Tag: inflation
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Inflation in reality explained
Creating $5 trillion out of thin air devalues your money. It’s as easy to understand as a diluted glass of tea. The Federal Reserve financed $5 trillion of debt by printing money. This resulted in a dilution of the value of money, causing inflation. Printing money out of thin air is poison to an economy. […]
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Retail sales at U.S. stores declined 0.6% in November WITHOUT adjusting for inflation
In October retail sales in the U.S. rose 1.3% and in November sales declined by 0.6%. Neither measure is adjusted for inflation which is over 7% for each month. Let’s forget for the moment inflation is no longer calculated to include the things you need to survive, like food and gasoline. October and November are […]
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Stacey Abrams: When asked about inflation – “You can’t divorce being forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy from the economic realities of having a child”
She forgot to mention aborting babies will also lower your carbon footprint and help fight climate change. I’m not an anti-abortionist. But can we stop using the killing of babies in the womb to solve inflation and climate change? This is morbid stupidity.
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U.S. and California Economy is so great people are going to Mexico for lower prices
I wonder what kind of ad Gavin Newsom will run in Mexico telling Mexicans to shop in California? I guess living in a border town has its advantages as long as you can avoid the rampant crime and threats from cartels. Might be worth it for the great street tacos at low low prices.
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My personal inflation rate is 33.52%
The Wall Street Journal put together a handy little personal inflation estimator. You check off the boxes of the things you normally consume and they pop out an inflation number. If I was a more normal person that consumed more processed food, pop, beer & wine, and less meat I wouldn’t be feeling the pinch […]
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Price of July 4th BBQ in 2022 up almost 21%
Remember when good ole Joe told us we were saving $0.16 on our July 4th BBQ in 2021? In case you don’t remember here’s the tweet. So, what is the story for 2022? According to a story in Marketwatch the price of your BBQ this year is up almost 21%! A new study from the Political […]