Wages have risen more than prices generally.
Perhaps inadequacy lies more in those who
can't make ends meet even in a strong economy.
Do you believe that Trump can solve this problem
of yours? What specifically will he do?
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The Real Reason Trump Won
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Perhaps inadequacy lies more in those who
can't make ends meet even in a strong economy.
of yours? What specifically will he do?
No I'm not, I'm observing factually that less persons to divide resources amongst is more resources per person up to a point in my view.
And a termination is not murder unless it is done illegally in my view.
I would assert that there is no non-scriptural reason for preventing people terminating foetuses pre 22 weeks and I believe it can be unethical to follow scripture where it runs contrary to reason.
You might as well call me a wart murderer for having skin tags cut off for all the effect your hysteria has on me in my view.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
First of all prices have far outpaced wages so that is really just the whole pile of bibbly for most middle class Americans.
And if you've been paying attention to the news, Trump knows as most other economists know, that you require energy in order to have a healthy economy , and I'm sure of course you heard somewhere someplace Trump's saying , "drill baby drill" along with reducing the restrictions on acquisition of energy reserves here in this country to make that happen.
That's why I think Trump can actually make it work and prices in this country will ease to the point people won't feel sticker shocked every time they go someplace.
But history, and even a casual perusal of the facts, will reveal that one side usually creates a better economy and social programs, while the other undermines social benefits, funnels money up to benefit the already rich, and blames the opposition. The blame isn't equally distributed.
You ought to some research about that invented claim.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Your wish is my command.
Wage growth vs inflation U.S. 2024 | Statista
The rate of inflation overtook the growth of wages in April 2021. High rates of inflation means that consumers are seeing a decrease in purchasing power
www.statista.com
And no, it's not invented like it is in your imagination.
Look at the 2022 to 2024 period in your link.Your wish is my command.
Wage growth vs inflation U.S. 2024 | Statista
The rate of inflation overtook the growth of wages in April 2021. High rates of inflation means that consumers are seeing a decrease in purchasing power
And no, it's not invented like it is in your imagination.
Wage growth exceeded inflation...after recovery
from Trump's reign.
You see the prices, but you're not seeing the causes. You're just blaming a politically convenient scapegoat.
You've seen the charts and numbers posted around RF. Are they lies? Is there some grand conspiracy afoot? "Everything went to Hell" under Trump. Under Biden they're now improving.
Yes, prices are still high, but they're coming down and the economy is now doing well -- generally better than the rest of the recovering world. Judging the whole economy by the price of eggs is simplistic, as is blaming a worldwide problem on Biden.
Get your head out of the sand and look at the numbers. Venture a little further and read the economic analyses. Biden and the Democrats did not crash the economy.
We're all in this together; one big human family. Let's not be tribal and insular.
Yeah, technology is crucial to have if you are going to be a part of modern society, and the equipment and services cost money. Cars are more complicated, so cost more. The standards for housing have become more complicated, and more expensive. Yet wages have not kept up with the costs of living. But notice corporations are making record profit. Meanwhile the rich get better tax rates, and the average Joe citizen faces more taxes and fees. Do we even hear a conservative have a problem with money flowing to corporations, but not to workers?
If you disagree, you tell me what's wrong.
The biggest increase in cost of living is technology. Some 40 years ago we had phone lines that cost $12 and ATT gave us the phone for free. Today the average phone is over $600 and monthly service around $70. And we need internet at what, maybe $80? And computers. And cars are vastly more complicated and more expensive. And housing is better and also more expensive to make them efficient. What is the solution, going back to 1960s level of technology so things are cheaper?
Apparently neiother of you know that it's oil companies that decide to drill. The government has already issued over 3000 drilling permits, but companies don't want to spend money to drill, and produce more oil that will lower the price. Don't you understand economics? Why would oil companies work harder to make less profit? They don't care about your money problems. They exist for their own interests, the same as Trump. He does not care about you. But he will exploit your ignorance and fear.
Yet you offer no facts or argument for this judgment of yours. Why don't you just work harder and make more money? Why rely on the government to take care of you?
Don't be a simpleton. There's more to the national economy than retail inflation, plus, as I pointed out, deflation's been decreasing under Biden.
People living paycheck to paycheck, and wage stagnation, began under Reagan, but the "job creators" created their jobs in Vietnam or Mexico, and the treasure never did "trickle down." I think you know which way it trickled.
Small government and free (of regulation) trade gave corporations carte blanche to squeeze consumers for whatever the market could bear. Before Republican deregulation, rents, education and healthcare were affordable. There were no tents in vacant lots or beggars on the corners.
Heyo
Veteran Member
Do you think MAGA will be rational about energy production? At least Trump has an irrational hatred toward sustainable energy production.
RestlessSoul
Well-Known Member
You speak of people's feelings about inflation
rather than what inflation actually is, which is
under 3% (last 12 months). Not bad, eh.
CPI Home
www.bls.gov
U.S. Inflation Rate by Year: 1929 to 2024
By looking at the inflation rate each year, you can gain insight into how prices changed and how events around the globe impacted the average U.S. consumer.www.investopedia.com
Inflation may have gone down, but prices presumably haven’t. So if inflation has consistently outstripped wage increases (which has been the case for over a decade in most of the world), working people are still feeling the pain.
That in itself doesn’t explain why Americans have elected a malignant narcissist, serial liar, and misogynistic conman as President, but it does explain why they wanted to punish the incumbents.
teage
Member
Maybe calling ppl deplorable, nazis, and garbage, wasn't such a good idea. Maybe starting legal funds for freeing rioters while imprisoning the opposition rioters isn't such a good idea. Maybe forced closure of business under the guise of a "sniffle" wasn't such a good idea. Maybe democrats need to up their game.
RestlessSoul
Well-Known Member
Any Mercans on RF recognise themselves here?
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Democrats like to think they're above the water line, but they're actually wallowing in sewage and they don't even know it aside from the most of the country who actually sees it.
stvdv
Veteran Member
The Real Reason Trump Won
Trump won, because he had a far better business plan, and a better implementation
Seeing "Trump in action" the previous month, as compared to Kamala, I was 100% sure that Trump was going to win
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"May have"?
A little searching on the internet will show that it "definitely has".
Again, searching quickly shows that
inflation is quite low, but not zero.
In the last 2 years, after recovering from Trump's
disastrous economic policy of paying people to
not work, wage gains exceeded inflation.
Wage growth vs inflation U.S. 2024 | Statista
The rate of inflation overtook the growth of wages in April 2021. High rates of inflation means that consumers are seeing a decrease in purchasing power
www.statista.com
Trump voters favored him because of tribal membership,
& reliance upon the false information he fed them.
"They're eating the pets!"
"Inflation is high!"
Also, Biden was a poor candidate...uninspiring & doddering.
Then he was replaced with his uninspiring DEI clone, Harris.
Trump didn't have much competition.
BrightShadow
Active Member
Donkeywash really.
I already responded here. This is my second bite.
Put the blame where it belongs. Junk came out from both sources.
A real voice can cut through the junk.
Trump's voice did!
