Politics Random, Random

[ti-amie]

I saw the worst, and I mean the worst, ad ever today while at the hair dresser.
Someone has been paying to air an ad during the View that accuses the VP of supporting genocide of black babies by supporting abortion rights. It comes complete with images of deceased or dying newborns. I have never been speechless in my life but I was literally gasping when it ended. Apparently it airs during the View and hasn't been seen anywhere else to my knowledge. I did a search on Google and DuckDuckGo and can't find any reference to the ad.

Do they really think black women are as dumb as white men about how pregnancy works?

Apparently yes, they do.

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[ponchi101]

Someone (someone's agent) read the room?

Why are people under the belief that the GOP is good for the economy?
Market crashes:
Black Monday 19 Oct 1987 USA Reagan administration
Friday the 13th mini-crash 13 Oct 1989 USA Bush I administration
Early 1990s recession Jul 1990 USA Bush I administration
October 27, 1997, mini-crash 27 Oct 1997 Global stock market crash that was caused by an economic crisis in Asia. Clinton Administration
Dot-com bubble 10 Mar 2000 USA Collapse of a technology bubble. Bush II administration (yes, inherited from Clinton)
Economic effects of the September 11 attacks 11 Sep 2001 Bush II admin
Stock market downturn of 2002 9 Oct 2002 Downturn in stock prices during 2002 in stock exchanges across the United States, Canada, Asia, and Europe. After recovering from lows reached following the September 11 attacks, indices slid steadily starting in March 2002, with dramatic declines in July and September leading to lows last reached in 1997 and 1998. See stock market downturn of 2002.
United States bear market of 2007–2009 11 Oct 2007 USA Bush II admin
Financial crisis of 2007–2008 16 Sep 2008 USA Bush II admin
August 2011 stock markets fall 1 Aug 2011 USA S&P 500 entered a short-lived bear market between 2 May 2011 . Obama Admin
2018 cryptocurrency crash 20 Sep 2018 Trump admin
2020 stock market crash 24 Feb 2020 Biden admin, inherited from Trump admin, and due to Covid.

They cause economic havoc repeatedly. So, that line of thinking is dumb.

[ti-amie]

I don't understand it either. Where are they getting this idea from?

[dryrunguy]

I don't understand it either. Where are they getting this idea from?

Part of it is historical political perception and marketing, for sure. But let's be honest... The last 3 or 4 years have been pretty brutal for the person in a household who's responsible for food shopping, or buying gasoline, or paying rent, or paying utilities. Inflation has done a serious number on a lot of families, especially when it comes to food. I know full well how it has impacted my own household.

Yes, inflation is coming down, but prices are still going up--just not as fast as they were a few years ago.

Now, everyone here knows that inflation in the U.S. hasn't been as bad as it has been for most countries. We've actually been lucky compared to what could have been. (Most people in the U.S. don't know this because they don't pay attention to it or don't want to hear it.) But it has still been really bad. I make good coin, for sure, but there have been times when we have had to select lower-quality or less healthy food products just to make money stretch as far as possible. It's a horrible feeling. I don't remember having that feeling at all until early in the Biden presidency, even though it probably started a little before that around the last year of Trump's term.

For average people out there, the struggle is real, and that will inevitably be reflected in their voting choices.

[Suliso]

In most countries US included in the last 4-5 years people have become less well off. Salary rises have not kept up with inflation for most of us. Of course people start looking who is to blame.

[ponchi101]

Sometimes I wonder if we are running out of food and supply and demand kicks in.
I also wonder if international trade is a part of it. An Argentinian slaughterhouse can process a carcass and vacuum pack it to export it to Europe, and get Euros. What incentive do they have to sell domestically? Therefore, the price in Europa goes up (because of transport and other expenses) and the Argies have to compete with the wallet of, let's say, a German person.
Just an example.

[dryrunguy]

Another personal example... Early in the pandemic, I had a local builder prepare an estimate for a new roof on my house. I have at least two or three leaks (that I know about). He prepared a quote. I didn't move quickly enough. Some months later, I reached out to him again to see if he was available to get started. He was available, but he also said that the costs of materials had increased so much that he would have to double the quoted price.

I still need a new roof.

[Suliso]

I think it has a lot to do with reckless money printing during Covid. This year's infaltion is fine again, but the damage has been done.

[Suliso]

We paid people to do nothing and now we reap the harvest... The war in Ukraine is not helping either.

[mmmm8]

Sometimes I wonder if we are running out of food and supply and demand kicks in.
I also wonder if international trade is a part of it. An Argentinian slaughterhouse can process a carcass and vacuum pack it to export it to Europe, and get Euros. What incentive do they have to sell domestically? Therefore, the price in Europa goes up (because of transport and other expenses) and the Argies have to compete with the wallet of, let's say, a German person.
Just an example.

If more Argentinian steaks enter the European market, the price of steak in Europe should go down. If the Argentinean steaks are more expensive - because of transport etc. - than previous available steaks, then Germans wouldn't buy the Argentinian steaks. The issue is that supply chain costs across the board have increased, so all steaks are more expensive to offer on the market, regardless of origin.

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Yamiche Alcindor
@Yamiche
Senior Harris campaign officials say aides "fully expect" Trump will declare victory before all votes are counted and that there are hundreds of lawyers around the country and in battleground states with "thousands of pages of pleadings" ready to fight GOP legal maneuverings.

[dryrunguy]

Kamala Harris made an appearance on Saturday Night Live last night. Good stuff.