** KAMALA HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT -PART DEUX **

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  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,775
    teskeinc said:
    mrussel1 said:
    teskeinc said:
    mrussel1 said:
    teskeinc said:
    Does anyone think they should have made Kamala the “Hurricane Czar”?
    Weren't you going to identify the law that created all the worldwide inflation?  The first two your said made no logical sense since one was never passed and the other came after inflation surged. Surely you can't be misinformed yet again....
    Build Back Better morphed into Inflation Increasing Act minus some pork to appease Manchin. Everything they did resulted in inflation. Why did they tell us inflation was going to be transitory? Why did prices never return to where they were? Can you ever admit Biden/Harris made 1 mistake? Is Bidenomics working? Is Kamala still proud of Bidenomics?
    Prices never return to what they were.  That's called deflation and a sign of a shrinking economy and a terrible sign.  Surely you learned that in college, right?

    Second, so again, you are telling us that inflation was zero, but then Biden passed an act and randomly called it the "Inflation Reduction Act" and it caused inflation.  Makes total sense.  If he hadn't called it that, then there wouldn't be inflation either.  

    Is Bidenomics working?  That's just a silly political phrase.  I don't care about that.  Is the economy healthy and inflation at 2%, slightly lower than the fed target? Yes.  Yes it is.  Can one attribute it to the laws passed?  Maybe.  You never know.  Presidents are saddled with the economy whether it's fair or not.  But I'm sure you know that too, from your extensive historical studies of cyclical economics and the political ramifications.  
    So the administration effectively lied to us when they said inflation was transitory? Is it possible for the first time ever in AMT history a radical liberal could admit their fearless leader might have lied and made an actual mistake. Nah… never could just pivot to it was Jan 6 fault.
    Sigh.. The administration is not the one that declared inflation as transitory, it was the Federal Reserve, specifically Jerome Powell.  Do you think the independent fed, bi-partisan appointee "lied" to you, or do you think...maybe they just got this wrong?  You know there's a difference between lying and wrong.  And the Fed has a very difficult role in making monetary policy.  

    Powell admits Fed got it wrong on inflation, says they should stop calling it 'transitory'


    https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/powell-fed-wrong-inflation-not-transitory
  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 20,568
    Love the afterthought.

    Trump has previously said he had hoped to hold a rally at Madison Square Garden, home to sports teams such as the New York Knicks and the Rangers, and the most prestigious rock venue in the country.

    “We’re going to be doing a rally at Madison Square Garden, we believe,” Trump said in April. “We think we’re signing Madison Square Garden to do. We’re going to have a big rally honoring the police, and honoring the firemen, and everybody. Honoring a lot of people, including teachers by the way.”

    That is so thoughtful of him to include the teachers, since one of his and his followers desires is to eliminate the Department of Education. My wife is a special education teacher and removing Federal oversight of SE and other areas will cause unthinkable damage to some children's education. It is already difficult to make some States and school boards follow basic and fair guidelines for SE students. Once the different State education boards don't have to follow the guidelines put in place, it will become a sh*t show of State to State inconsistencies. The State you live in already affects the quality of the education your child gets, with no Federal guidelines in place, it will exasperate it greatly. 
    It's concerning how little people appreciate this issue.

    Vilifying academia and undervaluing education don't typically bode well for societies. 
    It's awful. At a time when we should be focusing on public schools and strengthening them these fuckers are trying to push public funds to private and/or religious schools. 
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,775
    Love the afterthought.

    Trump has previously said he had hoped to hold a rally at Madison Square Garden, home to sports teams such as the New York Knicks and the Rangers, and the most prestigious rock venue in the country.

    “We’re going to be doing a rally at Madison Square Garden, we believe,” Trump said in April. “We think we’re signing Madison Square Garden to do. We’re going to have a big rally honoring the police, and honoring the firemen, and everybody. Honoring a lot of people, including teachers by the way.”

    That is so thoughtful of him to include the teachers, since one of his and his followers desires is to eliminate the Department of Education. My wife is a special education teacher and removing Federal oversight of SE and other areas will cause unthinkable damage to some children's education. It is already difficult to make some States and school boards follow basic and fair guidelines for SE students. Once the different State education boards don't have to follow the guidelines put in place, it will become a sh*t show of State to State inconsistencies. The State you live in already affects the quality of the education your child gets, with no Federal guidelines in place, it will exasperate it greatly. 
    It's concerning how little people appreciate this issue.

    Vilifying academia and undervaluing education don't typically bode well for societies. 
    It's awful. At a time when we should be focusing on public schools and strengthening them these fuckers are trying to push public funds to private and/or religious schools. 
    I don't know man, considering how stupid and gullible half of America is, I'm starting to think public schools are failures.  
  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 20,568
    edited October 11
    Love the afterthought.

    Trump has previously said he had hoped to hold a rally at Madison Square Garden, home to sports teams such as the New York Knicks and the Rangers, and the most prestigious rock venue in the country.

    “We’re going to be doing a rally at Madison Square Garden, we believe,” Trump said in April. “We think we’re signing Madison Square Garden to do. We’re going to have a big rally honoring the police, and honoring the firemen, and everybody. Honoring a lot of people, including teachers by the way.”

    That is so thoughtful of him to include the teachers, since one of his and his followers desires is to eliminate the Department of Education. My wife is a special education teacher and removing Federal oversight of SE and other areas will cause unthinkable damage to some children's education. It is already difficult to make some States and school boards follow basic and fair guidelines for SE students. Once the different State education boards don't have to follow the guidelines put in place, it will become a sh*t show of State to State inconsistencies. The State you live in already affects the quality of the education your child gets, with no Federal guidelines in place, it will exasperate it greatly. 
    It's amazing how we let these morons experiment with our systems. You would think failures would make them change their tune but it doesn't. They just blame democrats and keep going the same direction. Just like the bullshit trickle down theory. Cut taxes and revenue will grow (not to the extent promised to offset the cuts)...yeah right...it NEVER fucking has.
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • Philly NJPhilly NJ Posts: 245
    Philly NJ said:
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs are a great thing, especially in schools. They help special needs students become well integrated into the school population. Way better than the bad old days when these kids were ostracized and made fun of.

    Of course, MAGA turns "DEI" into a racial slur. The new n-word. Bless your poisonous hearts.
    DEI Hall of Fame disasters:
    Harris
    lady in charge of US Secret Service
    FEMA Administrator
    Secretary of Transportation
    Assistant Secretary of HHS 
    Sam Brinton, the former deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition in the Office of Nuclear Energy
    Military DEI training 
    so, you're assuming they are all diversity hires...based on what? the colour of their skin? 
    Based on Harris/Biden bragging about DEI initiatives and hires. Harris is HOF DEI hire.
  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,536
    edited October 11
    nvm
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,775
    Philly NJ said:
    Philly NJ said:
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs are a great thing, especially in schools. They help special needs students become well integrated into the school population. Way better than the bad old days when these kids were ostracized and made fun of.

    Of course, MAGA turns "DEI" into a racial slur. The new n-word. Bless your poisonous hearts.
    DEI Hall of Fame disasters:
    Harris
    lady in charge of US Secret Service
    FEMA Administrator
    Secretary of Transportation
    Assistant Secretary of HHS 
    Sam Brinton, the former deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition in the Office of Nuclear Energy
    Military DEI training 
    so, you're assuming they are all diversity hires...based on what? the colour of their skin? 
    Based on Harris/Biden bragging about DEI initiatives and hires. Harris is HOF DEI hire.
    She was elected as DA, AG and Senator.  How does that make anyone a "hire"?  That's called a fucking election.  
  • tbergstbergs Posts: 9,862
    mrussel1 said:
    Philly NJ said:
    Philly NJ said:
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs are a great thing, especially in schools. They help special needs students become well integrated into the school population. Way better than the bad old days when these kids were ostracized and made fun of.

    Of course, MAGA turns "DEI" into a racial slur. The new n-word. Bless your poisonous hearts.
    DEI Hall of Fame disasters:
    Harris
    lady in charge of US Secret Service
    FEMA Administrator
    Secretary of Transportation
    Assistant Secretary of HHS 
    Sam Brinton, the former deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition in the Office of Nuclear Energy
    Military DEI training 
    so, you're assuming they are all diversity hires...based on what? the colour of their skin? 
    Based on Harris/Biden bragging about DEI initiatives and hires. Harris is HOF DEI hire.
    She was elected as DA, AG and Senator.  How does that make anyone a "hire"?  That's called a fucking election.  
    Didn't you see the ballot? It said DEI preferred choice and was already filled in when people went to vote.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • Philly NJPhilly NJ Posts: 245
    mrussel1 said:
    teskeinc said:
    mrussel1 said:
    teskeinc said:
    mrussel1 said:
    teskeinc said:
    Does anyone think they should have made Kamala the “Hurricane Czar”?
    Weren't you going to identify the law that created all the worldwide inflation?  The first two your said made no logical sense since one was never passed and the other came after inflation surged. Surely you can't be misinformed yet again....
    Build Back Better morphed into Inflation Increasing Act minus some pork to appease Manchin. Everything they did resulted in inflation. Why did they tell us inflation was going to be transitory? Why did prices never return to where they were? Can you ever admit Biden/Harris made 1 mistake? Is Bidenomics working? Is Kamala still proud of Bidenomics?
    Prices never return to what they were.  That's called deflation and a sign of a shrinking economy and a terrible sign.  Surely you learned that in college, right?

    Second, so again, you are telling us that inflation was zero, but then Biden passed an act and randomly called it the "Inflation Reduction Act" and it caused inflation.  Makes total sense.  If he hadn't called it that, then there wouldn't be inflation either.  

    Is Bidenomics working?  That's just a silly political phrase.  I don't care about that.  Is the economy healthy and inflation at 2%, slightly lower than the fed target? Yes.  Yes it is.  Can one attribute it to the laws passed?  Maybe.  You never know.  Presidents are saddled with the economy whether it's fair or not.  But I'm sure you know that too, from your extensive historical studies of cyclical economics and the political ramifications.  
    So the administration effectively lied to us when they said inflation was transitory? Is it possible for the first time ever in AMT history a radical liberal could admit their fearless leader might have lied and made an actual mistake. Nah… never could just pivot to it was Jan 6 fault.
    Sigh.. The administration is not the one that declared inflation as transitory, it was the Federal Reserve, specifically Jerome Powell.  Do you think the independent fed, bi-partisan appointee "lied" to you, or do you think...maybe they just got this wrong?  You know there's a difference between lying and wrong.  And the Fed has a very difficult role in making monetary policy.  

    Powell admits Fed got it wrong on inflation, says they should stop calling it 'transitory'


    https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/powell-fed-wrong-inflation-not-transitory

    June 10, 2022 (The Atlantic)

    Last week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen did something unusual for a Washington policy maker: She admitted that she’d made a mistake. In an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about the U.S.’s persistently high inflation rate, Yellen said, of her predictions last year that prices would stay under control, “I was wrong then about the path that inflation would take.”

    That she was. In March 2021, when inflation hawks were arguing that the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan was going to overheat the economy, Yellen called the risk of inflation “small” and “manageable,” and a couple of months later said, “I don’t anticipate that inflation is going to be a problem.” She wasn’t alone. For much of 2021, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that he thought inflation would be “transitory,” and even as inflation rose above 6 percent, the Fed kept interest rates near zero. (Its first interest-rate hike was not until March 2022.)

  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 20,568
    Philly NJ said:
    mrussel1 said:
    teskeinc said:
    mrussel1 said:
    teskeinc said:
    mrussel1 said:
    teskeinc said:
    Does anyone think they should have made Kamala the “Hurricane Czar”?
    Weren't you going to identify the law that created all the worldwide inflation?  The first two your said made no logical sense since one was never passed and the other came after inflation surged. Surely you can't be misinformed yet again....
    Build Back Better morphed into Inflation Increasing Act minus some pork to appease Manchin. Everything they did resulted in inflation. Why did they tell us inflation was going to be transitory? Why did prices never return to where they were? Can you ever admit Biden/Harris made 1 mistake? Is Bidenomics working? Is Kamala still proud of Bidenomics?
    Prices never return to what they were.  That's called deflation and a sign of a shrinking economy and a terrible sign.  Surely you learned that in college, right?

    Second, so again, you are telling us that inflation was zero, but then Biden passed an act and randomly called it the "Inflation Reduction Act" and it caused inflation.  Makes total sense.  If he hadn't called it that, then there wouldn't be inflation either.  

    Is Bidenomics working?  That's just a silly political phrase.  I don't care about that.  Is the economy healthy and inflation at 2%, slightly lower than the fed target? Yes.  Yes it is.  Can one attribute it to the laws passed?  Maybe.  You never know.  Presidents are saddled with the economy whether it's fair or not.  But I'm sure you know that too, from your extensive historical studies of cyclical economics and the political ramifications.  
    So the administration effectively lied to us when they said inflation was transitory? Is it possible for the first time ever in AMT history a radical liberal could admit their fearless leader might have lied and made an actual mistake. Nah… never could just pivot to it was Jan 6 fault.
    Sigh.. The administration is not the one that declared inflation as transitory, it was the Federal Reserve, specifically Jerome Powell.  Do you think the independent fed, bi-partisan appointee "lied" to you, or do you think...maybe they just got this wrong?  You know there's a difference between lying and wrong.  And the Fed has a very difficult role in making monetary policy.  

    Powell admits Fed got it wrong on inflation, says they should stop calling it 'transitory'


    https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/powell-fed-wrong-inflation-not-transitory

    June 10, 2022 (The Atlantic)

    Last week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen did something unusual for a Washington policy maker: She admitted that she’d made a mistake. In an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about the U.S.’s persistently high inflation rate, Yellen said, of her predictions last year that prices would stay under control, “I was wrong then about the path that inflation would take.”

    That she was. In March 2021, when inflation hawks were arguing that the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan was going to overheat the economy, Yellen called the risk of inflation “small” and “manageable,” and a couple of months later said, “I don’t anticipate that inflation is going to be a problem.” She wasn’t alone. For much of 2021, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that he thought inflation would be “transitory,” and even as inflation rose above 6 percent, the Fed kept interest rates near zero. (Its first interest-rate hike was not until March 2022.)

    She admits a mistake...how unusual after dealing with fuckface trump and the dickheads
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • Philly NJPhilly NJ Posts: 245
    mrussel1 said:
    Philly NJ said:
    Philly NJ said:
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs are a great thing, especially in schools. They help special needs students become well integrated into the school population. Way better than the bad old days when these kids were ostracized and made fun of.

    Of course, MAGA turns "DEI" into a racial slur. The new n-word. Bless your poisonous hearts.
    DEI Hall of Fame disasters:
    Harris
    lady in charge of US Secret Service
    FEMA Administrator
    Secretary of Transportation
    Assistant Secretary of HHS 
    Sam Brinton, the former deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition in the Office of Nuclear Energy
    Military DEI training 
    so, you're assuming they are all diversity hires...based on what? the colour of their skin? 
    Based on Harris/Biden bragging about DEI initiatives and hires. Harris is HOF DEI hire.
    She was elected as DA, AG and Senator.  How does that make anyone a "hire"?  That's called a fucking election.  
    Yeah, we know that. Talking about Harris being the VP DEI hire.
  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 20,568
    Philly NJ said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Philly NJ said:
    Philly NJ said:
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs are a great thing, especially in schools. They help special needs students become well integrated into the school population. Way better than the bad old days when these kids were ostracized and made fun of.

    Of course, MAGA turns "DEI" into a racial slur. The new n-word. Bless your poisonous hearts.
    DEI Hall of Fame disasters:
    Harris
    lady in charge of US Secret Service
    FEMA Administrator
    Secretary of Transportation
    Assistant Secretary of HHS 
    Sam Brinton, the former deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition in the Office of Nuclear Energy
    Military DEI training 
    so, you're assuming they are all diversity hires...based on what? the colour of their skin? 
    Based on Harris/Biden bragging about DEI initiatives and hires. Harris is HOF DEI hire.
    She was elected as DA, AG and Senator.  How does that make anyone a "hire"?  That's called a fucking election.  
    Yeah, we know that. Talking about Harris being the VP DEI hire.
    Why is this so hard for you people? Are you so bigoted that you just can't accept it?

    No one challenged her. Many could have...they didn't.
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,686
    I looked at this "American Greatness" poll of PA. https://cdn.amgreatness.com/app/uploads/2024/10/Tables-PA-Oct-2024.pdf

    They gave out a lot of information - kudos.

    Registered Voters: Harris +4, Likely Voters Trump +1. How do they determine likely voters? No idea. I'm not a political scientist or anything, but to me, that sounds like it will come down to the ground game. Trumpers, how confident are you in your ground game?

    Anyway, if you are anywhere near PA or any swing state, any little bit of volunteering will be hugely crucial. And you can come here and talk about that one magat who yelled at you to get off his property. (his wife is a Democrat, which makes him all the angrier)
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila, PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13;
    Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
    Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • njhaley1njhaley1 Valley of the Sun Posts: 827
    mrussel1 said:
    teskeinc said:
    mrussel1 said:
    teskeinc said:
    mrussel1 said:
    teskeinc said:
    Does anyone think they should have made Kamala the “Hurricane Czar”?
    Weren't you going to identify the law that created all the worldwide inflation?  The first two your said made no logical sense since one was never passed and the other came after inflation surged. Surely you can't be misinformed yet again....
    Build Back Better morphed into Inflation Increasing Act minus some pork to appease Manchin. Everything they did resulted in inflation. Why did they tell us inflation was going to be transitory? Why did prices never return to where they were? Can you ever admit Biden/Harris made 1 mistake? Is Bidenomics working? Is Kamala still proud of Bidenomics?
    Prices never return to what they were.  That's called deflation and a sign of a shrinking economy and a terrible sign.  Surely you learned that in college, right?

    Second, so again, you are telling us that inflation was zero, but then Biden passed an act and randomly called it the "Inflation Reduction Act" and it caused inflation.  Makes total sense.  If he hadn't called it that, then there wouldn't be inflation either.  

    Is Bidenomics working?  That's just a silly political phrase.  I don't care about that.  Is the economy healthy and inflation at 2%, slightly lower than the fed target? Yes.  Yes it is.  Can one attribute it to the laws passed?  Maybe.  You never know.  Presidents are saddled with the economy whether it's fair or not.  But I'm sure you know that too, from your extensive historical studies of cyclical economics and the political ramifications.  
    So the administration effectively lied to us when they said inflation was transitory? Is it possible for the first time ever in AMT history a radical liberal could admit their fearless leader might have lied and made an actual mistake. Nah… never could just pivot to it was Jan 6 fault.
    Sigh.. The administration is not the one that declared inflation as transitory, it was the Federal Reserve, specifically Jerome Powell.  Do you think the independent fed, bi-partisan appointee "lied" to you, or do you think...maybe they just got this wrong?  You know there's a difference between lying and wrong.  And the Fed has a very difficult role in making monetary policy.  

    Powell admits Fed got it wrong on inflation, says they should stop calling it 'transitory'


    https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/powell-fed-wrong-inflation-not-transitory
    https://www.marketwatch.com/story/groceries-are-more-affordable-now-than-in-2019-so-why-are-people-still-so-mad-about-prices-74b5a6db

    Groceries are more affordable now than in 2019. So why are prices still such a hot-button issue?

    For the average worker, grocery prices are about as affordable as they were pre-pandemic. But the costs are still a sore spot for consumers — and a focus in the 2024 election.

    For more than two years now, higher prices have been pinching consumers’ wallets and testing their patience — but there’s at least one part of their monthly budget that has more breathing room these days: For the average U.S. worker, it now takes fewer hours of work to afford a week’s worth of groceries than it did five years ago, in August 2019.

    That’s according to a MarketWatch analysis of wage and inflation data that shows how the price of food relative to wages has fluctuated in recent years. 

    In other words: Despite substantial post-pandemic increases in food costs, wages have now more than caught up with prices in this crucial spending category. And it’s easier for the average American worker to put food on the table than it was a couple of years ago.
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,775
    Philly NJ said:
    mrussel1 said:
    teskeinc said:
    mrussel1 said:
    teskeinc said:
    mrussel1 said:
    teskeinc said:
    Does anyone think they should have made Kamala the “Hurricane Czar”?
    Weren't you going to identify the law that created all the worldwide inflation?  The first two your said made no logical sense since one was never passed and the other came after inflation surged. Surely you can't be misinformed yet again....
    Build Back Better morphed into Inflation Increasing Act minus some pork to appease Manchin. Everything they did resulted in inflation. Why did they tell us inflation was going to be transitory? Why did prices never return to where they were? Can you ever admit Biden/Harris made 1 mistake? Is Bidenomics working? Is Kamala still proud of Bidenomics?
    Prices never return to what they were.  That's called deflation and a sign of a shrinking economy and a terrible sign.  Surely you learned that in college, right?

    Second, so again, you are telling us that inflation was zero, but then Biden passed an act and randomly called it the "Inflation Reduction Act" and it caused inflation.  Makes total sense.  If he hadn't called it that, then there wouldn't be inflation either.  

    Is Bidenomics working?  That's just a silly political phrase.  I don't care about that.  Is the economy healthy and inflation at 2%, slightly lower than the fed target? Yes.  Yes it is.  Can one attribute it to the laws passed?  Maybe.  You never know.  Presidents are saddled with the economy whether it's fair or not.  But I'm sure you know that too, from your extensive historical studies of cyclical economics and the political ramifications.  
    So the administration effectively lied to us when they said inflation was transitory? Is it possible for the first time ever in AMT history a radical liberal could admit their fearless leader might have lied and made an actual mistake. Nah… never could just pivot to it was Jan 6 fault.
    Sigh.. The administration is not the one that declared inflation as transitory, it was the Federal Reserve, specifically Jerome Powell.  Do you think the independent fed, bi-partisan appointee "lied" to you, or do you think...maybe they just got this wrong?  You know there's a difference between lying and wrong.  And the Fed has a very difficult role in making monetary policy.  

    Powell admits Fed got it wrong on inflation, says they should stop calling it 'transitory'


    https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/powell-fed-wrong-inflation-not-transitory

    June 10, 2022 (The Atlantic)

    Last week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen did something unusual for a Washington policy maker: She admitted that she’d made a mistake. In an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about the U.S.’s persistently high inflation rate, Yellen said, of her predictions last year that prices would stay under control, “I was wrong then about the path that inflation would take.”

    That she was. In March 2021, when inflation hawks were arguing that the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan was going to overheat the economy, Yellen called the risk of inflation “small” and “manageable,” and a couple of months later said, “I don’t anticipate that inflation is going to be a problem.” She wasn’t alone. For much of 2021, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that he thought inflation would be “transitory,” and even as inflation rose above 6 percent, the Fed kept interest rates near zero. (Its first interest-rate hike was not until March 2022.)

    Did you skip the end about Powell?  
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,775
    I looked at this "American Greatness" poll of PA. https://cdn.amgreatness.com/app/uploads/2024/10/Tables-PA-Oct-2024.pdf

    They gave out a lot of information - kudos.

    Registered Voters: Harris +4, Likely Voters Trump +1. How do they determine likely voters? No idea. I'm not a political scientist or anything, but to me, that sounds like it will come down to the ground game. Trumpers, how confident are you in your ground game?

    Anyway, if you are anywhere near PA or any swing state, any little bit of volunteering will be hugely crucial. And you can come here and talk about that one magat who yelled at you to get off his property. (his wife is a Democrat, which makes him all the angrier)
    Likely voters are determined by the answer to a question like " on a scale of 1-5, how likely is it that you will vote in x election"?
  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 17,021
    If only they were Arabian horse traders. Or Trump family members (talk about affirmative action hires!).
    Honestly - would you rather your children turn out like Trump's kids - clean cut Businessmen/women, Lawyers, Student or Biden/Harris - Addicts, trans wanna-be

    It's funny to me that Pearl Jam and their message board would be going all in on the ESTABLISHMENT.  Huh.  Weird.  Neil Young's younger living corpse is turning in its grave...
    Trump's kids are human pieces of excrement. 
    and he loves only 1 of the 4.
    Shows how much he loves Tiff that public perception is he only has 4 kids:
    Don Jr. AKA Cokie Monster
    Ivanka AKA I'd Date Her
    Eric AKA The Dumb One
    Barron AKA The Tall One
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • Philly NJPhilly NJ Posts: 245
    I looked at this "American Greatness" poll of PA. https://cdn.amgreatness.com/app/uploads/2024/10/Tables-PA-Oct-2024.pdf

    They gave out a lot of information - kudos.

    Registered Voters: Harris +4, Likely Voters Trump +1. How do they determine likely voters? No idea. I'm not a political scientist or anything, but to me, that sounds like it will come down to the ground game. Trumpers, how confident are you in your ground game?

    Anyway, if you are anywhere near PA or any swing state, any little bit of volunteering will be hugely crucial. And you can come here and talk about that one magat who yelled at you to get off his property. (his wife is a Democrat, which makes him all the angrier)
    Philly is known for corruption and election fraud.  Remember the 2020 election and what happened in PA, particularly Philly. I expect the same.  GOP operatives are too slow to react. However, there been Republican gains in the Philly suburbs.

    One other problem I see happening is that it will take way too long to get election results. it is going to be chaotic.   
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,686
    I remember 2020. What happened in 2020 is Trump lost after being a total failure of a president. It took days to count votes because the Republican PA Legislature refused to allow counties to start before election day. And MAGAT thugs tried to throw my vote in the shredder. In court and with a filthy terrorist attack on the Capitol.

    Why are people allowed to just blatantly lie on this website?

    I believe counting will be better this time. Counties have figured it out and staffed up, and fewer people are voting by mail since it's not a raging pandemic this time. But if it's really close it still won't be decided on election night.
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  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 11,536
    edited October 11
    Philly NJ said:
    I looked at this "American Greatness" poll of PA. https://cdn.amgreatness.com/app/uploads/2024/10/Tables-PA-Oct-2024.pdf

    They gave out a lot of information - kudos.

    Registered Voters: Harris +4, Likely Voters Trump +1. How do they determine likely voters? No idea. I'm not a political scientist or anything, but to me, that sounds like it will come down to the ground game. Trumpers, how confident are you in your ground game?

    Anyway, if you are anywhere near PA or any swing state, any little bit of volunteering will be hugely crucial. And you can come here and talk about that one magat who yelled at you to get off his property. (his wife is a Democrat, which makes him all the angrier)
    Philly is known for corruption and election fraud.  Remember the 2020 election and what happened in PA, particularly Philly. I expect the same.  GOP operatives are too slow to react. However, there been Republican gains in the Philly suburbs.

    One other problem I see happening is that it will take way too long to get election results. it is going to be chaotic.   
    Rudy Giuliani stood in front of a judge in PA and told him there wasn't a case for fraud. 

    You're a useful idiot. 
  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 20,568
    Philly NJ said:
    I looked at this "American Greatness" poll of PA. https://cdn.amgreatness.com/app/uploads/2024/10/Tables-PA-Oct-2024.pdf

    They gave out a lot of information - kudos.

    Registered Voters: Harris +4, Likely Voters Trump +1. How do they determine likely voters? No idea. I'm not a political scientist or anything, but to me, that sounds like it will come down to the ground game. Trumpers, how confident are you in your ground game?

    Anyway, if you are anywhere near PA or any swing state, any little bit of volunteering will be hugely crucial. And you can come here and talk about that one magat who yelled at you to get off his property. (his wife is a Democrat, which makes him all the angrier)
    Philly is known for corruption and election fraud.  Remember the 2020 election and what happened in PA, particularly Philly. I expect the same.  GOP operatives are too slow to react. However, there been Republican gains in the Philly suburbs.

    One other problem I see happening is that it will take way too long to get election results. it is going to be chaotic.   
    Only chaotic because your boy will be pushing that late results are somehow fraudulent. Even though that is just how PA does it.
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    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
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    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 20,568


    This is interesting...regarding PA early voting

    Black women turnout is at 248% at this point in 2020...White women at 146%
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

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    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,775


    This is interesting...regarding PA early voting

    Black women turnout is at 248% at this point in 2020...White women at 146%
    Yeah I really like the early voting data vs polling.  When you have real data vs statistical probability, I'll take the former every day. 
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,686


    This is interesting...regarding PA early voting

    Black women turnout is at 248% at this point in 2020...White women at 146%
    To be fair, one black woman that I canvassed said she's voting for Trump. I'm guessing she's in a fairly small minority though.
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,971
    edited October 11
    Philly NJ said:
    I looked at this "American Greatness" poll of PA. https://cdn.amgreatness.com/app/uploads/2024/10/Tables-PA-Oct-2024.pdf

    They gave out a lot of information - kudos.

    Registered Voters: Harris +4, Likely Voters Trump +1. How do they determine likely voters? No idea. I'm not a political scientist or anything, but to me, that sounds like it will come down to the ground game. Trumpers, how confident are you in your ground game?

    Anyway, if you are anywhere near PA or any swing state, any little bit of volunteering will be hugely crucial. And you can come here and talk about that one magat who yelled at you to get off his property. (his wife is a Democrat, which makes him all the angrier)
    Philly is known for corruption and election fraud.  Remember the 2020 election and what happened in PA, particularly Philly. I expect the same.  GOP operatives are too slow to react. However, there been Republican gains in the Philly suburbs.

    One other problem I see happening is that it will take way too long to get election results. it is going to be chaotic.   
    This, my friend, is fucking nuts. 


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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 20,568
    mrussel1 said:


    This is interesting...regarding PA early voting

    Black women turnout is at 248% at this point in 2020...White women at 146%
    Yeah I really like the early voting data vs polling.  When you have real data vs statistical probability, I'll take the former every day. 
    This guy deserves a follow...he's going to report on some other states as well
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    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,775
    Philly NJ said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Philly NJ said:
    Philly NJ said:
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs are a great thing, especially in schools. They help special needs students become well integrated into the school population. Way better than the bad old days when these kids were ostracized and made fun of.

    Of course, MAGA turns "DEI" into a racial slur. The new n-word. Bless your poisonous hearts.
    DEI Hall of Fame disasters:
    Harris
    lady in charge of US Secret Service
    FEMA Administrator
    Secretary of Transportation
    Assistant Secretary of HHS 
    Sam Brinton, the former deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition in the Office of Nuclear Energy
    Military DEI training 
    so, you're assuming they are all diversity hires...based on what? the colour of their skin? 
    Based on Harris/Biden bragging about DEI initiatives and hires. Harris is HOF DEI hire.
    She was elected as DA, AG and Senator.  How does that make anyone a "hire"?  That's called a fucking election.  
    Yeah, we know that. Talking about Harris being the VP DEI hire.
    You might be new to politics, but VPs are chosen based on what type of voters they attract.  Voters include women and minorities you know.  By definition, someone who was elected to local, state and federal office has a pretty good track record of attracting voters.  But I guess every VP is a DEI hire since they are all "hired".  
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,775
    Hey @teskeinc and @Philly NJ  It would be great if you could translate Trump's comments from yesterday.  Can you give this a shot?  No, this isn't parody. 

    And then all of a sudden, you hear that they’re leaving Milwaukee or they’re leaving wherever they may be located. It’s very sad to see it. And it’s so simple. I mean, you know, this isn’t like Elon with his rocket ships that land within 12 inches on the moon where they wanted to land. Or he gets the engines back. That was the first I realized. I said, “Who the hell did that?” I saw engines about three, four years ago. These things were coming. Cylinders, no wings, no nothing. And they’re coming down very slowly, landing on a raft in the middle of the ocean someplace with a circle. Boom.

    Reminded me of the Biden circles that he used to have, right? He’d have eight circles and he couldn’t fill ’em up. But then I heard he beat us with the popular vote. I don’t know. I don’t know. Couldn’t fill up the eight circles. I always loved those circles. They were so beautiful. They were so beautiful to look at. In fact, the person that did them, that was the best thing about his, the level of that circle was great. But they couldn’t get people, so they used to have the press stand in those circles because they couldn’t get the people. Then I heard we lost. Oh, we lost. No, we’re never gonna let that happen again. But we’ve been abused by other countries. We’ve been abused by our own politicians, really, more than other countries.

  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,686
    Both candidates chose to use their VP selections this year to attract the male vote. They both fit that definition of "DEI" hire.
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  • tbergstbergs Posts: 9,862
    mrussel1 said:
    Hey @teskeinc and @Philly NJ  It would be great if you could translate Trump's comments from yesterday.  Can you give this a shot?  No, this isn't parody. 

    And then all of a sudden, you hear that they’re leaving Milwaukee or they’re leaving wherever they may be located. It’s very sad to see it. And it’s so simple. I mean, you know, this isn’t like Elon with his rocket ships that land within 12 inches on the moon where they wanted to land. Or he gets the engines back. That was the first I realized. I said, “Who the hell did that?” I saw engines about three, four years ago. These things were coming. Cylinders, no wings, no nothing. And they’re coming down very slowly, landing on a raft in the middle of the ocean someplace with a circle. Boom.

    Reminded me of the Biden circles that he used to have, right? He’d have eight circles and he couldn’t fill ’em up. But then I heard he beat us with the popular vote. I don’t know. I don’t know. Couldn’t fill up the eight circles. I always loved those circles. They were so beautiful. They were so beautiful to look at. In fact, the person that did them, that was the best thing about his, the level of that circle was great. But they couldn’t get people, so they used to have the press stand in those circles because they couldn’t get the people. Then I heard we lost. Oh, we lost. No, we’re never gonna let that happen again. But we’ve been abused by other countries. We’ve been abused by our own politicians, really, more than other countries.

    In summary...

    It's a hopeless situation...
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