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rickster reacted to BSR in *United Healthcare CEO killed
Wow, I think you went way overboard here. First, kids don’t pick their parents, nor are they responsible for their father’s misdeeds. A debate about what exactly Brian Thompson was guilty of could run a hundred pages in the old P&R category.
Even a 70yo whose 95yo father dies suffers pain, grief, and loss — all the more so for a 16yo and 19yo. I’ll give Brian Thompson the benefit of a doubt and assume he was a decent father. Even if he were a less than great father, he was the only one those two teenagers had.
Dismissing the trauma they must have suffered and still suffer from their father’s murder because they’re privileged and because, suck it up, most kids outlive their father … sorry, that is just insufferably harsh.
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rickster reacted to Luv2play in *United Healthcare CEO killed
I’m not going to argue that Mangione was right in killing Brian Thomson. I am also not going to portray Thomson as a sympathetic character in terms of his record at the helm of his company. The fact that his killing provoked a widespread reaction in the American population against health insurers like Thomson is telling.
As for his kids, they are as privileged as Mangione and live off the misfortune of many of their late father’s clients. And like most kids, they couldn’t reasonably expect to live the rest of their lives with their father. That’s not the way Mother Nature works.
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rickster reacted to RadioRob in *Only rich and good looking clients
And we’re done… I’m half tempted to pass out warning points, but it’s Sunday and I’m trying to keep my blood pressure down. I’m going out for Bloody Marys and then to Johnson’s to look at something else.
Y’all behave.
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rickster got a reaction from thomas in Hiring for practice
Absolutely. Some escorts advertise themselves as happy to work with beginners. I would just be very specific in describing what you want. If you get any sense that the provider isn't interested or excited, just move on. There are plenty who would be happy to give you the practice you need.
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rickster got a reaction from lifeofbrian88 in Hiring for practice
Absolutely. Some escorts advertise themselves as happy to work with beginners. I would just be very specific in describing what you want. If you get any sense that the provider isn't interested or excited, just move on. There are plenty who would be happy to give you the practice you need.
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rickster got a reaction from + PhileasFogg in *Not to get into your pockets but:
Governments that just print money recklessly can easily destroy their currencies, as in Germany after WW I and Argentina this century. The resulting inflation is corrosive and can plunder the value of any retirement benefit. The United States typically has not gone that route and, as I noted above, has the luxury of being able to sell government bonds (in great part to foreign governments and people) because the dollar for the time being is the world's reserve currency. So solvency is an issue unless the US government embarks on such a fiscal policy (although some would argue it already has started down that road).
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rickster got a reaction from + Vegas_Millennial in *Not to get into your pockets but:
Governments that just print money recklessly can easily destroy their currencies, as in Germany after WW I and Argentina this century. The resulting inflation is corrosive and can plunder the value of any retirement benefit. The United States typically has not gone that route and, as I noted above, has the luxury of being able to sell government bonds (in great part to foreign governments and people) because the dollar for the time being is the world's reserve currency. So solvency is an issue unless the US government embarks on such a fiscal policy (although some would argue it already has started down that road).
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rickster got a reaction from + Charlie in *Not to get into your pockets but:
Since US life expectancy is just under 80 and doesn't seem to be in any danger of going much higher, I doubt that the full retirement age will be set anywhere near that. I suppose it could increase by a year or two but that would presumably be done gradually as the last increase was.
Also, what seems more likely than complete collapse is that Social Security benefits could be reduced or grow less quickly and that Medicare could become more expensive. Medicare costs are already higher for people with higher incomes and it has been suggested that Social Security benefits should be means-tested as well. Whatever happens, Social Security was never intended to, and never has, fully funded retirement.
Having said that, any change at all in these benefits is a third rail in US politics. So the whole can could just be kicked down the road again while the US sells more T-bills for as long as it can find willing buyers.
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rickster got a reaction from + Pensant in *Not to get into your pockets but:
Since US life expectancy is just under 80 and doesn't seem to be in any danger of going much higher, I doubt that the full retirement age will be set anywhere near that. I suppose it could increase by a year or two but that would presumably be done gradually as the last increase was.
Also, what seems more likely than complete collapse is that Social Security benefits could be reduced or grow less quickly and that Medicare could become more expensive. Medicare costs are already higher for people with higher incomes and it has been suggested that Social Security benefits should be means-tested as well. Whatever happens, Social Security was never intended to, and never has, fully funded retirement.
Having said that, any change at all in these benefits is a third rail in US politics. So the whole can could just be kicked down the road again while the US sells more T-bills for as long as it can find willing buyers.
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rickster got a reaction from + KensingtonHomo in *Not to get into your pockets but:
Since US life expectancy is just under 80 and doesn't seem to be in any danger of going much higher, I doubt that the full retirement age will be set anywhere near that. I suppose it could increase by a year or two but that would presumably be done gradually as the last increase was.
Also, what seems more likely than complete collapse is that Social Security benefits could be reduced or grow less quickly and that Medicare could become more expensive. Medicare costs are already higher for people with higher incomes and it has been suggested that Social Security benefits should be means-tested as well. Whatever happens, Social Security was never intended to, and never has, fully funded retirement.
Having said that, any change at all in these benefits is a third rail in US politics. So the whole can could just be kicked down the road again while the US sells more T-bills for as long as it can find willing buyers.
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rickster got a reaction from Thegreatgentlmen in HollywoodCowboy in LA. New cocky jock on the market.
I had a long session with him earlier this month. Communication was fine (easier by text than on the app, which seems to be the way it is for most providers). He was late but warned me well in advance. He wanted to go to the gym, shower and prep, all of which seemed like a good idea to me. He has a certain confidence which I found charming and was also eager to do what I wanted him to do including being a good sport about an odd role-playing exercise I had concocted. In person, he is handsome and well-built. I think he does smoke tobacco but he didn't smell like it nor could I taste it when we were kissing. Nothing indicated he was on any other kind of drug, as someone above implied. The fact that he was older than his stated age meant we could have a nice grown-up conversation about our lives while we shared a bottle of wine from the minibar. Just writing this makes me want to text him to meet up again.
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rickster got a reaction from Medin in Do you clean off before dipping another?
The FDA recently approved two new oral treatments for gonorrhea: Nuzolvence (zoliflodacin) and Blujepa (gepotidacin). I think they specifically address the resistant strains.
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rickster got a reaction from MassageCommunityMember in Hiring for practice
Absolutely. Some escorts advertise themselves as happy to work with beginners. I would just be very specific in describing what you want. If you get any sense that the provider isn't interested or excited, just move on. There are plenty who would be happy to give you the practice you need.
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rickster got a reaction from liubit in Hiring for practice
Absolutely. Some escorts advertise themselves as happy to work with beginners. I would just be very specific in describing what you want. If you get any sense that the provider isn't interested or excited, just move on. There are plenty who would be happy to give you the practice you need.
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rickster got a reaction from Peter Eater in Hiring for practice
Absolutely. Some escorts advertise themselves as happy to work with beginners. I would just be very specific in describing what you want. If you get any sense that the provider isn't interested or excited, just move on. There are plenty who would be happy to give you the practice you need.
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rickster got a reaction from jackcali in Strangest or unique request you've received or given
I don't think it would be strange although you might want to find somebody who lists role play as something they do and even better has been reviewed favorably for it. The down side is that the person might end up not being great at it. Give as specific instructions as possible to get the experience you want.
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rickster got a reaction from Jacob_b in Strangest or unique request you've received or given
I don't think it would be strange although you might want to find somebody who lists role play as something they do and even better has been reviewed favorably for it. The down side is that the person might end up not being great at it. Give as specific instructions as possible to get the experience you want.
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rickster reacted to BuffaloKyle in Reviews on RM
You have to use a VPN to read any text reviews on a provider's page as it's blocked in the USA. Read this thread:
I use Hide me Proxy: The Fastest Free Proxy | hide.me
I input the Rentmen.eu reviews page url of the provider I'd like to see the reviews of. Here's an example of what it looks like in my regular browser and then on the Hide me Proxy site:
What you see when you look at it normally:
On hide me proxy:
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rickster got a reaction from tallcollegeboi in 411 on TallCollegeBoi Orlando (travels)
Then he'll never have to depend on the kindness of strangers!
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rickster got a reaction from tallcollegeboi in 411 on TallCollegeBoi Orlando (travels)
Your life sounds like a Tennessee Williams play. Perhaps without the histrionics.
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rickster got a reaction from lifeofbrian88 in Kissing
From what I can tell on the internet, that seems to be a fairly minimal risk, if one at all.
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rickster got a reaction from + PhileasFogg in 411 on TallCollegeBoi Orlando (travels)
Then he'll never have to depend on the kindness of strangers!
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rickster got a reaction from + glutes in 411 on TallCollegeBoi Orlando (travels)
Your life sounds like a Tennessee Williams play. Perhaps without the histrionics.
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rickster got a reaction from BonVivant in 411 on TallCollegeBoi Orlando (travels)
Your life sounds like a Tennessee Williams play. Perhaps without the histrionics.
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rickster reacted to Escuela in Please DO NOT EVER book this individual...HELL ME FIND HO.
If anyone has any personal information on the OP, please share them so we can alert the authorities and put him in jail where he belongs.