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New family portrait. The 45-70 Trapper looks out of place. (2 are for sale, 3rd and 5th from left)

This. The McJob is not responsible for your life choices. Granted, not everyone gets a choice.. but the overwhelming vast majority do. If you want more you gotta fight for more. I think some folks go through life believing that the world owes them something or it will just fall in their lap. I know countless people who just complain of their lot while doing nothing to improve it. Meanwhile, they light up a smoke, sip on their starbucks and complain on facebook.

Both of you homed in on "minimum wage" but completely ignored the "increasing" part. Federal minimum wage has been $7.25/hr for 15 years and that seems adequate to prevent "slave" labor. Prior to that, there have been very safe incremental increases over time that had no significant effect on the economy at large as the market tends to self-correct. All's well there. The problem is states deciding to make humongous jumps in their minimum wages for no other reason than to buy votes from their low to no skill constituents then, once in effect, everyone collectively starts crying over how cost of living shoots up. Did they earn this pay increase by improving their skills or doing a better job? No. They got raises because daddy government promised them more money for doing the exact same thing they've been doing; the minimum. If they can buy votes with minimum wage increases, what's to stop them from buying votes with UBI? It's a slippery slope. I mean all the illegals getting debit cards, housing, etc is basically a test phase UBI. Take a wild guess who they'll be voting for.

Call me weird, but anyone who truly believes this should be motivated to move from worker to executive/investor instead of bitching about people who have more than they do. A quick, superficial glance would seem to confirm this comparison, but let those workers do without investors/executives/management who steer the company through technological change, ensure payroll is able to be completed, administer employee insurance/healthcare programs, hire new employees, fire the ones bleeding the company, prevent .gov from regulating them to non-profit status, and find new services or goods to offer to remain profitable and stable. The workers can't function without the executives and vice versa, but there are more potential workers available than there are executives. There are workers who pull more than their own weight and there are executives who can't tie their shoes, but generally, who is more easily replaced?

I seal driveways once in a while, just for some spending money. I can stay busier if I want, but at this point I'm picky about the ones I do. I like to ask the homeowners how they came to pick me to do the job, seeing as how others in the area do it also, and usually the answer I get is, "You showed up".

I love Sako's. That is why I bought this even though I don't shoot this caliber. Since I never shoot this I thought I would pass it on to someone who would actually use it. It is a 1967 L61R Sako Finnbear in 338 Win Mag. Overall it is in great shape. The bore is nice and shiny. Another reason I bought this is because it had all of the original paperwork from when it was first ordered. Just made it a little more cool in my eyes. It also comes with period scope bases and a box of Hornady Precision Hunter ammo. Not really looking for trades right now. $1000 $900

The complainers complain perpetually. Those with the loudest voices have little to say, anyways. Social worker and CNA are both skilled jobs and should be commensurate to their skill and training and its painfully unfortunate that they aren't. People tend to have the idea that raising the minimum wage automatically implies that all jobs get a bump in the process, which is wholly inaccurate. In reality, it makes it harder on skilled laborers making just above minimum to 2x minimum wage as those costs always get passed onto the consumer. Effectively the lower skilled are pulling the moderately skilled down closer to their level which breeds more discontent for the system in general. Generation agnostic, those that employ a combination of working harder and smarter will get compensated appropriately. The rest can cry about how unfair the world is on social media and feed each other copium in the meantime.

Able-bodied, healthy people deserve whatever wage/compensation they earn. Determining a fair price for labor should be no different from other commodities - the price that a buyer (employer) is willing to pay and a seller (employee) is willing to accept. I don’t get why .gov thinks it should interfere in this two party transaction. The whole thing has an odor of communism because the script is sometimes flipped and instead of arguing that a buyer must pay the seller more (employer/employee), suddenly a seller is charging too much and is "price gouging" (manufacturer/consumer). There is no such thing as long as the seller is allowed to own his own his property, which (fortunately) is still mostly in fashion in the US.

I'm not for UBI in the slightest unless you are determined to be incapable of working and we already have other programs for that (incapable meaning actually incapable, not "under privileged"). Minimum wage at least ensures you're working to get it. It's a legacy guardrail to ensure corporations couldn't essentially make slave labor. So I get why it's a thing, but it also doesn't mean that taking out the trash is worth $25/hr.

I bought this about a year and a half ago to go on one particular gun. It did not work out for that gun and has just been sitting on the shelf. I am the second owner. The first owner mounted it on a .22 but never used it. It is Model CR624-C-2900015. It is a second focal plane scope with red BDC segmented circle, 30mm tube, matte black. You can buy these new online for $832 plus shipping. $575

In great condition Just back from Gunsmith for regular inspection Action is smooth as glass NO Box $1400 NO TRADES

.30 carbine FMJ GECO ammo - 1250 rds. $600.00. Sold my 30 a longggggg ago. No sense holding on to extra ammo. I’m in Crockett County about 18 minutes from Jackson

I also talked w an engineer yesterday I work with occasionally. He’s got the 9mm. He’s got 3-4k rounds through it and he loves it. No issues with it. He’s had it for a few years and looking at get the .45 banshee.

Then how about Ford Pinto?

Honestly, that's what I did to one of my old 700's, but you also need a torch.

I work at a company where much (not all) of the management are promoted from within. Some of them can definitely still walk the walk. Others, not so much lol. Whether they moved up the ladder or were hired from the street, IMO the folks who become proficient at making sure people are doing the work are often harder to replace than the people doing the work. The more basic the work, the more this is true. Also, half the people who do the work wouldn't do anything if there was no boss around. In theory, I like the idea of getting workers of all stripes motivated to make the organization prosper and share in some of that success. Keep in mind, however, that the management/worker ratio is probably 10:1 or even 100:1 in some places. The sheer number of workers may make such a plan that was actually meaningful financially difficult.

I'm not knocking them either, but if they do a job most anyone can learn to do, have less to offer, or aren't capable of what others can do, they shouldn't be arguing about financial equity. This would be counterintuitive to why most organizations even offer employees stock - most stock programs award employees more heavily after a good year and less so after a bad year. Most management types who are told that stock rewards are part of their compensation end up with XYZ dollar amount, determined by a given formula each year, which may result in say 25 shares after a good year and five shares (or maybe zero) after a bad year. Awarding pre-determined X% of workers' gross pay regardless of how the organization performed could result in workers getting more shares (albeit worth less each) after a bad year. This would seem to disincentivize performance, which is usually what drives these type rewards in the first place. In a unionized company, the unions would never allow a performance-based stock program for their members to even be discussed because it would (gasp!) encourage employees to increase production! BLASPHEMY! Middle/lower level management is always getting hosed. Ask me how I know

When I go fishing my cane pole is the first piece I pick up. I’ll hook a worm on it. Catch a small pan fish and load that on a spinning rig and cast it out. I’ll see if I can catch a bigger fish. If I lay into a bunch of decent size pan fish I’ll sit there for an hour just having fun.

I get the logic behind your statement here. I'm an support management at my own company, and I don't qualify for their private equity purchases or grants (the doctors I work with can buy in, and some get grants as comp). Through index funds, have my net worth tied to companies I'm not a labor or management participant in. So, I say all the below as someone who benefits from the labor of others in companies other than my own for future income beyond my job. Some folks shouldn't or just can't make the transition from worker bee to what I'll call office level management. Not a knock on them, if that's a path they can take and do it well, more power to them. Let's say they offer the line employees an extra 10% of their salary in stock. No W2 pay cut, just 10% of the gross in stock grants. That is a fractional cost in nominal value to the company, and if done through a reasonable vesting schedule, can reward employees who stick around and help grow the company and/or keep it profitable. And with AI at a spark, soon to be a fire before we know it, on the way to becoming a star in terms of outputs and use, I think those who actually use their hands and intuition are going to become a more valuable commodity than in middle management at the moment. So, this is something we'll keep debating, and rightfully so.

If you look at the divide between rewards based on returns from the labor outputs between workers and executives/investors, there's a case in plenty of industries. It's more of a discussion about equity (financial equity, not DEI equity) than anything about basic minimums and work structures, but it's a real conversation. I'm hoping we see the pendulum swing towards labor workers getting stock grants as a norm, not offered at a discount as part of an ESPP. That would close up the gap and level part of the playing field....especially if stock holdings among union members was voted collectively.

Right, labor unions were a free-market response to these conditions as well, but here we are in 2024 and people still claim they are being exploited and nothing has changed.

Good day to buy a Glock.

Because there is a societal interest in making sure a floor of standards to prevent exploitation of low income workers exists. The minimum wage was just one part of a broader package that also set the standard work week, and put guardrails on minors working. All three things were out of whack leading up to, and during the depression.

At least with minimum wage you have to show up and (presumably) work to get it. UBI is conditioned on nothing other than existing for the most part. Tying economic benefit to some type of service provided (public or private) is a benefit to society, the economy, and the individual. Even "that commie" FDR and his administration knew work was the best way forward, not just handouts for the sake of them. As much as people want to look back at the New Deal being something that a boatload of people on the gov teat, it was in return for work of all types the nation and the individual benefited from.

I still see so much shiny.....

You're faster than I ever was! The last Harley I built took me more than a year, but then I did the engine, too.

For Sale Spanish FR7 Rifle, 7.62x51, Bolt Action. The FR7 is a Spanish M93 Mauser Variant made in the 1950s. These are neat little rifles with an interesting story behind them. They are a factory mix of Mauser Action and CETME Barrel. They make great truck guns. Selling to help fund another build. Middle Tennessee $425

i have to caveat my z9 remarks. i took the gun out today and put around 50 rounds through it. gun wouldn't lock back with either mag today. they still ran well and i was even alternating cheap steel ammo in them trying to get them to fail but it was odd that both mags wouldn't lock back after last round... i'll have to give them another go soon and see if anything changes.

You are 100% right about FDR. I don't care what he had to say, minimum wage is not a living wage. It's the wage at which zero skill workers and zero skill jobs meet. God knows the trash needs taking out and floors need sweeping at McDonalds. However, anyone who thinks they should be able to afford a car note, groceries, cell phone bills, and rent when that's all you bring to the table is destined to learn hard life lessons.

That sounds about right. My high school job paid $5.25/hr and gas was $0.79/gal. Gas has gone up 4x so pay should be about $21/hr to match. Minimum wage was never meant to be career, but that's a different thread.

I do not have the wood grips, presuming that's what they came with.

When inspecting the bag, I noticed the reinforcement straps for the carry handle. They seemed to be the right size and placement for attaching an insert panel with hooks. Here is a panel insert from Helikon-Tex fitting extremely well. To stop the G-hooks from slipping out from movement, I slid a small ranger band around each strap once the hook was in place (cinching the strap around the hook).

The more complicated they make things the more jobs they create for their friends Simply put that's my take on a lot of stuff

Training requirements are nothing more than a) cash grabs and b) a path for more regulation. And by the way, it should very easy to prove your thesis: WA (no training) vs. Or (training), AL vs. FL, AL vs. TN, AZ vs NM etc. etc. Training Fudds are almost worse than OC Fudds.

If there truly were that many idiots running around causing problems for everyone simply because they lacked mandatory firearms training than we would certainly be hearing about it and the TN legislators would certainly be trying to saddle us with it. I’m 100% in agreement that responsible gun owners should get training, just like I think everyone should stay out of debt, workout most days, and quit drinking, but I certainly don’t think any of that should be mandated. It’s a very slippery slope whenever we encourage the Govt to mandate something in the public “best interest” as they get a taste for it and don’t know where to stop.

Nice looking family.

I had some garden soil for my raised beds delivered about 10 years ago. I had to buy the bags too so I held on to them in case I ever needed more. After 10 years, my garden size is set and it's not changing. Now I have some space for different stuff I'll never use again.