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[Buck 5,000+ posts]

This is epic:

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

This is epic:

Yep.
Gun control should be the ability to hit your target, and the ability to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally defective (i.e. people who will use the gun for illegal purposes).

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

"defend - speak or write in favor of (an action or person); attempt to justify"
The things you have posted about this situation with Loy Mauch are almost the definition of a defense (versus "questioning"). You are trying to find ways to deny it happened, such as your philosophical swing of stating we cannot know what Mauch did unless we witnessed it with our own eyes. Essentially, denying what he has done.
Denial is one of the most common defense mechanisms people use.
And you even used another defense mechanism in the quote above: Rationalization. You want to say that what Loy Mauch is doing is OK because slavery, the Bible, Jesus, etc. are "several hundred year old topics".
That is the exact same logic as saying it's OK to walk around in jack boots waving a Nazi flag because Hitler is long dead and the war was 80 years ago.
"Distraction"? No. It's EDUCATION about the people in the party.
Find a Democrat politician who supports slavery, who claims a flag represents Jesus and a biblical US government, who thinks their god is the "right" god and that people should die because "god" says so, and I will denounce them just as hard as I denounce Loy Mauch.
I am nothing, if not consistent.



Inflation can ABSOLUITELY be good for the country.
Inflation is almost inescapable when exiting a recession, and exiting a recession is GOOD.
In fact, economists generally agree that recession hurts us more than inflation does, and that inflation is an economic indicator of growth.

And indeed it is: "While inflation may decrease the purchasing power of your dollars over time, economists generally believe that a low, steady level of inflation is necessary to drive economic growth."

How Inflation Erodes The Value Of Your Money

If it feels like your dollar doesn’t go quite as far as it used to, you aren’t imagining it. The reason is inflation, which describes the gradual rise in prices and slow decline in purchasing power of your money over time. Here’s how to understand inflation, plus a look at the steps that you can

www.forbes.com

And before you say the experts are all wrong like you are wont to do, there's a reason they are economists and not mopping floors at McD's, shingling houses, bartending, singing at arenas: It's because THEY UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMY AND HOW IT WORKS.

I'll respond to this message when I'm off work. Same old s"*t different day.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

"defend - speak or write in favor of (an action or person); attempt to justify"
The things you have posted about this situation with Loy Mauch are almost the definition of a defense (versus "questioning"). You are trying to find ways to deny it happened, such as your philosophical swing of stating we cannot know what Mauch did unless we witnessed it with our own eyes. Essentially, denying what he has done.
Denial is one of the most common defense mechanisms people use.
And you even used another defense mechanism in the quote above: Rationalization. You want to say that what Loy Mauch is doing is OK because slavery, the Bible, Jesus, etc. are "several hundred year old topics".
That is the exact same logic as saying it's OK to walk around in jack boots waving a Nazi flag because Hitler is long dead and the war was 80 years ago.
"Distraction"? No. It's EDUCATION about the people in the party.
Find a Democrat politician who supports slavery, who claims a flag represents Jesus and a biblical US government, who thinks their god is the "right" god and that people should die because "god" says so, and I will denounce them just as hard as I denounce Loy Mauch.
I am nothing, if not consistent.



Inflation can ABSOLUITELY be good for the country.
Inflation is almost inescapable when exiting a recession, and exiting a recession is GOOD.
In fact, economists generally agree that recession hurts us more than inflation does, and that inflation is an economic indicator of growth.

And indeed it is: "While inflation may decrease the purchasing power of your dollars over time, economists generally believe that a low, steady level of inflation is necessary to drive economic growth."

How Inflation Erodes The Value Of Your Money

If it feels like your dollar doesn’t go quite as far as it used to, you aren’t imagining it. The reason is inflation, which describes the gradual rise in prices and slow decline in purchasing power of your money over time. Here’s how to understand inflation, plus a look at the steps that you can

www.forbes.com

And before you say the experts are all wrong like you are wont to do, there's a reason they are economists and not mopping floors at McD's, shingling houses, bartending, singing at arenas: It's because THEY UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMY AND HOW IT WORKS.

In modern day fiat currency economies inflation is not only good, but necessary. Too much inflation is obviously a bad thing. Stagflation & deflation would be the big baddies for modern fiat economies.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

In modern day fiat currency economies inflation is not only good, but necessary. Too much inflation is obviously a bad thing. Stagflation & deflation would be the big baddies for modern fiat economies.

Yep. Is it FUN to see prices go up?
No, but it is a brush stroke in a much bigger painting.

A big painting that many either don’t understand or refuse to understand. Especially if the painting doesn’t support their chosen narrative.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

You gotta love when people don't realize how serious this actually is:

"“These buses are nefarious in nature and were filled with FBI informants dressed as Trump supporters deployed unto our Capitol on Jan. 6,” Higgins said. “Your day is coming, Mr. Wray.”"

MSN

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

"defend - speak or write in favor of (an action or person); attempt to justify"
The things you have posted about this situation with Loy Mauch are almost the definition of a defense (versus "questioning"). You are trying to find ways to deny it happened, such as your philosophical swing of stating we cannot know what Mauch did unless we witnessed it with our own eyes. Essentially, denying what he has done.
Denial is one of the most common defense mechanisms people use.
And you even used another defense mechanism in the quote above: Rationalization. You want to say that what Loy Mauch is doing is OK because slavery, the Bible, Jesus, etc. are "several hundred year old topics".
That is the exact same logic as saying it's OK to walk around in jack boots waving a Nazi flag because Hitler is long dead and the war was 80 years ago.
"Distraction"? No. It's EDUCATION about the people in the party.
Find a Democrat politician who supports slavery, who claims a flag represents Jesus and a biblical US government, who thinks their god is the "right" god and that people should die because "god" says so, and I will denounce them just as hard as I denounce Loy Mauch.
I am nothing, if not consistent.



Inflation can ABSOLUITELY be good for the country.
Inflation is almost inescapable when exiting a recession, and exiting a recession is GOOD.
In fact, economists generally agree that recession hurts us more than inflation does, and that inflation is an economic indicator of growth.

And indeed it is: "While inflation may decrease the purchasing power of your dollars over time, economists generally believe that a low, steady level of inflation is necessary to drive economic growth."

How Inflation Erodes The Value Of Your Money

If it feels like your dollar doesn’t go quite as far as it used to, you aren’t imagining it. The reason is inflation, which describes the gradual rise in prices and slow decline in purchasing power of your money over time. Here’s how to understand inflation, plus a look at the steps that you can

www.forbes.com

And before you say the experts are all wrong like you are wont to do, there's a reason they are economists and not mopping floors at McD's, shingling houses, bartending, singing at arenas: It's because THEY UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMY AND HOW IT WORKS.

Show me how I am "defending" this man you speak of. I am pretty sure I was very clear on exactly what I said I was doing and for some reason, as always, you seem to think you can speak for me and tell me what I am doing. I know, if you tell me what I mean or what I am doing and ignore what I tell you I am saying, mean or am doing then you don't have to answer direct questions and you can never be wrong. Good old RobGMN at it again.

On to inflation... why should I even bother. Look at how you refuse any back and forth discussion by immediately going on the defensive and making it clear you aren't going to accept any views other that the one you posted. That's fine and you are right... them knowing how the economy works is a good thing and maybe it is why they don't work the jobs listed by you... So why are you then posting about inflation like you know and understand it but are stuck in your secretary like job? To quote you... "It's ironic".

Slow and steady inflation is good... Ok, I can see that. Let me guess, you think the current inflation we have is slow and steady?

1lb of ground beef was under $5. It is now over $7 for the same beef. Slow and steady? Two dollars more in one presidency, why? Is it just a convenience fee for having Biden as President?

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Show me how I am "defending" this man you speak of. I am pretty sure I was very clear on exactly what I said I was doing and for some reason, as always, you seem to think you can speak for me and tell me what I am doing. I know, if you tell me what I mean or what I am doing and ignore what I tell you I am saying, mean or am doing then you don't have to answer direct questions and you can never be wrong. Good old RobGMN at it again.

Defense comes in many forms. The easiest one to point out in your posts is the attempt to deny Loy Mauch's actions even happened, when no one else is denying it or has done done so for 20 years, not even the man himself.
I'm not "speaking for you" when I post this quotes of words that YOU presented here: "Seems put together and misinterpreted to support a narrative." "Again, pieced together to support a narrative. I read the link you attached. It's all partial quotes. Paints a picture, sure. However, it is missing a lot of context. Without context I don't accept the pictures painted." "From the words "Mauch believes," begins someones opinions. Nothing more, nothing less. What is needed by you to support those opinions are facts."
"So you have seen and heard him speak in person expressing his views or you have just formed your opinion of him from the postings of other people or from videos?"
Are you suggesting that you didn't post any of these things, or that none of them were an attempt at stating that all of this stuff about Mauch is just fabrication to portray him in a bad light?
Is this "Good old" Thxone "at it again"? Like when you kept calling it an allegation that Trump took classified docs, even after Trump himself and his lawyers admitted to doing it?

On to inflation... why should I even bother. Look at how you refuse any back and forth discussion by immediately going on the defensive and making it clear you aren't going to accept any views other that the one you posted. That's fine and you are right... them knowing how the economy works is a good thing and maybe it is why they don't work the jobs listed by you... So why are you then posting about inflation like you know and understand it but are stuck in your secretary like job? To quote you... "It's ironic".

Why should you even bother to what? Explain to me how how economists are incorrect and you know better than all of them, but no one will listen to you? Because really, that is the ONLY argument you could have against experts in the economy all over the world.
I learn from what others have discovered, proved, etc. I do not have to figure out stoichiometry to understand it and be able to use it in daily life, I am not Pythagorus, but I know how to use his theorem and why it works. I am not an economist but I can understand and use the information that they figured out long ago..
It's called education.
If you think using knowledge that others have discovered or figured out long before we even were alive is "ironic", well...

Slow and steady inflation is good... Ok, I can see that. Let me guess, you think the current inflation we have is slow and steady?

You are moving the goalpost. You have open-endedly decried inflation as bad, with no qualifiers such as "hyperinflation is bad" or "runaway inflation is bad". I never said either of those things is good, but now that you found out inflation is not always bad, you move the goalpost.
Inflation right now is not "slow and steady". It is higher than optimum, but it continues to decline towards a "normal level".
Considering the extreme nature of the economic downturn we experienced, a trailing high inflation rate was not at all unexpected. Anyone who thought we would recover from the pandemic without high inflation was simply a dreamer.

1lb of ground beef was under $5. It is now over $7 for the same beef. Slow and steady? Two dollars more in one presidency, why? Is it just a convenience fee for having Biden as President?

Where do you buy your beef that you pay the lowest price in the US for gas, but the highest price for beef? The average person eats a pound a week. The US average for beef in November 2017 was $3.68/lb ($4.60 in today's dollars) or 3/10 of one percent of an average annual salary of $50.3K.
In October of this year it was $5.22, or 4/10 of one percent of the average annual salary of $60.7K
One tenth of one percent change. A 1/10 percent increase in the average annual beef costs of a person RIGHT NOW would be 27 cents PER YEAR.
Game changer? Doubtful.
Yes. It's an increase, but probably not the best example if you want to show us that inflation has gone totally out of control.
ESPECIALLY when you have been arguing for years that your gas prices have been the cheapest in the country...

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Defense comes in many forms. The easiest one to point out in your posts is the attempt to deny Loy Mauch's actions even happened, when no one else is denying it or has done done so for 20 years, not even the man himself.
I'm not "speaking for you" when I post this quotes of words that YOU presented here: "Seems put together and misinterpreted to support a narrative." "Again, pieced together to support a narrative. I read the link you attached. It's all partial quotes. Paints a picture, sure. However, it is missing a lot of context. Without context I don't accept the pictures painted." "From the words "Mauch believes," begins someones opinions. Nothing more, nothing less. What is needed by you to support those opinions are facts."
"So you have seen and heard him speak in person expressing his views or you have just formed your opinion of him from the postings of other people or from videos?"
Are you suggesting that you didn't post any of these things, or that none of them were an attempt at stating that all of this stuff about Mauch is just fabrication to portray him in a bad light?
Is this "Good old" Thxone "at it again"? Like when you kept calling it an allegation that Trump took classified docs, even after Trump himself and his lawyers admitted to doing it?

I am stating that you have no idea what defending someone means. All I did was give my opinions on what I read. I don't know this person so I have no reason to defend him. But you think you know him and you made a choice to not like him so by default you think I am coming to his defense. Nope, just commenting on what you posted with my opinions. Good to know you will never change, you are still on edge waiting for that argument huh.

Why should you even bother to what? Explain to me how how economists are incorrect and you know better than all of them, but no one will listen to you? Because really, that is the ONLY argument you could have against experts in the economy all over the world.

The only argument because you say so?

I learn from what others have discovered, proved, etc. I do not have to figure out stoichiometry to understand it and be able to use it in daily life, I am not Pythagorus, but I know how to use his theorem and why it works. I am not an economist but I can understand and use the information that they figured out long ago..
It's called education.
If you think using knowledge that others have discovered or figured out long before we even were alive is "ironic", well...

Here we go again with your explanations and justifications... if you can use what they know, why aren't you a wealthy 1%'er?

You are moving the goalpost. You have open-endedly decried inflation as bad, with no qualifiers such as "hyperinflation is bad" or "runaway inflation is bad". I never said either of those things is good, but now that you found out inflation is not always bad, you move the goalpost.

I didn't move anything and the question wasn't a hard one.

Inflation right now is not "slow and steady". It is higher than optimum, but it continues to decline towards a "normal level".
Considering the extreme nature of the economic downturn we experienced, a trailing high inflation rate was not at all unexpected. Anyone who thought we would recover from the pandemic without high inflation was simply a dreamer.

Cute choice of words. "Higher than optimum" Just say it's bad. Why do you want to sugar coat everything your boys are responsible for? You are right, denial is not a river.

Where do you buy your beef that you pay the lowest price in the US for gas, but the highest price for beef? The average person eats a pound a week. The US average for beef in November 2017 was $3.68/lb ($4.60 in today's dollars) or 3/10 of one percent of an average annual salary of $50.3K.
In October of this year it was $5.22, or 4/10 of one percent of the average annual salary of $60.7K
One tenth of one percent change. A 1/10 percent increase in the average annual beef costs of a person RIGHT NOW would be 27 cents PER YEAR.
Game changer? Doubtful.
Yes. It's an increase, but probably not the best example if you want to show us that inflation has gone totally out of control.
ESPECIALLY when you have been arguing for years that your gas prices have been the cheapest in the country...

Nahh, no you don't fella. Beef, as well as many other things, are way up. Don't even try to use your nefarious averages to make this inflation look like things are only up cents on the dollar or try to distract the reader by bringing up gas price conversations from years ago. Under $5 to OVER $7 for the same lb of beef is not pennies over time. It is your guy taking office and everything getting expensive. Do you just walk around with bags of sugar that you toss on everything your president touches?

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

I am stating that you have no idea what defending someone means. All I did was give my opinions on what I read. I don't know this person so I have no reason to defend him. But you think you know him and you made a choice to not like him so by default you think I am coming to his defense. Nope, just commenting on what you posted with my opinions. Good to know you will never change, you are still on edge waiting for that argument huh.

I know full well what a defense is, not only in definition but in practice.
You didn't give opinions on what you read, you gave opinions that it was all false in order to create a narrative against Mauch.
I do not know him other than by what does he has done. But knowing what someone does and has done gives good insight into the person, or into "knowing" them.

The only argument because you say so?

The only argument because you would not be arguing if you agree with the economists. If you don't agree, then the only argument you can have is that they are wrong.

Here we go again with your explanations and justifications... if you can use what they know, why aren't you a wealthy 1%'er?

With that logic and your claim you are a "professional driver", why were you delivering pizzas and food and not making millions winning Formula 1 races,? (in other words, your logic is incorrect).

I didn't move anything and the question wasn't a hard one.

You moved the goalpost from stating all along that inflation was de facto a bad thing, to talking about hyper inflation or runaway inflation. You did so after it was explained to you more than once that inflation can be good

Cute choice of words. "Higher than optimum" Just say it's bad. Why do you want to sugar coat everything your boys are responsible for? You are right, denial is not a river.

Because "higher than optimum" is not necessarily "bad" when it comes to economics, just like "lower than optimum" is not necessarily bad.
A business shoots for a 40% GPM on their goods. If they have a year where they get 35% but still make a profit, should they just go out of business b/c 35% is less than optimum? No.
Welcome to money management.

Nahh, no you don't fella. Beef, as well as many other things, are way up. Don't even try to use your nefarious averages to make this inflation look like things are only up cents on the dollar or try to distract the reader by bringing up gas price conversations from years ago. Under $5 to OVER $7 for the same lb of beef is not pennies over time. It is your guy taking office and everything getting expensive. Do you just walk around with bags of sugar that you toss on everything your president touches?

OK, cool. Show us what grocery store you are paying over $7/lb for ground beef but what gas station paying the lowest prices in the US for gasoline.
Louisville Kentucky WalMart 80% lean beef (best for burgers). $4.44 per pound. Cheaper than the inflation-adjusted $4.60 per pound it was in 2017. Or you could go 93% lean, and pay $5.65 a pound.
Maybe buy your meat at a grocery store, and not a gas station quick mart where they charge 40% more for everything they sell?
That's the funny thing about facts. They simply ARE, whether you like them or not.

So, before you spiral out of control again, let's stick to discussing/debating/arguing facts and not beliefs or opinions.
Mmmmkay?

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

1lb of ground beef was under $5. It is now over $7 for the same beef. Slow and steady? Two dollars more in one presidency, why? Is it just a convenience fee for having BiBiden

Inflation is certainly unreasonable currently. The issue is who/what is to blame or do "we" just blame whoever we feel like blaming or run with whatever narrative fits a predetermined outcome.

Who is really responsible for inflation?

For those that think Trump and/or Biden are responsible for inflation....

www.caraudio.com

Recently, I saw clip of a (pro-choice) girl telling an pro-lifer who just blew her argument to bits that "she didn't care about the facts." And I'm totally fine with that; clearly most people ignore facts when it comes voting and living life in general.

However, when people who are clearly ignoring facts pretend their feelings based "reality" is based on facts that often triggers people who try to base their reality on facts. That's why you see these LGBTQxyz folks have meltdowns when faced with facts. That's why Jordan Peterson, Candice Owens, etc trigger so many libs.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

I know full well what a defense is, not only in definition but in practice.
You didn't give opinions on what you read, you gave opinions that it was all false in order to create a narrative against Mauch.
I do not know him other than by what does he has done. But knowing what someone does and has done gives good insight into the person, or into "knowing" them.

There you go again. Claiming you know better than me, what I posted.

The only argument because you would not be arguing if you agree with the economists. If you don't agree, then the only argument you can have is that they are wrong.

If you say so.

With that logic and your claim you are a "professional driver", why were you delivering pizzas and food and not making millions winning Formula 1 races,? (in other words, your logic is incorrect).

For like the 7th time, I do not deliver pizza. I do not deliver food at all. You have been told this many times and are now talking trash. Watch yourself.

You moved the goalpost from stating all along that inflation was de facto a bad thing, to talking about hyper inflation or runaway inflation. You did so after it was explained to you more than once that inflation can be good

Continued inflation is never good. At what point in Biden's administration have we not been dealing with inflation?

Because "higher than optimum" is not necessarily "bad" when it comes to economics, just like "lower than optimum" is not necessarily bad.
A business shoots for a 40% GPM on their goods. If they have a year where they get 35% but still make a profit, should they just go out of business b/c 35% is less than optimum? No.
Welcome to money management.

Is that some more of your educated thinking? A little voter fraud is ok, a little inflation is ok, a little cancer is ok.

OK, cool. Show us what grocery store you are paying over $7/lb for ground beef but what gas station paying the lowest prices in the US for gasoline.
Louisville Kentucky WalMart 80% lean beef (best for burgers). $4.44 per pound. Cheaper than the inflation-adjusted $4.60 per pound it was in 2017. Or you could go 93% lean, and pay $5.65 a pound.
Maybe buy your meat at a grocery store, and not a gas station quick mart where they charge 40% more for everything they sell?
That's the funny thing about facts. They simply ARE, whether you like them or not.

So, before you spiral out of control again, let's stick to discussing/debating/arguing facts and not beliefs or opinions.
Mmmmkay?
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Ok wise guy, I literally told you one lb of beef. Not 4.5lbs, not 3lbs. It is sold in 1lb portions and that is what I spoke on. Walmart, Kroger, Meijer. Not one time did I mention gas or gas stations. I am guessing you're just being a smart ***. Very adult.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

There you go again. Claiming you know better than me, what I posted.

I quoted directly from your posts. If you want to claim your never made the posts, that's a really weird argument, since they are visible for all here to see.

If you say so.

For like the 7th time, I do not deliver pizza. I do not deliver food at all. You have been told this many times and are now talking trash. Watch yourself.

"...why were you delivering pizzas and food..."
The word "were" is used to denote something that happened in the past.
"were - second person singular past, plural past, and past subjunctive of be"
I watch myself by using words that are correct for the sentence. If you want to change history and claim you never delivered pizzas or food, then so be it. But your past posts say otherwise.

Continued inflation is never good. At what point in Biden's administration have we not been dealing with inflation?

The inflationary period we are currently in started under Trump in November 2020, following a recessionary period (technically a depression, which is worse) that also occurred under Trump.
I guess the question is why should Biden have to fix the mess that started under Trump, but maybe you are asking why Biden isn't fixing it faster?
We did discuss this in the past and I asked you what you thought would be a good plan to move us out of inflation faster. I think your solution was to vote Biden out. Which is not much of a solution.
So, what would be the correct solution to reduce inflation faster than it has been since it peaked?

Is that some more of your educated thinking? A little voter fraud is ok, a little inflation is ok, a little cancer is ok.

Another method of argument you have used before that failed before also.
Admitting cancer exists is not analogous to saying cancer is good. Admitting voter fraud exists is not analogous to saying voter fraud is good.
But YES, a little inflation is good. If prices NEVER increase, then wages can NEVER increase. There can be no growth.
Are you of the opinion that everything about business should increase EXCEPT the cost to the consumer?
Please explain how you think an economy can succeed if inflation never occurs.

Ok wise guy, I literally told you one lb of beef. Not 4.5lbs, not 3lbs. It is sold in 1lb portions and that is what I spoke on. Walmart, Kroger, Meijer. Not one time did I mention gas or gas stations. I am guessing you're just being a smart ***. Very adult.

WalMart. Lexington Kentucky. One pound of 80/20 ground beef. $5.22
Kroger. Lexington Kentucky. One pound of 80/20 ground beef. $5.69
Meijer. Lexington Kentucky. One pound of 80/20ground beef $4.29.
The gas station quick mart comment regards paying a premium for a product that you could get a lot cheaper at a grocery store. It's an old economics class "quiz". Professor asks about opening a small store across the street from a grocery store, and charging 25% more for the same goods. Asks who thinks it would succeed. No one says yes.
The professor then says "None of you have ever heard of 7/11?"
My point is that if you're paying >$7/lb for ground beef, you're doing iut by choice, not becasue you HAVE to.
Go to the 3 stores you specifically mentioned, and save a bundle over what you are paying wherever you are buying it for >$7.00/lb.
Buy "bulk" ( a whopping 3 lbs) and save even more.
Join a big box club and you can save a TON of money by shopping smart.

Adjusted for inflation, the Meijer meat is actually $0.30/lb cheaper than the average price in 2017.
Shop there and you will be better off than you were in 2017, even if you only buy one pound at a time.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

I quoted directly from your posts. If you want to claim your never made the posts, that's a really weird argument, since they are visible for all here to see.

I know what I posted, you claim to know better what my post meant than I do.

"...why were you delivering pizzas and food..."
The word "were" is used to denote something that happened in the past.
"were - second person singular past, plural past, and past subjunctive of be"
I watch myself by using words that are correct for the sentence. If you want to change history and claim you never delivered pizzas or food, then so be it. But your past posts say otherwise.

Why do you think talking about past events is relevant to current events? Are you unable to talk in the present?

The inflationary period we are currently in started under Trump in November 2020, following a recessionary period (technically a depression, which is worse) that also occurred under Trump.
I guess the question is why should Biden have to fix the mess that started under Trump, but maybe you are asking why Biden isn't fixing it faster?

Regardless of where you claim the inflation came from I will answer your question as to why Biden should fix what you call a mess when you say Trump caused it but even though it is worse under Biden and you call it a little above optimal, how about because it's his damn job to fix it, not put this country further into debt.

We did discuss this in the past and I asked you what you thought would be a good plan to move us out of inflation faster. I think your solution was to vote Biden out. Which is not much of a solution.
So, what would be the correct solution to reduce inflation faster than it has been since it peaked?

Get rid of Biden.

Another method of argument you have used before that failed before also.
Admitting cancer exists is not analogous to saying cancer is good. Admitting voter fraud exists is not analogous to saying voter fraud is good.
But YES, a little inflation is good. If prices NEVER increase, then wages can NEVER increase. There can be no growth.
Are you of the opinion that everything about business should increase EXCEPT the cost to the consumer?
Please explain how you think an economy can succeed if inflation never occurs.


WalMart. Lexington Kentucky. One pound of 80/20 ground beef. $5.22
Kroger. Lexington Kentucky. One pound of 80/20 ground beef. $5.69
Meijer. Lexington Kentucky. One pound of 80/20ground beef $4.29.
The gas station quick mart comment regards paying a premium for a product that you could get a lot cheaper at a grocery store. It's an old economics class "quiz". Professor asks about opening a small store across the street from a grocery store, and charging 25% more for the same goods. Asks who thinks it would succeed. No one says yes.
The professor then says "None of you have ever heard of 7/11?"
My point is that if you're paying >$7/lb for ground beef, you're doing iut by choice, not becasue you HAVE to.
Go to the 3 stores you specifically mentioned, and save a bundle over what you are paying wherever you are buying it for >$7.00/lb.
Buy "bulk" ( a whopping 3 lbs) and save even more.
Join a big box club and you can save a TON of money by shopping smart.

Adjusted for inflation, the Meijer meat is actually $0.30/lb cheaper than the average price in 2017.
Shop there and you will be better off than you were in 2017, even if you only buy one pound at a time.

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I don't live in Lexington. Nice try though.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Haha the pain is real: