edjr 5,625 Posted April 26 9 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: People going into debt to buy groceries. I know the food pantry in my Parrish is quite busy and running low. It was fine a few years ago. Imagine if people couldn't use credit cards to buy groceries Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeachGuy23 570 Posted April 26 15 minutes ago, edjr said: Keep using those credit cards and living that lie. Chickens will come home to roost. People living beyond their means, is this new? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeachGuy23 570 Posted April 26 7 minutes ago, edjr said: Imagine if people couldn't use credit cards to buy groceries You people can cry about the economy all you want but every metric points otherwise. All the "facts" you bring up are nothing more than SOP for this country. The economy is booming more bigly than at anytime in the last few decades. And if you mention interest rates I'll note that rates at 3% are not normal and not healthy. Where we're at now is much much better for economy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,625 Posted April 26 Just now, BeachGuy23 said: The economy is booming more bigly than at anytime in the last few decades. https://www.usdebtclock.org/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeachGuy23 570 Posted April 26 1 minute ago, edjr said: https://www.usdebtclock.org/ Is that not SOP for this country? What is our debt to GDP? Is it better or worse than say 3 years ago? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,864 Posted April 26 10 minutes ago, edjr said: Imagine if people couldn't use credit cards to buy groceries Funny we don’t hear about “food insecurity “ much anymore. It just went away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,625 Posted April 26 1 minute ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Funny we don’t hear about “food insecurity “ much anymore. It just went away. https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-u-s/key-statistics-graphics/#:~:text=In 2022%3A,with adults%2C were food insecure. Quote How Many People Lived in Food-insecure Households? In 2022: 44.2 million people lived in food-insecure households. 11.7 million adults lived in households with very low food security. 7.3 million children lived in food-insecure households in which children, along with adults, were food insecure. 783,000 children (1.1 percent of the Nation's children) lived in households in which one or more child experienced very low food security. You can guarantee it has gotten worse with inflation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,864 Posted April 26 3.79 a gallon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNewGirl 1,053 Posted April 30 A station in Menlo Park, CA hit $7. https://www.newsweek.com/california-gas-hits-7-1893336 This is more than Federal hourly minimum wage. And they say that CA gas is higher due to "high production costs." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,864 Posted May 1 7 minutes ago, edjr said: Hold it now, I was told I didn’t get a tax break under Trump. Someone is lying Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maximum Overkill 773 Posted May 1 On 12/30/2023 at 6:02 PM, thegeneral said: (one almost certainly run by godless heathens) Or granola crunching BLM supporters with the Ukraine and Pride Flags in the window. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,864 Posted May 1 As far as I know, I’m the only middle class person here. Can someone please tell me what middle class Joe Biden has done for the middle class? I’m not seeing it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maximum Overkill 773 Posted May 1 4 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: As far as I know, I’m the only middle class person here. Can someone please tell me what middle class Joe Biden has done for the middle class? I’m not seeing it. That's the sad part. The middle class is getting weeded out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawkeye21 1,878 Posted May 1 8 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: As far as I know, I’m the only middle class person here. Can someone please tell me what middle class Joe Biden has done for the middle class? I’m not seeing it. Biden hasn't done anything for the middle class. When was the last time the middle class was really catered to by our government? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,864 Posted May 1 9 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said: Biden hasn't done anything for the middle class. When was the last time the middle class was really catered to by our government? The last guy gave me a nice tax break and kept my costs down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawkeye21 1,878 Posted May 1 4 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: The last guy gave me a nice tax break and kept my costs down. How is your tax break now? The first year wasn't too bad but wasn't his tax plan going to lead to us paying more after a few years? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,864 Posted May 1 26 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said: How is your tax break now? The first year wasn't too bad but wasn't his tax plan going to lead to us paying more after a few years? It’s still there. Expires at the end of 2025. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,864 Posted May 2 On 4/25/2024 at 11:39 AM, BeachGuy23 said: What's the metric basis behind the assumption of yours? Gas prices are up? Egg prices are up? Have you looked around? People are spending money like it's going out of style. I'm in Sedona now, was in Sarasota earlier and it's nothing but wall to wall people. You may want to aware folks who are spending like drunken sailors just how bad you think it is. How’s the vacation going? Lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeachGuy23 570 Posted May 2 1 minute ago, Hardcore troubadour said: How’s the vacation going? Lol. Two weeks almost up boyo. Shame you can't afford a vacation based on how much of a bit@h you are about gas prices. Love this for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,864 Posted May 2 Just now, BeachGuy23 said: Two weeks almost up boyo. Shame you can't afford a vacation based on how much of a bit@h you are about gas prices. Love this for you. Seems like you’re having a great time. Wife’s thighs are chafing I bet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nomad99 444 Posted May 2 On 5/1/2024 at 9:48 AM, Hardcore troubadour said: As far as I know, I’m the only middle class person here. Can someone please tell me what middle class Joe Biden has done for the middle class? I’m not seeing it. In Massachusetts, the minimum household income to be considered middle class is $76,000. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,864 Posted May 2 2 minutes ago, Nomad99 said: In Massachusetts, the minimum household income to be considered middle class is $76,000. I have that beat, but I don’t think I get into the next level up. So I say I’m in the middle. Just checked. I’m upper middle class. Who knew? Doesn’t feel like it. Unless you count my assets. I don’t have a tiny house in some Shittburb of Baltimore and my Def comp account is plump. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horseman 1,571 Posted May 2 2 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Seems like you’re having a great time. Wife’s thighs are chafing I bet. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeachGuy23 570 Posted May 2 17 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Seems like you’re having a great time. Wife’s thighs are chafing I bet. Weird flex to try to make fun of my wife who you have zero clue what she looks like. But you are a moron deplorable so no more can be expected. Keep posting 24 hours a day while your kids wonder why daddy is constantly yelling at the computer. Poor things. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,864 Posted May 2 11 minutes ago, BeachGuy23 said: Weird flex to try to make fun of my wife who you have zero clue what she looks like. But you are a moron deplorable so no more can be expected. Keep posting 24 hours a day while your kids wonder why daddy is constantly yelling at the computer. Poor things. You post on a computer? Lol. Get a smart phone poor. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horseman 1,571 Posted May 2 11 minutes ago, BeachGuy23 said: Weird flex to try to make fun of my wife who you have zero clue what she looks like. But you are a moron deplorable so no more can be expected. Keep posting 24 hours a day while your kids wonder why daddy is constantly yelling at the computer. Poor things. Everyone knows hoarders are old, fat, lazy and poor. Never seen a good looking hoarder, no such thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeachGuy23 570 Posted May 2 1 minute ago, Hardcore troubadour said: You post on a computer? Lol. Get a smart phone poor. "mommy why is daddy in the basement all day raging at librals, and why won't he ever play with us? And why do we have that hideous flag with some orange guy holding a gun on our flagpole?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeachGuy23 570 Posted May 2 1 minute ago, Horseman said: Everyone knows hoarders are old, fat, lazy and poor. Never seen a good looking hoarder, no such thing. Ah look the stalker is back before his next racist induced vacation. You still stealing $7 streams boyo? Learn what opportunity cost is yet? Have you kicked the gay porn habit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maximum Overkill 773 Posted May 2 Mortgage news this week - May 1, 2024 Mortgage rates rise, inch toward 7.5% Mortgage rates ticked up this week, according to Bankrate’s national survey of large lenders. The spring homebuying season hasn’t been a cakewalk for buyers, as stubbornly-high inflation pins 7 percent mortgages and record home prices firmly in place. Fewer borrowers applied for mortgages this week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, and the Federal Reserve again announced it’s putting off rate cuts. (While the policymaker doesn't directly set mortgage rates, its decisions do influence their direction.) May also marks one of the best months for home sellers to garner the highest offers — another factor stacked against buyers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,864 Posted May 3 Disappointing jobs report. And that’s before the certain downward revision from these lying scumbags. Libtards believe though. They like being lied to. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horseman 1,571 Posted May 3 FOMC Quote We have stated that we do not expect it will be appropriate to reduce the target range for the federal funds rate until we have gained greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2 percent. So far this year, the data have not given us that greater confidence. In particular, and as I noted earlier, readings on inflation have come in above expectations. It is likely that gaining such greater confidence will take longer than previously expected. We are prepared to maintain the current target range for the federal funds rate for as long as appropriate. Not so good new for the poors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 1,491 Posted May 3 58 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Disappointing jobs report. And that’s before the certain downward revision from these lying scumbags. Libtards believe though. They like being lied to. 27th consecutive month of unemployment below 4%. This is the longest stretch on record dating back 70 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNewGirl 1,053 Posted May 3 This number astounds me, given that my employer is layoff hundreds, if not thousands almost every month/quarter. While our CEO just gave himself another $4mm raise. Someone is lying some where about unemployment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawkeye21 1,878 Posted May 3 8 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said: This number astounds me, given that my employer is layoff hundreds, if not thousands almost every month/quarter. While our CEO just gave himself another $4mm raise. Someone is lying some where about unemployment. Still "help wanted" and "now hiring" signs all over the place though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 1,491 Posted May 3 16 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said: This number astounds me, given that my employer is layoff hundreds, if not thousands almost every month/quarter. While our CEO just gave himself another $4mm raise. Someone is lying some where about unemployment. That CEO is probably worth 270 times the average worker! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
