edjr 5,567 Posted 20 hours ago 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 512 Posted 20 hours ago 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 512 Posted 19 hours ago 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 5,567 Posted 19 hours ago 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 512 Posted 19 hours ago 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 12,653 Posted 19 hours ago 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 5,567 Posted 19 hours ago 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 12,653 Posted 19 hours ago 3.79 a gallon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
