Crnr2Crnr Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 13 minutes ago, Carlos Danger said: I don't think people blame Biden they just see him as incompetent. The Dems have the levers of power and in the last two years have done little if anything to improve the situation and I think the voters see it. people love, and I mean LOVE blaming all their personal incompetence on the POTUS... it's ludicrous really. 'I did that' really? rubes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 18 minutes ago, Carlos Danger said: I don't think people blame Biden they just see him as incompetent. The Dems have the levers of power and in the last two years have done little if anything to improve the situation and I think the voters see it. There’s also a lot of drama momma shit going on. “this is the end of the world” stuff. That’s been been fed big time by the media. Fact is that I nflation will run its course. The Dow will recover. Gas prices will drop. Life will go on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 9 minutes ago, spin_dry said: There’s also a lot of drama momma shit going on. “this is the end of the world” stuff. That’s been been fed big time by the media. Fact is that I nflation will run its course. The Dow will recover. Gas prices will drop. Life will go on. Right but senseless spend along party lines in Congress just makes inflation worse and prolonged and the money is not even going to anything of importance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Just now, Carlos Danger said: Right but senseless spend along party lines in Congress just makes inflation worse and prolonged and the money is not even going to anything of importance. How is this different than any other time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, spin_dry said: How is this different than any other time? I would say the Democrats have been particularly tone deaf on the state of the economy this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1jkw Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Compare the UE rate in Aug. 2020 to now, compare the FED's interest rates, and add in the 3+ trillion in stimulus and PPP, hard to say things were better then. While we are in a recession it's not as bad as most if not all I have lived through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 21 minutes ago, spin_dry said: How is this different than any other time? Things are never going back to anything remotely resembling reasonable. A half ton truck is 60k and up , a years healthcare is 24k for a family of 4. Everything is double the price it was 5 years ago and it isn’t coming down ever. The middle class got way poorer , the poor are still poor and the rich got way way way richer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 53 minutes ago, spin_dry said: Best years ever were the Clinton years. Massive wage increases, investments tripled, cost of living was low. Good times. So now you live out of a van. What happened? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akvanden Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Subjective. Defined by happiness? Net wealth? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 11, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 11, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, akvanden said: Subjective. Defined by happiness? Net wealth? Playing a knowitall on an obscure sled site seems to define it for some.😉 Edited August 11, 2022 by Jimmy Snacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 17 minutes ago, f7ben said: Things are never going back to anything remotely resembling reasonable. A half ton truck is 60k and up , a years healthcare is 24k for a family of 4. Everything is double the price it was 5 years ago and it isn’t coming down ever. The middle class got way poorer , the poor are still poor and the rich got way way way richer This is a combination of factors colliding. The great resignation, collapse of supply chains, war in Europe, the elimination of QE, massive worker shortage. It’ll take some time but things will sort out. The healthcare issue will only be resolved with socialized medicine. As for the rest, supply and demand will sort it out. It always does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry 976 Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 NO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akvanden Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 10 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Playing a knowitall on an obscure sled site seems to define it for some.😉 True, happiness has increased with all my new friends I’ve met on the site. And the feeling of friendship is mutual, I just know it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted August 11, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 11, 2022 It's pretty much a wash for me. Our company has 5 year contracts, so I knew exactly what I would be making long in advance. This is the last year of our contract and we were supposed to get $1.00 raise in August. We actually got $1.82 with a cost of living increase added to our raise. Definitely noticeable in the paycheck but I'm finding the cost of fuel and groceries more than offset the raise.....it's a wash. But we are definitely not better as a country as a whole, many are struggling and living paycheck to paycheck. Much of middle and lower class fit into this category. Inflation is taking its toll. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polaris7541 Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 NO would be better if some one would have a accident Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member poopooforme Posted August 11, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted August 11, 2022 Is no one going to mention the 87000 new IRS employees coming for all of us small business people???? Thats comforting. Just on that note alone I will say fuck no. Trump 2024!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 1 hour ago, spin_dry said: This is a combination of factors colliding. The great resignation, collapse of supply chains, war in Europe, the elimination of QE, massive worker shortage. It’ll take some time but things will sort out. The healthcare issue will only be resolved with socialized medicine. As for the rest, supply and demand will sort it out. It always does. You just ignored the erosion of purchasing power the middle class has been experiencing for the last 40 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member EvilBird Posted August 12, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted August 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Playing a knowitall on an obscure sled site seems to define it for some.😉 Dont be so hard on yourself Jimbo . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Income is down about 20% due to retirement, but proper planning and smart living has me in a better place financially, but I would be in a much better place without this 0% inflation we are experiencing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Crnr2Crnr said: people love, and I mean LOVE blaming all their personal incompetence on the POTUS... it's ludicrous really. 'I did that' really? rubes So food costing 2x what it did last yr cars costing 15k more trucks 25k more is there own ludicrous incompetence . Got it Edited August 12, 2022 by Ez ryder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 3 hours ago, ViperGTS/Z1 said: It's pretty much a wash for me. Our company has 5 year contracts, so I knew exactly what I would be making long in advance. This is the last year of our contract and we were supposed to get $1.00 raise in August. We actually got $1.82 with a cost of living increase added to our raise. Definitely noticeable in the paycheck but I'm finding the cost of fuel and groceries more than offset the raise.....it's a wash. But we are definitely not better as a country as a whole, many are struggling and living paycheck to paycheck. Much of middle and lower class fit into this category. Inflation is taking its toll. 1.82 fuck I jacked up 35 bucks a hr per guy over the last 2 yrs and I am on the low end of rate hikes . My sparky is 50 bucks more the plumbers are 40 bucks more painters 20 It is a bitch giving a accurate quote now days when you won't even be starting a job for 5 mo or more . Have to have a clear price increase conversation with homeowners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member EvilBird Posted August 12, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted August 12, 2022 13 minutes ago, Ez ryder said: 1.82 fuck I jacked up 35 bucks a hr per guy over the last 2 yrs and I am on the low end of rate hikes . My sparky is 50 bucks more the plumbers are 40 bucks more painters 20 It is a bitch giving a accurate quote now days when you won't even be starting a job for 5 mo or more . Have to have a clear price increase conversation with homeowners That must go over like a turd in a punch bowl . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Just now, EvilBird said: That must go over like a turd in a punch bowl . No people are just happy to get on a list . Also I really don't take new customers my people know and trust me . 95% I have worked for them or there close family .lol I work for customers kids now that we're in grade school when I did the first jobs for there mom and dad . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member EvilBird Posted August 12, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted August 12, 2022 1 minute ago, Ez ryder said: No people are just happy to get on a list . Also I really don't take new customers my people know and trust me . 95% I have worked for them or there close family .lol I work for customers kids now that we're in grade school when I did the first jobs for there mom and dad . thats the way to do it man, keep it local, keep the good customers . the rest is just more headaches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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