Capitalism, The Fed and Economic Policy

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  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 39,013
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    So 1/4 point up because the jobs report was so good.  Jeezus.  No one will be buying any big ticket items in the future.

    Also Amazon is laying off another 8000 workers.  The storm is coming, the fed hasn’t screwed it up enough yet.
    Because the fed runs Amazon or Bozos? 
    Nothing has one to do with the other.  It's funny that the jobs report was good and Amazon is still laying off.

    This has been about 80,000 jobs lost by big tech these past few months.
    Maybe because folks are enjoying their freedumbs and going to brick and mortar stores?

    Have you used bozos platform or website recently? Garbage. Hasn’t reinvested a dime. But let’s give him another tax break or three.
    I mean I use it daily. For me it’s not even close. Great prices, fastest shipping and the absolute best customer service, especially when compared to any other big business.  But that’s my opinion and experience. I’ve been using them since 2006. 
    What are you comparing it to when you say, “any other big business?”
    Cable , internet, AT&T , utilities, any other big name merchant, NIKE, TICKETMASTER ,  just a few that come to mind that  I’ve had to deal with personally. It’s always an ordeal. Anytime I’ve called Amazon, I’m on the phone with a rep quickly and done in no time. 
    But are you really on every day with those other providers? You order a lot of shoes and tickets? Cable goes out, phone too?  And why would you have to call them if they’re so great? Weird.
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  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,438
    edited March 2023
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    So 1/4 point up because the jobs report was so good.  Jeezus.  No one will be buying any big ticket items in the future.

    Also Amazon is laying off another 8000 workers.  The storm is coming, the fed hasn’t screwed it up enough yet.
    Because the fed runs Amazon or Bozos? 
    Nothing has one to do with the other.  It's funny that the jobs report was good and Amazon is still laying off.

    This has been about 80,000 jobs lost by big tech these past few months.
    Maybe because folks are enjoying their freedumbs and going to brick and mortar stores?

    Have you used bozos platform or website recently? Garbage. Hasn’t reinvested a dime. But let’s give him another tax break or three.
    I mean I use it daily. For me it’s not even close. Great prices, fastest shipping and the absolute best customer service, especially when compared to any other big business.  But that’s my opinion and experience. I’ve been using them since 2006. 
    What are you comparing it to when you say, “any other big business?”
    Cable , internet, AT&T , utilities, any other big name merchant, NIKE, TICKETMASTER ,  just a few that come to mind that  I’ve had to deal with personally. It’s always an ordeal. Anytime I’ve called Amazon, I’m on the phone with a rep quickly and done in no time. 
    But are you really on every day with those other providers? You order a lot of shoes and tickets? Cable goes out, phone too?  And why would you have to call them if they’re so great? Weird.
    Yea I do order a ton of sneakers and tickets. And yes, I’ve been buying stuff from Amazon for 17 years and shit happens sometimes. I’m never on hold for more than 5 min and my problem is resolved immediately. Can’t say that for any other company. 

    I’m not going back and forth with you on this. I’ve explained how I felt about Amazon. I love them. You don’t. That’s cool. 

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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,351
    So 1/4 point up because the jobs report was so good.  Jeezus.  No one will be buying any big ticket items in the future.

    Also Amazon is laying off another 8000 workers.  The storm is coming, the fed hasn’t screwed it up enough yet.
    Because the fed runs Amazon or Bozos? 
    Nothing has one to do with the other.  It's funny that the jobs report was good and Amazon is still laying off.

    This has been about 80,000 jobs lost by big tech these past few months.
    Maybe because folks are enjoying their freedumbs and going to brick and mortar stores?

    Have you used bozos platform or website recently? Garbage. Hasn’t reinvested a dime. But let’s give him another tax break or three.
    Ummm, no.  Because people aren't being paid to stay at home anymore and the money has run dry so it's back to the way it was.
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,351
    nicknyr15 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    So 1/4 point up because the jobs report was so good.  Jeezus.  No one will be buying any big ticket items in the future.

    Also Amazon is laying off another 8000 workers.  The storm is coming, the fed hasn’t screwed it up enough yet.
    Because the fed runs Amazon or Bozos? 
    Nothing has one to do with the other.  It's funny that the jobs report was good and Amazon is still laying off.

    This has been about 80,000 jobs lost by big tech these past few months.
    Maybe because folks are enjoying their freedumbs and going to brick and mortar stores?

    Have you used bozos platform or website recently? Garbage. Hasn’t reinvested a dime. But let’s give him another tax break or three.
    I mean I use it daily. For me it’s not even close. Great prices, fastest shipping and the absolute best customer service, especially when compared to any other big business.  But that’s my opinion and experience. I’ve been using them since 2006. 
    Love Amazon. 

    I read an interesting article about Meta and their job cuts.  Turns out they hired thousands when they didn't need them.  The people did zero work.  They were hired to prevent other companies from hiring them.  Now these people are out.  I would guess this strategy was prevalent in the computer engineering world. 
    Jeez what a scummy move 
    This is what the UCLA Wooden Bruins did so other teams across the country couldn't recruit other players.  Just hoard them all and not even use them.
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,668
    nicknyr15 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    So 1/4 point up because the jobs report was so good.  Jeezus.  No one will be buying any big ticket items in the future.

    Also Amazon is laying off another 8000 workers.  The storm is coming, the fed hasn’t screwed it up enough yet.
    Because the fed runs Amazon or Bozos? 
    Nothing has one to do with the other.  It's funny that the jobs report was good and Amazon is still laying off.

    This has been about 80,000 jobs lost by big tech these past few months.
    Maybe because folks are enjoying their freedumbs and going to brick and mortar stores?

    Have you used bozos platform or website recently? Garbage. Hasn’t reinvested a dime. But let’s give him another tax break or three.
    I mean I use it daily. For me it’s not even close. Great prices, fastest shipping and the absolute best customer service, especially when compared to any other big business.  But that’s my opinion and experience. I’ve been using them since 2006. 
    Love Amazon. 

    I read an interesting article about Meta and their job cuts.  Turns out they hired thousands when they didn't need them.  The people did zero work.  They were hired to prevent other companies from hiring them.  Now these people are out.  I would guess this strategy was prevalent in the computer engineering world. 
    Jeez what a scummy move 
    This is what the UCLA Wooden Bruins did so other teams across the country couldn't recruit other players.  Just hoard them all and not even use them.
    Were there no scholarship limits back then?
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,668
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    So 1/4 point up because the jobs report was so good.  Jeezus.  No one will be buying any big ticket items in the future.

    Also Amazon is laying off another 8000 workers.  The storm is coming, the fed hasn’t screwed it up enough yet.
    Because the fed runs Amazon or Bozos? 
    Nothing has one to do with the other.  It's funny that the jobs report was good and Amazon is still laying off.

    This has been about 80,000 jobs lost by big tech these past few months.
    Maybe because folks are enjoying their freedumbs and going to brick and mortar stores?

    Have you used bozos platform or website recently? Garbage. Hasn’t reinvested a dime. But let’s give him another tax break or three.
    I mean I use it daily. For me it’s not even close. Great prices, fastest shipping and the absolute best customer service, especially when compared to any other big business.  But that’s my opinion and experience. I’ve been using them since 2006. 
    What are you comparing it to when you say, “any other big business?”
    Cable , internet, AT&T , utilities, any other big name merchant, NIKE, TICKETMASTER ,  just a few that come to mind that  I’ve had to deal with personally. It’s always an ordeal. Anytime I’ve called Amazon, I’m on the phone with a rep quickly and done in no time. 
    But are you really on every day with those other providers? You order a lot of shoes and tickets? Cable goes out, phone too?  And why would you have to call them if they’re so great? Weird.
    Yea I do order a ton of sneakers and tickets. And yes, I’ve been buying stuff from Amazon for 17 years and shit happens sometimes. I’m never on hold for more than 5 min and my problem is resolved immediately. Can’t say that for any other company. 

    I’m not going back and forth with you on this. I’ve explained how I felt about Amazon. I love them. You don’t. That’s cool. 

    One criticism is that it's impossible to chat with them now.  You can into a circular set of links and no way to chat.  It's pissing me off because they keep sending me the wrong coffee. 
  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,438
    edited March 2023
    mrussel1 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    So 1/4 point up because the jobs report was so good.  Jeezus.  No one will be buying any big ticket items in the future.

    Also Amazon is laying off another 8000 workers.  The storm is coming, the fed hasn’t screwed it up enough yet.
    Because the fed runs Amazon or Bozos? 
    Nothing has one to do with the other.  It's funny that the jobs report was good and Amazon is still laying off.

    This has been about 80,000 jobs lost by big tech these past few months.
    Maybe because folks are enjoying their freedumbs and going to brick and mortar stores?

    Have you used bozos platform or website recently? Garbage. Hasn’t reinvested a dime. But let’s give him another tax break or three.
    I mean I use it daily. For me it’s not even close. Great prices, fastest shipping and the absolute best customer service, especially when compared to any other big business.  But that’s my opinion and experience. I’ve been using them since 2006. 
    What are you comparing it to when you say, “any other big business?”
    Cable , internet, AT&T , utilities, any other big name merchant, NIKE, TICKETMASTER ,  just a few that come to mind that  I’ve had to deal with personally. It’s always an ordeal. Anytime I’ve called Amazon, I’m on the phone with a rep quickly and done in no time. 
    But are you really on every day with those other providers? You order a lot of shoes and tickets? Cable goes out, phone too?  And why would you have to call them if they’re so great? Weird.
    Yea I do order a ton of sneakers and tickets. And yes, I’ve been buying stuff from Amazon for 17 years and shit happens sometimes. I’m never on hold for more than 5 min and my problem is resolved immediately. Can’t say that for any other company. 

    I’m not going back and forth with you on this. I’ve explained how I felt about Amazon. I love them. You don’t. That’s cool. 

    One criticism is that it's impossible to chat with them now.  You can into a circular set of links and no way to chat.  It's pissing me off because they keep sending me the wrong coffee. 
    My wife uses the chat. I honestly alway call. Once they confirm through text I usually get someone right away. And I’ve found the people on the phone to be more able to provide certain solutions than through the chat, which is why I only call. 
  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 39,013
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    So 1/4 point up because the jobs report was so good.  Jeezus.  No one will be buying any big ticket items in the future.

    Also Amazon is laying off another 8000 workers.  The storm is coming, the fed hasn’t screwed it up enough yet.
    Because the fed runs Amazon or Bozos? 
    Nothing has one to do with the other.  It's funny that the jobs report was good and Amazon is still laying off.

    This has been about 80,000 jobs lost by big tech these past few months.
    Maybe because folks are enjoying their freedumbs and going to brick and mortar stores?

    Have you used bozos platform or website recently? Garbage. Hasn’t reinvested a dime. But let’s give him another tax break or three.
    I mean I use it daily. For me it’s not even close. Great prices, fastest shipping and the absolute best customer service, especially when compared to any other big business.  But that’s my opinion and experience. I’ve been using them since 2006. 
    What are you comparing it to when you say, “any other big business?”
    Cable , internet, AT&T , utilities, any other big name merchant, NIKE, TICKETMASTER ,  just a few that come to mind that  I’ve had to deal with personally. It’s always an ordeal. Anytime I’ve called Amazon, I’m on the phone with a rep quickly and done in no time. 
    But are you really on every day with those other providers? You order a lot of shoes and tickets? Cable goes out, phone too?  And why would you have to call them if they’re so great? Weird.
    Yea I do order a ton of sneakers and tickets. And yes, I’ve been buying stuff from Amazon for 17 years and shit happens sometimes. I’m never on hold for more than 5 min and my problem is resolved immediately. Can’t say that for any other company. 

    I’m not going back and forth with you on this. I’ve explained how I felt about Amazon. I love them. You don’t. That’s cool. 

    Why the pissiness? Good lord, god forbid you ask a question these days.

    okay, so you order a bunch a shit from Amazon. IMO, if their platform is great, you don’t need to call them. Cable, phone, internet, shit or person shows up, shit works, maybe I call once every two years or when the term expires and it’s time for renewal. Other websites or online retailers have much better websites. Amazon? Too many clicks. Disorganized and looks like a website from the early 2000s. Enjoy your love.

    Now excuse me while I go piss in someone else’s cheerios. I should have known better.
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  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,438
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    So 1/4 point up because the jobs report was so good.  Jeezus.  No one will be buying any big ticket items in the future.

    Also Amazon is laying off another 8000 workers.  The storm is coming, the fed hasn’t screwed it up enough yet.
    Because the fed runs Amazon or Bozos? 
    Nothing has one to do with the other.  It's funny that the jobs report was good and Amazon is still laying off.

    This has been about 80,000 jobs lost by big tech these past few months.
    Maybe because folks are enjoying their freedumbs and going to brick and mortar stores?

    Have you used bozos platform or website recently? Garbage. Hasn’t reinvested a dime. But let’s give him another tax break or three.
    I mean I use it daily. For me it’s not even close. Great prices, fastest shipping and the absolute best customer service, especially when compared to any other big business.  But that’s my opinion and experience. I’ve been using them since 2006. 
    What are you comparing it to when you say, “any other big business?”
    Cable , internet, AT&T , utilities, any other big name merchant, NIKE, TICKETMASTER ,  just a few that come to mind that  I’ve had to deal with personally. It’s always an ordeal. Anytime I’ve called Amazon, I’m on the phone with a rep quickly and done in no time. 
    But are you really on every day with those other providers? You order a lot of shoes and tickets? Cable goes out, phone too?  And why would you have to call them if they’re so great? Weird.
    Yea I do order a ton of sneakers and tickets. And yes, I’ve been buying stuff from Amazon for 17 years and shit happens sometimes. I’m never on hold for more than 5 min and my problem is resolved immediately. Can’t say that for any other company. 

    I’m not going back and forth with you on this. I’ve explained how I felt about Amazon. I love them. You don’t. That’s cool. 

    Why the pissiness? Good lord, god forbid you ask a question these days.

    okay, so you order a bunch a shit from Amazon. IMO, if their platform is great, you don’t need to call them. Cable, phone, internet, shit or person shows up, shit works, maybe I call once every two years or when the term expires and it’s time for renewal. Other websites or online retailers have much better websites. Amazon? Too many clicks. Disorganized and looks like a website from the early 2000s. Enjoy your love.

    Now excuse me while I go piss in someone else’s cheerios. I should have known better.
    I’m sorry for the pissiness.  I just don’t have the time or patience to get into a back and forth with you and I don’t want it to come off wrong. I know you’re insanely passionate about everything and I can’t match that on the internet. I don’t mean that in a bad way. 
  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 39,013
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    So 1/4 point up because the jobs report was so good.  Jeezus.  No one will be buying any big ticket items in the future.

    Also Amazon is laying off another 8000 workers.  The storm is coming, the fed hasn’t screwed it up enough yet.
    Because the fed runs Amazon or Bozos? 
    Nothing has one to do with the other.  It's funny that the jobs report was good and Amazon is still laying off.

    This has been about 80,000 jobs lost by big tech these past few months.
    Maybe because folks are enjoying their freedumbs and going to brick and mortar stores?

    Have you used bozos platform or website recently? Garbage. Hasn’t reinvested a dime. But let’s give him another tax break or three.
    I mean I use it daily. For me it’s not even close. Great prices, fastest shipping and the absolute best customer service, especially when compared to any other big business.  But that’s my opinion and experience. I’ve been using them since 2006. 
    What are you comparing it to when you say, “any other big business?”
    Cable , internet, AT&T , utilities, any other big name merchant, NIKE, TICKETMASTER ,  just a few that come to mind that  I’ve had to deal with personally. It’s always an ordeal. Anytime I’ve called Amazon, I’m on the phone with a rep quickly and done in no time. 
    But are you really on every day with those other providers? You order a lot of shoes and tickets? Cable goes out, phone too?  And why would you have to call them if they’re so great? Weird.
    Yea I do order a ton of sneakers and tickets. And yes, I’ve been buying stuff from Amazon for 17 years and shit happens sometimes. I’m never on hold for more than 5 min and my problem is resolved immediately. Can’t say that for any other company. 

    I’m not going back and forth with you on this. I’ve explained how I felt about Amazon. I love them. You don’t. That’s cool. 

    Why the pissiness? Good lord, god forbid you ask a question these days.

    okay, so you order a bunch a shit from Amazon. IMO, if their platform is great, you don’t need to call them. Cable, phone, internet, shit or person shows up, shit works, maybe I call once every two years or when the term expires and it’s time for renewal. Other websites or online retailers have much better websites. Amazon? Too many clicks. Disorganized and looks like a website from the early 2000s. Enjoy your love.

    Now excuse me while I go piss in someone else’s cheerios. I should have known better.
    I’m sorry for the pissiness.  I just don’t have the time or patience to get into a back and forth with you and I don’t want it to come off wrong. I know you’re insanely passionate about everything and I can’t match that on the internet. I don’t mean that in a bad way. 
    I used to see Amazon deliver to my neighbours every day and sometimes multiple times per day from pandemic lockdown to present. What are they buying? God only knows. But every time I use Amazon to research a product, I think what a shit website. Then I go to a brick and mortar store or purchase directly from the source online. That web experience is way better than Amazon. And I never need something by 10:00 am tomorrow. Unless it’s a tour announcement.
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  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,438
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    So 1/4 point up because the jobs report was so good.  Jeezus.  No one will be buying any big ticket items in the future.

    Also Amazon is laying off another 8000 workers.  The storm is coming, the fed hasn’t screwed it up enough yet.
    Because the fed runs Amazon or Bozos? 
    Nothing has one to do with the other.  It's funny that the jobs report was good and Amazon is still laying off.

    This has been about 80,000 jobs lost by big tech these past few months.
    Maybe because folks are enjoying their freedumbs and going to brick and mortar stores?

    Have you used bozos platform or website recently? Garbage. Hasn’t reinvested a dime. But let’s give him another tax break or three.
    I mean I use it daily. For me it’s not even close. Great prices, fastest shipping and the absolute best customer service, especially when compared to any other big business.  But that’s my opinion and experience. I’ve been using them since 2006. 
    What are you comparing it to when you say, “any other big business?”
    Cable , internet, AT&T , utilities, any other big name merchant, NIKE, TICKETMASTER ,  just a few that come to mind that  I’ve had to deal with personally. It’s always an ordeal. Anytime I’ve called Amazon, I’m on the phone with a rep quickly and done in no time. 
    But are you really on every day with those other providers? You order a lot of shoes and tickets? Cable goes out, phone too?  And why would you have to call them if they’re so great? Weird.
    Yea I do order a ton of sneakers and tickets. And yes, I’ve been buying stuff from Amazon for 17 years and shit happens sometimes. I’m never on hold for more than 5 min and my problem is resolved immediately. Can’t say that for any other company. 

    I’m not going back and forth with you on this. I’ve explained how I felt about Amazon. I love them. You don’t. That’s cool. 

    Why the pissiness? Good lord, god forbid you ask a question these days.

    okay, so you order a bunch a shit from Amazon. IMO, if their platform is great, you don’t need to call them. Cable, phone, internet, shit or person shows up, shit works, maybe I call once every two years or when the term expires and it’s time for renewal. Other websites or online retailers have much better websites. Amazon? Too many clicks. Disorganized and looks like a website from the early 2000s. Enjoy your love.

    Now excuse me while I go piss in someone else’s cheerios. I should have known better.
    I’m sorry for the pissiness.  I just don’t have the time or patience to get into a back and forth with you and I don’t want it to come off wrong. I know you’re insanely passionate about everything and I can’t match that on the internet. I don’t mean that in a bad way. 
    I used to see Amazon deliver to my neighbours every day and sometimes multiple times per day from pandemic lockdown to present. What are they buying? God only knows. But every time I use Amazon to research a product, I think what a shit website. Then I go to a brick and mortar store or purchase directly from the source online. That web experience is way better than Amazon. And I never need something by 10:00 am tomorrow. Unless it’s a tour announcement.
    Man oh man. A tour announcement is something I think we can all agree with!! I feel bad for kids who missed out on walking into a toy store. Walking into Toys R Us as a child was the ultimate experience ! At my age, I enjoy the convenience of ordering shampoo instead of waiting for someone to come and unlock it for me at a CVS lol. 
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,515
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    So 1/4 point up because the jobs report was so good.  Jeezus.  No one will be buying any big ticket items in the future.

    Also Amazon is laying off another 8000 workers.  The storm is coming, the fed hasn’t screwed it up enough yet.
    Because the fed runs Amazon or Bozos? 
    Nothing has one to do with the other.  It's funny that the jobs report was good and Amazon is still laying off.

    This has been about 80,000 jobs lost by big tech these past few months.
    Maybe because folks are enjoying their freedumbs and going to brick and mortar stores?

    Have you used bozos platform or website recently? Garbage. Hasn’t reinvested a dime. But let’s give him another tax break or three.
    I mean I use it daily. For me it’s not even close. Great prices, fastest shipping and the absolute best customer service, especially when compared to any other big business.  But that’s my opinion and experience. I’ve been using them since 2006. 
    What are you comparing it to when you say, “any other big business?”
    Cable , internet, AT&T , utilities, any other big name merchant, NIKE, TICKETMASTER ,  just a few that come to mind that  I’ve had to deal with personally. It’s always an ordeal. Anytime I’ve called Amazon, I’m on the phone with a rep quickly and done in no time. 
    But are you really on every day with those other providers? You order a lot of shoes and tickets? Cable goes out, phone too?  And why would you have to call them if they’re so great? Weird.
    Yea I do order a ton of sneakers and tickets. And yes, I’ve been buying stuff from Amazon for 17 years and shit happens sometimes. I’m never on hold for more than 5 min and my problem is resolved immediately. Can’t say that for any other company. 

    I’m not going back and forth with you on this. I’ve explained how I felt about Amazon. I love them. You don’t. That’s cool. 

    Why the pissiness? Good lord, god forbid you ask a question these days.

    okay, so you order a bunch a shit from Amazon. IMO, if their platform is great, you don’t need to call them. Cable, phone, internet, shit or person shows up, shit works, maybe I call once every two years or when the term expires and it’s time for renewal. Other websites or online retailers have much better websites. Amazon? Too many clicks. Disorganized and looks like a website from the early 2000s. Enjoy your love.

    Now excuse me while I go piss in someone else’s cheerios. I should have known better.
    I’m sorry for the pissiness.  I just don’t have the time or patience to get into a back and forth with you and I don’t want it to come off wrong. I know you’re insanely passionate about everything and I can’t match that on the internet. I don’t mean that in a bad way. 
    I used to see Amazon deliver to my neighbours every day and sometimes multiple times per day from pandemic lockdown to present. What are they buying? God only knows. But every time I use Amazon to research a product, I think what a shit website. Then I go to a brick and mortar store or purchase directly from the source online. That web experience is way better than Amazon. And I never need something by 10:00 am tomorrow. Unless it’s a tour announcement.
    Man oh man. A tour announcement is something I think we can all agree with!! I feel bad for kids who missed out on walking into a toy store. Walking into Toys R Us as a child was the ultimate experience ! At my age, I enjoy the convenience of ordering shampoo instead of waiting for someone to come and unlock it for me at a CVS lol. 
    Shampoo locked really? Damn I was just @Shop rite this weekend I bought shampoo in the isle of soaps & shampoos no problem! I really don’t buy from Amazon except when I was getting into cooking all my edibles, I had to buy a butter making machine & a few other items.
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  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,438
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    So 1/4 point up because the jobs report was so good.  Jeezus.  No one will be buying any big ticket items in the future.

    Also Amazon is laying off another 8000 workers.  The storm is coming, the fed hasn’t screwed it up enough yet.
    Because the fed runs Amazon or Bozos? 
    Nothing has one to do with the other.  It's funny that the jobs report was good and Amazon is still laying off.

    This has been about 80,000 jobs lost by big tech these past few months.
    Maybe because folks are enjoying their freedumbs and going to brick and mortar stores?

    Have you used bozos platform or website recently? Garbage. Hasn’t reinvested a dime. But let’s give him another tax break or three.
    I mean I use it daily. For me it’s not even close. Great prices, fastest shipping and the absolute best customer service, especially when compared to any other big business.  But that’s my opinion and experience. I’ve been using them since 2006. 
    What are you comparing it to when you say, “any other big business?”
    Cable , internet, AT&T , utilities, any other big name merchant, NIKE, TICKETMASTER ,  just a few that come to mind that  I’ve had to deal with personally. It’s always an ordeal. Anytime I’ve called Amazon, I’m on the phone with a rep quickly and done in no time. 
    But are you really on every day with those other providers? You order a lot of shoes and tickets? Cable goes out, phone too?  And why would you have to call them if they’re so great? Weird.
    Yea I do order a ton of sneakers and tickets. And yes, I’ve been buying stuff from Amazon for 17 years and shit happens sometimes. I’m never on hold for more than 5 min and my problem is resolved immediately. Can’t say that for any other company. 

    I’m not going back and forth with you on this. I’ve explained how I felt about Amazon. I love them. You don’t. That’s cool. 

    Why the pissiness? Good lord, god forbid you ask a question these days.

    okay, so you order a bunch a shit from Amazon. IMO, if their platform is great, you don’t need to call them. Cable, phone, internet, shit or person shows up, shit works, maybe I call once every two years or when the term expires and it’s time for renewal. Other websites or online retailers have much better websites. Amazon? Too many clicks. Disorganized and looks like a website from the early 2000s. Enjoy your love.

    Now excuse me while I go piss in someone else’s cheerios. I should have known better.
    I’m sorry for the pissiness.  I just don’t have the time or patience to get into a back and forth with you and I don’t want it to come off wrong. I know you’re insanely passionate about everything and I can’t match that on the internet. I don’t mean that in a bad way. 
    I used to see Amazon deliver to my neighbours every day and sometimes multiple times per day from pandemic lockdown to present. What are they buying? God only knows. But every time I use Amazon to research a product, I think what a shit website. Then I go to a brick and mortar store or purchase directly from the source online. That web experience is way better than Amazon. And I never need something by 10:00 am tomorrow. Unless it’s a tour announcement.
    Man oh man. A tour announcement is something I think we can all agree with!! I feel bad for kids who missed out on walking into a toy store. Walking into Toys R Us as a child was the ultimate experience ! At my age, I enjoy the convenience of ordering shampoo instead of waiting for someone to come and unlock it for me at a CVS lol. 
    Shampoo locked really? Damn I was just @Shop rite this weekend I bought shampoo in the isle of soaps & shampoos no problem! I really don’t buy from Amazon except when I was getting into cooking all my edibles, I had to buy a butter making machine & a few other items.
    Yea in Brooklyn everything is mostly locked. Bunch of impatient people waiting for some poor lady to come with keys. Sad. 
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,948
    edited April 2023
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    So 1/4 point up because the jobs report was so good.  Jeezus.  No one will be buying any big ticket items in the future.

    Also Amazon is laying off another 8000 workers.  The storm is coming, the fed hasn’t screwed it up enough yet.
    Because the fed runs Amazon or Bozos? 
    Nothing has one to do with the other.  It's funny that the jobs report was good and Amazon is still laying off.

    This has been about 80,000 jobs lost by big tech these past few months.
    Maybe because folks are enjoying their freedumbs and going to brick and mortar stores?

    Have you used bozos platform or website recently? Garbage. Hasn’t reinvested a dime. But let’s give him another tax break or three.
    I mean I use it daily. For me it’s not even close. Great prices, fastest shipping and the absolute best customer service, especially when compared to any other big business.  But that’s my opinion and experience. I’ve been using them since 2006. 
    What are you comparing it to when you say, “any other big business?”
    Cable , internet, AT&T , utilities, any other big name merchant, NIKE, TICKETMASTER ,  just a few that come to mind that  I’ve had to deal with personally. It’s always an ordeal. Anytime I’ve called Amazon, I’m on the phone with a rep quickly and done in no time. 
    But are you really on every day with those other providers? You order a lot of shoes and tickets? Cable goes out, phone too?  And why would you have to call them if they’re so great? Weird.
    Yea I do order a ton of sneakers and tickets. And yes, I’ve been buying stuff from Amazon for 17 years and shit happens sometimes. I’m never on hold for more than 5 min and my problem is resolved immediately. Can’t say that for any other company. 

    I’m not going back and forth with you on this. I’ve explained how I felt about Amazon. I love them. You don’t. That’s cool. 

    Why the pissiness? Good lord, god forbid you ask a question these days.

    okay, so you order a bunch a shit from Amazon. IMO, if their platform is great, you don’t need to call them. Cable, phone, internet, shit or person shows up, shit works, maybe I call once every two years or when the term expires and it’s time for renewal. Other websites or online retailers have much better websites. Amazon? Too many clicks. Disorganized and looks like a website from the early 2000s. Enjoy your love.

    Now excuse me while I go piss in someone else’s cheerios. I should have known better.
    I’m sorry for the pissiness.  I just don’t have the time or patience to get into a back and forth with you and I don’t want it to come off wrong. I know you’re insanely passionate about everything and I can’t match that on the internet. I don’t mean that in a bad way. 
    I used to see Amazon deliver to my neighbours every day and sometimes multiple times per day from pandemic lockdown to present. What are they buying? God only knows. But every time I use Amazon to research a product, I think what a shit website. Then I go to a brick and mortar store or purchase directly from the source online. That web experience is way better than Amazon. And I never need something by 10:00 am tomorrow. Unless it’s a tour announcement.
    Man oh man. A tour announcement is something I think we can all agree with!! I feel bad for kids who missed out on walking into a toy store. Walking into Toys R Us as a child was the ultimate experience ! At my age, I enjoy the convenience of ordering shampoo instead of waiting for someone to come and unlock it for me at a CVS lol. 

    No doubt. I also order most of my usual household goods on Amazon because it is easier and cheaper. Soap, toothpaste, hair products, cleaning products, tampons, etc etc. Delivered to my door for less instead of trecking to the mall and paying more = awesome.
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,904
    Could be in that 2% range by end of the year if this continues...




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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,351
    Could be in that 2% range by end of the year if this continues...




    Doesn't help that the interest rates will still be really damn high...
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,668
    Could be in that 2% range by end of the year if this continues...




    Doesn't help that the interest rates will still be really damn high...
    It's not high.  I would argue that it's been too low too long.  
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,351
    mrussel1 said:
    Could be in that 2% range by end of the year if this continues...




    Doesn't help that the interest rates will still be really damn high...
    It's not high.  I would argue that it's been too low too long.  
    I actually agree on that but when prices of things skyrocketed and don't seem to be coming down that's a problem.

    Average house on Long Island is just stupid...
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,904
    mrussel1 said:
    Could be in that 2% range by end of the year if this continues...




    Doesn't help that the interest rates will still be really damn high...
    It's not high.  I would argue that it's been too low too long.  
    I actually agree on that but when prices of things skyrocketed and don't seem to be coming down that's a problem.

    Average house on Long Island is just stupid...
    But the prices of things are coming down though. That's what the chart is referencing. Still too high, but coming down none the less. 

    Home values on the other hand...
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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,351
    mrussel1 said:
    Could be in that 2% range by end of the year if this continues...




    Doesn't help that the interest rates will still be really damn high...
    It's not high.  I would argue that it's been too low too long.  
    I actually agree on that but when prices of things skyrocketed and don't seem to be coming down that's a problem.

    Average house on Long Island is just stupid...
    But the prices of things are coming down though. That's what the chart is referencing. Still too high, but coming down none the less. 

    Home values on the other hand...
    Gas, sure, houses and cars?  Ain't seen nothin...  I've been wanting a new car for a while but I can't with these damn prices.  It's absurd.
  • static111static111 Posts: 4,889
    Psh. starter homes 500,000 in Austin.  @ around 7% that seems like robbery.  Also the payments on that would be crazy for most people.  Looks like we are gonna keep renting. I'm glad things are getting better though.
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Could be in that 2% range by end of the year if this continues...




    Doesn't help that the interest rates will still be really damn high...
    It's not high.  I would argue that it's been too low too long.  
    I actually agree on that but when prices of things skyrocketed and don't seem to be coming down that's a problem.

    Average house on Long Island is just stupid...
    But the prices of things are coming down though. That's what the chart is referencing. Still too high, but coming down none the less. 

    Home values on the other hand...
    Gas, sure, houses and cars?  Ain't seen nothin...  I've been wanting a new car for a while but I can't with these damn prices.  It's absurd.

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  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,668
    static111 said:
    Psh. starter homes 500,000 in Austin.  @ around 7% that seems like robbery.  Also the payments on that would be crazy for most people.  Looks like we are gonna keep renting. I'm glad things are getting better though.
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Could be in that 2% range by end of the year if this continues...




    Doesn't help that the interest rates will still be really damn high...
    It's not high.  I would argue that it's been too low too long.  
    I actually agree on that but when prices of things skyrocketed and don't seem to be coming down that's a problem.

    Average house on Long Island is just stupid...
    But the prices of things are coming down though. That's what the chart is referencing. Still too high, but coming down none the less. 

    Home values on the other hand...
    Gas, sure, houses and cars?  Ain't seen nothin...  I've been wanting a new car for a while but I can't with these damn prices.  It's absurd.

    This is a supply issue,  not an interest rate one.  The higher the interest rate,  the more inventory,  the lower the price.  But that's not going to happen until more homes are built (or apts).
  • static111static111 Posts: 4,889
    mrussel1 said:
    static111 said:
    Psh. starter homes 500,000 in Austin.  @ around 7% that seems like robbery.  Also the payments on that would be crazy for most people.  Looks like we are gonna keep renting. I'm glad things are getting better though.
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Could be in that 2% range by end of the year if this continues...




    Doesn't help that the interest rates will still be really damn high...
    It's not high.  I would argue that it's been too low too long.  
    I actually agree on that but when prices of things skyrocketed and don't seem to be coming down that's a problem.

    Average house on Long Island is just stupid...
    But the prices of things are coming down though. That's what the chart is referencing. Still too high, but coming down none the less. 

    Home values on the other hand...
    Gas, sure, houses and cars?  Ain't seen nothin...  I've been wanting a new car for a while but I can't with these damn prices.  It's absurd.

    This is a supply issue,  not an interest rate one.  The higher the interest rate,  the more inventory,  the lower the price.  But that's not going to happen until more homes are built (or apts).
    Yes I agree completely, however the higher interest rates do nothing for the long term cost.  This problem has been exacerbated by people from high rent areas selling their million dollar plus homes then moving here and buying several homes paying in cash and using the rest of the homes as rent generators.  As well you have investment firms buying up single family homes as revenue generators as well.  A big part of the issue is that there are homes, they are just being used as rental units.

    This doesn't seem like healthy economics.  Far be it from me to try to put limits on who can own how many homes and for what purposes, but when some people own 4 or more while driving up the perceived value of what is available to people that don't own one, that does not seem like a fair playing field.  Not to mention that there is the possibility that someone buys high and the market fails again.

    Being that this is the Capitalism, the Fed and Economic Policy, I think that this is still a relevant conversation.
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,904
    mrussel1 said:
    Could be in that 2% range by end of the year if this continues...




    Doesn't help that the interest rates will still be really damn high...
    It's not high.  I would argue that it's been too low too long.  
    I actually agree on that but when prices of things skyrocketed and don't seem to be coming down that's a problem.

    Average house on Long Island is just stupid...
    But the prices of things are coming down though. That's what the chart is referencing. Still too high, but coming down none the less. 

    Home values on the other hand...
    Gas, sure, houses and cars?  Ain't seen nothin...  I've been wanting a new car for a while but I can't with these damn prices.  It's absurd.
    Home prices aren't really about inflation. 

    Car prices actually went down...so did bacon!
    https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/12/heres-the-inflation-breakdown-for-march-2023-in-one-chart.html




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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,548
    mrussel1 said:
    Could be in that 2% range by end of the year if this continues...




    Doesn't help that the interest rates will still be really damn high...
    It's not high.  I would argue that it's been too low too long.  
    I actually agree on that but when prices of things skyrocketed and don't seem to be coming down that's a problem.

    Average house on Long Island is just stupid...
    But the prices of things are coming down though. That's what the chart is referencing. Still too high, but coming down none the less. 

    Home values on the other hand...
    Gas, sure, houses and cars?  Ain't seen nothin...  I've been wanting a new car for a while but I can't with these damn prices.  It's absurd.
    Home prices aren't really about inflation. 

    Car prices actually went down...so did bacon!
    https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/12/heres-the-inflation-breakdown-for-march-2023-in-one-chart.html





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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,904
    mickeyrat said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Could be in that 2% range by end of the year if this continues...




    Doesn't help that the interest rates will still be really damn high...
    It's not high.  I would argue that it's been too low too long.  
    I actually agree on that but when prices of things skyrocketed and don't seem to be coming down that's a problem.

    Average house on Long Island is just stupid...
    But the prices of things are coming down though. That's what the chart is referencing. Still too high, but coming down none the less. 

    Home values on the other hand...
    Gas, sure, houses and cars?  Ain't seen nothin...  I've been wanting a new car for a while but I can't with these damn prices.  It's absurd.
    Home prices aren't really about inflation. 

    Car prices actually went down...so did bacon!
    https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/12/heres-the-inflation-breakdown-for-march-2023-in-one-chart.html





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  • static111static111 Posts: 4,889
    Watch out for that looming taco.  From Jim Hightower's latest program.

    .These days, America’s top economic officials tend to speak in unintelligible bureaucratic gobbledygook. But, once upon a time, there was a plainspokenWhite House economist, and he even had a sense of humor. He didn’t last.

    Alfred Kahn was chastised by the White House in 1978 for speaking clearly and honestly about the looming possibility of a depression: “Too blunt… use softer words!” So Kahn started calling the downturn a looming “banana.” When banana industry lobbyists complained, he switched to “kumquat.”

    In that spirit, let me warn you about an unemployment “taco” that the autocratic Federal Reserve system is cooking up for working families. The Fed (as it is called by jolly bankers who run it) says it is imposing “the restoration between supply and demand in the labor market.” They soothingly add that “there will very likely be some softening in labor market conditions.”

    You can almost hear them humming Rock-a-bye Baby, but don’t nod off. As Bryce Covert, the insightful economic digger and truthteller recently explained, there’s nothing soft about the Fed’s arbitrary policy – it means “fewer raises and more people out of work… which means about 1.5 million people will lose their jobs.” She documents that, historically, such a jolt of unemployment will probably (get ready for scary words) “trigger a recession.” Or a “taco” if that makes you feel better.

    The mumbo-jumbo of economists aside, what we have here is the same old power play of moneyed elites putting the jobs and wages of working families on the chopping block to jack up the exorbitant profits of monopolistic corporations. When the Fed bankers say they’re “restoring balance,” they mean restoring the power of corporate bosses to rule unilaterally over America’s workaday majority.

    In plain language, this is blatant class war by the privileged few against the many.

    Scio me nihil scire

    There are no kings inside the gates of eden
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,668
    static111 said:
    Watch out for that looming taco.  From Jim Hightower's latest program.

    .These days, America’s top economic officials tend to speak in unintelligible bureaucratic gobbledygook. But, once upon a time, there was a plainspokenWhite House economist, and he even had a sense of humor. He didn’t last.

    Alfred Kahn was chastised by the White House in 1978 for speaking clearly and honestly about the looming possibility of a depression: “Too blunt… use softer words!” So Kahn started calling the downturn a looming “banana.” When banana industry lobbyists complained, he switched to “kumquat.”

    In that spirit, let me warn you about an unemployment “taco” that the autocratic Federal Reserve system is cooking up for working families. The Fed (as it is called by jolly bankers who run it) says it is imposing “the restoration between supply and demand in the labor market.” They soothingly add that “there will very likely be some softening in labor market conditions.”

    You can almost hear them humming Rock-a-bye Baby, but don’t nod off. As Bryce Covert, the insightful economic digger and truthteller recently explained, there’s nothing soft about the Fed’s arbitrary policy – it means “fewer raises and more people out of work… which means about 1.5 million people will lose their jobs.” She documents that, historically, such a jolt of unemployment will probably (get ready for scary words) “trigger a recession.” Or a “taco” if that makes you feel better.

    The mumbo-jumbo of economists aside, what we have here is the same old power play of moneyed elites putting the jobs and wages of working families on the chopping block to jack up the exorbitant profits of monopolistic corporations. When the Fed bankers say they’re “restoring balance,” they mean restoring the power of corporate bosses to rule unilaterally over America’s workaday majority.

    In plain language, this is blatant class war by the privileged few against the many.

    Sorry, I'm not nearly this cynical and the writer seems to take giant leaps between each successive conclusion which led to the "blatant class warfare".  If I was equally cynical, I might argue that this language is incendiary communism, which has a batting average of .000% in practice.  

    Where is this quote of "restoration between supply and demand in the labor market" originating?  FTR, I fully agree there is an imbalance.  It's been impossible to get qualified talent since the pandemic. 
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