We Have Failed As A Society

[Independent thinker]

This is what serious argument on affordability changes in America looks like:

Wage growth outpaced inflation in 2023.

The real story is that Biden's high inflation is still factored into today's prices. Prices are 20% higher now than when Biden took office.

 

[Moonglow]

Good example. The workers selling you popcorn and sodas at the movies are making a lot of money, which translates into a lot higher prices. They are not earning $7.25 per hour.

How do you know, do you work at a movie theater?

 

[Moonglow]

The real story is that Biden's high inflation is still factored into today's prices. Prices are 20% higher now than when Biden took office.

Terlit paper is still high from 2020.

 

[Independent thinker]

How are those leftist policies? It was the Republicans who created the Department of Homeland Security after 9-11 from which all of these regulations came into being. Furthermore, the fact that many items can't be brought through Security plays a role in pricing since you have no choice but to purchase them there if you want them, like the bottled water. Your article even says that. Again, these are policies that were put in place during the Bush Administration.

Like I said, the majority of the high prices are due to wage gains leftists pushed.

 

[AntonToo]

The real story is that Biden's high inflation is still factored into today's prices. Prices are 20% higher now than when Biden took office.

Real story is that you are a two bit politico hack with scant understanding of economics or how to make an argument on this topic worth a damn.

Life in America is about as affordable as it's ever been and no, we do not have a failed society as your silly thread claims.

 

[Independent thinker]

Terlit paper is still high from 2020.

Prices are 20% higher since Biden took office.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Like I said, the majority of the high prices are due to wage gains leftists pushed.

Say it again. You've provided no evidence of that. All of these stringent airport policies are due to the Republican created DHS.

TSA? Republicans

No liquids over 3 oz? Republicans

Take your shoes off? Republicans

Naked body scanners? Republicans

It's all your party's "Strong on defense, tough on terror" policies that have made airport travel hell.

 

[Independent thinker]

How does that compare to wage growth? Or do you think that doesn't matter?

Wage growth has not been 20% since Biden took office, AND the higher prices really hurt those who have not had any wage growth because they don't work to earn wages - you know the poor and the minorities.

 

[Independent thinker]

How do you know, do you work at a movie theater?

Actually, I have teenagers and one has tried to get a job at the movie theaters because their friends tell them how much they make.

 

[Independent thinker]

Real story is that you are a two bit politico hack with scant understanding of economics or how to make an argument on this topic worth a damn.

Life in America is about as affordable as it's ever been and no, we do not have a failed society as your silly thread claims.

Real story is that you are a two bit politico hack with scant understanding of economics or how to make an argument on this topic worth a damn.

Life in America is NOT as affordable as it's ever been. Record numbers of Americans can't pay their rent, are getting evicted, foreclosed on, have their cars being repossessed, have record high credit card debt, raiding their savings in record numbers, are homeless, and food pantries are overwhelmed in volume.

 

[Independent thinker]

Say it again. You've provided no evidence of that. All of these stringent airport policies are due to the Republican created DHS.

TSA? Republicans

No liquids over 3 oz? Republicans

Take your shoes off? Republicans

Naked body scanners? Republicans

It's all your party's "Strong on defense, tough on terror" policies that have made airport travel hell.

So, you don't think we should do any of that?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

So, you don't think we should do any of that?

Stop complaining then.

 

[citygator]

Fat asses dont like the prices of cheetos? Cracking me up. Eat regular food morons.

 

[Independent thinker]

Stop complaining then.

Doesn't change the fact that Biden has raised the price of Chex Mix to be much higher than it was before.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Or, more precisely, Biden and the left have failed society. The lefties keep on telling us that everything is going great and that inflation is in the rear view mirror. But Biden's America is now charging $10 for a bag of Chex Mix.

“We have failed as a society” one person wrote in response to the $10 Chex Mix.

Chex Mix has become the symbol of overpriced airport snacks

No one expects to get a good deal at the airport. Not on flights. Not on parking. And definitely not on food or drinks. Even though we all know prices won’t be friendly after we pass through security, it still stings. How else can you explain the dozens of passengers banding together online to...

www.yahoo.com

We will have failed if MAGA succeeds, yes.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Doesn't change the fact that Biden has raised the price of Chex Mix to be much higher than it was before.

Did he sign an Executive Order for that?

 

[AntonToo]

Record numbers of Americans can't pay their rent, are getting evicted, foreclosed on, have their cars being repossessed, have record high credit card debt, raiding their savings in record numbers, are homeless, and food pantries are overwhelmed in volume.

Should I take your word for it?

Making arguments worth a damn means BACKING IT UP WITH DATA.

Where is the data to support your drivel?

 

[Independent thinker]

Should I take your word for it?

Making arguments worth a damn means BACKING IT UP WITH DATA.

Where is the data to support your drivel?

Record number of Americans can’t afford their rent; lawmakers are scrambling to help | Texarkana Gazette

DENVER -- Single mom Caitlyn Colbert watched as rent for her two-bedroom apartment doubled, then tripled and then quadrupled over a decade in Denver -- from $750 to $3,374 last year.

www.texarkanagazette.com

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4668605-here-come-helocs-mortgage-balances-delinquencies-foreclosures

Average credit card balances jump 10% to a record $6,360 as more consumers fall behind on payments

Credit card debt has notched another new high.

www.aol.com

Workers are still raiding their retirement savings at record rates

Thirty-seven percent of workers have taken a loan, early withdrawal, and/or hardship withdrawal from their 401(k) or similar plan or IRA.

finance.yahoo.com

Car repossessions are on the rise in warning sign for the economy

After auto repossessions tumbled during the pandemic, they are now approaching their pre-pandemic levels with industry analysts worried the trend will continue.

www.nbcnews.com

Homelessness in America reaches record level amid rising rents and end of COVID aid

A record 650,000 people experienced homelessness on a single January night, a 12% jump from a year earlier.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[AntonToo]

Homelessness in America reaches record level amid rising rents and end of COVID aid

A record 650,000 people experienced homelessness on a single January night, a 12% jump from a year earlier.

www.cbsnews.com

So if we had 647,000 homeless in America in 2007, which is considerably higher rate amoung total population than in 2023, then that means our Society fell appart in 2007?

 

[AntonToo]

Car repossessions are on the rise in warning sign for the economy

After auto repossessions tumbled during the pandemic, they are now approaching their pre-pandemic levels with industry analysts worried the trend will continue.

www.nbcnews.com

Dummy did you even read that article from 2022? It talks about a recession and unemployment coming in 2023.

How did that go?