August 18Aug 18 On 8/17/2025 at 2:44 PM, Degenerate Gardner said: We’ve reached the point in Goodfellas where the once proud proprietor Sonny Bunz’ bar is burned down by the Mob to collect insurance payouts, and we are all Sonny. And why not? Nobody's gonna pay for it anyway. And as soon as the deliveries are made in the front door, you move the stuff out the back and sell it at a discount. You take a two hundred dollar case of booze and you sell it for a hundred. It doesn't matter. It's all profit. And then finally, when there's nothing left, when you can't borrow another buck from the bank or buy another case of booze, you bust the joint out. You light a match.
August 19Aug 19 On 8/1/2025 at 2:13 PM, ChickenSandwich said: It is going to take a bit for the consumer to notice after the last four years I mean, every year is going to be a new record. Prices don't go back down. Except for milk at my heb...$1.62/gallon last week.
August 19Aug 19 1 hour ago, WBT said: Except for milk at my heb...$1.62/gallon last week. What is that, pig milk?
August 19Aug 19 18 hours ago, tbone_ said: My grandmother retired sort of early from Sears in 1980. Got a lump sum payout and put it in a 10 year CD at 16%. My dad put his mom's small savings into a CD paying somewhere around that amount. She did alright.
August 20Aug 20 10 hours ago, WBT said: Well that might explain it. That’s Poors milk. Surly 1% bitches
August 20Aug 20 29 minutes ago, troph said: That’s Poors milk. Surly 1% bitches Pfft. Not even ultra pasteurized. What's the point, even /s
August 20Aug 20 I will die on the hill that anyone with a $8 gallon of milk in their refrigerator should be beaten with a rubber hose.
August 20Aug 20 4 hours ago, Incredulity said: I will die on the hill that anyone with a $8 gallon of milk in their refrigerator should be beaten with a rubber hose. And yet you say nothing about someone owning two $5 half gallons of milk in the refrigerator… this is how a nation ends.
August 21Aug 21 8 dollar milk is for people who don’t drink milk often so they don’t have to throw away after a week.
August 21Aug 21 1 hour ago, StassneyHorn said: 8 dollar milk is for people who don’t drink milk often so they don’t have to throw away after a week. Living alone, I don’t drink a whole hell of a lot of milk. That’s why the Fairlife milk with its ultra pasteurized long life winds up being cheaper for me. A half gallon of standard milk will go bad before I use it all.
August 21Aug 21 Mootopia from HEB for the win. Ultra pasteurized, lower sugar, lower fat, with an end result of a better protein to sugar/fat ratio. Add some omega 3s and I’m good to go. Don’t know the cost, takes us 10 or so days to drink a whole gallon.
August 21Aug 21 11 hours ago, StassneyHorn said: 8 dollar milk is for people who don’t drink milk often so they don’t have to throw away after a week. And buy it for status. That shit is nasty
August 21Aug 21 For context: WalMart said on their earnings call this morning that they're seeing “increased sales among upper income customers that wouldn’t usually shop there”
August 22Aug 22 Market oriented stabilizer failing (higher prices should incentivize increases in capital expenditures). Stagnating economic indicator. Not good.
September 3Sep 3 so for the first time i can actually remember, at least 10 years...CostCo receipt was a legit shock 😳 i mean we've all spent hundreds more than intended there... but you're not actually surprised at the total. no clothes, 1/3 of our normal meat (one big chuck roast and some frozen fish), minimal pharmacy product, everything else was just our standard stuff - produce, coffee, dairy, etc. was enough that we went over the receipt ourselves before leaving. wow.
September 4Sep 4 So now there is talk that the US would have to pay back all the tariffs that have been collected with money we don’t have. That doesn’t sound great for inflation. However, my guess is that the Supreme Court will rule in favor of Trump because cloak room. Is there a way for the ruling to be that Trump can’t unilaterally decide tariffs moving forward but we don’t have to come up with 500 billion dollars to pay back?
September 4Sep 4 57 minutes ago, Larry T. Spider said: So now there is talk that the US would have to pay back all the tariffs that have been collected with money we don’t have. That doesn’t sound great for inflation. However, my guess is that the Supreme Court will rule in favor of Trump because cloak room. Is there a way for the ruling to be that Trump can’t unilaterally decide tariffs moving forward but we don’t have to come up with 500 billion dollars to pay back? Yeah see, usually we have checks and balances to avoid this sort of fuck up. Ya know, where the body with the power of the purse approves new taxes and expenditures? Eh idk that's just some cloak room shit I guess.
September 4Sep 4 5 hours ago, mchookem said: so for the first time i can actually remember, at least 10 years...CostCo receipt was a legit shock 😳 i mean we've all spent hundreds more than intended there... but you're not actually surprised at the total. no clothes, 1/3 of our normal meat (one big chuck roast and some frozen fish), minimal pharmacy product, everything else was just our standard stuff - produce, coffee, dairy, etc. was enough that we went over the receipt ourselves before leaving. wow. I remember the long lost days of going in there, and being like "yeah, I know when I walk through this door I am out at least $150". LOL. Edited September 4Sep 4 by Anastasis
September 4Sep 4 1 hour ago, Larry T. Spider said: So now there is talk that the US would have to pay back all the tariffs that have been collected with money we don’t have. That doesn’t sound great for inflation. However, my guess is that the Supreme Court will rule in favor of Trump because cloak room. Is there a way for the ruling to be that Trump can’t unilaterally decide tariffs moving forward but we don’t have to come up with 500 billion dollars to pay back? Ain't no one paying back shit to anybody about anything. haha.
September 4Sep 4 12 hours ago, mchookem said: so for the first time i can actually remember, at least 10 years...CostCo receipt was a legit shock 😳 i mean we've all spent hundreds more than intended there... but you're not actually surprised at the total. no clothes, 1/3 of our normal meat (one big chuck roast and some frozen fish), minimal pharmacy product, everything else was just our standard stuff - produce, coffee, dairy, etc. was enough that we went over the receipt ourselves before leaving. wow. it’s one banana, what could it cost, ten dollars?
September 4Sep 4 7 hours ago, tbone_ said: How do we even know they are collecting the shit correctly? They use the IRS model...
September 10Sep 10 https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/10/ppi-inflation-august-2025-.html Wholesale prices unexpectedly declined 0.1% in August, as Fed rate decision looms
September 10Sep 10 1 hour ago, UTPhil2006 said: 75 bps cut on the table? I don’t see how that’s good for mortgage rates.
September 11Sep 11 CPI comes in a little warm while jobless claims tick up. Dual mandate pressures weighing on the Fed.
September 11Sep 11 7 minutes ago, Storm the Field said: CPI comes in a little warm while jobless claims tick up. Dual mandate pressures weighing on the Fed. 50 bps or we riot. 75 bps or we politely yell
September 11Sep 11 37 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said: 50 bps or we riot. 75 bps or we politely yell Man I am sorry to say but you are setting yourself up for disappointment.
September 11Sep 11 45 minutes ago, Snake Diggity said: Man I am sorry to say but you are setting yourself up for disappointment. Ha I know. I've been also telling myself the Astros are gonna close the season 17-0. And I'm also a NYG fan but at least I'm realistic there.
September 12Sep 12 Rates are coming down. Fuck the Fed, just look at what the rates are. 10 Year is about to go under 4%. NLT May, Trump gets the keys to the kingdom and drives rates to zero. Don't get caught holding the bag. Yes the Fed only controls short rates but the long rates get pulled down right along with the rest of the curve. That'll be $5.
September 12Sep 12 We’re going to get negative growth and inflation and we’re going to like it. My prediction is by 2028 we’re going to see double digit interest rates to control inflation, but maybe it is a little later. Inflation heading to 15 percent or so in two years.
September 13Sep 13 11 hours ago, Hefeweizen said: We’re going to get negative growth and inflation and we’re going to like it. My prediction is by 2028 we’re going to see double digit interest rates to control inflation, but maybe it is a little later. Inflation heading to 15 percent or so in two years. And best way to profit is?
September 13Sep 13 Gold is likely the best store of value or Bitcoin if you believe that particular vehicle works. I personally moved a big portion of my equity positions to overseas ETFs. The world is going to suffer from the US catching a cold but I really see the debt problem we have causing long term decline in the dollar. I think that’s the hidden part of the inflation in prices.
September 13Sep 13 12 hours ago, Hefeweizen said: Gold is likely the best store of value or Bitcoin if you believe that particular vehicle works. I personally moved a big portion of my equity positions to overseas ETFs. The world is going to suffer from the US catching a cold but I really see the debt problem we have causing long term decline in the dollar. I think that’s the hidden part of the inflation in prices. Yes but I have a minor quibble with your scenario. Whomever is in charge will be obligated to engage in yield curve control, which they are not doing now. They have to limit federal interest expense or we will absolutely have hyperinflation. Edited September 13Sep 13 by Thetexashammer
October 3Oct 3 Huh whudyaknow - price fixing and gouging leading to inflated prices https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/tyson-foods-pay-85-million-largest-pork-price-fixing-settlement-rcna235057
October 4Oct 4 It's all fake news. Capitalism is the best and you commies need to just pay more for your food.
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