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[Farb]

For all the things related to the Biden/Harris Administration and their latest hits and misses

https://www.dailywire.com/news/whit...gedly-sexually-harassing-threatening-reporter

Interesting story, looks like 'only the best people' didn't stop with the new administration.

 

[MT15]

And to put a finer point on the topic, my 2 largest expenses are housing and food, and those are the things that really haven't helped the equation for me. Those haven't really slowed down all that much.

Help may be coming, Dave. I remember reading that food prices are starting to come back down.

 

[DaveXA]

Help may be coming, Dave. I remember reading that food prices are starting to come back down.

Soon I hope, because $100 for 5 or 6 items that used to be $20 in 2020 is absurd.

 

[LA - L.A.]

Soon I hope, because $100 for 5 or 6 items that used to be $20 in 2020 is absurd.

That does sound like something unique to your area. Food prices went up here in L.A., but only as much as a few items that costed around $20.00 in 2020 cost around $30.00 now. That's a significant increase, but $20.00 to $100.00 is insane.

 

[Incumbent]

That does sound like something unique to your area. Food prices went up here in L.A., but only as much as a few items that costed around $20.00 in 2020 cost around $30.00 now. That's a significant increase, but $20.00 to $100.00 is insane.

I thought he was embellishing to make a point and not serious that his grocery costs have risen by 500%.

 

[LA - L.A.]

I thought he was embellishing to make a point and not serious that his grocery costs have risen by 500%.

Poe's Law strikes again. I hope he was embellishing to make a point, but that didn't occur to me at all when I read his post.

 

[DaveXA]

I thought he was embellishing to make a point and not serious that his grocery costs have risen by 500%.

I was embellishing a bit, but there definitely are items in the store that have doubled in price or more. But I wouldn't be far off in saying that buying $100 worth of items now was probably anywhere from $40 to $60 in 2020.

That's a big difference and certainly outpaces inflation in general. Meat, milk, cereal and other usual items have gone way up in price. Milk is typically $5-$6/gal. Was $3-$3.50 in 2020. Many types of meat have gone up 50% to 100%. Cereal, a typical family size box is typically $7 bucks. Was $3-$4 in 2020. When you add all of that up, it's a substantial difference. I mean, my monthly food costs varies from month to month but averages out to $1300/month and is often $1500. That's up from $700-$850.

 

[DaveXA]

Also, I didn't mention but my biggest expense percentage increase has been auto insurance oddly enough. In 2020 my insurance premium for 6 months was $285 for 3 cars. Today, my premium is $1380 for 5 cars (they're all fully paid for). I have 4 grown kids and we all have clean driving records except one son who got in an accident 2 years ago and totaled the vehicle. It was actually his first accident, so the accident forgiveness kicked in so he wasn't penalized for that.

Even though we have more cars, our premium increased more than 400%. Oof.

 

[Incumbent]

Poe's Law strikes again. I hope he was embellishing to make a point, but that didn't occur to me at all when I read his post.

My experience with groceries is more aligned with yours, and I’m noticing prices coming down.

 

[Incumbent]

Also, I didn't mention but my biggest expense percentage increase has been auto insurance oddly enough. In 2020 my insurance premium for 6 months was $285 for 3 cars. Today, my premium is $1380 for 5 cars (they're all fully paid for). I have 4 grown kids and we all have clean driving records except one son who got in an accident 2 years ago and totaled the vehicle. It was actually his first accident, so the accident forgiveness kicked in so he wasn't penalized for that.

Even though we have more cars, our premium increased more than 400%. Oof.

The crux is that the working class is always getting gouged. That’s nothing new. I don’t know if enough people will ever wake up to the reality that we exist in an economic system that is primarily rigged against us.

A lot of what is happening isn’t sustainable. Housing costs. Insurance. We are reaping the consequences of weak regulations. Capitalism is inclined towards the profitable outcome over the just outcome.

 

[MT15]

The crux is that the working class is always getting gouged. That’s nothing new. I don’t know if enough people will ever wake up to the reality that we exist in an economic system that is primarily rigged against us.

A lot of what is happening isn’t sustainable. Housing costs. Insurance. We are reaping the consequences of weak regulations. Capitalism is inclined towards the profitable outcome over the just outcome.

Yes, most of the price increases have been blamed on inflation but are actually corporate greed. They saw an opening to raise prices and took advantage.

 

[MT15]

I was embellishing a bit, but there definitely are items in the store that have doubled in price or more. But I wouldn't be far off in saying that buying $100 worth of items now was probably anywhere from $40 to $60 in 2020.

That's a big difference and certainly outpaces inflation in general. Meat, milk, cereal and other usual items have gone way up in price. Milk is typically $5-$6/gal. Was $3-$3.50 in 2020. Many types of meat have gone up 50% to 100%. Cereal, a typical family size box is typically $7 bucks. Was $3-$4 in 2020. When you add all of that up, it's a substantial difference. I mean, my monthly food costs varies from month to month but averages out to $1300/month and is often $1500. That's up from $700-$850.

Wow, a gallon of milk at Meijer here is $2.73. I don’t think it ever went up to $5/gallon. Family size cheerios are $3.99 (they were $5.19, that’s a price drop). Your grocery is gouging you.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Yes, most of the price increases have been blamed on inflation but are actually corporate greed. They saw an opening to raise prices and took advantage.

Aren’t there laws against price gouging?

If I remember correctly right after Katrina hit gas stations doubled or tripled the price of a gallon of gas

Government came out and said that’s price gouging. If this doesn’t reverse right now you’ll be charged and fined X hundred dollars per instance which means per gallon sold

Prices came back down

 

[Taurus]

The crux is that the working class is always getting gouged. That’s nothing new. I don’t know if enough people will ever wake up to the reality that we exist in an economic system that is primarily rigged against us.

A lot of what is happening isn’t sustainable. Housing costs. Insurance. We are reaping the consequences of weak regulations. Capitalism is inclined towards the profitable outcome over the just outcome.

Until it falls over like a top-heavy windmill and out come the torches and guillotines.

 

[DaveXA]

Yes, most of the price increases have been blamed on inflation but are actually corporate greed. They saw an opening to raise prices and took advantage.

Yeah, in this case, inflation is the symptom, not the cause.

 

[DaveXA]

Wow, a gallon of milk at Meijer here is $2.73. I don’t think it ever went up to $5/gallon. Family size cheerios are $3.99 (they were $5.19, that’s a price drop). Your grocery is gouging you.

Maybe, I'm not shopping at Walmart, where it's probably on average 10-15% cheaper overall across the board. I can get that $7 box of cereal for $4 if it's on sale, or $3 if I'm really lucky. But the prices I listed are retail at a Safeway across the street. To go to Walmart, I'd have to take a 15 minute drive. So, gas, and traffic that can turn 15 minutes into 30 plus minutes in a hurry, it's not something I do often. Sometimes retail prices are unavoidable, but comes with the territory I guess.

 

[LA - L.A.]

Maybe, I'm not shopping at Walmart, where it's probably on average 10-15% cheaper overall across the board. I can get that $7 box of cereal for $4 if it's on sale, or $3 if I'm really lucky. But the prices I listed are retail at a Safeway across the street. To go to Walmart, I'd have to take a 15 minute drive. So, gas, and traffic that can turn 15 minutes into 30 plus minutes in a hurry, it's not something I do often. Sometimes retail prices are unavoidable, but comes with the territory I guess.

Safeway is owned by Albertsons. The Albertsons owned grocery stores out here are more expensive than Krogers owned stores and the few remaining truly local and regional stores. Sometimes there's a good price on a sale item at the Albertsons stores, but the savings on the few sales items don't balance out the higer prices for everything else.

I have a similar issue with the Albertsons stores being closer and easier stores to go to. Heaven help us all if Krogers and Albertsons win their appeal to merge. If they merge, they should hang signs over all the store entrances saying, "All hope abandon, ye who enter in," or "Got Vaseline?"

 

[DaveXA]

Safeway is owned by Albertsons. The Albertsons owned grocery stores out here are more expensive than Krogers owned stores and true local regionally owned stores, except for items on sale.

I have a similar issue with the Albertsons stores being the closer and easier stores to go to. Heaven help us all if Krogers and Albertsons win their appeal to merge. If they merge, they should go ahead hang signs over store entrances saying, "All hope abandon, ye who enter in!"

Indeed.

 

[Optimus Prime]

In 2020, hundreds of top TikTok content creators banded together in service of a single goal: get Joe Biden elected. They posted videos, hosted online events and spent hours educating followers to help Biden defeat Donald Trump.


Four years later, the coalition once known as TikTok for Biden is now called Gen-Z for Change — and so far, it has not endorsed Biden’s reelection.


“Biden is out of step with young people on a number of key issues,” said the coalition’s founder, Aidan Kohn-Murphy, 20, who called “the frustrations of young progressive leaders a barometer of widespread dissatisfaction among Gen Z voters.”


Across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Twitch, anger and resentment toward Biden are boiling among Gen Z content creators who say they feel disaffected and betrayed by Biden’s positions on an array of issues, including the war in Gaza, the climate crisis and the president’s decision to support a potential TikTok ban.

The rift has been exacerbated by the White House’s evolving strategy of courting friendly influencers while shutting out others who have been critical of the administration……

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/13/influencers-biden-tiktok-ban/