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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
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    #32

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • George KG George K

      LuFins DadL Offline
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      LuFins Dad
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      #33

      @george-k said in Inflation:

      I’d guess my prices are averaging about 12% higher than last year on the same pianos. I am sooooo greedy.

      The Brad

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      • CopperC Offline
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        As a Smithfield resident I am well aware that Smithfield Foods controls roughly 25% of the pork market.

        And Smithfield Foods is owned by Chinese.

        And 40% of Chinese hogs were killed by a swine fever last year

        Of course prices went up

        I wasn't greed, it was dead hogs

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        • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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          #35

          Nobody’s getting their hands on big meat in Biden’s government

          I was only joking

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          • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

            Nobody’s getting their hands on big meat in Biden’s government

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            LuFins Dad
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            #36

            @doctor-phibes said in Inflation:

            Nobody’s getting their hands on big meat in Biden’s government

            Mayor Pete…

            The Brad

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            • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

              @doctor-phibes said in Inflation:

              Nobody’s getting their hands on big meat in Biden’s government

              Mayor Pete…

              George KG Offline
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              George K
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              #37

              @lufins-dad said in Inflation:

              @doctor-phibes said in Inflation:
              Nobody’s getting their hands on big meat in Biden’s government

              Mayor Pete…

              Post of the month.

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • George KG George K

                JollyJ Offline
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                @george-k said in Inflation:

                Silly Psaki.

                Yes, meat conglomerates are a problem. I've spoken before about what guys are getting for their beef. That's why a rancher -owned meat processing plant is being built in the Midwest.

                But they're not the main problem. Ask any grain farmer about the price and scarcity of seed. The cost of fertilizer. The cost of fuel. The cost of equipment (if you can get it) and the cost of labor.

                That's why feed has gotten so high in price. Trucks and fuel to ship cattle are more expensive. And even cowboys ain't cheap.🤠

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                • JollyJ Jolly

                  @george-k said in Inflation:

                  Silly Psaki.

                  Yes, meat conglomerates are a problem. I've spoken before about what guys are getting for their beef. That's why a rancher -owned meat processing plant is being built in the Midwest.

                  But they're not the main problem. Ask any grain farmer about the price and scarcity of seed. The cost of fertilizer. The cost of fuel. The cost of equipment (if you can get it) and the cost of labor.

                  That's why feed has gotten so high in price. Trucks and fuel to ship cattle are more expensive. And even cowboys ain't cheap.🤠

                  George KG Offline
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                  George K
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                  #39

                  @jolly said in Inflation:

                  Silly Psaki.

                  Screen Shot 2021-12-14 at 6.25.13 PM.png

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • CopperC Offline
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                    Copper
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                    #40

                    Conglomerates are bad

                    They probably like Trump

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                    • George KG Offline
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                      George K
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                      7.5%.

                      https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm

                      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 7.5 percent before seasonal adjustment.

                      Increases in the indexes for food, electricity, and shelter were the largest contributors to the seasonally adjusted all items increase. The food index rose 0.9 percent in January following a 0.5-percent increase in December. The energy
                      index also increased 0.9 percent over the month, with an increase in theelectricity index being partially offset by declines in the gasoline index and the natural gas index.

                      The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.6percent in January, the same increase as in December. This was the seventh time in the last 10 months it has increased at least 0.5 percent. Along with the index for shelter, the indexes for household furnishings and operations, used cars and trucks, medical care, and apparel were among many indexes that increased over the month.

                      The all items index rose 7.5 percent for the 12 months ending January, the largest 12-month increase since the period ending February 1982. The all items less food and energy index rose 6.0 percent, the largest 12-month change since the period ending August 1982. The energy index rose 27.0 percent over the last year, and the food index increased 7.0 percent.

                      Screen Shot 2022-02-10 at 8.32.47 AM copy.jpg

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • JollyJ Offline
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                        Jolly
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                        #42

                        Just a SWAG, but I suspect even those numbers a smidgen. I would guess closer to 10%, rather than 7.5%.

                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        • CopperC Offline
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                          Copper
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                          #43

                          CPI Inflation Rate Hits Scorching 7.5%; Dow Jones Slides On Fed Rate-Hike Views

                          The consumer price index came in hotter than expected in January, as both the CPI inflation rate and the core rate, excluding food and energy, hit new 39-year highs. Dow Jones industrial average and Nasdaq losses deepened in Thursday afternoon stock market action as Wall Street priced in additional Fed rate hikes. Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury yield crested 2% for the first time since August 2019 and kept on rising.

                          https://www.investors.com/news/economy/cpi-inflation-rate-hotter-than-expected-in-january-dow-jones-falls-bond-yields-rise/

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                          • JollyJ Jolly

                            Just a SWAG, but I suspect even those numbers a smidgen. I would guess closer to 10%, rather than 7.5%.

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                            LuFins Dad
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                            @jolly said in Inflation:

                            Just a SWAG, but I suspect even those numbers a smidgen. I would guess closer to 10%, rather than 7.5%.

                            They changed the formula this month, don’t ya know?

                            The Brad

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                              LuFins Dad
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                              Snowballing. In order to pay sales staff, technicians, and movers enough to maintain their equivalent income while also accounting for higher overhead for store supplies and higher energy costs, I have to raise my margins which will raise the prices further, and that’s before I get my price increases from the manufacturers…

                              The Brad

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                              • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                Snowballing. In order to pay sales staff, technicians, and movers enough to maintain their equivalent income while also accounting for higher overhead for store supplies and higher energy costs, I have to raise my margins which will raise the prices further, and that’s before I get my price increases from the manufacturers…

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                                George K
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                                @lufins-dad and the fact that energy (fuel) prices are rising will only increase prices for everything that's dependent upon transportation.

                                Which is...everything.

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  89th
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                                  So, what stops the snowball? Higher fed rates?

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                                  • 89th8 89th

                                    So, what stops the snowball? Higher fed rates?

                                    CopperC Offline
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                                    Copper
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                                    @89th said in Inflation:

                                    So, what stops the snowball? Higher fed rates?

                                    Federal price controls

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                                    • CopperC Copper

                                      @89th said in Inflation:

                                      So, what stops the snowball? Higher fed rates?

                                      Federal price controls

                                      George KG Offline
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                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by
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                                      @copper said in Inflation:

                                      Federal price controls

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                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • CopperC Offline
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                                        Copper
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                                        I remember

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                                        • JollyJ Offline
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                                          Jolly
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                                          Ah, I remember my 13.25% mortgage fondly.

                                          Those were the days....

                                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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