Sean Mooney

You just made every liberal here a Trump supporter.

You've done enough to torpedo whatever credibility you had left that I don't even need to drill down into anything else you've said. So I'll leave it at this- you would rather play politics than assign blame to all parties. It's funny- you hate how liberals do that and yet here you are doing it over and over. Everybody sees you for what you are now- a partisan hack who wants to believe they are of a higher intelligence than others here. The worst part for you is- I didn't even really have to, nor was I trying to expose that in you Now word salad away

The quote didn't get that into the weeds that I saw from him. I would assume the quote seems to indicate they knew the overall margins overall and wasn't treating them as subsidizing the other items in the store. But unsure one way or the other 1.) How many more nuggets are you thinking you would've received 5 years ago? 2.) Your numbers are nice but you said you salary almost doubled and your overall standard of living is down. Again- that's nearly statistically impossible. 3.) Maybe don't eat out so much?

I believe he said "We got no fear, no doubt, all in balls out."

Today's Bible Verse: "And lo, the Lord did speak unto his people, saying: "Behold, thou shalt consume the lightning and excrete the thunder, for it is written that thy bowels shall be filled with the power of the heavens. Let not thy consternation be great, for in the excretion of thunder shall thy strength be made known, and thy enemies shall tremble before thee." And the people did marvel at the strange commandment of the Lord, but they did obey, for they knew that his ways were not their ways, and his thoughts were higher than their thoughts. And thus it came to pass that the thunder was excreted, and the people did rejoice, for they had become vessels of the divine power, and their excrement was mighty in the sight of the Lord." Exodus 2:5 Amen Thanks

Today's Bible Verse: ""And lo, on that day, Weepaws didst let forth a mighty wind in the waters of the bathtub, causing bubbles to rise up. And as the bubbles didst float upon the surface, Weepaws didst bite at them with great fervor, delighting in the joy of his own flatulence. Verily, the scent of his passing did linger in the air, a testament to the power of his bowels. And the laughter of the heavens didst ring out, for even in the smallest of creatures, there is mirth to be found. Let it be known, that Weepaws, in his gaseous glory, didst bring forth laughter and joy to all who beheld his antics." Romans 2:12 Amen Thanks

Yeah it's business. It sucks, but it is. The gist of the first quote from the Kroger CEO was that they raised the prices above what they would've needed to in order to keep their normal margins.

The Kroger CEO did say that, ""On milk and eggs, retail inflation has been significantly higher than cost inflation." I doubt that all went to farmer's but a lot of it went to super markets in the Kroger family. He also said this, "“Our business operates the best when inflation is about 3% to 4%…A little bit of inflation is always good in our business.” Which I mean he's right, but it doesn't really make them innocent in all of this.

That would almost be statistically impossible. Also, buying food at an already inflated venue (and I get it, you are in an airport and your hungry- you're stuck) isn't compelling evidence necessarily. It's far more compelling if someone says a gallon of milk was 3 dollars and is now 4 or something like that.

Now you please stop and read....just read for a moment..... I HAVE NEVER EXCUSED BIDEN FOR HIS ROLE AND THE THINGS HE DID THAT ENHANCED AND EXACERBATED INFLATION....NEEEEEVVVVVVEEEEEERRRRRRRR Now acknowledging that it is also fair to say there are things his predecessor did that helped set up inflation to hit. It is also fair to say COVID helped influence some things to hit inflation wise. It is also fair to say there were other things worldwide that helped set up inflation to hit. None of that thought- NONE OF IT- excuses what Biden did no matter how many times you scream "whataboutism" Other people pointed out the fact in agreement that two presidencies helped lead into this. One person even said "ANyone who says otherwise is playing politics...." and yet here you are refusing to answer a simple question of what blame you give Trump for helping lead into inflation. Yes Biden did some things wrong. Of course some of what he- and the Fed- did some economists say helped prevent a recession but I don't want to wade you down that path because if you can't handle answering a simple question right now, adding more factors in is just going to break your brain.

Holy sh!t dude. Why are you being dense? Biden bears blame. Trump bears blame because some things he did helped lead to inflation. It is not "but Trump." It is saying "all these people." You are saying "All Biden, not Trump." You are also way wrong.

I did not defend Biden. I acknowledged his part. I said there are factors that Trump did that led into it as well. As someone else put it- Trump collected the kindling and lit the match, Biden fanned the flames. You've repeatedly not recognized anything Trump did and deflect away from it with "whataboutism" and weird capitalization in posts.

You are getting slightly closer to answering the question. How many times do I have to ask you again to get you to actually give an answer?

So you are playing politics saying Trump deserves no blame? And you avoid the question constantly screaming whataboutism. Biden deserves blame, the Federal Reserve does (Powell admits they got inflation wrong), so do other central banks around the world. Trump deserves blame too. Except in your world.

I said Biden carries blame. I said Trump carries blame too. I asked for you to speak to what parts you blame Trump for after you laid out Biden's blame (which again- I didn't disagree with) You responded with like a thousand words- many of which were yelling "whataboutism" over and over. You are spinning out of control right now

It's not whataboutism no matter how many times you try to throw that word out there

It is a very simple question and no matter how many words you want to write will not change that: What blame do you place on Trump for inflation? Again- I acknowledge Biden's role. I'm not playing "but Trump." I have said from the very beginning there were bad policies by both Trump and Biden that led into this. It continues to be telling you can't answer a simple question in a straightforward way without trying to write a lot of words in lieu of a straight answer.

So another non answer?

I didn't defend Biden on this. I blamed him for his part. I blamed Trump for his part. You've written many posts and paragraphs now on Biden and his role. I'm asking for what parts of inflation you blame on Trump. I would also say that perhaps there is an argument that could be made that Trump's part is independent of COVID, perhaps the COVID response wraps into Trump's part. I find it telling so far you are so reluctant to speak to what parts you directly blame Trump for and are trying to deflect away from the questions to turn it back around on me. When again- I've acknowledged Biden's role in things.

But the ABC whistleblower went to the Black Insurrectionist on Twitter with his 105K followers

So we've hit on Biden's blame in it all. What blame do you place on Trump for inflation?

It was more than just Yellen saying it, but either way so we've hit on Biden's blame in it all. What blame do you place on Trump for inflation?

Too many people- and many here, but not all- seem to have this idea that when a new President comes in the reset button gets hit on the economy and we start all over. That isn't the way it works so there are some things Obama did that Trump was building on and some things Trump did that Biden was building on and so on and so forth. It's okay to hit both sides on this

so many assumptions. I said months ago here- months ago, to you directly- that the inflation came from a myriad of issues and both Biden and Trump have some blame in it. I never have, nor would I, saddle it all on Trump and I would argue with anyone who tries to. You should remember that discussion- it's the one where you used the video of the dude with the skeleton in his basement off YouTube as evidence of your argument. I think you might not know what the word "some" means. That might be the issue. I didn't say it was all supply chain issues. I said some of it was. Yes there were also labor shortages here and abroad. There were a number of reasons for that as well- excess money, flipped power to employees, unvaccinated workers (which is something more from countries overseas arguing this last one). Some economists said the inflation was transitory, some said it was persistent. He listened to the wrong ones it appears. Even with the wrong advice being followed we still avoided the hard landing. I'll grant that may very well be getting the right result with the wrong leadup making it more accidental than purposeful. So to repeat- there were a lot of factors that led to inflation beginning in the middle of 2021- supply chain issues, artificially inflated demand, extra money pumped into the system, economic dislocations, and bad policy from two presidencies from different angles, and some price gouging sprinkled in there. All that without random capitol lettering throughout.

I mean I don't think anyone is naïve enough to believe that...well maybe real tim