Beancounter

I’m making provisions to stay in my own home when the time comes, no matter what.  I’d rather have a shorter life than the quality of life in assisted-living, even in a very good facility.  The most important thing is to have a home where aging in place considerations/modifications are ready before needed.
fyi - the business model for any sort of assisted-living care is built upon an average stay of between 18-24 months and almost always less than 36 months.  In other words, you will die there quick. 

One of the problems we have is we try to keep people alive way too long when the quality of life isn’t good & it just looks like prolonged suffering in a slow & inevitable decline.  
 Death isn’t something to fight or be afraid of. It’s the natural progression & ideally in old age, the end of a life well-lived.  
 

Try to overcome your misery, @augustus, and tell me where I said that every single cousin takes care of my family's elders. I said that every single elder in my family has been and is taken care of, and spoke of an army of cousins, all facts. Perhaps the difference s above your head, but I understand if it is beyond your understanding. As I said, you reap what you saw., poor thing.

Poor thing. I wish you the best.

My doctor told me a banana 🍌 a day would be good for my colon.  So that's what I did.  But on a follow-up visit he told me that I should EAT the bananas 🍌

correct - American society, institutions, infrastructure, etc are in decline.
the broader economy as measured by traditional metrics is doing just fine.
there is no recession, there hasn't been a recession and recession is not in the foreseeable future 
the biggest threat to the American economy is political instability.  If something happens where the US is no longer regarded as the safe-haven for global investment & deposits, then all bets are off.  Be careful what you wish for.

So funny to see how some posters want to transition this thread discussion from a potential recession (that still hasn't happened) to being a discussion about personal and national debt.  I guess if you can't win the one argument then...presto chango...switch to a different topic.   
The national debt has been many decades in the making...under many administrations.  Neither the current nor the prior administration have been nor were concerned with the ever-burgeoning national debt. Shame on both of them.  I think the last time we had a balanced budget in the US was during the Clinton years.
In any case, let's stay on topic.  This thread is a discussion about if a recession is coming.

Looking back on this thread there are a number of smart people who predicted doom and gloom, which has yet to materialize.  Point is, no one knows.
 
Slow and steady wins the race in investing. I’ve stopped trying to predict anything. Dollar cost averaging is my strategy. 

Fellini's Satyricon.

I guess you don't want to raise the age for retirement. I'm surprised! 

My “applause” emoticon was for the moderator’s note and not the poster’s poorly thought out analysis. 

It is absolutely deductible but you’ll need a receipt to back up your deduction. 

https://rent.men/JakeMitchell
‘Jake Mitchell gets my vote.  An exceptional top with a huge, thick cock.  He’s also a hell of a nice guy.  Don’t let his age deter you.  He’ll deliver what you’re looking for.  

Just a heads up, at the beginning of November Jaden moved from his downtown loft to a nice northern suburban area of KC, a little closer to the airport but not too far.
TruHart1 😎

Hotel Lotus Kansas City Merriam - Merriam KS 9009 West Shawnee Mission Pkwy 66202
WWW.HOTELPLANNER.COM Hotel Lotus Kansas City Merriam in Merriam KS at 9009 West Shawnee Mission Pkwy 66202 US. Check reviews and discounted rates @nycman  If you’re serious about hotels in the Kansas City area, check this place out.  Sugathighs lives about 10 minutes from this place or at least he did in September when I saw him.  The hotel is actually quite nice for the price.  

MikeAustin - Pornstar Performer, Rentboy, Gay Massage in New York City, NY | RentMen
RENTMEN.EU Pornstar Performer & Rentboy in New York City, NY - MikeAustin: Superior TOP in Hell’s Kitchen or for Travel Completely agree with OP.  Great guy. 

Can't sing his praises enough.

any new construction “building up” meaning a high rise building, will start at $1.2million anywhere you’d want to live. They aren’t building high rise residential towers in subprime or less desirable areas.  The most recent new development starts at $1.6m for a low floor 2 bedroom apartment.  The property taxes on $1.6M are $30,000 annual + the HOA will run $20,000++ minimum. That’s $50k annually if you paid cash for the apartment, plus skyrocketing homeowners & auto insurance.
You can buy apartments in older buildings for much less near the beach - starting around $700,000 that would require renovation and the HOA would be much less.  But, many of those buildings haven’t been maintained properly or inspected for decades.  Just remember the collapse of the building in Surfside, FL a couple of years ago.  The residents knew of major problems yet nobody wanted to pay to fix it.  That’s a common thing there - so many older retired people in those buildings that won’t pay for anything. 
For decades, the main attraction to Florida was beautiful weather in winter/spring & very inexpensive w no state income taxes.  Now the weather is unbearable for most of the year - unless you like heat, humidity & rain.  While no state income taxes, everything else is very expensive.
I don’t know what happens when properties become uninsurable because that means banks won’t lend money to buy.  Insurance is a huge & growing problem that has not been addressed. Many insurance companies have pulled out of Florida completely.
if you’re considering a move there - rent for at least 12 months and get a realistic view of quality of life, weather & cost of living.

It's a reflex! He had to say something about Canada's PM!

If I were over age 60 (which I am), getting 5% risk free on $1 million or more is fine with me.  That is why I now have very little in equities, as my T-bills and CDs are giving me 5%.   A young person can take the risk with equities, assuming it can be held for 10+ years and the return will be closer to 8 or 10%.

I didn’t pull out the tape measure but his penis, when erect, was enormous and I’m pretty certain it was 10 inches.  Definitely more than 8 inches

I was one of those 60 5-star reviews.  Have hosted this guy twice and each time was great.  So, yeah.  Sure was. 

I'm leaving this business behind and rejoining the professional world....
I won't be advertising any longer 
Best of luck to everyone
Feel free to send me a DM if you have any questions about my "retirement"

I'm waiting for someone to pop out and scream April Fool's, maybe Halloween Fool's actually.

http://rent.men/MikeAustin
 
Decided to just give an updated thread on him. Lots of posts in recommendation threads but his own thread I see was back in 2018 and I can't post in that. Anyways, I saw him on Monday and I see why he's one of the main handful of names that pop-up for NY providers. Good time and helped me forget the worst hiring session I had a few hours earlier with a different provider.