Its not inflation, its price-gouging

[Synthaholic]

Spinning again.

Specify the spin.

 

[Synthaholic]

Of course, of course. It's all our fault that the power mongers can't get their fill.

I don't know what you're talking about. I'm talking about the need for a regulated state. If you equate that to "power", that's your own perspective. If it's a power, then it is one that is there for the common good, and one that was ratified by voters, who coincidentally, want clean air and water. For some reason.

 

[dblack]

I don't know what you're talking about.

I've noticed. But you're a statist. Have you ever met an intrusive regulation you didn't like?

 

[Synthaholic]

I've noticed. But you're a statist. Have you ever met an intrusive regulation you didn't like?

Define an intrusive regulation. Give me an example. Then maybe, for good measure, you can try to find where any Republican introduced legislation to fix whatever onerous burdens you are imagining, rather than just rail about doing away with it entirely.

If a regulation requires undo amounts of paperwork, fix that.

I'm happy that there's an OSHA. I don't want young auto mechanics breathing in brake liner dust because the owner of the shop is too stupid or too cheap or too evil to put in safety measures on his own. If that's being under the boot of Uncle Sam, tough shit. Like I said, be better people.

 

[dblack]

Define an intrusive regulation.

Nah. I'm not gonna chase you around the denial bush.

Give me an example. Then maybe, for good measure, you can try to find where any Republican introduced legislation to fix whatever onerous burdens you are imagining, rather than just rail about doing away with it entirely..

I'm not interested in a partisan circle jerk either. I'm not a Republican.

 

[Synthaholic]

Nah. I'm not gonna chase you around the denial bush.

It's always easier to make an allegation than back one up. I understand.

 

[dblack]

It's always easier to make an allegation than back one up. I understand.

You understand very, very little about my political views. Our values are just different. I value peace and liberty. You value authority and control. Just different perspectives on government.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Grocery Store Chains Net Profit

Grocery Store Chains Net Profit from 1984 until present.

www.fmi.org

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Thanks for the link.
It looks like net income was down from 3.2% of sales in 2021 to 2.6% of sales in 2022.
So much for excess corporate grocery store profits causing Bidenflation.

 

[Synthaholic]

I value peace and liberty.

Slogans. You cannot articulate how environmental regulations degrade your liberty, or peace. You cannot articulate how it's better for your peace and liberty for some factory to be able to pollute the air and water and ground.

 

[dblack]

Slogans.

To you maybe. Not to me.

You cannot articulate how environmental regulations degrade your liberty, or peace.

Of course I can. I've done that here, repeatedly for years. You don't give a ****. You've made that quite clear.

 

[leftwinger]

More evidence every day that corporations are making record profits.

Exxon Mobil: highest profit in 7 years
Chevron: highest profit in 7 years
Shell: highest profit in 7 years
BP: highest profit in 8 years
Gas prices: highest in 7 years

Start your own business Alchoholic.

 

[GWV5903]

Yes, Joe Biden has been very good for Big Oil. What did you expect?

Let's go, Brandon!

Yes he has, you’ll never get this group to admit it

 

[Synthaholic]

 

[Synthaholic]

But...but...INFLATION!

 

[eagle1462010]

But...but...INFLATION!


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[Dragonlady]

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There's a missing stat in this post: Average wages paid to staff 10 years ago, and today.

 

[Synthaholic]

View attachment 982832

Um... THAT is because of this

 

[dblack]

Price "gouging" isn't higher prices than you'd like. It refers to very unusual situation where an emergency, and a near monopoly on some necessary resource, make it possible for a vendor to essentially hold people hostage.

You're just whining about inflation.

 

[Yarddog]

More evidence every day that corporations are making record profits.

Exxon Mobil: highest profit in 7 years
Chevron: highest profit in 7 years
Shell: highest profit in 7 years
BP: highest profit in 8 years
Gas prices: highest in 7 years

You would prefer American Corporations lose money? VS foreign ones?

But consider. Biden promised he would Decimate big oil, replace fosil fuels with solar and othe rgreen energy. What effect do you think that had on the mindset of thse companies? the CEOS? do you think they figured they had better make what profits they can now? while they can?

 

[Dragonlady]

You would prefer American Corporations lose money? VS foreign ones?

But consider. Biden promised he would Decimate big oil, replace fosil fuels with solar and othe rgreen energy. What effect do you think that had on the mindset of thse companies? the CEOS? do you think they figured they had better make what profits they can now? while they can?

Biden didn’t promise to “decimate big oil”. Biden promised to begin a gradual transition from oil to green energy that would take 20 years to complete.

Oil companies have been looking for years at other ways of making money. They’re not being put out of business.