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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nMy Barber grumbled about how tough his finances had become. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
His rates are a bit higher than the chain haircut places. I\u2019ll pay the price to be in a male space where I can have a straight razor shave and not smell the stench of hair chemicals. I have him line up my beard with a straight razor and I get a good hair cut and beard trim \/ shaping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Yes, it\u2019s more expensive than the chains, but it\u2019s a monthly ritual where I get value for the dollar, and it makes me feel good about myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
All that being said, not everyone understands the value or has the cash to partake of it. (Technically I don\u2019t have the cash but I\u2019ll eat ramen and hotdogs a couple nights a week for a month to be able to afford doing something nice for myself, egg salad sandwiches are inexpensive to make despite the cost of eggs these days. I\u2019m not wealthy enough to contemplate a luxury item like tuna or cat food<\/em>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n If I had a family to feed or a shit paying job that I had to commute to, then I might make a different choice. Apparently, a lot of my barber\u2019s clients have been forced to make a different choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Whether the families are going to the chains or Mom is cutting everyone\u2019s hair is unknown, but business is down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve seen other evidence of business being down too. The last couple of Costco\u2019s I\u2019ve been in were crowded, but not as crowded as pre-covid & Biden. Even my Home Depot isn\u2019t as busy as it was in 2019 and 2020. Either everyone got their projects done or don\u2019t have the time (due to a second job,) and\/or money to do those projects anymore. I\u2019ve noticed in both stores that there are still empty shelves. The pet store is very often out of the large size treats for my dog. I\u2019ve taken to looking for the big sizes in every store I shop in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n The Barber grumbled, \u201cIf this is his idea of working, we\u2019re screwed!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n I replied, \u201cBut it is working, and it\u2019s beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Point of interest\u2026<\/strong> It can be scary making a provocative comment to a Barber while he is holding a razor to your throat. Think Sweeney Todd<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n I continued, \u201cEvery single thing the Biden administration has done since seizing power has been to degrade, destroy, reverse, or otherwise undo any of the prosperity of the Trump years. Literally the Biden Administration has reversed even those policies that were working effectively, and in so doing has created chaos. They haven\u2019t cared that killing working policies has damaged their administration, or that the President\u2019s approval rating is the lowest of any President in decades. The administration has consistently gone about erasing or expunging all traces of Trump, and they\u2019ve done so with a single minded fervor that rivals Chairman Mao\u2019s purges. I don\u2019t personally want Trump as president again. But I can\u2019t have any respect for an administration that cancels working policies simply because of whose name is on those policies. When I think about it The Biden Administration seems to have elements of a proto-dictatorship. They\u2019re not quite there, but give them another 4 years and they\u2019ll probably find a way to move closer to dictatorship. Remember some countries suspend elections during declared national emergencies, be it military, natural disaster, or financial difficulties\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n My Barber went back to straightening the beard line at my throat, \u201cOkay, I\u2019m following you there but how is Bidenomics working?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n I smiled and waited for him to stand up with the blade away from my throat, \u201cThat\u2019s simple, Bidenomics is demonstrably working. Your proof is many people in the country, maybe half, specifically those who are traditionally conservative and work for a living in flyover states are suffering. This is clearly punishment from the Democratic Party for America\u2019s rebellious voting in 2016, when everyone was supposed to vote for Hillary. Bidenomics is working exactly as designed. It was supposed to destroy the economy, increase financial stress across the board, create a greater divide between the \u2018Haves and Have Nots\u2019, screw up retirement for boomers, and keep people angry and polarized. All of this potential strife must be in place before the 2024 election. That way, if by some chance, a Republican who is not under full control of the political machine in Washington is elected, rioting can commence instantly. The administration having Joe Biden claim Bidenomics is working is quite possibly the only true thing said in the White House during this administration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t know if I believe your assessment. I do think you\u2019re one of the scariest people I know. Your ability to think in such a diabolical and evil way is terrifying. Here, have a beer,\u201d my Barber said opening a brew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you, I\u2019m an amateur. The truly terrifying people are those who live this shit 24\/7 in Washington DC. They\u2019re called the United States Government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n At which point we both had a good laugh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n My Barber went back to his work on my beard, and the conversation turned toward wondering if our sexual escapades of the past would come to haunt us in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n The question, \u201cHave you ever wondered if your aggressive sex from years ago might be considered sexual abuse or even rape by todays standards,<\/em>\u201d led to another fun conversation that could only be had in a safe male space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Have a good weekend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I was in the barbershop and somehow I\u2019d missed that The President had actually used the term. The solemn newscaster was trying very hard to talk Bidenomics up but was having a hard time reading his script. I\u2019d bet that newscaster will be working for one of the conservative outlets soon or he\u2019ll blow his … <\/p>\n
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