Another month of controlled inflation

[MDC 7,546]

2 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

Food is not flat. 

Depends on the food. Pancakes, crepes, tortillas, fruit roll ups, and NY style pizza are all flat. 

[Ron_Artest 1,666]

6 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

More data on Food.  Food is not flat.  Anyone who tells you food is flat is an idiot.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/12/heres-the-inflation-breakdown-for-july-2025-in-one-chart.html

Food at home +2.2%

Food out +3.9%

actually I read that too fast, that's YOY.  Ignore.

[supermike80 1,965]

Im struggling to understand this. Inflation came in at about 3%  which is reasonable. Why are liberals flipping out over this???  Why?? 

[seafoam1 3,187]

3 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

Im struggling to understand this. Inflation came in at about 3%  which is reasonable. Why are liberals flipping out over this???  Why?? 

Trump. TDS.  

[Horseman 2,539]

Is this the last chance go get out before it's too late?!?!?!?!

[Horseman 2,539]

46 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

Im struggling to understand this. Inflation came in at about 3%  which is reasonable. Why are liberals flipping out over this???  Why?? 

When Trump said lower food prices idiots like run MDC expected negative inflation, on day 1.  Their minds are really that simple.  

[seafoam1 3,187]

Just now, Horseman said:

When Trump said lower food prices idiots like run MDC expected negative inflation, on day 1.  Their minds are really that simple.  

They are mentally underdeveloped. Focking dopes..

[supermike80 1,965]

31 minutes ago, Horseman said:

When Trump said lower food prices idiots like run MDC expected negative inflation, on day 1.  Their minds are really that simple.  

But he promised!!!

First president to ever not honor a campaign promise.  It is a big deal

[MDC 7,546]

9 minutes ago, Horseman said:

When Trump said lower food prices idiots like run MDC expected negative inflation, on day 1.  Their minds are really that simple.  

I never expected Trump to do anything about prices. A lot of his voters did. That’s why his approval rating sucks. HTH!

[cyclone24 1,925]

8 minutes ago, MDC said:

I never expected Trump to do anything about prices. A lot of his voters did. That’s why his approval rating sucks. HTH!

No, no no. You guys don’t get off that easy. You guys said we would be in a recession, the market would crash and prices would go through the roof. None of that has happened.

Y’all complained about egg prices and then he brought them down. Gave him no credit for it of course but to act like oh well he didn’t actually bring anything down so it doesn’t count is laughable.

Shoot, he almost hit 45,000 today on the market and wait till that idiot finally brings the rates down. Will be at 50 a month after it probably

[Horseman 2,539]

3 minutes ago, cyclone24 said:

No, no no. You guys don’t get off that easy. You guys said we would be in a recession, the market would crash and prices would go through the roof. None of that has happened.

Y’all complained about egg prices and then he brought them down. Gave him no credit for it of course but to act like oh well he didn’t actually bring anything down so it doesn’t count is laughable.

Shoot, he almost hit 45,000 today on the market and wait till that idiot finally brings the rates down. Will be at 50 a month after it probably

SMACKDOWN

[Ron_Artest 1,666]

I love that magas have to defend inflation now along with child rape, corruption. Everything they accuse Biden of is now good because it's Trump doing it

[Horseman 2,539]

S&P at all time high. Up 10% for the year. 

So sad the poors can't afford beef tho. 

[Ron_Artest 1,666]

6 minutes ago, cyclone24 said:

No, no no. You guys don’t get off that easy. You guys said we would be in a recession, the market would crash and prices would go through the roof. None of that has happened.

Y’all complained about egg prices and then he brought them down. Gave him no credit for it of course but to act like oh well he didn’t actually bring anything down so it doesn’t count is laughable.

Shoot, he almost hit 45,000 today on the market and wait till that idiot finally brings the rates down. Will be at 50 a month after it probably

The market did crash, and he puzzied out, remember that?  Caved like a bish.  He called it Biden's market.  After it came back following the puss out, now it's his market right?

Eggs prices = bird flu.

Prices are going up.  Tariffs have increased and are taking hold.  It's happening.  Will happen faster once he starts dropping rates 

[TimHauck 2,994]

56 minutes ago, Horseman said:

When Trump said lower food prices idiots like run MDC expected negative inflation, on day 1.  Their minds are really that simple.  

Which is precisely why if @RLLD doesn’t still think the current economy is “the worst of the lower classes’ lifetime” then he’s a giant hypocrite.

[Horseman 2,539]

1 minute ago, Ron_Artest said:

The market did crash, and he puzzied out, remember that?  Caved like a bish.  He called it Biden's market.  After it came back following the puss out, now it's his market right?

Eggs prices = bird flu.

Prices are going up.  Tariffs have increased and are taking hold.  It's happening.  Will happen faster once he starts dropping rates 

10% that lasted a whole month is a correction dumbass.

CRASH!!!

 

[seafoam1 3,187]

17 minutes ago, cyclone24 said:

No, no no. You guys don’t get off that easy. You guys said we would be in a recession, the market would crash and prices would go through the roof. None of that has happened.

Y’all complained about egg prices and then he brought them down. Gave him no credit for it of course but to act like oh well he didn’t actually bring anything down so it doesn’t count is laughable.

Shoot, he almost hit 45,000 today on the market and wait till that idiot finally brings the rates down. Will be at 50 a month after it probably

Poor mdpee getting owned again. 

[BudBro 183]

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Annual changes:

• The shelter index increased 3.7 percent over the last year. Other indexes with notable increases over the last year include medical care (+3.5 percent), household furnishings and operations (+3.4 percent), motor vehicle insurance (+5.3 percent), and recreation (+2.4 percent).

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So, Airfares, Dental Care, Auto Insurance, Medical Care, and Rent were among the biggest drivers of upside in CPI... NONE of which have ANYTHING to do with tariffs (even if you squint)

And tariff-related items such as New Cars, Apparel, and Toys barely budged.

https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/us-consumer-prices-continue-refuse-bow-trump-tariff-terror

I can't remember all the details, but I thought the Fed could remove cash from the economy to lower inflation.  However, the M2 money supply is higher than it has ever been.  Econ majors please chime in.  It just seems like inflation is always going to rise.  More people buying and only a limited supply of everything means prices have to go up, always.  Lowering the "Fed rate" just means refi volume will increase, but nobody is going to sell and move up because they lose the equity they gained.  Real inflation seems more like 15%. 

[Ron_Artest 1,666]

45 minutes ago, Horseman said:

10% that lasted a whole month is a correction dumbass.

CRASH!!!

 

20% you idiot, and it would have kept going if he didn't cave.

[RLLD 4,272]

51 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

Which is precisely why if @RLLD doesn’t still think the current economy is “the worst of the lower classes’ lifetime” then he’s a giant hypocrite.

It does not matter what I think, what matters is what the people think and if you cannot see how they voted based on the economy that you are not merely lying to us, you are lying to yourself. 

[TimHauck 2,994]

2 minutes ago, RLLD said:

It does not matter what I think, what matters is what the people think and if you cannot see how they voted based on the economy that you are not merely lying to us, you are lying to yourself. 

I agree they voted based on the economy.  But the economy is pretty much the same as it was 10 months ago.  So if it was the worst of the lower classes’s lifetimes then, it still is.

[MDC 7,546]

1 hour ago, cyclone24 said:

No, no no. You guys don’t get off that easy. You guys said we would be in a recession, the market would crash and prices would go through the roof. None of that has happened.

Y’all complained about egg prices and then he brought them down. Gave him no credit for it of course but to act like oh well he didn’t actually bring anything down so it doesn’t count is laughable.

Shoot, he almost hit 45,000 today on the market and wait till that idiot finally brings the rates down. Will be at 50 a month after it probably

I said none of that. I said Trump promise slower prices Day 1 and now we’re half a year in and prices are higher. That why his approval rating is down. HTH

[RLLD 4,272]

4 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

I agree they voted based on the economy.  But the economy is pretty much the same as it was 10 months ago.  So if it was the worst of the lower classes’s lifetimes then, it still is.

In your opinion the economy is the same, but in reality it is not.  It is better.  So there is that.

[MDC 7,546]

9 minutes ago, RLLD said:

It does not matter what I think, what matters is what the people think 

Most of the people disapprove of the job he’s doing. 

[Sean Mooney 1,990]

7 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

I agree they voted based on the economy.  But the economy is pretty much the same as it was 10 months ago.  So if it was the worst of the lower classes’s lifetimes then, it still is.

RLLD doesn't like facts. I showed him a number of times how people felt they were doing fine in the economy but it was bad and how that indicated there was a disconnect somewhere in their heads.

 

he countered with a YouTube video of a dude in his basement with a skeleton in the background and said that was his evidence. So when he isn't taking his cues from FOX News he is taking them from YouTube influencers. 

[RLLD 4,272]

1 minute ago, MDC said:

Most of the people disapprove of the job he’s doing. 

I think that is not true.  But certainly we can find polls that would support such a notion, MSDNC and CNN are masterful at creating these false narratives. And then other polls might show it differently.  I am not sure I trust the ones showing him improving with women, that seems likely wrong.....

Just hard to trust these polls given how wrong they seem to be so often

[Gepetto 1,382]

I saw a headline a few days ago regarding fears of stagflation. Those wacky leftist main stream media, they think of everything. 

[RLLD 4,272]

1 minute ago, Gepetto said:

I saw a headline a few days ago regarding fears of stagflation. Those wacky leftist main stream media, they think of everything. 

They will toss out any lie they can, and later when held to account pretend they were actually saying something else....or maybe even suggest they were right somehow.

Its a real shame, I mean in essence they are betting against us....

[MDC 7,546]

2 minutes ago, RLLD said:

I think that is not true. 

Of course you don’t. 

[RLLD 4,272]

3 hours ago, supermike80 said:

Im struggling to understand this. Inflation came in at about 3%  which is reasonable. Why are liberals flipping out over this???  Why?? 

I think I can break it out.   For months the conservatives here railed against Biden for fomenting and then lying about inflation.......

Trump was running around saying he would fix it on day one.  Of course he did not fix it on day one, but when you are a child still hurting from your buddy losing, you fabricate this outrage.....

Now, of course holding inflation down is important and necessary.  But see, again, they are children so now they want to pretend that an economy infused with Bidens inflation is somehow Trumps fault....when in reality the next two presidents will be trying to unfock the array of mistakes made by Biden.

So its not really outrage....its fake, its like when a kid loses on a video game and shouts out that it cheated....because his feewings are huwt.....   thats what liberals are right now

[RLLD 4,272]

2 minutes ago, MDC said:

Of course you don’t. 

I might be hesitant to believe any polling, especially now....in fact I suggest we be a little more skeptical....  I dont believe any of these mf'ers

[MDC 7,546]

1 minute ago, RLLD said:

I might be hesitant to believe any polling, especially now....in fact I suggest we be a little more skeptical....  I dont believe any of these mf'ers

Every poll I’ve seen has Trump underwater. What’s more likely?

a) Voters are upset about persistent higher prices and fed up with the Reality TV clownshow atmosphere of the WH.

b) All polls are lying.

Im guessing you pick b? 

[easilyscan 940]

Is inflation going to go up or down moving forward, I have no idea, but the underlying problem that's been going on with our government for 4+ decades is still going strong.

 

By David Lawder

(Reuters) -The U.S. government's budget deficit grew nearly 20% in July to $291 billion despite a nearly $21 billion jump in customs duty collections from President Donald Trump's tariffs, with outlays growing faster than receipts, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday.

The deficit for July was up 19%, or $47 billion, from July 2024. Receipts for the month grew 2%, or $8 billion, to $338 billion, while outlays jumped 10%, or $56 billion, to $630 billion, a record high for the month.

Didn't realize this had already been brought up in a different thread.

 

 

[supermike80 1,965]

11 minutes ago, MDC said:

Every poll I’ve seen has Trump underwater. What’s more likely?

a) Voters are upset about persistent higher prices and fed up with the Reality TV clownshow atmosphere of the WH.

b) All polls are lying.

Im guessing you pick b? 

Ok. Say you're right.  So? Whats the point

 

[RLLD 4,272]

11 minutes ago, MDC said:

Every poll I’ve seen has Trump underwater. What’s more likely?

a) Voters are upset about persistent higher prices and fed up with the Reality TV clownshow atmosphere of the WH.

b) All polls are lying.

Im guessing you pick b? 

Hmmm, well, since pollsters were lying to us all of last year, pardon me if I seem disinclined to trust them.....especially if they are claiming women are trending to him....i dont but that at all

[MDC 7,546]

1 minute ago, RLLD said:

Hmmm, well, since pollsters were lying to us all of last year, pardon me if I seem disinclined to trust them.....especially if they are claiming women are trending to him....i dont but that at all

B then. You’ve been trained well.  

[RLLD 4,272]

Just now, MDC said:

B then. You’ve been trained well.  

That cute, you saying that about someone else....ever....i mean , just precious....  that you are defending the pollsters....the cherry on top

[Ron_Artest 1,666]

43 minutes ago, RLLD said:

In your opinion the economy is the same, but in reality it is not.  It is better.  So there is that.

Consumer sentiment is lower now than a year ago.

Trump has a 40% approval rating on the economy.

People do not think it's better except you.

[MDC 7,546]

1 minute ago, Ron_Artest said:

Consumer sentiment is lower now than a year ago.

Trump has a 40% approval rating on the economy.

People do not think it's better except you.

Ray thinks every poll is wrong though. 

[Ron_Artest 1,666]

1 minute ago, MDC said:

Ray thinks every poll is wrong though. 

Ray is blaming this inflation on Biden.  But the inflation that hit 4 months in Biden's term, not Trump.

He's a total joke.