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Post by cindosha on Oct 9, 2022 11:42:56 GMT
This is so much like some members in my family who want to blame Biden for all of the ills of the worlds and rising prices of everything. So when I tell them, you know, those SAME things are incredibly expensive over on this side of the world too..... I just hear crickets. So, if Biden is to blame for inflation, pray tell, WHO is to blame for the inflation happening in so many other countries right now??? I do believe we are still feeling the aftershocks of Covid and how it basically shut down the world. I don’t live in so many other countries. Im not blaming biden for the ills of the rest of the world. I’m blaming him for the cost of everything I have to pay for here, in the country i live in. I don’t give two craps about WHO is to blame for inflation happening in so many other countries. His indiscriminate throwing of trillions of dollars around is why we are in such a high inflationary state right now. Here. In our country. |
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Post by Merge on Oct 9, 2022 11:48:26 GMT
Not since the 80’s. That’s the last time inflation was this high. Do you like paying $5.00 - $7.00 a gallon for gas? I don’t. Retired financial writer here. Gas prices are just one factor in inflation. Biden couldn’t help the war in Ukraine, which contributed to higher gas prices, but abruptly reducing domestic oil and gas production is on him. A bigger problem is an administration dumping money into the economy indiscriminately. It overheats the economy resulting in inflation. I voted for Biden, but I don’t like how he’s throwing money around. It seems like he’s trying to help but it’s inflationary which ultimately harms the people who are most vulnerable. He has an anti-inflation initiative while pouring gas on the fire. A more measured approach could have accomplished what he was after without the economic repercussions, but the grand gesture wins more votes. Isn’t there anyone who is economically responsible but not beholden to the right? Until we find that unicorn, I’ll be right here in the middle. Honest question - how did Biden putting money into the economy *here* cause inflation worldwide? I would object to your use of the word “indiscriminately,” too. Which of the initiatives designed to aid financial recovery from Covid - many begun under the Trump administration - were ill-advised in your opinion? He did not reduce domestic oil and gas production, though. He stopped new leases on public lands. Most drilling is done on private land and in any event, no existing leases were revoked. Many leases sit unused. So how did he decrease production? Details on that here www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/have-biden-administration-policies-reduced-us-oil-production-1686104%3Famp%3D1 |
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Post by cindosha on Oct 9, 2022 11:50:46 GMT
Camilla Harris is the most unqualified mistake of a vp this country has ever seen. As much as I hate biden, I hope nothing happens to him before his presidency is over. if she were president, china and russia would waltz right in and take over. I think you have a short term memory. Did you forget some of the dumb things Dan Quayle said? He couldn't count either. Here's just a sampling Dan Quayle Malapropisms
"Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child."
"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is 'to be prepared.'"
"When I have been asked during these last weeks who caused the riots and the killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings? The killers are to blame."
"Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it."
"You all look like happy campers to me. Happy campers you are, happy campers you have been, and, as far as I am concerned, happy campers you will always be."
—in a speech to American Samoans
Education
"What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is."
"We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world."
"Add one little bit on the end...Think of 'potato,' how's it spelled? You're right phonetically, but what else...? There ya' go...all right!"
—"correcting" a student's correct spelling of the word "potato" during a spelling bee at an elementary school (he told the student to add an "e" at the end)
"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teaches our children."
On Space
"Mars is essentially in the same orbit...Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe."
"For NASA, space is still a high priority."
"[It's] time for the human race to enter the solar system."
"We are leaders of the world of the space program. We have been the leaders of the world of our...of the space program and we're not going to continue where we're going to go, notwithstanding the Soviet Union's demise and collapse—the former Soviet Union—we now have independent republics which used to be called the Soviet Union. Space is the next frontier to be explored. And we're going to explore. Think of all the things we rely upon in space today: communications from...Japan, detection of potential ballistic missile attacks. Ballistic missiles are still here. Other nations do have ballistic missiles. How do you think we were able to detect some of the Scud missiles and things like that? Space, reconnaissance, weather, communications—you name it. We use space a lot today."
On History
"The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century."
"People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history."
On the Future
"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy—but that could change."
"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future."
"The future will be better tomorrow."
"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."
With Geography
"We have a firm commitment to NATO. We are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe."
"I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix."
"It's wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago."
And Finally...
"The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make."
"I stand by all my misstatements."I am not referring to Quayle. I was specifically referring to our current vp. Not someone from 40 years ago. He couldn't count either. You just validated my point. |
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Post by cindosha on Oct 9, 2022 11:55:24 GMT
Not since the 80’s. That’s the last time inflation was this high. Do you like paying $5.00 - $7.00 a gallon for gas? I don’t. Inflation is not linked to gas prices. Why don't you google inflation? You linked it. Not me. The last time inflation was this high was in the 80’s. I don’t like paying $5 a gallon for gas. Do you? |
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Post by cindosha on Oct 9, 2022 11:57:12 GMT
Part of the recent decline in stocks is because of the Federal Reserve increasing the interest rate, which is a necessary step to fight inflation. A lot of the changes over the last 2 years are cyclical. Markets go up and down and recover. The job market continues to show strength. Overall, markets are up from where they were in March 2020 and are close to the Jan 2021 levels. www.usbank.com/investing/financial-perspectives/market-news/is-a-market-correction-coming.htmlFrequent market corrections are a normal event.
Market volatility can be expected to persist given the uncertainty about the direction of inflation, the extent of Fed interest rate hikes, the pace of earnings growth and implications of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, among other issues.Increasing the interest rate because of inflation this administration created. |
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Post by cindosha on Oct 9, 2022 12:17:50 GMT
Google it. It’s not hard. Maybe you can educate yourself about the near 2 million people who have pored over our borders in the past 2 years. Go watch one of her interviews on YouTube. but you just keep ignoring, sidestepping and condoning this administration’s failures. No- I don't want to google it. I want your data that you review that you can make the claims of Kamala's making a fool of herself. You link the interview of where you say she is making a fool of herself, so I can critique it and make my own conclusions.
The border problems are not about only people crossing the border. How about all of the drugs that have been seized? How about all of the drugs that HAVE NOT been seized at the borders? How about the record number of fentanyl deaths in the US in the last two years? It’s getting into our country somehow. Maybe at our unsecured borders? People are afraid to let their kids trick or treat this year because of the fentanyl looking like candy. The border problems are not about only people crossing the border. You just validated my point about there being a problem at the border. |
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Post by cindosha on Oct 9, 2022 12:26:59 GMT
Retired financial writer here. Gas prices are just one factor in inflation. Biden couldn’t help the war in Ukraine, which contributed to higher gas prices, but abruptly reducing domestic oil and gas production is on him. A bigger problem is an administration dumping money into the economy indiscriminately. It overheats the economy resulting in inflation. I voted for Biden, but I don’t like how he’s throwing money around. It seems like he’s trying to help but it’s inflationary which ultimately harms the people who are most vulnerable. He has an anti-inflation initiative while pouring gas on the fire. A more measured approach could have accomplished what he was after without the economic repercussions, but the grand gesture wins more votes. Isn’t there anyone who is economically responsible but not beholden to the right? Until we find that unicorn, I’ll be right here in the middle. Honest question - how did Biden putting money into the economy *here* cause inflation worldwide? I would object to your use of the word “indiscriminately,” too. Which of the initiatives designed to aid financial recovery from Covid - many begun under the Trump administration - were ill-advised in your opinion? He did not reduce domestic oil and gas production, though. He stopped new leases on public lands. Most drilling is done on private land and in any event, no existing leases were revoked. Many leases sit unused. So how did he decrease production? Details on that here www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/have-biden-administration-policies-reduced-us-oil-production-1686104%3Famp%3D1i guess it’s all a matter of who you believe. |
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Post by aj2hall on Oct 9, 2022 12:30:28 GMT
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Post by aj2hall on Oct 9, 2022 12:33:51 GMT
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Post by cindosha on Oct 9, 2022 12:37:04 GMT
No, again that's a Republican scare tactic about fentanyl. There is not a link between immigration and fentanyl despite how desperately the Republicans are trying to make it. Fentanyl is mostly coming in through ports, not at border crossings. You are really grasping at straws. And you need to remove your head from your buttocks if you think the fentanyl crisis is a republican scare tactic. Part of border security is port security. |
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Post by aj2hall on Oct 9, 2022 12:38:37 GMT
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Post by aj2hall on Oct 9, 2022 12:43:49 GMT
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Post by Merge on Oct 9, 2022 12:50:08 GMT
No, again that's a Republican scare tactic about fentanyl. There is not a link between immigration and fentanyl despite how desperately the Republicans are trying to make it. Fentanyl is mostly coming in through ports, not at border crossings. You are really grasping at straws. And you need to remove your head from your buttocks if you think the fentanyl crisis is a republican scare tactic. Part of border security is port security. So you think we should close the ports? Grind them to a standstill with minute inspections of every container that comes in? What do you think that would do to inflation and supply chain issues? I can answer that, actually - Abbott cost the businesses in the state of Texas billions when he implemented thorough inspections of every truck coming through. He had to stop because his own people here told him it was disastrous for the economy. |
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Post by Merge on Oct 9, 2022 12:51:40 GMT
No, it’s quite possible to use logic, common sense, and some fact-checking to decide who to believe. You’re just too lazy to do it so you revert to believing the person who tells you what you want to hear. |
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Post by Merge on Oct 9, 2022 12:55:18 GMT
No, again that's a Republican scare tactic about fentanyl. There is not a link between immigration and fentanyl despite how desperately the Republicans are trying to make it. Fentanyl is mostly coming in through ports, not at border crossings. You are really grasping at straws. And you need to remove your head from your buttocks if you think the fentanyl crisis is a republican scare tactic. Part of border security is port security. It’s funny to me how y’all’s answer to marijuana is to lock people up for possession, but with fentanyl, you place no responsibility at all on the people buying and taking the drug. I just can’t quite put my finger on what the difference might be … |
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Post by aj2hall on Oct 9, 2022 13:02:54 GMT
I think you have a short term memory. Did you forget some of the dumb things Dan Quayle said? He couldn't count either. Here's just a sampling Dan Quayle Malapropisms
"Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child."
"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is 'to be prepared.'"
"When I have been asked during these last weeks who caused the riots and the killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings? The killers are to blame."
"Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it."
...I am not referring to Quayle. I was specifically referring to our current vp. Not someone from 40 years ago. He couldn't count either. You just validated my point. No, you made the mistake of calling her the most unqualified. She has lots of experience as a District Attorney, Attorney General and a Senator. She is not the "most unqualified mistake". If you're worried about Putin and Russia, what do you think happened when Trump was president? He linked classified secrets and had a close relationship with Putin. Trump recently praised Putin as "savvy". Trump had close ties to Putin and tried to dissolve NATO. Biden and NATO are standing up to Putin. www.npr.org/2018/07/20/630659379/is-trump-the-toughest-ever-on-russiawww.npr.org/2022/02/22/1082478790/trump-praises-putin-as-savvy-amid-new-escalations-on-russia-ukraine-border |
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Post by cindosha on Oct 9, 2022 13:27:01 GMT
Well, if you had read my post correctly and not twisted my words, you would notice that I never said anything about her being unqualified as a DA, AG or senator. I said she was an unqualified mistake of a vp, not as a DA AG or senator. I stand by what I said. She has made a fool of herself as a vp with her inability to form coherent conversations in an interview, and her inability to contribute any meaningful efforts as vp. |
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Post by aj2hall on Oct 9, 2022 13:36:03 GMT
Well, if you had read my post correctly and not twisted my words, you would notice that I never said anything about her being unqualified as a DA, AG or senator. I said she was an unqualified mistake of a vp, not as a DA AG or senator. I stand by what I said. She has made a fool of herself as a vp with her inability to form coherent conversations in an interview, and her inability to contribute any meaningful efforts as vp. No, she's not unqualified as a VP, AG, DA or Senator. Her responsibilities in all of those jobs qualify her to be a VP. If she made a fool of herself in an interview or at the border, please provide evidence. |
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Post by cindosha on Oct 9, 2022 13:47:53 GMT
You are really grasping at straws. And you need to remove your head from your buttocks if you think the fentanyl crisis is a republican scare tactic. Part of border security is port security. It’s funny to me how y’all’s answer to marijuana is to lock people up for possession, but with fentanyl, you place no responsibility at all on the people buying and taking the drug. I just can’t quite put my finger on what the difference might be … Marijuana does not cause instant death like fentanyl does. I can't quite put my finger on your point but it's probably the dumbest thing I have read today. However, I said nothing about marijuana. AND there is a HUGE DIFFERENCE between pot and opioids. Do yourself a favor and educate yourself. Also, are you saying that it's the drug addicts fault that they are dying and not placing any blame at all on the dealers, whom are getting their drugs from illegal cartels from other countries?? Well, lets open a few more safe drug taking centers near the homeless camps. That'll solve everything. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10923923/Portland-resembles-open-air-drug-market-legalizing-hard-drugs.html www.foxnews.com/politics/longtime-democrat-embarrased-oregon-politics-shakes-race-governor-runs-independent |
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Post by cindosha on Oct 9, 2022 13:58:04 GMT
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Post by Merge on Oct 9, 2022 14:02:54 GMT
I’ve never blamed addicts for their addiction. That’s something the right does. I’m just pointing out the hypocrisy of the right’s divergent views on how different drug users are treated. I guess we can all be glad that perhaps now the right will be more understanding of the issues surrounding addiction, since this is a crisis affecting rural communities in red states right along with everyone else. Of course dealers and suppliers need to be cut off, which is why we seize as much as we can at border crossings and ports. We agree on that. There are also - I know this will come as a shock to you - US agents working behind the scenes in countries if origin to hamper the efforts of the drug cartels. What we disagree on is whether it’s even possible to stop every ounce of fentanyl from coming in. As I pointed out, we could do a thorough search of every cargo truck and shipping container that comes in, but that has major negative implications for our economy. What have Republicans suggested that you think would help without crippling our supply chain? ETA: I can guarantee you that if the Biden admin did what Abbott did in mandating thorough inspections that grind imports of needed goods to a near halt, the GOP narrative would be, “Why do hardworking Americans have to suffer these supply chain issues and high prices just to keep drugs out of the hands of useless addicts who should have known better than to take that first pill?” |
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Post by aj2hall on Oct 9, 2022 14:04:29 GMT
Well, if you had read my post correctly and not twisted my words, you would notice that I never said anything about her being unqualified as a DA, AG or senator. I said she was an unqualified mistake of a vp, not as a DA AG or senator. I stand by what I said. She has made a fool of herself as a vp with her inability to form coherent conversations in an interview, and her inability to contribute any meaningful efforts as vp. If you want to talk about qualifications or lack of for the job, you don't have to go back 40 years, just look at the former president. He had zero political experience and zero experience with diplomacy. Despite the Republican narrative, he was not a smart businessman or a pull yourself up by the bootstraps story. He was gifted a significant amount of starter money, he declared bankruptcy 5 or 6 times and frequently refused to pay people. He lacks a basic understanding of geography, history, grammar and vocabulary. Acknowledge Trump's lack of qualifications, lack of experience, mistakes and blunders and maybe we can have a good faith, honest discussion about Biden & Harris. |
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Post by aj2hall on Oct 9, 2022 14:05:42 GMT
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Post by cindosha on Oct 9, 2022 14:06:47 GMT
No, it’s quite possible to use logic, common sense, and some fact-checking to decide who to believe. You’re just too lazy to do it so you revert to believing the person who tells you what you want to hear. Right back at ya!!! You believe everything you read, right? Same goes for you.... According to you and many others on this board, based on my previous posts and opinions, I am not allowed to use logic and common sense. based on previous posts and opinions, however, I'm not allowed to use logic or common sense. |
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Post by Merge on Oct 9, 2022 14:10:38 GMT
No, it’s quite possible to use logic, common sense, and some fact-checking to decide who to believe. You’re just too lazy to do it so you revert to believing the person who tells you what you want to hear. Right back at ya!!! You believe everything you read, right? Same goes for you.... According to you and many others on this board, based on my previous posts and opinions, I am not allowed to use logic and common sense. based on previous posts and opinions, however, I'm not allowed to use logic or common sense. Please show me an example of where you have ever demonstrated logic or common sense on this board. You’re allowed to use it! In fact, we beg you to do so. This may come as a shock to you, but the left leaning peas police each other pretty hard on accurate sources and fact checking. That’s why you don’t see us posting things from Occupy Democrats or third party YouTube channels that deal in edited video. Where we disagree, we prefer to do so on the facts. |
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Post by femalebusiness on Oct 9, 2022 15:40:44 GMT
Somebody needs to take an Economics 101 course. *cough* cindosha *cough*
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Post by Laurie on Oct 9, 2022 18:01:36 GMT
Somebody needs to take an Economics 101 course. *cough* cindosha *cough* There are a lot of people on this thread that could take a remedial economics class. Good lord. 😳 Gas prices doesn’t impact inflation? WTF? I don’t really blame inflation on either Biden or Trump for that matter. It was bound to happen with decisions that were being made outside of the federal level. For example, states raising minimum wage to $15 had a big impact. IMO a more graduated increase would have been better. Let the market absorb the changes in smaller increments than doing one big jump. |
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Post by onelasttime on Oct 9, 2022 18:47:07 GMT
Somebody needs to take an Economics 101 course. *cough* cindosha *cough* There are a lot of people on this thread that could take a remedial economics class. Good lord. 😳 Gas prices doesn’t impact inflation? WTF? I don’t really blame inflation on either Biden or Trump for that matter. It was bound to happen with decisions that were being made outside of the federal level. For example, states raising minimum wage to $15 had a big impact. IMO a more graduated increase would have been better. Let the market absorb the changes in smaller increments than doing one big jump. I’m sure the folks that benefited from the increase to $15 an hour may not agree with your assessment that the increases should have been in smaller increments over a period of time. In fact I believe a strong argument could be made the increase to $15 was long overdue. |
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Post by Laurie on Oct 9, 2022 18:58:06 GMT
There are a lot of people on this thread that could take a remedial economics class. Good lord. 😳 Gas prices doesn’t impact inflation? WTF? I don’t really blame inflation on either Biden or Trump for that matter. It was bound to happen with decisions that were being made outside of the federal level. For example, states raising minimum wage to $15 had a big impact. IMO a more graduated increase would have been better. Let the market absorb the changes in smaller increments than doing one big jump. I’m sure the folks that benefited from the increase to $15 an hour may not agree with your assessment that the increases should have been in smaller increments over a period of time. In fact I believe a strong argument could be made the increase to $15 was long overdue. That may be the case but nonetheless it had a significant impact on COGS. |
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Post by onelasttime on Oct 9, 2022 20:56:46 GMT
I’m sure the folks that benefited from the increase to $15 an hour may not agree with your assessment that the increases should have been in smaller increments over a period of time. In fact I believe a strong argument could be made the increase to $15 was long overdue. That may be the case but nonetheless it had a significant impact on COGS. I just did some reading about the causes of this current bout of inflation that is not only affecting the United States but pretty much the rest of the world as well. The two main culprits are the supply chain issues and the war in the Ukraine. The reason the United States is a bit higher is because of the stimulus bills passed by the trump and Biden Administrations. The general consensus is it added about 3% to the total inflation rate. Also the Fed got dinged by waiting as long as they did to start increasing the interest rates which, in theory, would have slowed the increase of inflation sooner. There is also an article about how inflation affects people’s wages. In nothing I read did it say anything about raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour cause a significant impact on the COGS. Didn’t even mention it. In the BBC article it shows the inflation rate of various countries as of March 2022. If you take out the 3% attributed to the stimulus spending it puts the US in the middle of all the other countries. This is a world wide event with similar causes for the inflation. It may very will be that increased wages do contribute to inflation but apparently not this time around. Articles are NBC News. linkFactCheck. linkBBC News link |
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