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I love Manny. Should have given him Chris Davis money
FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?
Don’t worry your central nervous system is still working in the background. Sorry you or anyone else has to live through this.
It’s almost as if we should have followed decades of conventional norms and not have attacked Iran
Mark Kelly told the military not to obey illegal orders but said nothing about really REALLY stupid orders, unfortunately
There were legit reasons why prior warmongers never attacked Iran ever
I guess the "firebombing Gaza years" were just baby steps on the pathway to radicalization..
Let's modify the CSBFP to lift the cap from $1mil to $5mil/$6mil and the usage to acquisitions and working capital
I don't think SMEs are expecting 3%, but Canadians could/should expect more risk from Banks and not have to lean on BDC almost exclusively. It's tough to ask entrepreneurs to accept "no" from Canadian banks who lend all day to similar size/type businesses in the US.
Capital *seems* to be lacking in the $250k - $5 mil range. At least in the capital access conversations I'm a part of, and not just for start ups. Sure, default rates might be high for startups, but combined with working capital, commercial property and equipment and acquisitions, is it that risky?
Is 3% is in the conversation? Big banks have deferred to BDC, and BDC's rates and terms have edged higher and higher to where they're not lending at scale and their loans are not viable. The US has an entire SBA 7a infrastructure to back risk. TD did $600,000,000 in SBA 7a loans in the US last year.
I'm not sure there are alternate lending sources at scale in Canada, at least, not any with decent rates and terms that are truly accessible to the S's and probably many of the M's in the SME world. I trust you on the "sell 500k units to walgreens to sell 50k units to loblaws" case study, though.
This weekend drones and missiles were launched at my city.
This is another American war of choice.
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Try googling “Tacoma Method” for more terrible stuff Americans have done to Americans and immigrants that we don’t teach
In fairness, the government DID attack America first
Here’s a best picture anyone can see when they visit Western WA and walk into any random room, apparently (seen today): no
Yep
It’s almost as if we give passes to artists, athletes, billionaires, priests, rabbis, youth group leaders, uncles, frat boys, fathers, brothers, trusted neighbors, etc for sexually abusing minors
Bowie, Jimmy Page, Steven Tyler… all apparently statutory rapists
9/11, the Iraq Invasion, Katrina, and the 2008 financial crisis, what do they have in common?
No one was held accountable.
It changed us, eroded our institutions, and we now expect and accept conflict of interest, corruption, and graft as normal.
Words by me.
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We’re all f’d. No more lifetimes for anyone.
Nuclear disarmament too…
Athens isn’t exactly “west” on the maps.
Pretty sure Jesus has been a victim of identity theft since the apostle Paul at least.
I kinda always felt like the issue with him was fitness and beer drinking so this is good
Or maybe everyone should earn more.. or housing should be subsidized below a certain salary.
Incredible life, leadership, and he saw everything. He bore the brunt, and said things that needed to be said 40 years ago that somehow still need to be said and heard.
Same gurl
Did we ever have it? Catholic Church scandal? Hostility towards survivors from multiple scenarios? Pop songs about 16 year olds? Sexualization if children in media?