Politics It's the economy, stupid! Gas, healthcare, & chickens!

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  1. TradeNurkicNow

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    The Dems, not the left. The Dems. Don't lump the left in with those snakes.

    And yeah there's nothing remarkable about this. Immigration is good for the neoliberal economy. Tariffs are bad.

    Don't get it twisted, if it was any normal republican running for president, this wouldn't be a headline.
     
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    Trumpster’s want you to believe price gouging is some made up phenomenon.
     
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    Just to be argumentative...

    The first 3, Chipotle, Starbucks, and McDonalds. Replacements for their products are widely available and often cheaper and tastier.
    If people are choosing to pay their high prices, well, that's entirely their choice.

    Shell is a bit different. Certainly there's no simple replacement for gasoline if you own an ICE vehicle. And while you can buy gas from a different vendor, the prices tend to be very similar. Price fixing may be a more relevant issue here. Also, Shell does a lot more than just sell gasoline, and without looking into it more closely than an internet meme, it's hard to know if their profit increased due to gas pricing or some other aspect of their business.
    Plus - 60% increase over what time period?

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    Well my kids think that Chipotle is the perfect meal. There is no close replacement.

    We don't eat it very often, but as far as they are concerned that is the perfect food.
     
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    Pretty much what I expected of Newsom... I now know that I would not support him for a national office.

     
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    Who are we blaming for these cheap ass gas prices FAMS!?!?
     
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    (Unless he’s running against Trump).
     
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    Yeah. Never say never. Your protest vote could actually benefit the greater of evils.
     
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    Well true. But then I'd be voting against Trump, not being supportive of Newsom.

    It's a fine line, but I'm not ashamed to make that distinction.
     
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    Not if you have a bit of Hispanic blood flowing thru ya.
     
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    I have posted about these 3 authors in here before but it looks like all those links are broken from amazon. This is the book I recommended in a couple different threads, I think first to ABM for his ridiculous takes on trans rights. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Nations_Fail

    I haven't read the original 2001 paper but Why Nations Fail is a very thought provoking read and is based on the same relationships with inclusive institutions. If Trump has ever read this book, which I'm sure he hasn't, he would probably disagree with these guys ideas. He and everyone on the right is taking our political institutions in a direction that will not lead to wide reaching enrichment. Higher poverty rates though, I'd bet.
     
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    Just a lot of Hispanic food flowing thru ya.
     
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