(Off topic) US Economy cars & bikes - travel observation

LIVEWIRE
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7/12/2025 8:27am Edited Date/Time 7/12/2025 8:32am
TeamGreen wrote:
Friends have lived there over the years…still have some nice trails and “hillside tracks” out behind the lake.I’m a baech dude. Never want to be far...

Friends have lived there over the years…still have some nice trails and “hillside tracks” out behind the lake.

I’m a baech dude. Never want to be far from the beach unless it’s winter and then I want to be close to the lifts. Yup…California…be sure to tell everyone how much it sucks. 🤣

Been in California my whole life. 
Canyon Lake is a nice community and has many options to ride close by. Remember Elsinore motocross park 1000 plus riders on a Saturday around 2005 ish. I lived in that home from 98 to 2010. That home is a money tree due to homes having stupid values as you’re aware. 

I live in HB. I also have a home on the Monterey Peninsula and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 

 I will say, I think Canyon Lake has a little bit better weather right now than Myrtle Beach. Myrtle has nice weather about nine months out of the year, the other three are miserable😂😂😂


Also, the rangers started patrolling the hills and were impounding bikes before I moved out of that community 

 

 

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7/12/2025 10:55am
BAREIN wrote:
A decent "starter house" has more than doubled in the last 8 years around here with most of that growth being the last 4 years. Now...

A decent "starter house" has more than doubled in the last 8 years around here with most of that growth being the last 4 years. Now factor in the increase in payments since then I don't know how young people are making it without help. And I live in a area that was considered cheap to live in. 

It’s simple. We aren’t making it. Unless my friends get huge cash injections from mom or dad OR buy houses they can’t afford on bad rates with PMI and 3% down. 

A friend of mine did just that and his 225k house is gonna end up closer to 850k at the end of the note. 
He swore they’d make double payments but the money for that isn’t there. Anyways, shoot your local lender lol. 

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7/12/2025 11:07am Edited Date/Time 7/12/2025 11:07am

Non-Moto. Get this off the main page ML. 

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7/12/2025 11:16am
BAREIN wrote:
A decent "starter house" has more than doubled in the last 8 years around here with most of that growth being the last 4 years. Now...

A decent "starter house" has more than doubled in the last 8 years around here with most of that growth being the last 4 years. Now factor in the increase in payments since then I don't know how young people are making it without help. And I live in a area that was considered cheap to live in. 

OwenJakes wrote:
It’s simple. We aren’t making it. Unless my friends get huge cash injections from mom or dad OR buy houses they can’t afford on bad rates...

It’s simple. We aren’t making it. Unless my friends get huge cash injections from mom or dad OR buy houses they can’t afford on bad rates with PMI and 3% down. 

A friend of mine did just that and his 225k house is gonna end up closer to 850k at the end of the note. 
He swore they’d make double payments but the money for that isn’t there. Anyways, shoot your local lender lol. 

What you outlined has nothing to do with local lenders. 

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7/12/2025 1:05pm Edited Date/Time 7/12/2025 1:08pm
8500rpm wrote:
Very off topic, but I guess on-topic when it comes to 'new bikes sales'/'growing the sport' and things like that.I've been travelling on the US East...

Very off topic, but I guess on-topic when it comes to 'new bikes sales'/'growing the sport' and things like that.

I've been travelling on the US East coast for the last 2 weeks and if I'm not totally living in my own mind, I would say a clear difference is that on the road you see much more 'practical cars' nowadays compared to 15-20years back when there were a ton of Camaros/Mustangs, Japanese sports cars and all kind of crazy jacked up trucks. Now you see 'sensible' japanese/american/european cars.

Maybe I'm growing old and don't recall correctly but I would say it's a change in car landscape. Off course, driving around the more affluent areas of New York, the Hamptons, Washington DC etc you see expensive cars...that's not what I'm saying... but what you see on the highway driving from NYC to Miami is mostly sensible cars.

So if people cannot afford expensive cars as they did 20years ago, I guess there is not too much money for new dirt bikes either.

(btw, I didn't make the same observation in California 2years ago, but I might have been in another state of mind...)

By sensible “cars” you mean SUV’s, trucks, and crossovers right? Car sales are wayy down in the US to the point where some manufacturers dont even make sedans anymore. A large percentage of men drive trucks and most women drive SUV’s. Men also drive lots of SUV’s. They may come across as more “sensible” but a 2026 chevy silverado starts out at $40,000 and goes up to $70,000. A 2026 ford explorer suv starts at $42,000 and goes up to $56,000. They may look like average joe vehicles on the road, but the normal vehicle of today costs as much as a mercedes did 10 years ago. Its wild. Even used cars are expensive as hell now. 10 years ago you could get a nice used volvo s40 with 120k miles for like $4500. These days in order to get a decent used car youre spending $8000 minimum and if you dont want a complete shitter or something with super high miles closer to $10,000 or even $12,000. Its fucked out here. 
 


SUVs have surpassed sedans as the most popular vehicle type in the U.S., with over half of new vehicle purchases in recent years being SUVs. In 2022, SUVs and pickup trucks accounted for 72.9% of new vehicle purchases.”

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7/12/2025 1:06pm

As a 30 year old college grad all I can say is things cost an arm and leg. It's insanely expensive to live these days. Daycare for our son costs $2000 per month. Yes really , and that's considered on the low end in our area. Add in student loans, expensive food/utilizes/insurance and insane cost of housing and you get most people living paycheck to paycheck. It's even worse in blue states where you get taxed to death. My a wife and I both work making well over six figures but after taxes and deductions you aren't left with a lot. Then the cost of living takes the rest. It's sad to see and our society going downhill, people don't want to reproduce and I don't blame them..

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7/13/2025 2:45am
NotCore wrote:

Did you just wake up this morning and say to yourself:  'Gee, I want to get into a political pissing contest in a motocross board'?

Zacka 161 wrote:
I chose not to for fear of being called a libtard… so I just stated the reality… and as per usual the brains trust of CTE...

I chose not to for fear of being called a libtard… so I just stated the reality… and as per usual the brains trust of CTE sufferers couldn’t help but make it  about their own racism.  Totally taking it non moto…  

TeamGreen wrote:
Racism.Wow.You really do need to go make that Vegimite-toast and maybe go for a ride.Maybe go surfing and just recharge your mojo…?In other-words…Bro, go outside and...

Racism.

Wow.

You really do need to go make that Vegimite-toast and maybe go for a ride.

Maybe go surfing and just recharge your mojo…?

In other-words…

Bro, go outside and breathe a little.

Look, I’m old. So, I remember when you didn’t need to tell these things to an Aussie. 🤣

‘Here’s a huge list of legitimate reasons’


‘Yeah but the immigrants’


You can claim to not be a racism, but ignoring legitimate reasons for motocross challenges to go after brown people make it’s a pretty hard case to make… You look at facts, then turn to racism, and then claim not to be racist… my spidey senses tell me… ummm your probably a racist… 


And I don’t need my legally binding vegemite toast to tell me that… 

 

maybe you should go outside, get some air, and encounter people that maybe don’t look like you… without being a racist about it.  
 

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I am also quite certain that I don’t  “get it“ — and I guess that’s because generally what I choose to  “get” is at least based...

I am also quite certain that I don’t  “get it“ — and I guess that’s because generally what I choose to  “get” is at least based off something objective and when someone on a motocross forum  wants to turn a list of legitimate reasons motocross is in danger and failing and becoming too expensive etc. and turn it into an argument about  their being too many brown people in America then yes  I’m quite certain that I don’t “get it“… 


There’s this old and very tired adage “don’t argue with an idiot because they’ll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience“ I’m very much feeling like that applies here and since you have it “figured out“ and I can’t even find any facts and figures that figure out to whatever you have “figured out,” then of course I am the idiot…

And yes, I will spend my life time trying to fathom what you have figured out… at this point all I’m getting is… failing school system? Manufactured consent? Bubble bubble bubble? 

LIVEWIRE wrote:
While it is true that things are not universally fair, in this country you can forge great wealth and security. The difference is how you think...

While it is true that things are not universally fair, in this country you can forge great wealth and security. The difference is how you think it functions versus how it actually functions. Working hard will not secure you anything... working smart does. Regardless of your background, conscious moves to improve your life have to be combined with strategic moves to obtain success. The majority of people that complain often made conscious moves to improve their life, but not strategic. For example, and this is a common one. College. Those that went and got a degree without a clear reason and direction for that degree, without looking at the job market for that degree, amassed debt going to expensive schools vs community college and transferring to a cheaper state university... these people made a conscious move to improve, but not a strategic one. You can apply this to many areas of life decisions. All options are on the table and can be accessed by anyone, but too many do without thinking strategically. I get that people don't want it to be this way, but it is... 

Today’s lesson is over, It’s now time for me  jump in my mid engine supercar and head up PCH for breakfast or shall I take the 66 restomod fastback Mustang GT? 

 

Yes, individually people can do things to improve their lives… but what matters is the macro not the micro… That’s why they study Macroeconomics and not ‘pull yourself up by your bootstraps economics’.  Individual cases of economic self improvement are not helpful in improving society…. At all. 

My dad worked part time in the 80s and owned and raced road bikes while paying off a house… this is the sort of mobility that allows sports like ours to prosper not individual cases of economic self improvement but societal level economic security.

So while you can choose what wanky sports car to jump in I yearn for a time where that’s not necessary to enjoy this sport… where economic security simply comes from living in a prosperous company and working what’s needed to survive — and what’s needed is a part time job and if you want to thrive and raise a family, a solid union job is easy to come by and provides security unmatched today.

I just don’t want think celebrating a world of have-it-alls and have-fuck-alls is like… good… in the Christian sense. 

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Kids today aren’t into much, to be honest.  My son has a dirt bike, a one wheel, bike, skateboard, etc.  We sign him up for every...

Kids today aren’t into much, to be honest.  My son has a dirt bike, a one wheel, bike, skateboard, etc.  We sign him up for every sport available, and he would rather be home playing video games with people he’ll never meet.  He’s not into cars, music, or really much of anything.  All of his peers are pretty much the same.  Scary for the future, not only of the sport, but the country.

I personally could write a check for a Lamborghini if I wanted to, but with the inflation I experienced during and following Covid, I’d rather keep my money invested.  I really think the “show off” culture of my youth is pretty much a thing of the past.  The new flex is being able to retire at some point. 

That being said, I’ll be spending money racing motocross until I’m no longer able.

The problem is possibly the prevalence of online porn. There’s no desire to get out in the world, improve yourself when you’ve got all your needs/desires/dopamine covered at home.

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Wages have not kept up with inflation for 50 years. This was somewhat hidden by declining interest rates but those low rates since 2009 just made inflation worse. Medical monopolies are driving a lot of cost too. It has been growing at 7% per year since the 80s. Medical costs should be 10-20% of what they currently are. The federal government would have to prosecute the medical industry and enforce the Sherman-Clayton antitrust act to make that happen. 

The immigrants drive down wages and drive up medical and housing costs. Those do not help the situation. 

People don’t have the spending money they used to have. Things like new cars and dirt bikes get cut before food and housing. Restaurant traffic has been dropping here for years now. Before Covid restaurants were packed. It has been noticeably downhill since then.  The last year or two I have been noticing fast food traffic is down. 

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7/13/2025 9:37am

I get around this county a lot, in the last 9 months I have had jobs in Dallas, DC, Denver and LA.  In every region you see a totally different mix of vehicles.  In Dallas everyone is driving Raptors, Teslas, Jeeps, or European cars.  In DC lots of people were driving dodge rams, crossovers, and economy cars and SUV.  IN Denver it was lots of 4Runners, Tacomas, Jeeps, and Subarus.  LA had a pretty good mix of everything, but I did see a lot of older Japanese cars which you dont really see much anywhere else.  

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7/13/2025 11:26am
I get around this county a lot, in the last 9 months I have had jobs in Dallas, DC, Denver and LA.  In every region you...

I get around this county a lot, in the last 9 months I have had jobs in Dallas, DC, Denver and LA.  In every region you see a totally different mix of vehicles.  In Dallas everyone is driving Raptors, Teslas, Jeeps, or European cars.  In DC lots of people were driving dodge rams, crossovers, and economy cars and SUV.  IN Denver it was lots of 4Runners, Tacomas, Jeeps, and Subarus.  LA had a pretty good mix of everything, but I did see a lot of older Japanese cars which you dont really see much anywhere else.  

I've been in Oregon my whole life. Central Oregon is all Subarus for the granolas, Jeeps, and big pickups for the country folk. 

Portland is a mixed bag, but still a ton of Subarus and SUVs. 

7/13/2025 11:26am
Kids today aren’t into much, to be honest.  My son has a dirt bike, a one wheel, bike, skateboard, etc.  We sign him up for every...

Kids today aren’t into much, to be honest.  My son has a dirt bike, a one wheel, bike, skateboard, etc.  We sign him up for every sport available, and he would rather be home playing video games with people he’ll never meet.  He’s not into cars, music, or really much of anything.  All of his peers are pretty much the same.  Scary for the future, not only of the sport, but the country.

I personally could write a check for a Lamborghini if I wanted to, but with the inflation I experienced during and following Covid, I’d rather keep my money invested.  I really think the “show off” culture of my youth is pretty much a thing of the past.  The new flex is being able to retire at some point. 

That being said, I’ll be spending money racing motocross until I’m no longer able.

Whip wrote:
The problem is possibly the prevalence of online porn. There’s no desire to get out in the world, improve yourself when you’ve got all your needs/desires/dopamine...

The problem is possibly the prevalence of online porn. There’s no desire to get out in the world, improve yourself when you’ve got all your needs/desires/dopamine covered at home.

It's an issue but not that big of an issue. 

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7/13/2025 11:53am
Zacka 161 wrote:
The question — where did all the relative* middle class money go?Now I could share a bunch of graphs showing massively accelerated wealth inequality but graphs...

The question — where did all the relative* middle class money go?


Now I could share a bunch of graphs showing massively accelerated wealth inequality but graphs and facts would make me a libtard… so I won’t.  

I could share experts analysis of the effects of the BBB but that would make me a libtard…


I could show increasing levels of medical bankruptcy for individuals, hospitals and clinics… but that would make me a libtard


I could show that urban sprawl is the number one contributor of track closures (including me favourite track in Melbourne closing just last month)… but that would make me a libtard.  

Or we could look at how the cost of housing has become a farrr bigger portion of income than any time in the last 50 years and only getting worse… but that would make me a libtard

We could look at non of walkable, non bikeable new developments, or a lack of third spaces, or how houses have become larger as yards have become smaller or we could look at all sorts of corruption that determines the type or f urban development that happens… but that’s just libtard speak. 
 

Or we could blame immigrants and diversity and Muslims and communism and wind farms and Stark Vargs and blah blah blah as that seems to be the accepted boogie men on this forum and the clearly real reason discretional spending and motocross participation is teetering on collapse…  


Anything else is just libtards being libtards so let’s ignoring it. 

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7/13/2025 12:21pm
Zacka 161 wrote:
The question — where did all the relative* middle class money go?Now I could share a bunch of graphs showing massively accelerated wealth inequality but graphs...

The question — where did all the relative* middle class money go?


Now I could share a bunch of graphs showing massively accelerated wealth inequality but graphs and facts would make me a libtard… so I won’t.  

I could share experts analysis of the effects of the BBB but that would make me a libtard…


I could show increasing levels of medical bankruptcy for individuals, hospitals and clinics… but that would make me a libtard


I could show that urban sprawl is the number one contributor of track closures (including me favourite track in Melbourne closing just last month)… but that would make me a libtard.  

Or we could look at how the cost of housing has become a farrr bigger portion of income than any time in the last 50 years and only getting worse… but that would make me a libtard

We could look at non of walkable, non bikeable new developments, or a lack of third spaces, or how houses have become larger as yards have become smaller or we could look at all sorts of corruption that determines the type or f urban development that happens… but that’s just libtard speak. 
 

Or we could blame immigrants and diversity and Muslims and communism and wind farms and Stark Vargs and blah blah blah as that seems to be the accepted boogie men on this forum and the clearly real reason discretional spending and motocross participation is teetering on collapse…  


Anything else is just libtards being libtards so let’s ignoring it. 

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jimimac wrote:
 
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Be careful, you might be racist! 🤣

Sometimes it’s comical: the way the web provides us with prime examples of stupid. Isn’t it?

I’d love to compare Mr. Racist-Maker’s immediate family composition to mine. It might be entertaining, to say the very least. If he ran his mouth like that in person, it would be pretty funny to watch my 18 y/o daughter give this idiot a thorough ass chewing. She doesn’t suffer “wannabes” well. 

Sometimes, I think these “way out there kooks” are Russian bots 🤪

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7/13/2025 12:28pm
Zacka 161 wrote:
The question — where did all the relative* middle class money go?Now I could share a bunch of graphs showing massively accelerated wealth inequality but graphs...

The question — where did all the relative* middle class money go?


Now I could share a bunch of graphs showing massively accelerated wealth inequality but graphs and facts would make me a libtard… so I won’t.  

I could share experts analysis of the effects of the BBB but that would make me a libtard…


I could show increasing levels of medical bankruptcy for individuals, hospitals and clinics… but that would make me a libtard


I could show that urban sprawl is the number one contributor of track closures (including me favourite track in Melbourne closing just last month)… but that would make me a libtard.  

Or we could look at how the cost of housing has become a farrr bigger portion of income than any time in the last 50 years and only getting worse… but that would make me a libtard

We could look at non of walkable, non bikeable new developments, or a lack of third spaces, or how houses have become larger as yards have become smaller or we could look at all sorts of corruption that determines the type or f urban development that happens… but that’s just libtard speak. 
 

Or we could blame immigrants and diversity and Muslims and communism and wind farms and Stark Vargs and blah blah blah as that seems to be the accepted boogie men on this forum and the clearly real reason discretional spending and motocross participation is teetering on collapse…  


Anything else is just libtards being libtards so let’s ignoring it. 

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jimimac wrote:
 
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TeamGreen wrote:
Be careful, you might be racist! 🤣Sometimes it’s comical: the way the web provides us with prime examples of stupid. Isn’t it?I’d love to compare...

Be careful, you might be racist! 🤣

Sometimes it’s comical: the way the web provides us with prime examples of stupid. Isn’t it?

I’d love to compare Mr. Racist-Maker’s immediate family composition to mine. It might be entertaining, to say the very least. If he ran his mouth like that in person, it would be pretty funny to watch my 18 y/o daughter give this idiot a thorough ass chewing. She doesn’t suffer “wannabes” well. 

Sometimes, I think these “way out there kooks” are Russian bots 🤪

A generation is only as intelligent as the education the previous generation provided.

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7/13/2025 3:14pm
Zacka 161 wrote:
The question — where did all the relative* middle class money go?Now I could share a bunch of graphs showing massively accelerated wealth inequality but graphs...

The question — where did all the relative* middle class money go?


Now I could share a bunch of graphs showing massively accelerated wealth inequality but graphs and facts would make me a libtard… so I won’t.  

I could share experts analysis of the effects of the BBB but that would make me a libtard…


I could show increasing levels of medical bankruptcy for individuals, hospitals and clinics… but that would make me a libtard


I could show that urban sprawl is the number one contributor of track closures (including me favourite track in Melbourne closing just last month)… but that would make me a libtard.  

Or we could look at how the cost of housing has become a farrr bigger portion of income than any time in the last 50 years and only getting worse… but that would make me a libtard

We could look at non of walkable, non bikeable new developments, or a lack of third spaces, or how houses have become larger as yards have become smaller or we could look at all sorts of corruption that determines the type or f urban development that happens… but that’s just libtard speak. 
 

Or we could blame immigrants and diversity and Muslims and communism and wind farms and Stark Vargs and blah blah blah as that seems to be the accepted boogie men on this forum and the clearly real reason discretional spending and motocross participation is teetering on collapse…  


Anything else is just libtards being libtards so let’s ignoring it. 

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jimimac wrote:
 
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Surely you have the wherewithal to elaborate?

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Zacka 161 wrote:
The question — where did all the relative* middle class money go?Now I could share a bunch of graphs showing massively accelerated wealth inequality but graphs...

The question — where did all the relative* middle class money go?


Now I could share a bunch of graphs showing massively accelerated wealth inequality but graphs and facts would make me a libtard… so I won’t.  

I could share experts analysis of the effects of the BBB but that would make me a libtard…


I could show increasing levels of medical bankruptcy for individuals, hospitals and clinics… but that would make me a libtard


I could show that urban sprawl is the number one contributor of track closures (including me favourite track in Melbourne closing just last month)… but that would make me a libtard.  

Or we could look at how the cost of housing has become a farrr bigger portion of income than any time in the last 50 years and only getting worse… but that would make me a libtard

We could look at non of walkable, non bikeable new developments, or a lack of third spaces, or how houses have become larger as yards have become smaller or we could look at all sorts of corruption that determines the type or f urban development that happens… but that’s just libtard speak. 
 

Or we could blame immigrants and diversity and Muslims and communism and wind farms and Stark Vargs and blah blah blah as that seems to be the accepted boogie men on this forum and the clearly real reason discretional spending and motocross participation is teetering on collapse…  


Anything else is just libtards being libtards so let’s ignoring it. 

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jimimac wrote:
 
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TeamGreen wrote:
Be careful, you might be racist! 🤣Sometimes it’s comical: the way the web provides us with prime examples of stupid. Isn’t it?I’d love to compare...

Be careful, you might be racist! 🤣

Sometimes it’s comical: the way the web provides us with prime examples of stupid. Isn’t it?

I’d love to compare Mr. Racist-Maker’s immediate family composition to mine. It might be entertaining, to say the very least. If he ran his mouth like that in person, it would be pretty funny to watch my 18 y/o daughter give this idiot a thorough ass chewing. She doesn’t suffer “wannabes” well. 

Sometimes, I think these “way out there kooks” are Russian bots 🤪

You mean when you ignore the actual reasons to focus on being racist… you are then accused of being racist…  and then issue a warning ‘be careful you might be accused of being racist’…


So yeah, if you are prone to racism you might be accused of being racist… 


And bringing your daughter into this is weird and creepy and weird man… I’m choosing not engage with that weirdness… wtf bro… weird.  

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jimimac wrote:
 
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TeamGreen wrote:
Be careful, you might be racist! 🤣Sometimes it’s comical: the way the web provides us with prime examples of stupid. Isn’t it?I’d love to compare...

Be careful, you might be racist! 🤣

Sometimes it’s comical: the way the web provides us with prime examples of stupid. Isn’t it?

I’d love to compare Mr. Racist-Maker’s immediate family composition to mine. It might be entertaining, to say the very least. If he ran his mouth like that in person, it would be pretty funny to watch my 18 y/o daughter give this idiot a thorough ass chewing. She doesn’t suffer “wannabes” well. 

Sometimes, I think these “way out there kooks” are Russian bots 🤪

Zacka 161 wrote:
You mean when you ignore the actual reasons to focus on being racist… you are then accused of being racist…  and then issue a warning ‘be...

You mean when you ignore the actual reasons to focus on being racist… you are then accused of being racist…  and then issue a warning ‘be careful you might be accused of being racist’…


So yeah, if you are prone to racism you might be accused of being racist… 


And bringing your daughter into this is weird and creepy and weird man… I’m choosing not engage with that weirdness… wtf bro… weird.  

She’s had to deal with real actual racism in high-school and has no patience for asinine kooks that spout off about it without actually knowing what the fuck they’re talking about…

You know, someone like you.

Oh..and she’s still young; yet, way ahead of you. That’s the point that’s sadly lost on you…but, I digress. 

But, the best part? Is the likes of you calling any one…anyone-else..at all…weird or creepy.

Ya know, you’re too spun to be a bot. Even a Russian bot. 😂 

You Really Can Not Make This Shit Up
 

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TeamGreen wrote:
Be careful, you might be racist! 🤣Sometimes it’s comical: the way the web provides us with prime examples of stupid. Isn’t it?I’d love to compare...

Be careful, you might be racist! 🤣

Sometimes it’s comical: the way the web provides us with prime examples of stupid. Isn’t it?

I’d love to compare Mr. Racist-Maker’s immediate family composition to mine. It might be entertaining, to say the very least. If he ran his mouth like that in person, it would be pretty funny to watch my 18 y/o daughter give this idiot a thorough ass chewing. She doesn’t suffer “wannabes” well. 

Sometimes, I think these “way out there kooks” are Russian bots 🤪

Zacka 161 wrote:
You mean when you ignore the actual reasons to focus on being racist… you are then accused of being racist…  and then issue a warning ‘be...

You mean when you ignore the actual reasons to focus on being racist… you are then accused of being racist…  and then issue a warning ‘be careful you might be accused of being racist’…


So yeah, if you are prone to racism you might be accused of being racist… 


And bringing your daughter into this is weird and creepy and weird man… I’m choosing not engage with that weirdness… wtf bro… weird.  

TeamGreen wrote:
She’s had to deal with real actual racism in high-school and has no patience for asinine kooks that spout off about it without actually knowing what...

She’s had to deal with real actual racism in high-school and has no patience for asinine kooks that spout off about it without actually knowing what the fuck they’re talking about…

You know, someone like you.

Oh..and she’s still young; yet, way ahead of you. That’s the point that’s sadly lost on you…but, I digress. 

But, the best part? Is the likes of you calling any one…anyone-else..at all…weird or creepy.

Ya know, you’re too spun to be a bot. Even a Russian bot. 😂 

You Really Can Not Make This Shit Up
 

Again, I list legitimate reasons motocross is in trouble and ya’llz turn it into your own racist fantasy where motocross is being invaded and destroyed by brown people… and then you have the ignorance to say ‘you can’t make this up…’


And Again… stop bringing your daughter into this.  Jesus Christ you absolute weirdo unit. 

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7/13/2025 4:57pm
TeamGreen wrote:
Be careful, you might be racist! 🤣Sometimes it’s comical: the way the web provides us with prime examples of stupid. Isn’t it?I’d love to compare...

Be careful, you might be racist! 🤣

Sometimes it’s comical: the way the web provides us with prime examples of stupid. Isn’t it?

I’d love to compare Mr. Racist-Maker’s immediate family composition to mine. It might be entertaining, to say the very least. If he ran his mouth like that in person, it would be pretty funny to watch my 18 y/o daughter give this idiot a thorough ass chewing. She doesn’t suffer “wannabes” well. 

Sometimes, I think these “way out there kooks” are Russian bots 🤪

Zacka 161 wrote:
You mean when you ignore the actual reasons to focus on being racist… you are then accused of being racist…  and then issue a warning ‘be...

You mean when you ignore the actual reasons to focus on being racist… you are then accused of being racist…  and then issue a warning ‘be careful you might be accused of being racist’…


So yeah, if you are prone to racism you might be accused of being racist… 


And bringing your daughter into this is weird and creepy and weird man… I’m choosing not engage with that weirdness… wtf bro… weird.  

TeamGreen wrote:
She’s had to deal with real actual racism in high-school and has no patience for asinine kooks that spout off about it without actually knowing what...

She’s had to deal with real actual racism in high-school and has no patience for asinine kooks that spout off about it without actually knowing what the fuck they’re talking about…

You know, someone like you.

Oh..and she’s still young; yet, way ahead of you. That’s the point that’s sadly lost on you…but, I digress. 

But, the best part? Is the likes of you calling any one…anyone-else..at all…weird or creepy.

Ya know, you’re too spun to be a bot. Even a Russian bot. 😂 

You Really Can Not Make This Shit Up
 

There’s a coupe of adages


Don’t argue with an idiot or they’ll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.


And Bannons, flood the zone with shit and they won’t know what to focus on.  
 

Both apply here… you’ve successfully framed this whole thread around anything at all but the actual substance of the reason I posted in response the actual original topic to be more about your daughter suffering at school… you’ve flooded the zone with shit to obfuscate the real issue and your successful at it and applaud you for that.  

Good work you perfect little brainwashed minion.  

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Damn. Zacka is still Whacka. WTF Aussies? 

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7/13/2025 5:51pm
EVH4Ever wrote:

Damn. Zacka is still Whacka. WTF Aussies? 

The poor kid. He’s lost his shit and can’t even develop his own argument. 

The most entertaining aspect is his “default to racism” & then the psychotic rants that leave reason behind.

Poor kid. He doesn’t stand a chance. I hope there are services available for his kind in Oz. 

 

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7/13/2025 10:21pm
Zacka 161 wrote:
The question — where did all the relative* middle class money go?Now I could share a bunch of graphs showing massively accelerated wealth inequality but graphs...

The question — where did all the relative* middle class money go?


Now I could share a bunch of graphs showing massively accelerated wealth inequality but graphs and facts would make me a libtard… so I won’t.  

I could share experts analysis of the effects of the BBB but that would make me a libtard…


I could show increasing levels of medical bankruptcy for individuals, hospitals and clinics… but that would make me a libtard


I could show that urban sprawl is the number one contributor of track closures (including me favourite track in Melbourne closing just last month)… but that would make me a libtard.  

Or we could look at how the cost of housing has become a farrr bigger portion of income than any time in the last 50 years and only getting worse… but that would make me a libtard

We could look at non of walkable, non bikeable new developments, or a lack of third spaces, or how houses have become larger as yards have become smaller or we could look at all sorts of corruption that determines the type or f urban development that happens… but that’s just libtard speak. 
 

Or we could blame immigrants and diversity and Muslims and communism and wind farms and Stark Vargs and blah blah blah as that seems to be the accepted boogie men on this forum and the clearly real reason discretional spending and motocross participation is teetering on collapse…  


Anything else is just libtards being libtards so let’s ignoring it. 

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jimimac wrote:
 
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Zacka 161 wrote:

Surely you have the wherewithal to elaborate?

In this statement of yours; you've said almost nothing.  You seem to believe you have some intellectual style of writing; however, you've offered less information than your nonsensical rambling attempts to provide.  "Now I could..."..."so I won't." is about as worthless as a broken throttle cable.  You continue to state what you 'could do'; but, lack the intelligence or evidence to validate any of your statements.  The ONLY things you have provided your reader are that you have no more writing skills than a junior high school student (and that's being generous); and, you have absolutely zero understanding of economics, capitalism, or how to communicate with others.  Further, you continue to point the finger at what you call a 'libtard', without any basic understanding of how each political view actually plays its role in society, and their dependence on the existence of multiple political points of view.

Based on this entire thread, and all your comments; I would gamble; however, you have a full first hand understanding of 'tard'.

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7/13/2025 10:29pm
Zacka 161 wrote:
You mean when you ignore the actual reasons to focus on being racist… you are then accused of being racist…  and then issue a warning ‘be...

You mean when you ignore the actual reasons to focus on being racist… you are then accused of being racist…  and then issue a warning ‘be careful you might be accused of being racist’…


So yeah, if you are prone to racism you might be accused of being racist… 


And bringing your daughter into this is weird and creepy and weird man… I’m choosing not engage with that weirdness… wtf bro… weird.  

TeamGreen wrote:
She’s had to deal with real actual racism in high-school and has no patience for asinine kooks that spout off about it without actually knowing what...

She’s had to deal with real actual racism in high-school and has no patience for asinine kooks that spout off about it without actually knowing what the fuck they’re talking about…

You know, someone like you.

Oh..and she’s still young; yet, way ahead of you. That’s the point that’s sadly lost on you…but, I digress. 

But, the best part? Is the likes of you calling any one…anyone-else..at all…weird or creepy.

Ya know, you’re too spun to be a bot. Even a Russian bot. 😂 

You Really Can Not Make This Shit Up
 

Zacka 161 wrote:
There’s a coupe of adagesDon’t argue with an idiot or they’ll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.And Bannons, flood the zone...

There’s a coupe of adages


Don’t argue with an idiot or they’ll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.


And Bannons, flood the zone with shit and they won’t know what to focus on.  
 

Both apply here… you’ve successfully framed this whole thread around anything at all but the actual substance of the reason I posted in response the actual original topic to be more about your daughter suffering at school… you’ve flooded the zone with shit to obfuscate the real issue and your successful at it and applaud you for that.  

Good work you perfect little brainwashed minion.  

That’s all he will ever do. He’s incapable of anything else.

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Zacka 161
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7/14/2025 12:38am
Spoonguy wrote:
People getting wealthy doesn't destroy the middle class, growth of government does. In my county there are 13 school districts each with administrations, artificial turf football...

People getting wealthy doesn't destroy the middle class, growth of government does. In my county there are 13 school districts each with administrations, artificial turf football fields, huge campuses with acres of grounds to maintain and maybe 800 - 1000 kids in grades 9-12. Those school taxes do not hurt wealthy people, they kill the middle class though. As does gas tax, sales tax, SSI tax, on and on. The real income gap is not between the wealthy and poor, it is between the citizens and the government. The government is not the actual entity paying 200,000 soldiers to be in Japan, Korea, and Germany is single mothers, senior citizens, and young families actually footing the bill. The citizens of this country pay for all of it, every nuclear sub, every school addition, every road, every forest ranger.

800-1000 kids... are you saying theres too many kids? or too many ovals? Do you want less ovals? You are arguing against schools, roads and forest rangers? Do you realise how much the 1% get in tax breaks, tax avoidance, and government contracts... enough pay for all the shit you are complaining about... enough to pay for those damn forest rangers...

If we were to compare the heyday of motorcoss say somewhere between 1985 and 1995 --- We could look at wealth distribution over time... we could look at tax rate paid over time... we could look at union membership over time... we could look at teachers pay over time... we could look at government lobbying over time... we could look at deregulation over time... we could look at a whole miriad of things... but specifically we could look at CEO pay vs their average employee over time (that directly shows where the money is going in the business)... We could look at US profit from global trade vs Global peacekeeping expense to see if paying soldiers is a net economic positive or not... 


In 1985 the total military personnel was 2,151,032 and in 2025 it is 2,075,619 -- but let's not talk numbers lets just says the kids have it too well and the park rangers are taking all our motocross tracks... 

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jimimac wrote:
 
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Zacka 161 wrote:

Surely you have the wherewithal to elaborate?

jimimac wrote:
In this statement of yours; you've said almost nothing.  You seem to believe you have some intellectual style of writing; however, you've offered less information than...

In this statement of yours; you've said almost nothing.  You seem to believe you have some intellectual style of writing; however, you've offered less information than your nonsensical rambling attempts to provide.  "Now I could..."..."so I won't." is about as worthless as a broken throttle cable.  You continue to state what you 'could do'; but, lack the intelligence or evidence to validate any of your statements.  The ONLY things you have provided your reader are that you have no more writing skills than a junior high school student (and that's being generous); and, you have absolutely zero understanding of economics, capitalism, or how to communicate with others.  Further, you continue to point the finger at what you call a 'libtard', without any basic understanding of how each political view actually plays its role in society, and their dependence on the existence of multiple political points of view.

Based on this entire thread, and all your comments; I would gamble; however, you have a full first hand understanding of 'tard'.

hahahahahahaha. Do we need a little english comprehension lesson?

Believe it or not, the 'now i could' was followed the facts -- 

With ending fact ending with 'but I won't' to squash being called a libtard, because apparently, according to y'all, facts  = libtard.

As proven by the visceral reaction to said facts... 

But I guess facts, to y'all, are about as worthless as a broken throttle cable. 

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Spoonguy
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7/14/2025 3:52am
Spoonguy wrote:
People getting wealthy doesn't destroy the middle class, growth of government does. In my county there are 13 school districts each with administrations, artificial turf football...

People getting wealthy doesn't destroy the middle class, growth of government does. In my county there are 13 school districts each with administrations, artificial turf football fields, huge campuses with acres of grounds to maintain and maybe 800 - 1000 kids in grades 9-12. Those school taxes do not hurt wealthy people, they kill the middle class though. As does gas tax, sales tax, SSI tax, on and on. The real income gap is not between the wealthy and poor, it is between the citizens and the government. The government is not the actual entity paying 200,000 soldiers to be in Japan, Korea, and Germany is single mothers, senior citizens, and young families actually footing the bill. The citizens of this country pay for all of it, every nuclear sub, every school addition, every road, every forest ranger.

Zacka 161 wrote:
800-1000 kids... are you saying theres too many kids? or too many ovals? Do you want less ovals? You are arguing against schools, roads and forest...

800-1000 kids... are you saying theres too many kids? or too many ovals? Do you want less ovals? You are arguing against schools, roads and forest rangers? Do you realise how much the 1% get in tax breaks, tax avoidance, and government contracts... enough pay for all the shit you are complaining about... enough to pay for those damn forest rangers...

If we were to compare the heyday of motorcoss say somewhere between 1985 and 1995 --- We could look at wealth distribution over time... we could look at tax rate paid over time... we could look at union membership over time... we could look at teachers pay over time... we could look at government lobbying over time... we could look at deregulation over time... we could look at a whole miriad of things... but specifically we could look at CEO pay vs their average employee over time (that directly shows where the money is going in the business)... We could look at US profit from global trade vs Global peacekeeping expense to see if paying soldiers is a net economic positive or not... 


In 1985 the total military personnel was 2,151,032 and in 2025 it is 2,075,619 -- but let's not talk numbers lets just says the kids have it too well and the park rangers are taking all our motocross tracks... 

Those were examples friend, not specifics. My point about the school waste was there is a set of administrations for each set of 800 - 1000 kids in my county. 13 separerate high school  adminastrations in one small county. And I see no reason to spend billions "defending" Germany or Japan. My overall point is the government pays for  nothing, citizens do. And if you kneel at the altar of "tax the rich", who pays their gardener, car detailer, house painter, etc., if they are left with less disposable income. Simple economics dictates when money is removed from the free market via taxes it's efficiency is detroyed. Every government expense is a burden on all it's citizens. Especially the poor.

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7/14/2025 5:55am
Easy guys. Zacka is having withdrawals from “The Project” being canceled.
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Easy guys. Zacka is having withdrawals from “The Project” being canceled.

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