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Old 09-23-2021, 12:31 PM
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The past administration set the perception and behavior of the US back decades. Confrontation and lies are not just OK but THE way to address differences and disagreement. We are divided with such entrenchment that there is seldom any listening.

It would be one thing if we were divided based on different opinions within the facts but so much is based on declaring something is factual when it is clearly not. There are many instances where the gap is just for the sake of disagreeing, just because it is the other party.

Self destructive behavior is put on display for the world to see by avid fans of the parties and individuals in congress. We fail to recognize that we have freedom until it infringes on the freedom of others and the way to lose our freedom is to erode the best of a democracy.
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It would be one thing if we were divided based on different opinions within the facts but so much is based on declaring something is factual when it is clearly not. There are many instances where the gap is just for the sake of disagreeing, just because it is the other party..
Yep. Both sides are guilty of it. But both parties politicians perpetuate it because, at the end of the day, they aren't the ones suffering so the status quo doesn't bother them. Refusing to actually work and compromise doesn't affect their lives. They'll find out one day that they need everyday Americans to be able to provide their families a reliable and reasonable standard of living. Because without us, their money isn't worth anything.
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The price of gas and inflation are worldwide problems. Covid ripped economies apart so much so that when things started to get better there was pent up demand. Supply chains were not good enough to timely fix the problem. FYI, in many countries the price of gas and percent of inflation are as high or higher than in the US.

Fuel prices have increased in part because of an inflated price per barrel of oil. There are thousands of approved oil leases that have not been activated for drilling in the US. It's unlikely they will be utilized. Overseas suppliers set the price of oil by controlling production. They have the capacity to increase production which would lower the price of gas over time but have not done so thus far.

Many US companies are showing improvements in profit margins. It very unlikely it is because of cost reductions. Most likely it is because of increasing prices more than the inflation of their cost of goods.

I think the way Covid was collectively handled around the world is the culprit. That doesn't mean it should have been handled differently anywhere.

Because of the how long the inflation equation takes to reach the general public it takes a considerable amount of time to ease. it is never a quick fix. I don't think anybody knows for sure, regardless of their expertise, how much of the 'blame' should go to Trump or Biden. It takes a long time for all pieces to fall in place to be where we are.
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New topic- same thread

The price of gas and inflation are worldwide problems. Covid ripped economies apart so much so that when things started to get better there was pent up demand. Supply chains were not good enough to timely fix the problem. FYI, in many countries the price of gas and percent of inflation are as high or higher than in the US.

Fuel prices have increased in part because of an inflated price per barrel of oil. There are thousands of approved oil leases that have not been activated for drilling in the US. It's unlikely they will be utilized. Overseas suppliers set the price of oil by controlling production. They have the capacity to increase production which would lower the price of gas over time but have not done so thus far.

Many US companies are showing improvements in profit margins. It very unlikely it is because of cost reductions. Most likely it is because of increasing prices more than the inflation of their cost of goods.

I think the way Covid was collectively handled around the world is the culprit. That doesn't mean it should have been handled differently anywhere.

Because of the how long the inflation equation takes to reach the general public it takes a considerable amount of time to ease. it is never a quick fix. I don't think anybody knows for sure, regardless of their expertise, how much of the 'blame' should go to Trump or Biden. It takes a long time for all pieces to fall in place to be where we are.

Wrong thread, the 45th president is no longer in office.
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Wrong thread, the 45th president is no longer in office.
I was being nice to those that still think the election was stolen from Trump.
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I was being nice to those that still think the election was stolen from Trump.

Stolen or not, Biden is the sitting president.
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Yes, Biden is the legally elected President and the election was not stolen from Trump----he lost fair and square. I am definitely not a supporter of Trump.
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Yes, Biden is the legally elected President and the election was not stolen from Trump----he lost fair and square. I am definitely not a supporter of Trump.

Amen Brotha! Where you and I live, you are completely warranted to feel that way. Me personally, it makes no difference to me. Trump, Biden, they all have their faults and failures.

On that note, there is no reason to post here any longer..

Unless, you want to keep the name alive.?
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Many US companies are showing improvements in profit margins. It very unlikely it is because of cost reductions. Most likely it is because of increasing prices more than the inflation of their cost of goods.
Yes, because they can. That's capitalism.

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I think the way Covid was collectively handled around the world is the culprit. That doesn't mean it should have been handled differently anywhere.

Because of the how long the inflation equation takes to reach the general public it takes a considerable amount of time to ease. it is never a quick fix. I don't think anybody knows for sure, regardless of their expertise, how much of the 'blame' should go to Trump or Biden. It takes a long time for all pieces to fall in place to be where we are.
Hindsight is always 20/20, but yes, it's obvious covid was handled incorrectly, and not just here. Especially after vaccines were released. But as you said, that's only part of the equation. Record low interest rates for 30 years, deregulation of financial industries starting with Reagan, added to by Clinton, and Bush, and the ridiculous spending both parties are guilty of are probably the lion's share of the problem in sum.

Interest rates should have been left @ 5% back in 2008... but everyone makes so much money with low interest borrowing it made it look like GDP was climbing like crazy, even though everyone was just pushing paper around and not actually making or selling anything. This country has a deep problem and it's that we align ourselves with these blue/red crooks claiming to have our best interest at heart. It's worrying, and without another fluke like an FDR, this country may have peaked. I wouldn't give a shit except that my kids are going to have to live with what these assholes in Washington are getting away with.
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