An agent from Samson represented the seller when I bought my house and gave me kinda weird vibes. Didn’t feel like the most trustworthy people

That was my first question too, and it’s a fair one, but obviously the rate will never be guaranteed indefinitely. Only time will tell whether it’s a great deal or not

I said no such thing

Yeah, I got that. My point was that since they’re two completely unrelated points, it’s kinda weird to bring up the housing value part of it. Your post made it seem like it’s causal

I agree with your the majority of your point, but the last sentence is a bit superfluous. Housing is up significantly almost everywhere in the last 3 years, whether an area recently legalized or not. Might have something to do with us just printing trillions of dollars like it’s nothing

Tbf, he didn’t really even do anything yet. You just don’t like him. Personally, I don’t see anything wrong with taking extra time to reevaluate everything and make sure it’s done right the first time.

A few years ago, the city added speed humps to my street. Within a year, they had to be redone. The idea was fine, but the execution was awful. I’d rather we identify any potential issues before using tons of $$$

I’m quite familiar with it, thanks. It has been discussed numerous times. Id like to point out that you can still end up with someone who was not the first choice of 50%+. People will be salty about the result if they dont get who they wanted

No other candidate had a higher %, so it doesn’t seem that crazy to me

I haven’t played bughouse in 15-20 years, but I remember it always being awesome. Nowadays, I tend to just play blitz games online, but a local chess group sounds awesome

The businesses didn’t want it. The residents didn’t want it. And it made more sense to have the bike trail be on a less busy, parallel street. But that apparently wasn’t satisfying enough?

I’m fine with this proposal. Let’s pitch it to Chomp

I think it’s nice to offer a cheaper option for people, but it deserves at least a sarcastic groan when someone is considering the full list and then opts for a ‘Gansett

Tbf, I feel like the groan was called for

I’m curious, what’s the reasoning for wanting sharks in the first place? I presume you won’t be swimming with them.

And here I am thinking it was weird that my neighbors had chickens

There’s a special seat in heaven with your name on it, stalequeef69

To my knowledge, Lathrop didn’t carry any baggage though so perhaps he had the qualifications and a clean past

Interesting. Care to elaborate?

I haven’t downvoted anyone in this particular thread at least.

And I didn't mean to imply that the Treasurer is responsible for the state’s budget, just that he should have a strong understanding of it and be able to oversee spending. Lathrop’s site also says he has experience helping to manage the South Kingston school trust, and investment management of public funds is one role that the state Treasurer is responsible for. While I agree business experience isn’t a necessity, but my guess is that most state Treasurers have a fair amount.

It may not be a 1:1 translation, but I think business experience certainly helps. I don’t view them quite as differently as you make it seem. Sure, the state isn’t trying to maximize profits the same way a corporation is, but it's still looking for ways to collect revenues and control expenses to ensure long-term viability. And a thorough understanding of financial statements and accounting principles doesn’t hurt.

Definitely not an easy job to come in as mayor of a bankrupt city in your late 20s and have to try to turn things around and make the most of it

Not how the House of Reps works

Well, we gave you some unbiased answers, so hopefully that helps. Without knowing the full context of your experience, I and everyone else seemingly concluded that you shouldn’t be concerned about election fraud based on the available evidence.

>it got me wondering, is there not some kind of fraud happening there?

Is this not an accusation in your mind?

If you'd like a more succinct answer to your question, it's as follows: NO