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JEFF

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  1. 57 minutes ago, Angry ginger said:

    because he can afford it.   progressive taxation is in itself "unfair" but there is not really a better system. 

    The "because he can afford it" is a slippery slope. You, me and everyone on this forum could "afford" to pay more taxes. But why? Until the elephant in the room is dealt with this country is fucked. D or R doesn't matter, spending is beyond out of control at nearly all levels of government. 

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  2. 17 hours ago, Mainecat said:

    The same way they owned Model T’s eventually. 
     

    so this is a bad idea?

    Natural gas shortage, supply chain issues could result in rolling blackouts in New England

     

    (WFSB) - Power grid operator ISO New England is warning there could be blackouts or controlled outages if we get severe cold weather this season.

    It all has to do with the natural gas shortages and the supply chain issues we are seeing globally.

    If the weather stays like we have been experiencing recently, then they will have enough electricity for New England, but if several cold days come, they might not have enough energy to distribute to companies, like Eversource and United Illuminating.

     

    New England depends heavily on natural gas to create electricity and because there is a shortage, we might not have enough to meet the demand if we get bad weather.

     

     

     

    https://www.wfsb.com/news/natural-gas-shortage-supply-chain-issues-could-result-in-rolling-blackouts-in-new-england/article_324574c0-5c54-11ec-b193-53802f62a356.html

  3. 1 hour ago, ActionfigureJoe said:

    Living within one’s means is something that many can’t wrap their head’s around. Got to have more fucking stuff. 

    That's the truth. And it runs through all age groups now. 

    1 hour ago, Angry ginger said:

    yup,  very few can do both.  Those who look "rich" most times are not.  I see way too many clients even into their 50's with sub 100k in retirement funds.  

    Correct, It's astonishing how many people live streched to the max. Richest man I know looks like your average mechanic. Wears a mechanics uniform every day. He could buy half my town. 

    15 minutes ago, ActionfigureJoe said:

    I sold both my BMW’s for what they were worth 4 years ago. The snowblower that I paid $325 for 3 years ago went for $550. I could go on, but you get the idea. Crazy prices on stuff. 

    Everything is selling at crazy prices.

    13 minutes ago, Mag6240 said:

    Yup, it has certainly gotten out of control, well, that is if you don't pay attention to someone trying to take advantage of you anyway.... 

    Someone is ALWAYS trying to take advantage of you. 

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  4. 8 hours ago, motonoggin said:

    You can't charge more for your products if the market won't bear the price increase. 

    Learn some basic economics, genius  

    If all businesses are having to pay increased taxes, or what ever component of business expenses that rise across the board then yes, to a degree you will get your increase in price. There are so many variables in today’s business world that will allow a business to raise prices. Just having a higher price then the competition will net you sales as people today are willing to throw money at a more expensive option in belief they are getting a better product or service. ie, apple, union labor, and countless other things. 

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