| Byte1 |
12-14-2023 06:42 AM |
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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580
(Post 2282349)
Not true! 200,000 New Jobs and unemployment down to historic lows.
Inflation is Down
I'm paying less. In the past I've paid over twice current price
And last, Yes, but even FOX was all glowing about how great the economy is. Maybe they actually took a look around and saw what is really going on. Just a thought.
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I am interested in where you get your information. I reviewed information on the Bureau of Labor Stats and almost everything is twice as high in cost since 2000. Cars cost twice as much. Health care costs twice as much. Tuition is twice as much. Two million more unemployed than in 2000. Of course, if you base your whole concept of "great economy" on the inflated prices in the Stock Market, I guess folks with investments might/might say the economy is good. I guess if you suggest that inflation is down compared to last year, based on the COLA raise we get this year versus last year, maybe someone is misleading you. Last year, due to inflation we received about 8% raise in SS. This year, even though the basis for a raise in SS benefits is supposed to be adjusted by the yearly average in cost of living compared to last year, it was not quite there. We are receiving a 3+% raise, even though the figures suggest that the COLA should be based on 4%. But, everyone likes a raise. If you just compare stats or costs with last year, I guess the view behind rose tinted glasses is just fine. Ask the working stiff is he/she finds their life "rosy." If someone tells you on TV that we are doing great or doing real bad, it's best to check some REAL figures, instead of listening to them tell you that it's raining when in reality, they are peeing on your shoes. I know for a fact that I am paying over a hundred bucks more for a basket of groceries than I paid two years ago. I still check the price for ribeye steaks that cost twice as much as they did two years ago (and usually pass it up for Tues $3.99lb ground chuck specials). Oh, I can afford the increased price of steak, but I just refuse to participate in price gouging.
Doing GREAT? I doubt if the working stiff will agree with you. Yes, being retired is nice and I don't usually complain much, but lets at least be truthful about the situation. Sure, we can live by the saying by Helen Keller ""I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet." In my opinion, America is the greatest country in the world. I have spent at least half my life overseas, so I have some basis to compare. But, America will be eaten alive by false prophets if folks don't hold rein on those in power. |
