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  • JollyJ Offline
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    Jolly
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    #142

    In public health, the needs of the many certainly outweigh the needs of the few.

    “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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      #143

      https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/finance-parents-young-kids-inflation-federal-reserve-rcna153339

      Why parents with young children are reporting a dramatic drop-off in their financial well-being

      The Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking found a decline in the percentage of parents living with children under age 18 who felt financially secure, dropping from 69% in 2022 to 64% in 2023. That was also down from a record high of 75% in 2021.

      So … @89th , @Aqua-Letifer , how are you feeling?

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        #144

        https://www.vox.com/money/352116/whats-really-happening-to-grocery-prices-right-now

        Vox: What’s really happening to grocery prices right now
        Target and Walmart are talking about their price cuts. How big of a deal is it?

        Vox’s discussion on what they think is going on with major retailers (e.g., Target, Walmart) announcing price cuts on groceries and commonly used household items.

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        • AxtremusA Axtremus

          https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/finance-parents-young-kids-inflation-federal-reserve-rcna153339

          Why parents with young children are reporting a dramatic drop-off in their financial well-being

          The Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking found a decline in the percentage of parents living with children under age 18 who felt financially secure, dropping from 69% in 2022 to 64% in 2023. That was also down from a record high of 75% in 2021.

          So … @89th , @Aqua-Letifer , how are you feeling?

          89th8 Online
          89th8 Online
          89th
          wrote on last edited by
          #145

          @Axtremus said in Bidenomics:

          https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/finance-parents-young-kids-inflation-federal-reserve-rcna153339

          Why parents with young children are reporting a dramatic drop-off in their financial well-being

          The Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking found a decline in the percentage of parents living with children under age 18 who felt financially secure, dropping from 69% in 2022 to 64% in 2023. That was also down from a record high of 75% in 2021.

          So … @89th , @Aqua-Letifer , how are you feeling?

          We are part of the majority (64%). We worked hard, and saved hard, and tried to make smart decisions (having 3 kids is a financially risky decision these days!). but still... we are fortunate to not feel the financial pressures that 36% of the country feels.

          Also, I'm not surprised. Child care costs is a massive burden these days, plus housing, plus college... all 3 of those cost buckets have vastly outpaced the average income. And don't even get me started about McDonald's!

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          • 89th8 89th

            @Axtremus said in Bidenomics:

            https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/finance-parents-young-kids-inflation-federal-reserve-rcna153339

            Why parents with young children are reporting a dramatic drop-off in their financial well-being

            The Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking found a decline in the percentage of parents living with children under age 18 who felt financially secure, dropping from 69% in 2022 to 64% in 2023. That was also down from a record high of 75% in 2021.

            So … @89th , @Aqua-Letifer , how are you feeling?

            We are part of the majority (64%). We worked hard, and saved hard, and tried to make smart decisions (having 3 kids is a financially risky decision these days!). but still... we are fortunate to not feel the financial pressures that 36% of the country feels.

            Also, I'm not surprised. Child care costs is a massive burden these days, plus housing, plus college... all 3 of those cost buckets have vastly outpaced the average income. And don't even get me started about McDonald's!

            JollyJ Offline
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            Jolly
            wrote on last edited by
            #146

            @89th said in Bidenomics:

            @Axtremus said in Bidenomics:

            https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/finance-parents-young-kids-inflation-federal-reserve-rcna153339

            Why parents with young children are reporting a dramatic drop-off in their financial well-being

            The Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking found a decline in the percentage of parents living with children under age 18 who felt financially secure, dropping from 69% in 2022 to 64% in 2023. That was also down from a record high of 75% in 2021.

            So … @89th , @Aqua-Letifer , how are you feeling?

            We are part of the majority (64%). We worked hard, and saved hard, and tried to make smart decisions (having 3 kids is a financially risky decision these days!). but still... we are fortunate to not feel the financial pressures that 36% of the country feels.

            Also, I'm not surprised. Child care costs is a massive burden these days, plus housing, plus college... all 3 of those cost buckets have vastly outpaced the average income. And don't even get me started about McDonald's!

            Vote Biden and enjoy!😛

            “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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              George K
              wrote on last edited by
              #147

              Isn't it coordinated funny how these outlets all sing the "it's not that bad" song. They all throw these numbers out to gaslight make you think that you're crazy for feeling the pinch.

              "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 Jolly

                @89th said in Bidenomics:

                @Axtremus said in Bidenomics:

                https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/finance-parents-young-kids-inflation-federal-reserve-rcna153339

                Why parents with young children are reporting a dramatic drop-off in their financial well-being

                The Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking found a decline in the percentage of parents living with children under age 18 who felt financially secure, dropping from 69% in 2022 to 64% in 2023. That was also down from a record high of 75% in 2021.

                So … @89th , @Aqua-Letifer , how are you feeling?

                We are part of the majority (64%). We worked hard, and saved hard, and tried to make smart decisions (having 3 kids is a financially risky decision these days!). but still... we are fortunate to not feel the financial pressures that 36% of the country feels.

                Also, I'm not surprised. Child care costs is a massive burden these days, plus housing, plus college... all 3 of those cost buckets have vastly outpaced the average income. And don't even get me started about McDonald's!

                Vote Biden and enjoy!😛

                89th8 Online
                89th8 Online
                89th
                wrote on last edited by
                #148

                @Jolly said in Bidenomics:

                @89th said in Bidenomics:

                @Axtremus said in Bidenomics:

                https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/finance-parents-young-kids-inflation-federal-reserve-rcna153339

                Why parents with young children are reporting a dramatic drop-off in their financial well-being

                The Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking found a decline in the percentage of parents living with children under age 18 who felt financially secure, dropping from 69% in 2022 to 64% in 2023. That was also down from a record high of 75% in 2021.

                So … @89th , @Aqua-Letifer , how are you feeling?

                We are part of the majority (64%). We worked hard, and saved hard, and tried to make smart decisions (having 3 kids is a financially risky decision these days!). but still... we are fortunate to not feel the financial pressures that 36% of the country feels.

                Also, I'm not surprised. Child care costs is a massive burden these days, plus housing, plus college... all 3 of those cost buckets have vastly outpaced the average income. And don't even get me started about McDonald's!

                Vote Biden and enjoy!😛

                I mean…costs were already exploding during the bush and Obama years, and really took off at the end of Trump, so one could say Biden had stopped the bleeding? 😉

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                • AxtremusA Axtremus

                  @LuFins-Dad said in Bidenomics:

                  You also think Walmart ties are appropriate work attire, so,…

                  And that’s proven true in the real world judging by compliments received from clients, colleagues, and business associates on Walmart ties. 👍

                  MikM Away
                  MikM Away
                  Mik
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #149

                  @Axtremus said in Bidenomics:

                  @LuFins-Dad said in Bidenomics:

                  You also think Walmart ties are appropriate work attire, so,…

                  And that’s proven true in the real world judging by compliments received from clients, colleagues, and business associates on Walmart ties. 👍

                  It's cute you thought they were serious.

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  • 89th8 89th

                    @Jolly said in Bidenomics:

                    @89th said in Bidenomics:

                    @Axtremus said in Bidenomics:

                    https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/finance-parents-young-kids-inflation-federal-reserve-rcna153339

                    Why parents with young children are reporting a dramatic drop-off in their financial well-being

                    The Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking found a decline in the percentage of parents living with children under age 18 who felt financially secure, dropping from 69% in 2022 to 64% in 2023. That was also down from a record high of 75% in 2021.

                    So … @89th , @Aqua-Letifer , how are you feeling?

                    We are part of the majority (64%). We worked hard, and saved hard, and tried to make smart decisions (having 3 kids is a financially risky decision these days!). but still... we are fortunate to not feel the financial pressures that 36% of the country feels.

                    Also, I'm not surprised. Child care costs is a massive burden these days, plus housing, plus college... all 3 of those cost buckets have vastly outpaced the average income. And don't even get me started about McDonald's!

                    Vote Biden and enjoy!😛

                    I mean…costs were already exploding during the bush and Obama years, and really took off at the end of Trump, so one could say Biden had stopped the bleeding? 😉

                    JollyJ Offline
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                    Jolly
                    wrote on last edited by Jolly
                    #150

                    @89th said in Bidenomics:

                    @Jolly said in Bidenomics:

                    @89th said in Bidenomics:

                    @Axtremus said in Bidenomics:

                    https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/finance-parents-young-kids-inflation-federal-reserve-rcna153339

                    Why parents with young children are reporting a dramatic drop-off in their financial well-being

                    The Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking found a decline in the percentage of parents living with children under age 18 who felt financially secure, dropping from 69% in 2022 to 64% in 2023. That was also down from a record high of 75% in 2021.

                    So … @89th , @Aqua-Letifer , how are you feeling?

                    We are part of the majority (64%). We worked hard, and saved hard, and tried to make smart decisions (having 3 kids is a financially risky decision these days!). but still... we are fortunate to not feel the financial pressures that 36% of the country feels.

                    Also, I'm not surprised. Child care costs is a massive burden these days, plus housing, plus college... all 3 of those cost buckets have vastly outpaced the average income. And don't even get me started about McDonald's!

                    Vote Biden and enjoy!😛

                    I mean…costs were already exploding during the bush and Obama years, and really took off at the end of Trump, so one could say Biden had stopped the bleeding? 😉

                    Don't know what your smoking, but it's powerful stuff.

                    You forget, during those years I wasn't some craven, nerditic college student, jerking off in the bathroom after getting turned down on Saturday night. I was a working man, paying bills and putting my kids through college.

                    I don't have a plethora of horseshit graphs and junk data, but I knew what cars, groceries, clothes and utilities cost.

                    “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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                    • 89th8 89th

                      @Jolly said in Bidenomics:

                      @89th said in Bidenomics:

                      @Axtremus said in Bidenomics:

                      https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/finance-parents-young-kids-inflation-federal-reserve-rcna153339

                      Why parents with young children are reporting a dramatic drop-off in their financial well-being

                      The Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking found a decline in the percentage of parents living with children under age 18 who felt financially secure, dropping from 69% in 2022 to 64% in 2023. That was also down from a record high of 75% in 2021.

                      So … @89th , @Aqua-Letifer , how are you feeling?

                      We are part of the majority (64%). We worked hard, and saved hard, and tried to make smart decisions (having 3 kids is a financially risky decision these days!). but still... we are fortunate to not feel the financial pressures that 36% of the country feels.

                      Also, I'm not surprised. Child care costs is a massive burden these days, plus housing, plus college... all 3 of those cost buckets have vastly outpaced the average income. And don't even get me started about McDonald's!

                      Vote Biden and enjoy!😛

                      I mean…costs were already exploding during the bush and Obama years, and really took off at the end of Trump, so one could say Biden had stopped the bleeding? 😉

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                      George K
                      wrote on last edited by George K
                      #151

                      @89th said in Bidenomics:

                      costs were already exploding during the bush and Obama years, and really took off at the end of Trump

                      Not defending Trump's dumping money into the economy, but the inflation rate when Biden took office was 1.9%.image.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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                      • 89th8 Online
                        89th8 Online
                        89th
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #152

                        LOL that is like tossing a bunch of dry wood onto a smoldering campfire, then telling someone else to come watch the fire to make sure it doesn't get too big, and you come back 5 minutes later and ask why is the fire burning so hot?

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                        • AxtremusA Axtremus

                          https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/finance-parents-young-kids-inflation-federal-reserve-rcna153339

                          Why parents with young children are reporting a dramatic drop-off in their financial well-being

                          The Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking found a decline in the percentage of parents living with children under age 18 who felt financially secure, dropping from 69% in 2022 to 64% in 2023. That was also down from a record high of 75% in 2021.

                          So … @89th , @Aqua-Letifer , how are you feeling?

                          Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                          Aqua Letifer
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #153

                          @Axtremus said in Bidenomics:

                          https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/finance-parents-young-kids-inflation-federal-reserve-rcna153339

                          Why parents with young children are reporting a dramatic drop-off in their financial well-being

                          The Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking found a decline in the percentage of parents living with children under age 18 who felt financially secure, dropping from 69% in 2022 to 64% in 2023. That was also down from a record high of 75% in 2021.

                          So … @89th , @Aqua-Letifer , how are you feeling?

                          Oh, I wake up with my balls about an inch away from the bandsaw every morning, so inflation's just a nice extra.

                          Please love yourself.

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                          • George KG Offline
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                            George K
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                            #154

                            Another "revision."

                            "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

                              Remember the article by Summers et al?

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                              jon-nyc
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                              #155

                              @George-K said in Bidenomics:

                              Remember the article by Summers et al?

                              Which is it, RNC, median? Or average?

                              When Bill Gates walks into a soup kitchen the average net worth rises to $900MM. However the median net worth stays at a few bucks.

                              Only non-witches get due process.

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                              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                @George-K said in Bidenomics:

                                Remember the article by Summers et al?

                                Which is it, RNC, median? Or average?

                                When Bill Gates walks into a soup kitchen the average net worth rises to $900MM. However the median net worth stays at a few bucks.

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                                George K
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                                #156

                                @jon-nyc said in Bidenomics:

                                Which is it, RNC, median? Or average?

                                https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/how-much-you-need-to-earn-in-every-state-to-buy-a-home/

                                Homebuyers in nearly half of the country need to earn at least six figures to be able to purchase a home.

                                Nationally, the typical household would need to earn $99,000 to buy a median-priced home of $415,500 in February, according to the most recent Realtor.com® data. This also accounts for property taxes and insurance costs, and assumes a 10% down payment.

                                "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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                                  jon-nyc
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #157

                                  So they were wrong the second time. Thanks.

                                  Only non-witches get due process.

                                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                    #158

                                    At the end of the day, the people who cannot afford a home are not going to be overly concerned with rasslin' over the statistical weeds...

                                    “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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                                    • George KG George K

                                      Another "revision."

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                                      taiwan_girl
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                                      #159

                                      @George-K said in Bidenomics:

                                      Another "revision."

                                      That is probably a good thing. Means that the economy is not growing so fast, which is what the Central Bank is looking for.

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                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #160

                                        It's all good...

                                        https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/06/15/unexpectedly-alert-consumer-sentiment-unexpectedly-falls-to-lowest-level-in-months-n3790306

                                        “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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                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #161

                                          https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/07/25/gdp-q2-economy/

                                          The U.S. economy grew at a surprisingly robust 2.8 percent annualized rate in the second quarter, capping two years of solid expansion, despite some signs of softening.

                                          Gross domestic product for the quarter ending in June was double the 1.4 percent reading in the previous quarter, but reflects a general cool-down from last year’s brisk pace, according to Commerce Department data released Thursday morning.

                                          “Economic growth is solid, not too hot and not too cold,” said Chris Rupkey, chief economist at Fwdbonds, a financial research firm. “The soft patch we had at the beginning of the year has gone away and with it, the risks of a recession are dying on the vine.”

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