TenBears said:
KaiBear said:
TenBears said:
Financial catastrophe???? In this market I feel like I have a broken ATM machine spewing money in my living room. Employment up, gas down. I totally get why people don't like Kamala, but this fiction about the negative economy is just orange propaganda.
Agree up to a point
My stocks are up 67% over the last 18 months. Going to liquidate everything within the next 10 business days. If others make even more money with me on the sidelines…..good for them.
However the majority of folks my wife and I know are struggling. Increased prices for food, gas, utilities, insurance and daycare are driving them crazy.
How this dichotomy translates regarding the election between Trump and Harris I have no idea.
Yes sir. I agree with your analysis, except I think the lower and middle classes (whatever the hell that even means now) have and always will struggle, regardless of administration.
I'm probably at the lower end of upper class or the top of the middle class. We don't want for much.
We grilled some hot dogs the other day and I wanted some potato chips and dip. This was my shopping list:
1 large bag of Ruffles
1 container Daisy Sour Cream
1 pack Hidden Valley ranch dip mix
My bill was just shy of $14
That doesn't effect me in any way but the customers who fund me are absolutely effected by that sort of pricing.
Now do those same customers also make terrible financial decisions on the regular? Yes. No doubt at all.
Do I blame them for complaining about how things are right now? A little less after spending $14 to make chips and dip.