Tag: inflation
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Venezuela is our future if we don’t stop the march towards socialism
Venezuela nationalized most of their big industries. Government pushed out the private sector in the name of equity and fairness for the people. The standard definition of socialism is “government ownership of the means of production.” When government takes ownership of the means of production, that is called “nationalization.” So the more a government nationalizes,…
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Higher wages… less purchasing power. The Biden inflation legacy
I doubt the $15 minimum wage promoters will understand that you can get paid more but make less in the end. I’m sure the Biden administration will print up more money to pass out. That’ll solve the problem. Real (after inflation) average hourly earnings have declined for seven consecutive months (overall 2%) and nine of…
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Inflation starting to look a little sticky
I’m starting to lean towards the notion that this will not be a transitory inflationary period. If a federal $15 minimum wage comes to pass combined with further climate change regulations there is nowhere for costs to go except up. “In an environment where inflation continues to rise quarter after quarter after quarter, there are…
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Inflation infected my burger
Ivermectin war on Wikipedia, Jen Psaki is tone deaf, inflation is affecting supermarkets and my cheeseburger, and I travel to Chicago to visit my father.
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Supermarkets stock up to protect profits from inflation
Nah, inflation isn’t happening. After all Sleepy Joe told us our 4th of July cookout cost us $0.16 less than last year. Sure, he ignored the 8% increase in cost over 2 years ago because it was inconvenient. The nation’s supermarkets also must not be living in reality. They are stocking up at current prices…