what-happened
GOLD
I'm glad you took that as a compliment.
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Desert Hound
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The rules put in place limited biz and put people out of work. As such gov started printing money.
Shall I go on?
Apparently overturning Roe v. Wade is going to cause rampant inflation as well.
All this was a plan to finish off critical thinkers and people with hi IQs, but the ghost in the machine fooled the bad guys and the tables have been turned on the cheats and now good fortune and abundance will go to those who follow the truth and honesty above money or job or to keep a position in life. This has everything to do with freedom of choice and choosing wisely. If you support good, you will win in this next life and the life to come. All cheaters, spiers, liars and preachers of false information will not have a seat at the Kings table for the big banquet. No more brown nosing and ass kissing and for sure no more pay to play in this next game of life. Remember who ran first to be first in the jab line and who makes their children get the jab in order to participate? I know some money guys who never lose on their bets and they are sweating bullets like never before and feeling stressed out like never before. I feel for a very dear friend that manages peoples money. He told me he has some pissed off customers and super scared clients who want all their money back.
Desert Hound
DA
That is an article/opinion piece written by a highly partisan D.One might consider tariffs and tax cuts along with a recent wave of price gouging.
Inflation Was the Purpose of Trump’s Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
Republicans are committed to the oppression of the pooraninjusticemag.com
I am dumber for reading that.
EvilGoalie 21
GOLD
Distrust of authority vis-a-vis vaccination programs easily predates the 60s. There are plenty of media articles laying out the notable parallels between the themes underlying resistance to smallpox vaccination programs in Victorian Europe and what we've seen playing out over the past several years: violation of personal freedom for the sake of the collective, distrust of established sources of information and perceived elites, vaccine ineffectiveness, vaccine toxicity, and then further into conspiracy theorization. Sound familiar? Indeed, if you look at the articles below you'll see that the memes of that period were far superior than the memes of today. And some of the resistance was well founded. Jenner-era cowpox vaxx definitely had risk.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-50713991
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/11/14/smallpox-anti-vaccine-england-jenner/
There are scholars who get right down in the weeds about the similarities and differences between then and now with respect to vaccine resistance movements. My takeaway is that the politics is pretty much the same, but the class/sociology stuff has differences. And, of course, history keeps rolling along, the big storm never comes, and smallpox is gone.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11624425/; this one is kind of from what I take to be the horse shoe left
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21770225/; and this one is kind of a straight up logical positivist analysis.
Hüsker Dü
DA
“Half cow babies” and the “undeserving class” wow! & Lol! I was of course referring to the current generational shift of “conservatives” from establishment backing to playing victims of. But I dig your bit.
whatithink
GOLD
Lots of interesting stuff on inflation (Global) in this link (below) from the Financial Times. The US is the highest of the major western economies, but others are not that far behind.
The major driver is energy costs.
Global inflation tracker: see how your country compares on rising prices | Financial Times (ft.com)
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Husker Du, you need serious help....lol........we all do so don;t feel bad, but you need way more. It's obvious that some people are Conservative and some people are Liberal. Some people are Independent and stuck in the middle, sitting on the fence to see WHO wins. Some people believe in the Creator and some people hate the Creator or think they don't believe in God, as if that makes any sense. People like you are having a very, very difficult time because your belief system is falling a part. Most people around the world hate pay to play and cheating. Anyone WHO votes to make it a law to abort a fetus right before the birth of the fetus is cruel and sick, all in one and is on the losing end of this debate about the life of a baby who is renting space in a womb. 6 years of losing, cheating, spying and lying is taking it's toll on your soul and the soul of my best pal, who is just like you. He now is going low blow and personal on me because he has lost every debate with me. I would share some cool abundance that has come my way but I won't, because you would be jealous.....lol!! The tables have turned. I bet it's getting harder to fall asleep for you. Do you see the face of the King as you lay in your bed all alone? Love the King or at the very least, be nice to the King.
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How many of those other countries have the ability to be energy independent? I wouldn't worry about it though, this inflation is just transitory.
Why would energy independence mean no energy inflation? The markets are all linked. People aren’t going to sell West Texas for $40 when Brent is going for $110.
Price still goes up. Independence would affect the trade deficit, but not inflation.
whatithink
GOLD
Every country has that ability, but it would require them to go nuclear in the short term (which is measured in years).
If you meant fossil fuels, then only the US really, but, for example, we produce 12M barrels of oil a day and consume 18M, increasing production by 50% and increasing refining capacity by the same amount would take years (also).
I got solar bro on my trailer. 100% independent just in case. I'm taking the fearsome foursome up to Mt Shasta for some family business and some family R & R. Also, Lunar Eclipse on 5/15/2022 and a time to reflect on the pass, kiss it goodbye and focus on today, with hopes and dreams for tomorrow. The last 6 years have been one challenge after another. The losses at times felt like a punch to the balls where it felt like I couldn't breathe. Then, once you catch your breath, some old pal stabs you in the back. As you turn around to see who it was, someone kicks you in the balls again and you fall to the ground and lay in the fetal position. It was a tough war and I lost some battles along the way but I never quit. I have the Eye of the Tiger still and will finish this race on top. Happy Saturday to you brother
So there is nothing we can do about inflation, because that's what your implying? I don't buy the Biden just has bad luck BS narrative. His policies have been inflationary and not anti-inflationary. Name something he has done that has been anti-inflationary? Releasing strategic oil reserves? That's about it and only reduced prices slightly for a couple weeks and not the $.35 he promised. Oh my bad, he also told people to go buy electric cars.
To quote Bill Parcells "you are what your record says you are"? He and his administration are so far in over their heads and desperate they've resorted to blatant lying instead of clever little white lies. There was no vaccine available when Biden became president WTF?
I warned you. Its the Liar Liars Club. They just lie and then make fun like Husker Du does. I try to have some satire but not mixed with lies.
Nothing we can do? Hardly.
Our recent fiscal policy set us up for inflation. Some of that is unfunded covid relief spending, and some is underfunded tax cuts.
The oil shock kicked us over the cliff, but we walked ourselves right up to the edge.
Exactly. And a lot of the covid relief spending was because we shut down business. PPE was mostly a disaster which is what happens when the government hands out free money. The fraud was insane. And yes Trump deserves the blame for the PPE, he should have known better.
whatithink
GOLD
My comment had nothing to do with the monetary policy of the Biden admin. They can certainly do more than they are doing, which frankly seems very little if anything of substance. For example, they could guarantee that they would buy (domestic) oil at a certain price point to incentive more domestic drilling and ensuring that those domestic oil companies are not going to be caught out by a drop in oil (beyond their break even). They could also repeal the Trump import tariffs to reduce prices, although I'm not sure that will have a huge effect given the supply chain issues. The Fex needs to be more aggressive in rate increases and reducing the money supply - that would help.
The repeated broad stimulus packages (should have been more targeted) are definitely a contributor to this and are probably the reason the US is leading the way (sic) but the UK & Germany are not far behind and they did not have the same stimuli. So its a global issue with the war in Ukraine being the latest trigger for both the rises in oil and more importantly (for people) food prices given the Ukraine is the 5th largest food producer globally (I believe).
Its not going away anytime soon and the best we can hope for in the short term (which includes active engagement of governments) is a stabilization and gradual reduction. That's my 0.02 worth.