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  • JollyJ Jolly

    @George-K said in Bidenomics:

    Jobs report coming this AM. People are not optimistic.

    Lots of layoffs in the tech sector, my son among them.

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    Axtremus
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    #34

    @Jolly said in Bidenomics:

    Lots of layoffs in the tech sector, my son among them.

    Sorry your son was laid off.
    Given the economy, chances are good that he will find something better soon.

    From the latest employment report @George-K just linked to:

    Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 353,000 in January, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent,

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    • AxtremusA Axtremus

      @Jolly said in Bidenomics:

      Lots of layoffs in the tech sector, my son among them.

      Sorry your son was laid off.
      Given the economy, chances are good that he will find something better soon.

      From the latest employment report @George-K just linked to:

      Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 353,000 in January, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent,

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      LuFins Dad
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      @Axtremus said in Bidenomics:

      @Jolly said in Bidenomics:

      Lots of layoffs in the tech sector, my son among them.

      Sorry your son was laid off.
      Given the economy, chances are good that he will find something better soon.

      From the latest employment report @George-K just linked to:

      Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 353,000 in January, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent,

      alt text

      The Brad

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        taiwan_girl
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        #36

        https://www.rocketnews.com/2024/02/i-was-wrong-ex-trump-white-house-adviser-makes-surprise-confession-on-fox-business/

        One of Donald Trump’s leading economic advisers now admits he was wrong about the predictions he made for the economy under President Joe Biden.“Mea culpa,” Fox Business host Larry Kudlow said on the air Thursday. “I was wrong about the slowdown and the recession, so was the entire forecasting fraternity.”

        Kudlow made a similar confession about the strength of the economy last month when the gross domestic product GDP jumped faster than expected.“He gets his due,” Kudlow said of Biden. “If I were he, I would be out slinging that hash, too. No problem.”

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        • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

          https://www.rocketnews.com/2024/02/i-was-wrong-ex-trump-white-house-adviser-makes-surprise-confession-on-fox-business/

          One of Donald Trump’s leading economic advisers now admits he was wrong about the predictions he made for the economy under President Joe Biden.“Mea culpa,” Fox Business host Larry Kudlow said on the air Thursday. “I was wrong about the slowdown and the recession, so was the entire forecasting fraternity.”

          Kudlow made a similar confession about the strength of the economy last month when the gross domestic product GDP jumped faster than expected.“He gets his due,” Kudlow said of Biden. “If I were he, I would be out slinging that hash, too. No problem.”

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          @taiwan_girl said in Bidenomics:

          One of Donald Trump’s leading economic advisers now admits he was wrong about the predictions he made for the economy under President Joe Biden.“Mea culpa,” Fox Business host Larry Kudlow said on the air Thursday. “I was wrong about the slowdown and the recession, so was the entire forecasting fraternity.”

          There’s the problem right there. The forecasting community needs more female voices.

          Education is extremely important.

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          • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

            https://www.rocketnews.com/2024/02/i-was-wrong-ex-trump-white-house-adviser-makes-surprise-confession-on-fox-business/

            One of Donald Trump’s leading economic advisers now admits he was wrong about the predictions he made for the economy under President Joe Biden.“Mea culpa,” Fox Business host Larry Kudlow said on the air Thursday. “I was wrong about the slowdown and the recession, so was the entire forecasting fraternity.”

            Kudlow made a similar confession about the strength of the economy last month when the gross domestic product GDP jumped faster than expected.“He gets his due,” Kudlow said of Biden. “If I were he, I would be out slinging that hash, too. No problem.”

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            Jolly
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            #38

            @taiwan_girl said in Bidenomics:

            https://www.rocketnews.com/2024/02/i-was-wrong-ex-trump-white-house-adviser-makes-surprise-confession-on-fox-business/

            One of Donald Trump’s leading economic advisers now admits he was wrong about the predictions he made for the economy under President Joe Biden.“Mea culpa,” Fox Business host Larry Kudlow said on the air Thursday. “I was wrong about the slowdown and the recession, so was the entire forecasting fraternity.”

            Kudlow made a similar confession about the strength of the economy last month when the gross domestic product GDP jumped faster than expected.“He gets his due,” Kudlow said of Biden. “If I were he, I would be out slinging that hash, too. No problem.”

            I don't think he was wrong about what will happen, he was wrong about the timing.

            “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 Offline
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              George K
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              The Washington Post carries water:


              Inflation has fallen. Why are groceries still so expensive?

              Americans are finally getting a break from inflation, with prices for gasoline, used cars and health insurance all falling over the past year, relieving families and buoying President Biden’s 2024 reelection bid. But prices painfully remain high for one particularly frequent purchase: groceries.

              Grocery prices have jumped by 25 percent over the past four years, outpacing overall inflation of 19 percent during the same period. And while prices of appliances, smartphones and a smattering of other goods have declined, groceries got slightly more expensive last year, with particularly sharp jumps for beef, sugar and juice, among other items.

              Stubbornly high grocery prices represent a critical drain on the finances of tens of millions of people and remain, along with housing, perhaps the most persistent economic challenge for the Biden administration as it tries to convince Americans the economy is back on solid footing. For all the attention on gas prices and housing, more than two-thirds of voters say inflation has hit them hardest through higher food prices, according to a November 2023 survey by Yahoo Finance/Ipsos. That’s more than 50 percentage points higher than any other category.


              "Inflation has fallen."

              No, the rate of inflation has slowed. There's a difference. Is the price of gas lower than it was last year? Yeah. Now go back 3 years, and get back to me.

              "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

                The Washington Post carries water:


                Inflation has fallen. Why are groceries still so expensive?

                Americans are finally getting a break from inflation, with prices for gasoline, used cars and health insurance all falling over the past year, relieving families and buoying President Biden’s 2024 reelection bid. But prices painfully remain high for one particularly frequent purchase: groceries.

                Grocery prices have jumped by 25 percent over the past four years, outpacing overall inflation of 19 percent during the same period. And while prices of appliances, smartphones and a smattering of other goods have declined, groceries got slightly more expensive last year, with particularly sharp jumps for beef, sugar and juice, among other items.

                Stubbornly high grocery prices represent a critical drain on the finances of tens of millions of people and remain, along with housing, perhaps the most persistent economic challenge for the Biden administration as it tries to convince Americans the economy is back on solid footing. For all the attention on gas prices and housing, more than two-thirds of voters say inflation has hit them hardest through higher food prices, according to a November 2023 survey by Yahoo Finance/Ipsos. That’s more than 50 percentage points higher than any other category.


                "Inflation has fallen."

                No, the rate of inflation has slowed. There's a difference. Is the price of gas lower than it was last year? Yeah. Now go back 3 years, and get back to me.

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                LuFins Dad
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                #40

                @George-K said in Bidenomics:

                The Washington Post carries water:


                Inflation has fallen. Why are groceries still so expensive?

                Americans are finally getting a break from inflation, with prices for gasoline, used cars and health insurance all falling over the past year, relieving families and buoying President Biden’s 2024 reelection bid. But prices painfully remain high for one particularly frequent purchase: groceries.

                Grocery prices have jumped by 25 percent over the past four years, outpacing overall inflation of 19 percent during the same period. And while prices of appliances, smartphones and a smattering of other goods have declined, groceries got slightly more expensive last year, with particularly sharp jumps for beef, sugar and juice, among other items.

                Stubbornly high grocery prices represent a critical drain on the finances of tens of millions of people and remain, along with housing, perhaps the most persistent economic challenge for the Biden administration as it tries to convince Americans the economy is back on solid footing. For all the attention on gas prices and housing, more than two-thirds of voters say inflation has hit them hardest through higher food prices, according to a November 2023 survey by Yahoo Finance/Ipsos. That’s more than 50 percentage points higher than any other category.


                "Inflation has fallen."

                No, the rate of inflation has slowed. There's a difference. Is the price of gas lower than it was last year? Yeah. Now go back 3 years, and get back to me.

                In 2020 we were offered a subscription to WaPo through our Prime membership for $3.99 per month. Now the price is $7.99 per month. The expected costs by the end of the year is $11.99 per month.

                The Brad

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                • George KG Offline
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                  George K
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                  #41

                  But it's worth $96 a year more to see where democracy dies, right?

                  "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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                    LuFins Dad
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                    #42

                    I’m also pretty sure that rent, real estate prices, and mortgage rates are still up there too…

                    The Brad

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                    • JollyJ Offline
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                      #43

                      Suckers...

                      https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/biden-takes-aim-at-grocery-stores-for-ripping-people-off-amid-continued-high-prices-played-for-suckers/ar-BB1hErFO

                      “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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                        LuFins Dad
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                        #44

                        "The cost of eggs, milk, chicken, gas,

                        Eggs - (granted, they aren’t as high as they were during the insane spike last year, but they are still up 63% from when he took office, and are rising over the last several months. alt text

                        Milk - alt text

                        Chicken -alt text

                        Gas - https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/fredgraph.png?g=1fpMT

                        The Brad

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                          LuFins Dad
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                          #45

                          This is extremely dangerous rhetoric

                          The Brad

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                            George K
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                            #46

                            And it costs you about twice as much (per month) to buy a "starter" home.

                            "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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                            • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                              This is extremely dangerous rhetoric

                              JollyJ Offline
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                              Jolly
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #47

                              @LuFins-Dad said in Bidenomics:

                              This is extremely dangerous rhetoric

                              The Biden speech?

                              How so?

                              “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
                                #48

                                "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

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                                  taiwan_girl
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                                  But Goerge, companies lay off people all the time, even when the economy is going up.

                                  https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/01/07/these-25-companies-laid-off-workers-in-2019.aspx

                                  Ford
                                  Disney
                                  Lowes
                                  Tesla (7% of workers)
                                  HBSC (12%)
                                  HP (15%)
                                  etc etc

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                                    George K
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                                    #50

                                    The Harpy from Mass opines.

                                    See, inflation isn't bad, it's just that the products are getting smaller because of the greedy corporations.

                                    Nice "scare-zooms" in the video BTW.

                                    "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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                                      Jolly
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #51

                                      She's just following Biden's speech from this week.

                                      Same message.

                                      “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
                                        #52

                                        Lemme see if I'm getting this right.

                                        Biden is complaining about inflation?

                                        "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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                                          LuFins Dad
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                                          #53

                                          Those greedy and evil Jews merchants!

                                          The Brad

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