BeachGuy23

Bro your own link said that gas and cars markups exceeded their cost increases. That contributed to inflation unless you think that fuel and car prices don't impact inflation.

Ah got it, thanks.

Can you explain how the government accomplished the bolded please.

"But even though markups were relatively flat overall, the analysis found companies did hike prices substantially in a few key sectors like gasoline and cars in 2021. As for the main drivers of sky-high inflation in recent years, economists have pointed to several factors, including pandemic-era supply chain disruptions and strong consumer demand brought on, in part, by government stimulus." So major sectors DID hike prices substantially. Not the primary driver for inflation but a contributor. And they note the real drivers, just as I've been crushing you with for months, supply chains destroyed during Trump's term AND the $2.7T worth of stimulus and checks sent to the Americans. Not a word about Joe's battle with the energy sector which you claim is the reason for inflation. Once again, I'm right, you're wrong. And Mooney is correct as well. You are literally always wrong. HA HA

DC was destroyed? Cultist are so stupid and have such feminine feelz.

Cultist Karen is comparing the maybe tens of women impacted by trans athletes with the tens of millions of women who lost their healthcare rights under conservative states. Good god no wonder Trump can rule these morons with an iron fist. SMH

I'm not a cultist, therefore I'm a yuuggeee fan of intelligent ladies. Now if you could point one out I'll give them some love girlio.

And yet consumers keep spending like drunken sailors. Of course, prior to Biden, no one abused credit, everyone paid their bills, and no banks went under. LMFAO at Chicken Little Cultist Karen. How goes the bank teller gig?

Ah yes, the self proclaimed smartest guy on the forum, the multi-patented, singularly skilled master salesman and now Board fact checker has found a better source than mine and called it out. Tell me boyo, since you're so smart and so uniquely able to discern complex issues, do you think that half of the country making $23.hour at the high end, and most lower, refutes the point I was trying to make? I await the ruling from the self proclaimed, self aggrandizing Board fact checker with bated breath. You must be a ton of fun at parties being so much smarter than everyone else.

ES&C is worth nothing but continued scorn. Dude post his same 2nd grade level insults day after day hour after hour. He's posted 100x since Monday. Best to just pity the poor loser who's life is clearly beyond pathetic and miserable.

HAHAHAHAHA Such a dim witted, moronic cultist you are... LMFAO

That's great. You have that capability and likely a strong family support system. As do I. Many many folks are not so lucky, which I'm sure you agree. And yes @RLLD has stated many many times ITT that the poor are at fault for being poor through their bad decisions.

Thank you and I agree. My argument the entire time is that the arrogant RLLD declares all poor people poor because they made bad decisions. This is simply elitist BS thinking.

Of course there's a tiny tiny % of jobs that pay better than minimum wage and require no skills. Based on the US's median income of <$40k, do you believe there are lots of these positions? Because $40k is less than $20 per hour. And that's at the TOP range of this part of the median.

Stop with the feelz and deal in facts boyo. People with low ability mentally are very limited in their job options. And these job options typically pay very poorly. That's a fact. As an aside, do you know what the average income is in the US? Let me help. The median income in the US is < $40k. That means half the country makes LESS than $40k. Since $40k for an individual isn't that far above the poverty line your arrogance forces you to say that almost half of the US is in the financial situation they're in because of bad decisions. You're heartless.

There are 50M people with IQs of 85 or less in this country. You think there are 50M of these jobs? You should aware all the people working all the chit jobs I noted that they could be making so much more money. The arrogance of this place...SMH It's like some of you never interact with people in different financial strata than yourselves.

Your arrogance is astounding. Folks with limited mental capacity simply aren't capable of handling any tasks beyond the very basic. These basic tasks pay poorly and thus make them poor.

So all the people who work as custodians, food service workers, cashiers, grocery baggers, nursing aides, etc are all unaware of these high paying jobs they could be working? Are you unaware of the term "working poor"? Because IRL, there are very very few decent paying jobs for the unskilled.

Wait so no skill, repetitive labor jobs pay well now? Do you live in opposite world or something? Those are the very traits that make jobs pay poorly. Examples please.

Ok, so about 16% of the US has an IQ of 85 or below. Please explain to me how the "study" you referenced applies to them.

LMFAO You paint the entire country with a broad brush, I destroy your moronic idea with a simple example that is not close to extreme, TONS of folks are poor due to medical bills. You are legit the most disingenuous and dumbest poster here.

Please at least link to the post that you think explains this. Cause you're lying as usual.

What bad decisions did the mother whose husband was killed in a car accident and is left with a quadriplegic child to care for and pay make that made them poor? Since the healthcare cost of their child is what's making them poor?

Explain to me how a dude with a 90 IQ and no ability to do a job beyond minimum wage level can avoid poverty through good decisions. They should invest all their excess money better? Go to a better college? Exactly how can these people avoid being poor? How about people who have to care for several people with high medical costs through no fault of their own? You blame them for being poor too?

What did the government do during Trump's horrible four years that caused the chain to declare bankruptcy?