On 10/18/24 10:26 AM, Skeeter wrote:
> In article <vetjvd$39sr8$1@dont-email.me>,
> recscuba_google@huntzinger.com says...
>>
>> On 10/17/24 5:00 PM, Skeeter wrote:
>>> In article <verr9t$2squh$1@dont-email.me>,
>>> recscuba_google@huntzinger.com says...
>>>>
>>>> On 10/17/24 12:36 PM, Skeeter wrote:
>>>>> In article <vere5c$2q4h9$2@dont-email.me>,
>>>>> recscuba_google@huntzinger.com says...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 10/17/24 9:51 AM, Skeeter wrote:
>>>>>>> In article <ver1fr$2ohqk$1@dont-email.me>,
>>>>>>> recscuba_google@huntzinger.com says...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 10/16/24 8:27 PM, Skeeter wrote:
>>>>>>>>> In article <veph2p$2ejus$1@dont-email.me>,
>>>>>>>>> recscuba_google@huntzinger.com says...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 10/16/24 6:10 PM, Skeeter wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> In article <6710329b$1$2385545$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>,
>>>>>>>>>>> brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com says...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 16, 2024 at 1:35:02 PM MST, "-hh" wrote <vep81m$28g54$1@dont-email.me>:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10/15/24 8:05 PM, pothead wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2024-10-15, -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10/15/24 5:54 PM, pothead wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2024-10-15, citizen winston smith <sss@example.de> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10/15/2024 1:36 PM, -hh wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You're now trying to claim that the "what has changed?" is that there's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> adults now seeking to have genetically normal kids undergo sex change
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> operations.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Were you "in the navy" Huntzy?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://youtu.be/nmGuy0jievs
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cuz you are as gay as a swabbie with no shore leave.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll bet hh volunteered to take other sailors "night in the barrel", if you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get my drift.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pun intended.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh, we certainly do: you know that you're mad because you can't dispute
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> facts on the topic, so you try to "Shoot the Messenger" instead. Lame.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -hh
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mad?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hardly.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I stopped getting mad when I was about 12 yo.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's a waste of energy.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> So if you're denying that it is due to anger, then what *was* your
>>>>>>>>>>>>> motivation to sling such a lame Ad Hominem? After all, you did choose
>>>>>>>>>>>>> to post, so there must have been a reason. So if its not you being
>>>>>>>>>>>>> upset & butthurt again, then just what was your motivation?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> He seems unaware of his own emotional states... unless you have a signifiant
>>>>>>>>>>>> issue pretty much all people experience anger from time to time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I prefer to look up from my spreadsheet and observe what the world is is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> saying.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's something you seem unable to do.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On the contrary: I find that worldviews are expanded by using objective
>>>>>>>>>>>>> data, and helps to reveal my own potential personal biases.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Where Pothead makes things up, such as his recent claims that I am somehow
>>>>>>>>>>>> responsible for Carroll's flood bot.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can spin your numbers all day and night but the fact remains that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the number 1 issue with voters is the economy/inflation and the polls
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> show that people blame Biden/Harris for the mess.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And that is a fact.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> And people are _never_ deceived? Or make a mountain out of a mole hill?
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Case in point:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Initially Biden was trying to convince the people that Bidenomics was working.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> So then, just what is the definition of "working" here?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Because if it is real wage increasing to catch up with inflation, we
>>>>>>>>>>>>> know that it is already 98% of the way there by one metric, and is 102%
>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the way there by another metric.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> We are still struggling based on Reagan and his absurd trickle down. Trump's
>>>>>>>>>>>> work to redistribute money to the very rich did not help. Nor did the
>>>>>>>>>>>> pandemic. Nor the war in Ukraine. Or Israel.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I was better off when Trump was in office.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> By what measure?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He and his handlers found out rather quickly that people were not buying
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that message so he stopped promoting it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or...that was Biden's message and since he's no longer running, Harris
>>>>>>>>>>>>> has emphasized different top messaging points.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Biden/Harris administration will go down in history as the worst
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> administration ever, even topping Jimmy Carter.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> And why was Carter so bad in your eyes? Inflation again, but this time
>>>>>>>>>>>>> from Nixon/Ford? Are you old enough to remember the GOP's "WIN" (Whip
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Inflation Now) campaign and wage freezes? How did those real wages
>>>>>>>>>>>>> catch up?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Wages have not come close to keeping close with productivity. Used to be a CEO
>>>>>>>>>>>> made 40x the average worker. Now it is several hundred times.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> So?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The CEO:worker pay ratio shows the increasing wealth concentration at
>>>>>>>>>> the top, which is decreasing the prosperity of the US middle class, for
>>>>>>>>>> higher CEO pay means less for the rank & file, which is why more middle
>>>>>>>>>> class households are failing instead of rising up. It is the inevitable
>>>>>>>>>> outcome of the GOP's "Trickle-Down" economics starting from Reagan.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> -hh
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I couls afford to do stuff.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So what you're saying is that you lost your job due to CoVid?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Or are you saying that you've not gotten raises, either because your
>>>>>>>> employer has not been kept up with the national average for wage
>>>>>>>> increases, or didn't think you were worth paying more?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Or did you (or spouse) retire, so your income has dropped from that?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Or are you just complaining that you're getting old and can't physically
>>>>>>>> go out boozing every weekend? /s
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> YMMV, but my hourly rate has soared, such that I don't need to work long
>>>>>>>> hours anymore.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Crime wasn't as bad.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Interesting claim, because National crime statistics show that most
>>>>>>>> crime rates have continued to go down, despite the public's false
>>>>>>>> perception that things aren't getting better:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Using the FBI data, the violent crime rate fell 49% between 1993 and
>>>>>>>> 2022, with large decreases in the rates of robbery (-74%), aggravated
>>>>>>>> assault (-39%) and murder/nonnegligent manslaughter (-34%)."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/24/what-the-data-says-about-crime-in-the-us/>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> TL;DR: half as bad as it used to be.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thus said, there have been changes in opportunistic nonviolent property
>>>>>>>> theft, such as stealing FedEx deliveries, washing checks stolen from the
>>>>>>>> mail, etc, but property crime still been trending down over time:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "The FBI data also shows a 59% reduction in the U.S. property crime rate
>>>>>>>> between 1993 and 2022, with big declines in the rates of burglary
>>>>>>>> (-75%), larceny/theft (-54%) and motor vehicle theft (-53%)."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -Ibid
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So what evidence do you have of crime being "worse": is it merely your
>>>>>>>> personal perception? Or true for just your highly localized region?
>>>>>>>> Because on a National macro level, the claim does not ring true.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -hh
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Moron.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Translation: Nailed It.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So what was your career path before CoVid ruined it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -hh
>>>>>
>>>>> I was already retired. What does that have to do with you being a moron?
>>>>
>>>> Oh, so then what you're really saying is that you failed on your own
>>>> retirement planning to take inflation into account.
>
> I didn't admit to anything. Typical liberal putting words in my mouth.

Your own literal words:

"I was better off when Trump was in office."

and when asked what that meant,

"I couls afford to do stuff."

I'm assuming "couls" is a typo for "couldn't", because that's the only
word that makes any sense in context.

>>> I never said any of that liar.
>>
>>
>> It is what you're effectively admitting to: inflation isn't a fiction,
>> so good retirement planning *always* has to include cost of living
>> increases in its financial plan.
>
> I admitted nothing.

You posted "I couls afford to do stuff."

>>
>> Since your complaint is that you've fallen behind economically, it is
>> entirely your own damn fault for failing to adequately prepare for your
>> own retirement.
>
> You idiot. I never said I was falling behind in anything.

"I couls afford to do stuff."

which you said that in context to your prior

"I was better off when Trump was in office."

You're trying to imply that you could afford stuff when Trump was in
office, but now you can't. Be more clear next time in what you write if
that wasn't exactly what you intended to claim.

>>
>>>> So then, was your personal planning failure due to recency bias?
>>>> Or have you always been bad at math & finances? /s
>>>
>>> <blink> Anyway prices are almost double than what they were.
>>
>> "Double"? Only if you're comparing costs to ... 1996:
>
> 4 years ago.

Your math is wrong to claim double. Plug it into the CPI tool URL that
I already listed (immediately below) to see for yourself.

>>
>> <https://www.usinflationcalculator.com>
>>
>>
>>
>>>> Because there's not been a major enough Market downturn to blame it on
>>>> Sequence of Returns risks since ~2008.
>>>
>>> Gas? Food? Keep sucking up that kool aid.
>>
>> The fall of 2018 was Trump's peak economy, as the US domestic
>> manufacturing segment went into a technical recession by early 2019
>> (yes, before CoVid) and the national average price of regular gas was
>> just over $2.90/gallon:
>>
>> 10/08/2018: $2.903
>>
>> Cite:
>> <https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=EMM_EPMR_PTE_NUS_DPG&f=W>
>>
>>
>> And for the same exact time period earlier this month:
>>
>> 10/07/2024: $3.136
>>
>> Now $3.136/$2.903 = 1.0803 = = +8.03%
>>
>> These are NOT inflation adjusted dollars, so it shows that the inflation
>> rate on gasoline has been just +8% over 6 years.
>>
>> And if one takes the 6th root of that to get an average inflation rate
>> over those six years, its 1.01295 = 1.013 = +1.3%/year
>>
>>
>> For food, its usually easier to assume the basket used in the CPI
>> (above) which reports 16.4% since 2021. However, you're probably trying
>> to cherry-pick on the price of eggs which spiked for awhile not because
>> of federal policy, but because of bird flu decimating the flocks. I've
>> *also* posted about this too. Plus there's also been reports of
>> deliberate corporate profiteering in excess of supply chain disruptions:
>>
>> [quote]In a March report, the Federal Trade Commission found that food
>> retailers' profit margins exceeded the costs they passed along to
>> consumers both during and after the pandemic at rates that could not be
>> rationalized by supply-chain disruptions or wage increases.
>>
>> Grocery chain profits spiked 11% between 2021 and 2022; they have yet to
>> come down. Specifically, the FTC noted that "data indicates that one
>> measure of annual profits for food and beverage retailers ? the amount
>> of money companies make over and above their total costs ? rose
>> substantially during the pandemic and remain quite elevated," adding
>> that "this profit trend casts doubt on assertions that rising prices at
>> the grocery store are simply moving in lockstep with retailers' own
>> rising costs."
>> [/quote]
>>
>> <https://money.com/grocery-store-prices-inflation-stocks/>
>>
>> Plus there's also a gap between DIY food and Service:
>>
>> [quote]
>> The level of food price inflation varies depending on whether the food
>> was purchased for consumption at home or away from home:
>>
>> The food-at-home (grocery store or supermarket food purchases) CPI
>> decreased 0.1 percent from July 2024 to August 2024 and was 0.9 percent
>> higher than August 2023; and
>>
>> The food-away-from-home (restaurant purchases) CPI increased 0.3 percent
>> in August 2024 and was 4.0 percent higher than August 2023.
>> [/quote]
>>
>> <https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/>
>>
>>>
>>> Oh and you're still a moron.
>>
>>
>> Must suck to be you and have a "moron" school you in public on very
>> basic math & home budgeting.
>>
>>
> You didn't school me in anything. You just confirmed what morons
> liberals are.
>
>

Yet gas is still not 2x what it was before CoVid. Nor are groceries.

Your claims have been debunked by the facts, and for you to try to blame
the messenger instead of yourself for being wrong is pathetically lame.

-hh