I remember the gas shortages, the sugar shortages, the coffee shortages. When the shortages resolved, of course the prices were much higher and for the groceries, the packages were smaller. I cannot dislike the shadows that are pulling Kamala Harris' strings enough.
Ugh! Trump needs to tighten up his message and get on point! I’m scared for my kiddos who are 16, 18, 22, 23, and 24. Their future looks vastly different from their father’s and mine.
Enough of this nonsense alleging that she is viable as president of the USA. She's lame stupid and annoying as hell. All involved in this propaganda for her should be listed as scumbags against America.
Sure the houses will get built. Just like Biden’s EV charging stations that Mayor Pete is building. Promised thousands. Built a handful. And they don’t lose their jobs. We are doomed if Kamala becomes POTUS.
Take those damn shovel-ready jobs and use the shovels to bury those jobs that are never going to happen!
The idea that price gouging is happening at the grocery store is as full of baloney as Kamala's head that has no brain. There are many steps for getting those groceries onto the store shelves, and too many of them involve getting stuck with government mandates. You know; those little things you numbnuts in Washington create that just add to the prices without any productivity. Things like your mandates for how far truckers are allowed to travel on a given day, which ensure that delivery costs are increased because those middle-of-the-store items take an extra day to reach the store shelves. That's just one example. Now you dumbasses will propose that no one in the food delivery chain shall be allowed to net more than 5% above their actual costs. Yeah, watch how much food is left to spoil on the ground when you institute that POS plan.
Regarding the homeowner "plan": Stop these stupid tax credits! Every one of them is funded by taxes and interest paid by people who don't participate.
In closing, we are witnessing an advance auction of future stolen goods.
It might be time to start buying those emergency food kits everybody seems to be selling. If Comrade Kamala tries price controls on food, the one thing you can be sure of is food shortages.
Crashing the economy is the plan.... they actually want to crash the government so they can get out of a $36 Tril debt. A brand new government (built back better) will not be responsible for the debt of the last government.
Somehow in CT, low income housing costs more to build than regular housing. Too many cooks (or crooks) or something like that. And how does it work that folks who can’t manage a down payment are supposed to be able to handle a mortgage, taxes and all other home owning responsibilities? Every time a piece of yard equipment breaks (or heaven forbid the A/C or something major) or the sewer bill shows up is a new crisis. And if you live in CT, you saw a huge electric bill increase in July and another new rate increase just revealed and set to go into effect next month! Living in your parents basement is becoming more appealing; especially if your mother is a good cook.
Crash the economy and bankrupt everyone who uses the USD, remains the plan. Gov spending, giving free cash to NGO's and border jumpers is inflationary.
These steps are dog whistles to the poor. Some wag dubbed it the Maduro' plan. Crap like this destroyed Venezuela. Bonos, payments for this, that, and the other and the price of oil dropping killed the country.
Finally, great news! She's showing America her low grade mind, understanding and political sense.
Say goodbye to the 'joy' campaign of nothingness that was like punching at a ghost, say hello to her real 'political commissar' hack ideologue who will be carved up like sausage over this child-like level of economic understanding.
Helll, even the lefty WAPO writer is savaging her.
“Adding to the supply of homes may bring down housing price, but it would also end up harming people who already own homes.”
>How, precisely?
“And let’s be real, there’s zero chance that a government home-building program would result in all of these structures being built at a non-astronomical cost per unit.”
>Valid, but it should go without saying that government efficiency is a myth anyhow.
If Kamala's scheme actually brings down housing prices people who already own their homes will benefit by lowered property taxes, which are based on market values. If the additional supply of houses lowers demand for your house it will make no difference to you unless you try to sell it.
You don't have a clue. I purchased my first home for $72,500. Four years later a subdivision was built next to mine and an unfinished road was opened linking the two. The following year my house was assessed at $117,800 with zero improvements to my own house. Guess what increased? Guess why? It caused me to go and fight the assessment for two days with citizens as arbiters for the city. Arbiters who are supposed to be from my zip code. Neither of which were. While I ultimately won the increase in my yearly taxes based solely on assessment, I lost two days wages in doing so. No I wasn't seeking to sell my home either. I lived in it. Your argument doesn't fit reality.
Milton Friedman strongly urged that government not go in this direction vis a vi housing. He wanted something like Section 8, though larger, to replace all government-owned and government meddled housing (the latter includes "affordable" housing). Government housing initiatives are RIDDLED with corruption... this housing is FREQUENTLY steered to relatives of government officials by letting the right people know how, when and where to apply online including details not released to the public.
In some areas, people who pay bribes to public officials can also snag affordable housing (needless to say, this is a felony). It pushes productive citizens in places like California to leave because well-connected "poor" people's housing forces developers to raise the price of all other housing (builders are assessed a certain number of "affordable" units in every project... in California, they are also forced to use union labor).
Good grief. If I started shaking my head I wouldn’t be able to stop.
Same
lol, me too
I remember the gas shortages, the sugar shortages, the coffee shortages. When the shortages resolved, of course the prices were much higher and for the groceries, the packages were smaller. I cannot dislike the shadows that are pulling Kamala Harris' strings enough.
Ugh! Trump needs to tighten up his message and get on point! I’m scared for my kiddos who are 16, 18, 22, 23, and 24. Their future looks vastly different from their father’s and mine.
Amen.
Government control over everything is what they want which we know leads to communism dictatorship
Enough of this nonsense alleging that she is viable as president of the USA. She's lame stupid and annoying as hell. All involved in this propaganda for her should be listed as scumbags against America.
Her VP Candidate is even worse. ANTIFA riots all over again ? On top of Biden's food shortage ?
Jack you'll have to go back and arrest those who vetted Obama then.
Sure the houses will get built. Just like Biden’s EV charging stations that Mayor Pete is building. Promised thousands. Built a handful. And they don’t lose their jobs. We are doomed if Kamala becomes POTUS.
How about the $20K EBT cards the migrants are getting?
Infuriating to say the least.
If we’re doomed by Harris, we deserve extinction. Clearly we’re poisoning the gene pool.
agree
All right! Enough!
Take those damn shovel-ready jobs and use the shovels to bury those jobs that are never going to happen!
The idea that price gouging is happening at the grocery store is as full of baloney as Kamala's head that has no brain. There are many steps for getting those groceries onto the store shelves, and too many of them involve getting stuck with government mandates. You know; those little things you numbnuts in Washington create that just add to the prices without any productivity. Things like your mandates for how far truckers are allowed to travel on a given day, which ensure that delivery costs are increased because those middle-of-the-store items take an extra day to reach the store shelves. That's just one example. Now you dumbasses will propose that no one in the food delivery chain shall be allowed to net more than 5% above their actual costs. Yeah, watch how much food is left to spoil on the ground when you institute that POS plan.
Regarding the homeowner "plan": Stop these stupid tax credits! Every one of them is funded by taxes and interest paid by people who don't participate.
In closing, we are witnessing an advance auction of future stolen goods.
Also get rid of ridiculous regulations that add up to 50% of the cost to build a home in some areas.
Shovels can have other uses as well….. ;)
Yes, we could just use them to bury the political class.
lol, like
It might be time to start buying those emergency food kits everybody seems to be selling. If Comrade Kamala tries price controls on food, the one thing you can be sure of is food shortages.
Let them eat "joy."
Shotguns. Don’t forget.
Ayn Rand called it decades ago. The takers are also called Democrats.
Crashing the economy is the plan.... they actually want to crash the government so they can get out of a $36 Tril debt. A brand new government (built back better) will not be responsible for the debt of the last government.
WWIII gets them out of debt. Why do you think they're pushing so hard for Middle East/Russian war?
Kill a generation of young men and women, no babies, write off the debt-win/win for them.
Somehow in CT, low income housing costs more to build than regular housing. Too many cooks (or crooks) or something like that. And how does it work that folks who can’t manage a down payment are supposed to be able to handle a mortgage, taxes and all other home owning responsibilities? Every time a piece of yard equipment breaks (or heaven forbid the A/C or something major) or the sewer bill shows up is a new crisis. And if you live in CT, you saw a huge electric bill increase in July and another new rate increase just revealed and set to go into effect next month! Living in your parents basement is becoming more appealing; especially if your mother is a good cook.
Same situation applies here in Commiefornia!
Crash the economy and bankrupt everyone who uses the USD, remains the plan. Gov spending, giving free cash to NGO's and border jumpers is inflationary.
The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.” — Robert A. Heinlein
These steps are dog whistles to the poor. Some wag dubbed it the Maduro' plan. Crap like this destroyed Venezuela. Bonos, payments for this, that, and the other and the price of oil dropping killed the country.
Finally, great news! She's showing America her low grade mind, understanding and political sense.
Say goodbye to the 'joy' campaign of nothingness that was like punching at a ghost, say hello to her real 'political commissar' hack ideologue who will be carved up like sausage over this child-like level of economic understanding.
Helll, even the lefty WAPO writer is savaging her.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/15/kamala-harris-price-gouging-groceries/
Agree on all points, except one of the last few.
“Adding to the supply of homes may bring down housing price, but it would also end up harming people who already own homes.”
>How, precisely?
“And let’s be real, there’s zero chance that a government home-building program would result in all of these structures being built at a non-astronomical cost per unit.”
>Valid, but it should go without saying that government efficiency is a myth anyhow.
Artificially inflating the supply of homes, creating less demand for already built homes.
Agree with you on the fundamental premise though.
If Kamala's scheme actually brings down housing prices people who already own their homes will benefit by lowered property taxes, which are based on market values. If the additional supply of houses lowers demand for your house it will make no difference to you unless you try to sell it.
Lower property taxes???
You are kidding, right? Since when does any local government actually lower any tax?
I can only remember property taxes going up…..
Market values only apply when the home is assessed due to sale or refinancing. This would not apply to the average homeowner.
You don't have a clue. I purchased my first home for $72,500. Four years later a subdivision was built next to mine and an unfinished road was opened linking the two. The following year my house was assessed at $117,800 with zero improvements to my own house. Guess what increased? Guess why? It caused me to go and fight the assessment for two days with citizens as arbiters for the city. Arbiters who are supposed to be from my zip code. Neither of which were. While I ultimately won the increase in my yearly taxes based solely on assessment, I lost two days wages in doing so. No I wasn't seeking to sell my home either. I lived in it. Your argument doesn't fit reality.
Milton Friedman strongly urged that government not go in this direction vis a vi housing. He wanted something like Section 8, though larger, to replace all government-owned and government meddled housing (the latter includes "affordable" housing). Government housing initiatives are RIDDLED with corruption... this housing is FREQUENTLY steered to relatives of government officials by letting the right people know how, when and where to apply online including details not released to the public.
In some areas, people who pay bribes to public officials can also snag affordable housing (needless to say, this is a felony). It pushes productive citizens in places like California to leave because well-connected "poor" people's housing forces developers to raise the price of all other housing (builders are assessed a certain number of "affordable" units in every project... in California, they are also forced to use union labor).