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Your guy is credible?? HAhaha..... so, let me get this straight. Some guy you say works at a car lot says they are having their best year when the entire nation is suffering a new car sales collapse?? Almost half the sales of pre-covid fella... but nooo... this guy...yeah... he's the guy... he knows!!If you are signing off on that post above as "Jesus".....well, that's curious. Hispanic?
Or do you speak for THAT guy?
Ah, just having fun at your expense poster.
More seriously, I am a mere reporter.
I shared with the forum what a Toyota salesman told me about 3 weeks ago as I had my pick-up serviced. I had time to wait so wandered into the empty showroom and saw my guy.
I asked about the emptiness and then inquired about how hard it must be without cars. And that's when he told me he and his colleagues had a banner year. I believed him. He's been honorable with me over my two purchases of a Tundra and then a Tacoma. He's a good guy, IMHO.
One thing he did tell me is "There is no negotiating. The price the management puts on the vehicle...is the price. Take it or leave it."
And......virtually every vehicle they are allocated by Toyota is pre-sold. With a waiting list.
So, if you want a silver Sequoia or Highlander from them, put your name on the list, leave a deposit.
When they are informed on the allocation and have an ETA.....they'll call you. Maybe there will be a silver one on it, maybe not. And, hopefully, there weren't too many buyers ahead of you for any color that shows up.
I think my guy is credible. Maybe more so than an anonymous poster on an internet chatroom who uses a fake name.
NOT......that my avatar wishes to throw shade on anyone.
Funny what $3.4 trillion in gubnent hand outs will do.... eh?Now the Trumpsters pretend they don't care about GDP, when they CROWED about Trump's LOWER numbers.
And like children, they think the adults won't notice.
Anyway:
Oh c'mon, car salesmen know it all!
--------------------------------------------------------------------Locals told you this is a great economy? Lol just lol
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I regret if I was not clear.
Lemme try again:
The 'car salesman' who told me what he told me has been a stand up guy over my two purchases and follow along communications with him over 5years. I have no reason to call him a liar when he said that he had had a great year in 2021, as had his colleagues. I trust the guy on that. You may not. That's your call.
As far as "Lass's' assertion that "locals" told me we have "a great economy"....well, no. That is not what they said, poster 'Lass'.
What they told me, is that the operations that they manage had a great year in 2021. And that they and their 'bonus'-level staff had all maxed out well before the end of the year ....because......well, because sales and profits were so good.
So, none of 'em told me the national economy was great.
But the all said....their stores did great.
And, with other anecdotal reports in other geographies from other sources, what my local contacts experienced does not seem to be an outlier. Some retailers in some industries did great. (if you ran a string of movie theatres, well, not so much)
But your mileage may vary. You may be having hard times. The rising tide may not be lifting your boat.
That is regrettable.
Funny what $3.4 trillion in gubnent hand outs will do.... eh?
www.bls.gov
GDP was up 5.7% for all of 2021 while inflation was up 7% for just the last 2 months of the year. Inflation averaged 4.7% for the entire year.What did around 7% inflation do to that?
I think that is true (JMO, I ain't an economist either). BUT - the amount of money that was pumped into the economy by the gov't instead of the private sector that actually produces stuff (economic growth) over the past 2 years or so, combined with the pent-up demand as people got out of the lockdowns and social distancing has led to the increase in inflation and what I think is a false indicator in the GDP number for economic growth. Throw in the Fed's QE program and the supply chain problems, and here we are. It's tough to sell the idea to Americans across the country that the economy is doing so much better when their income doesn't go up as much as their cost of living. True, some of that stimulus money was spent under Trump, but it's also fair to point out that if the democrats had their way that spending woulda been a lot more.But what I think I saw was that the 'Covid Stimulus' investments made into the American people helped signficantly to forestall/prevent an economic disaster of even greater proportions. Our lot in America could have been so much worse without the stimulus.
What happens when the MNCs start paying back the Fed in April or May?---------------------------------------------------------------------------
No deflection intended whatsoever.
Yes, the temporary distribution of Covid relief funds was......temporary.
And often stated as such.
And once our economy stabilized.....like now.....the measues were going to be throttled back. There should be no misunderstanding on that.
But, the economy was saved by it.
We are benefitting now because of it.
Our prospects going forward are now better for it.
Sure, there will be adjustments when those measures are re-calibrated.
But we are now in a much better position to make those adjustments than we were when the tidal-wave of misfortune was bearing down on us.....and the world.....in 2020.
The inescapable reality we must be grateful for is this: the American economy is the strongest economy currently.
And that is because of the wisdom ---and the courage ----to make the investment in the American people that we did.
GDP was up 5.7%...Even you can't be that stupid..the MNCs were spending money left and right on Commercial & Residential construction.GDP was up 5.7% for all of 2021 while inflation was up 7% for just the last 2 months of the year. Inflation averaged 4.7% for the entire year.
GDP was up 5.7%...Even you can't be that stupid..the MNCs were spending money left and right on Commercial & Residential construction.
Too bad, Trumpster.Haha... everything with you is Trump.
Always Trump.
Funny thing... America existed before Trump... and has existed after him.
Another funny thing... Obama spent more than the previous 5 Presidents before him combined.
Another funny thing... you bet your ass Trump went on a spending spree... but of Biden got his way... he would have set a whole new record.
My apologies...Sorry, what's an MNC?
Get a load of Mac here...Too bad, Trumpster.
Downplay the same numbers you would have LOVED for Trump.
It's what you are.
Get a load of Mac here...
He makes 35 Trump threads a day, can't type a full sentence without including Trump... and we are the "Trumpsters"
Mac the Clown
GDP grew 5.7% in 2021. Sucks for you, apparently.GDP was up 5.7%...Even you can't be that stupid..the MNCs were spending money left and right on Commercial & Residential construction.
