While serving, senators can use various ethically questionable methods to increase their wealth.
Real estate: Senators have been shown to make profitable real estate investments, likely due to insider knowledge or connections. For example, some have bought properties for one price and sold them for significantly more in a short period.
Investment access: Senators are exposed to a network of wealthy and influential individuals who may provide lucrative investment opportunities not available to the public.
Stock trading: Despite the 2012 STOCK Act intended to curb it, insider trading remains a concern.
Legal trading with potential conflicts: Lawmakers can still trade stocks, bonds, and other securities. The STOCK Act requires disclosure of these trades but does not fully prevent trading in industries relevant to their committee assignments, which creates conflicts of interest.
Enforcement issues: Enforcement of the STOCK Act has been weak, with minimal penalties for violations. Reports have highlighted instances of unusually successful trades made after closed-door briefings, though no senator has been prosecuted for insider trading under the act
I'll repeat, I'm not a fan of many of Trump's actions, however, during Biden's administration/term MANY MANY jobs were ADDED by increasing government jobs. Those jobs often were redundant, & once created were almost impossible to eliminate. That is until Trump came in to try to do so. He unfornately has gone about it in the wrong way - but, still, jobs were eliminated, NOT created in government positions the way Biden did to make paper reports look good.
‘… during Biden's administration/term MANY MANY jobs were ADDED by increasing government jobs. Those jobs often were redundant, & once created were almost impossible to eliminate.”
Is that your opinion or do you have any verifiable evidence to support your claim?
Didn’t they learn from the Van Gogh Museum’s Pokemon card fiasco in 2023? Somebody didn’t do their research. Huge embarrassment for McDonalds.
My son loved Pokémon cards when he was little (he’s an adult now), and he collected a lot of the cards. He hasn’t parted with any of them and they’re actually worth money! Yea, I’d have figured out that you shouldn’t be offering this in the Happy Set if I were the McDonald’s folks. I’m sorry the kids missed out though.
As an adult, my son plays Pokémon games on his Nintendo Switch. And I still cannot figure out which Pokémon is which except for Pikachu and I don’t know which is an air or fire Pokémon.
Let’s just say that kids who grew up playing with these characters are lifers. And Nintendo has devised a way to keep them engaged forever.
Oh, and when we visited Japan a couple of years ago, we had to go to a Pokémon Center!