Uncle Joe

[Sparko]

doesn't ever notice prices decreasing again.

Umm...wut?

Gas. Housing. Food.

[TDub]

because it's not?

[Sparko]

Oh yes. Gas is down about 75 cents where I am. Food has stabilized and prices are decreasing. Housing has been jammed by interst rates and is coming down. Mind you, there was a lot of speculation in housing that pushed prices high over the last eight years or so. Lots of nuh-uh arguments. The most important thing for prices generally is for Russia to stop their invasion and remake their country

[jfish26]

Oh yes. Gas is down about 75 cents where I am. Food has stabilized and prices are decreasing. Housing has been jammed by interst rates and is coming down. Mind you, there was a lot of speculation in housing that pushed prices high over the last eight years or so. Lots of nuh-uh arguments. The most important thing for prices generally is for Russia to stop their invasion and remake their country

The economy is very important. But I'm not sure Rs' opinions about it are important. It's a tired schtick - sugar-rush tax giveaways while in power, finger-wagging austerity when in the minority. Rinse, repeat.

[Sparko]

Yeah. To impact the economy positively and long term one needs to govern

[jfish26]

How in the hell do you think higher taxes benefits people???? Lol

The naivete would be cute if it wasn't representative of brainrot that has taken over 1/3 of the country, to disastrous consequences.

[TDub]

Oh yes. Gas is down about 75 cents where I am. Food has stabilized and prices are decreasing. Housing has been jammed by interst rates and is coming down. Mind you, there was a lot of speculation in housing that pushed prices high over the last eight years or so. Lots of nuh-uh arguments. The most important thing for prices generally is for Russia to stop their invasion and remake their country

gas is not down where I am. But, I expect it to drop nominally as it does every fall after the summer travel season. Year to year it is still high.

Housing is not down. Interest rates are at 8% but that hasn't driven down the sales prices in any significant manner. Deman still exceeds supply so pricing is going to remain high for the foreseeable future.

Year over year our food, gas and housing prices are still high.

Your post is inaccurate.

[MICHHAWK]

don't forget the crappy stock market.

[jfish26]

don't forget the crappy stock market.

You mean the one where the DJIA is about 5,000 points higher today than it was on Election Day 2020?

[KUTradition]

my investment has tripled since mid-2021…thanks, Joe!!

[jhawks99]

Gas prices are down 30 cents over the last two weeks here.

Thanks Joe. You're the bestest to ever sit in the big chair.

[TDub]

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/04/14/cha ... -2021.html

overall cost of living up 13% since 2021

food up 20% since 2021.

[TDub]

gas price increases in late spring and decreases in fall sre not great indicators. Prices go up in summer and down in winter....every year. It'd the steady climb of "up from where and down from where" that is the key.

[jhawks99]

gas price increases in late spring and decreases in fall sre not great indicators. Prices go up in summer and down in winter....every year. It'd the steady climb of "up from where and down from where" that is the key.

Mich makes the rules, I just congratulate Joe for winning.

[randylahey]

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/04/14/cha ... -2021.html

overall cost of living up 13% since 2021

food up 20% since 2021.

Those are huge increases in a short time. A much more realistic perspective of the economy than these other Cherry picked numbers

[KUTradition]

you mean like mich’s 401k?

[randylahey]

Increased government size and increased taxes is bad for an economy. Taking more money from people and giving it to the government does not tend to help

[randylahey]

Government is a business with no threat of ever going out of business for being inefficient. So it's inefficient

[jfish26]

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/04/14/cha ... -2021.html

overall cost of living up 13% since 2021

food up 20% since 2021.

Those are huge increases in a short time. A much more realistic perspective of the economy than these other Cherry picked numbers

This is art, man.

"The cherry picked numbers I like are a much more realistic perspective economy than those other cherry picked numbers I don't like."

[jfish26]

Government is a business with no threat of ever going out of business for being inefficient. So it's inefficient

(You would support spending endless billions on a wall that fundamentally cannot do what it would be intended to do.)