Inflation is already back down, which is why the Fed just lowered rates. What people don't understand is just because inflation is down, prices don't go down. Lowered inflation just means the rate at which prices increase has slowed to historically normal levels. Prices will not magically go back down to 2019 levels. The only thing that will bring prices down is a drop in demand, or new technologies, combined with competition, that allow (or force) companies to be more efficient, thus lowering the cost of production of their products or services.
There are so many mistakes in this diatribe that is clearly anti Tump that it’s hard to know where to start.
Just remember Kamala “well I haven’t been to Europe “, the flipping of so many of her positions, commandeering Trump’s policies, now disappearing for the past 5 days….whenever she speaks her ratings go down.
No matter how much you and the MSM buoy her up she will lose in a landslide and I will wait for retraction as you forget what you printed
"...Kamala “ ...now disappearing for the past 5 days."
Hopefully, she's spent those 5 days learning how to answer questions directly and effectively. There's some indication that that's exactly what she's been doing.
Forget about voters being economically literate, let's just start with politically literate and work up from there.
It never ceases to amaze me that so many people in the USA entrust their welfare to individual candidates the likes of Carrie Lake, MTG, Mark Robinson et al. without even digging past the headline propaganda.
If there's one adavantage of compuslory voting, like in Australia, it at least engages voters to scrutinize the candidates that are going to represent them more closely (discounting the rusted on voters of either party) and raises political awareness across the board.
Good conservative policies can't buy votes and take time to affect the economy. Socialist policies buy votes and the impact to the citizens can be immediate. President Javier Milei’s eliminated rent control in Argentina. The economy is reacting aggressively up and took some time.
WSJ Quote
BUENOS AIRES—For years, Argentina imposed one of the world’s strictest rent-control laws. It was meant to keep homes such as the stately belle epoque apartments of Buenos Aires affordable, but instead, officials here say, rents soared.
Now, the country’s new president, Javier Milei, has scrapped the rental law, along with most government price controls, in a fiscal experiment that he is conducting to revive South America’s second-biggest economy.
The result: The Argentine capital is undergoing a rental-market boom. Landlords are rushing to put their properties back on the market, with Buenos Aires rental supplies increasing by over 170%. While rents are still up in nominal terms, many renters are getting better deals than ever, with a 40% decline in the real price of rental properties when adjusted for inflation since last October, said Federico González Rouco, an economist at Buenos Aires-based Empiria Consultores.
I believe John that many Democracies have had politicians that promised their citizens the world and drove them into bankruptcy. Milei is reversing course in Argentina.
1. Why are you afraid to attribute COVID-19 to China?
2. Tightening polls are related to relentless media criticism of President Trump & never ending fantasy coverage of the VP Cackler and here terrific record with President Biden fighting crime, stopping border crossings, & fighting inflation. Oh yeah, see didn't do any of that.
3. President Trump doesn't want price controls and you know it. You are covering for the Cackler - stretching temporary credit card interest rates limits into price controls. Maybe you should stick to interviews, you are good at that, because your economic comments are really suspect, inventive might be a better word.
4. Now your liberal colors come into full bloom. Tariffs ARE NOT TAXES on Americans, clean it up! Your explanation looks very similar to most liberals views (copy/paste? maybe). Tariffs were the main income for the young American government and have been around for centuries, there is no mystery. Some times prices increase related to tariffs, sometimes they do not. They are used to battle foreign government subsidies to their native businesses (China EVs or steel, for example, Econ 101 John! Pullout your school book instead of using the biased internet references.
5. You don't even mention the most repeated lie from the Cackler that Trump wants to cut Social Security. Completely covering up the Cackler lie.
Now I do have to thank you for getting this far into your communication without mentioning Jan6. BTW - whatever happened about the pipe bombs? I guess you don't have any material from Nancy Pelosi or Les Cheney to share on that topic? Hah! BR
>>1. Why are you afraid to attribute COVID-19 to China?
I do attribute COVID-19 to China, and have for years. No bravery required.
>>2. Tightening polls are related to relentless media criticism of President Trump
The media was also relentlessly criticizing Trump the entire time Trump was leading Joe Biden in the polls. Harris is doing better because she's not elderly and senile, and because tens of millions of Americans watched Trump crap the bed at the debate.
>>President Trump doesn't want price controls and you know it.
By calling her out for wanting price controls? Lol.
>>Maybe you should stick to interviews,
Maybe you should remove your head from Lord Trump's buttocks.
>>because your economic comments are really suspect
And by 'suspect,' you mean true.
>>Now your liberal colors come into full bloom.
Lol.
>>Tariffs ARE NOT TAXES on Americans, clean it up!
Tariffs are, in fact, taxes (costly ones). US-imposed tariffs are paid for my Americans (directly by American importers, and later indirectly by American consumers).
>>Your explanation looks very similar to most liberals views
And by 'liberals,' you mean economists.
>>You don't even mention the most repeated lie from the Cackler that Trump wants to cut Social Security. Completely covering up the Cackler lie.
I'm "covering" for the Cackler by telling the truth about Trump's position on entitlements? Lol. She absolutely IS lying. As I wrote in my column, both she and Trump oppose reform, and therefore support insolvency. Hilarious how you think that pointing out that they both suck is a defense of Harris.
>>Now I do have to thank you for getting this far into your communication without mentioning Jan6.
I'm trying to figure out which one of these candidates is the true Democrat?
Inflation is already back down, which is why the Fed just lowered rates. What people don't understand is just because inflation is down, prices don't go down. Lowered inflation just means the rate at which prices increase has slowed to historically normal levels. Prices will not magically go back down to 2019 levels. The only thing that will bring prices down is a drop in demand, or new technologies, combined with competition, that allow (or force) companies to be more efficient, thus lowering the cost of production of their products or services.
There are so many mistakes in this diatribe that is clearly anti Tump that it’s hard to know where to start.
Just remember Kamala “well I haven’t been to Europe “, the flipping of so many of her positions, commandeering Trump’s policies, now disappearing for the past 5 days….whenever she speaks her ratings go down.
No matter how much you and the MSM buoy her up she will lose in a landslide and I will wait for retraction as you forget what you printed
>>There are so many mistakes in this diatribe that is clearly anti Tump that it’s hard to know where to start.
How about giving me a couple of examples then.
>>No matter how much you and the MSM buoy her up
Buoy her up? Lol. I said her economic policies are terrible.
>>she will lose in a landslide and I will wait for retraction
A retraction of what, exactly?
"...Kamala “ ...now disappearing for the past 5 days."
Hopefully, she's spent those 5 days learning how to answer questions directly and effectively. There's some indication that that's exactly what she's been doing.
I heard she's on a bender. BR
Forget about voters being economically literate, let's just start with politically literate and work up from there.
It never ceases to amaze me that so many people in the USA entrust their welfare to individual candidates the likes of Carrie Lake, MTG, Mark Robinson et al. without even digging past the headline propaganda.
If there's one adavantage of compuslory voting, like in Australia, it at least engages voters to scrutinize the candidates that are going to represent them more closely (discounting the rusted on voters of either party) and raises political awareness across the board.
Far too many people view politics as entertainment, and entertainers are held to much lower standards.
It’s amazing how many republicans now are for big government because “our guy” proposes it. Sorry, THEIR guy, not mine
Yep. And when people like me point this out, we're called liberals.
Good conservative policies can't buy votes and take time to affect the economy. Socialist policies buy votes and the impact to the citizens can be immediate. President Javier Milei’s eliminated rent control in Argentina. The economy is reacting aggressively up and took some time.
WSJ Quote
BUENOS AIRES—For years, Argentina imposed one of the world’s strictest rent-control laws. It was meant to keep homes such as the stately belle epoque apartments of Buenos Aires affordable, but instead, officials here say, rents soared.
Now, the country’s new president, Javier Milei, has scrapped the rental law, along with most government price controls, in a fiscal experiment that he is conducting to revive South America’s second-biggest economy.
The result: The Argentine capital is undergoing a rental-market boom. Landlords are rushing to put their properties back on the market, with Buenos Aires rental supplies increasing by over 170%. While rents are still up in nominal terms, many renters are getting better deals than ever, with a 40% decline in the real price of rental properties when adjusted for inflation since last October, said Federico González Rouco, an economist at Buenos Aires-based Empiria Consultores.
Milei is a very impressive guy. He broadly talks like a populist, but governs like a conservative.
I believe John that many Democracies have had politicians that promised their citizens the world and drove them into bankruptcy. Milei is reversing course in Argentina.
1. Why are you afraid to attribute COVID-19 to China?
2. Tightening polls are related to relentless media criticism of President Trump & never ending fantasy coverage of the VP Cackler and here terrific record with President Biden fighting crime, stopping border crossings, & fighting inflation. Oh yeah, see didn't do any of that.
3. President Trump doesn't want price controls and you know it. You are covering for the Cackler - stretching temporary credit card interest rates limits into price controls. Maybe you should stick to interviews, you are good at that, because your economic comments are really suspect, inventive might be a better word.
4. Now your liberal colors come into full bloom. Tariffs ARE NOT TAXES on Americans, clean it up! Your explanation looks very similar to most liberals views (copy/paste? maybe). Tariffs were the main income for the young American government and have been around for centuries, there is no mystery. Some times prices increase related to tariffs, sometimes they do not. They are used to battle foreign government subsidies to their native businesses (China EVs or steel, for example, Econ 101 John! Pullout your school book instead of using the biased internet references.
5. You don't even mention the most repeated lie from the Cackler that Trump wants to cut Social Security. Completely covering up the Cackler lie.
Now I do have to thank you for getting this far into your communication without mentioning Jan6. BTW - whatever happened about the pipe bombs? I guess you don't have any material from Nancy Pelosi or Les Cheney to share on that topic? Hah! BR
Bob Ricketts
Aliso Viejo CA
>>1. Why are you afraid to attribute COVID-19 to China?
I do attribute COVID-19 to China, and have for years. No bravery required.
>>2. Tightening polls are related to relentless media criticism of President Trump
The media was also relentlessly criticizing Trump the entire time Trump was leading Joe Biden in the polls. Harris is doing better because she's not elderly and senile, and because tens of millions of Americans watched Trump crap the bed at the debate.
>>President Trump doesn't want price controls and you know it.
Then why is he saying otherwise? https://www.cato.org/blog/responding-trumps-credit-card-restriction-proposal
>>You are covering for the Cackler
By calling her out for wanting price controls? Lol.
>>Maybe you should stick to interviews,
Maybe you should remove your head from Lord Trump's buttocks.
>>because your economic comments are really suspect
And by 'suspect,' you mean true.
>>Now your liberal colors come into full bloom.
Lol.
>>Tariffs ARE NOT TAXES on Americans, clean it up!
Tariffs are, in fact, taxes (costly ones). US-imposed tariffs are paid for my Americans (directly by American importers, and later indirectly by American consumers).
>>Your explanation looks very similar to most liberals views
And by 'liberals,' you mean economists.
>>You don't even mention the most repeated lie from the Cackler that Trump wants to cut Social Security. Completely covering up the Cackler lie.
I'm "covering" for the Cackler by telling the truth about Trump's position on entitlements? Lol. She absolutely IS lying. As I wrote in my column, both she and Trump oppose reform, and therefore support insolvency. Hilarious how you think that pointing out that they both suck is a defense of Harris.
>>Now I do have to thank you for getting this far into your communication without mentioning Jan6.
January 6 isn't an economic issue.
>>BTW - whatever happened about the pipe bombs?
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/washingtondc/news/500000-reward-remains-in-effect-for-information-about-capitol-hill-pipe-bomber
>>Now your liberal colors come into full bloom. - Ha ha Bob, thats a good one!
If anyone didn't already know you were a Trump apologist, they do now.
I wonder if Bob is a real person, or an MAGA AI Chatbot?
I've had my suspicions.