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To: Kirk © who wrote (25723)	9/1/2025 3:30:21 PM
From: 7kidstofeed	3 Recommendations Recommended By Kirk © sixty2nds toccodolce Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26490

Yep! My brother complains about the cost impact on automobiles until I pointed out that he and I usually by a 2-3 yr old used model and depreciation and tax or tariff nonsense gone. And he is not in the market for a car for 5-7 years. Unless he purchases a foreign car and have an up charge for maintenance parts. With Peet’s at $22 there will spring up a competitor that will get a similar coffee back to $15 or so. Unless you are all about a brand. And then $7 a month or so is not going to break you. There of course will be give and take on everything… 5-10 years from now, we will be glad that we took this path especially for our grand children. Deception seems to be prevalent. AI will not change that because it only produces truth as programmed into it. Politicians are human and embellish value and denigrate opposition often. Yep they lie…all of em…not a newsflash (I hope lol) That being said…it sure feels like the US is more grounded than 9 mos ago! Agree what China ultimately pays is yet to be seen. I like what has happened here in Texas with our border and the cartel. Tariffs imposed on Mexico, though challenged, should hold and produce a continued meaningful outcome. Cali should benefit as well but the state govt seems vile and nefarious on purpose. Sad! Thinking about all of those beautiful homes that burned due to water non problem, problem. I plan to visit some peeps and sites next year in Cali. Bottom line: I am prepared to pay a little more for stuff that I want or I will simply abstain as there is very little besides water, that we can’t live without, if need be. The markets should continue to do well and more than compensate for increases in our favorite treats and lifestyle likes. 7

To: Kirk © who wrote (25723)	9/1/2025 9:42:33 PM
From: Elroy	1 Recommendation Recommended By sandeep Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26490

I think offshoring jobs has CRUSHED the +/- two sigma part of the population Crushed? Is life really so awful for the people who earn in the 30% to 70% bracket of national salaries? If someone finishes high school, avoids drugs and alcohol, and gets married, and works, is life really that awful? That life in the USA is better than 95% of the lives of the world's population. It's only disappointing because in the US there are always loads of people doing much much better than them, and they may be jealous. But if they ignore those in the US that are outperforming them, life is fine for them (I think, ya know, who knows?). And frankly, working on a line in manufacturing is awful. I'd rather have 50% of the pay, and work in a Walmart today than work on a 1960's production line.