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

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  1. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    I just got a car, I couldn't wait nor willing to pay markup for an EV.

    Happy with the Camry. Fairly fuel efficient, reliable and got it under MSRP via Costco.

    Tesla Model 3 would have cost double.
     
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    Over Trump or DeSantis? Absolutely.
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Yup, and that’s going to be the alternative to Biden unfortunately.
     
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    Well what is the alternative?
     
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    Fair enough, fuck Musk anyway. I am planning to get a Chevy Bolt EUV at the beginning of the new year. There are crazy incentives including a free L2 charger that Chevy pays including the installation when you buy one.
     
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    There isn't one, at this point. This has been boiling to this point for years and years. The result of "kicking the can down the road".
     
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    Absolutely brutal what’s happened to my 401k. But the bounce back is going to be spectacular.

    My dad always preaches put more money in when the market is taking a hit. By low. I’ve been doing that.
     
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    What a sad freaking state of affairs. How can those to jerks be getting so much support?
     
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    Exactly, this is just a market correction, it needs to happen from time to time. Things will bounce back after the dust settles a bit, especially after the election.
     
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    This is going to stick around longer than you think. 12-18 months with a small blip when rates hikes are tapered at the end of the year. We won't recover until they start lowering aggressively.


     
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    I actually agree, 12-18 months is probably about right. Sucks, but we've been needing this correction for quite a while.
     
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    Good! We’re witnessing a worker revolution. Support for unions is moving toward an all time high.
     
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    wow it only took a couple days and to reverse all the tiny drops in gas prices over the summer. At least the Oil companies are getting record profits.
     
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    Companies making record profits while we went through a pandemic is one of the biggest reasons we have such high inflation.
     
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    One week.

     
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    I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS
     
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