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[nsplayr]

You don’t just deduct an inflation % off of stock indeces closing prices lol 😅

[ClearedHot]

10 minutes ago, nsplayr said:

You don’t just deduct an inflation % off of stock indeces closing prices lol 😅

When it comes to purchasing power it most certainly does.

Even without the loss of purchasing power from inflation his DOW and S&P gain are almost a wash and his "pure" loss on the NASDAQ is 11%...building back better!

[tac airlifter]

I enjoy watching liberals argue how the economy isn’t actually bad.  Everything is more expensive.  Costs have gone up, purchasing power is down.  It’s obvious.  But keep trying this Jedi mind trick, it might work!

[slc]

How 'bout that $5 gas too!!!  I'm ridin' with Biden!!

[HeloDude]

1 hour ago, nsplayr said:

You don’t just deduct an inflation % off of stock indeces closing prices lol 😅

Progressives:  You need to adjust the minimum wage for inflation.

Also progressives:  When the market is up, you don’t adjust for inflation.

[ClearedHot]

14 minutes ago, slc said:

How 'bout that $5 gas too!!!  I'm ridin' with Biden!!

You mean riding the bus!

[JimNtexas]

On 5/4/2022 at 2:26 PM, ClearedHot said:

I believe the draft was dated April 3rd...but ok it was released on May 3rd and now we have threats and endorsement from a sitting Governor to fight and burn it down...

So to be clear its cool when BLM and Antifa actually do storm and burn down government buildings or do you condemn them?  Also, you can threaten violence or say fight like hell and it is cool if it come from a liberal.

Thanks, it all makes sense now.

https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/07/8-times-left-wing-protesters-broke-into-government-buildings-and-assaulted-democracy/

[dream big]

1 hour ago, JimNtexas said:

https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/07/8-times-left-wing-protesters-broke-into-government-buildings-and-assaulted-democracy/

Shhhh, enough with that.  It’s only news worthy when it’s the right.  Not that you can legitimately associate the larpsters and mr Viking hat with any respectable spectrum of republicans. 

[nsplayr]

3 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

When it comes to purchasing power it most certainly does.

Even without the loss of purchasing power from inflation his DOW and S&P gain are almost a wash and his "pure" loss on the NASDAQ is 11%...building back better!

If you want to compare real returns over several periods of time that’s great, inflation plays a part in that calculation. But there’s more information needed: when did you you buy, when did you sell, etc.

But what you can’t do is say, “The S&P 500 was at 6,900 under Trump, and today under Biden it’s 7,069 but minus 8.5% inflation so it’s really 6,468 ergo it’s lower ergo Libs suck!!!!1”

If you would like to have a conversation about stock gains under different administrations, if that is even a good measure of success or failure, how real returns have faired over time, if real wages are growing over time, what measure of inflation best represents the average person’s experience vs what measure can government policy affect in the short term, etc., I’m potentially open to that.

If you just want to say, “Stocks down, Biden sucks, LGB” feel free to do that without tagging me 🍺 You will not find me currently arguing stock performance is amazing or that inflation is not a problem - neither are true anymore!

[FLEA]

1 hour ago, dream big said:

Shhhh, enough with that.  It’s only news worthy when it’s the right.  Not that you can legitimately associate the larpsters and mr Viking hat with any respectable spectrum of republicans. 

I would argue that you could add the current protest at SCOTUS justice homes onto that list since I recently learned it is actually against federal law to protest outside the home of a justice deciding a case. (Considered judicial intimidation, same as jury intimidation)

I said I wouldn't wade into a Roe v Wade discussion but I am baffled by the tolerance and even encouragement of this behavior. 

[nsplayr]

^^ I for one am someone who does not agree with what seems to be the forthcoming decision to overturn Roe and Casey, but I do not condone protesting outside Kavanaugh’s house. Folks should have a reasonable right to privacy in their own homes and I also think it’s counterproductive in almost all cases.

If I were to protest, it would be outside the Court itself.

I agree with the following: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/09/stop-protesting-outside-supreme-court-justice-houses/

[busdriver]

15 minutes ago, nsplayr said:

If I were to protest, it would be outside the Court itself.

Agree, with you and the opinion article. 

Fundamentally, if the public is successful with swaying a SCOTUS ruling, it reduces the legitimacy of the court itself.

[HeloDude]

I can’t wait for the left to call for her resignation and indictment for attempting to incite an insurrection…

[slc]

Beetlejuice back at it!!!!  Love it

[brickhistory]

Hillary's campaign manager admitted under oath that she, personally, gave the go ahead for a false Trump-Russian bank story (Alfa Bank).

Her lawyer admitted that the campaign paid for the false information.

The former FBI chief of staff testified that the other lawyer on trial, Sussman, specifically represented that he wasn't representing a client, i.e., lied to the FBI.

 

Also, 100+ days since the vegetable in chief held a press conference.  Sure seems like some pressing topics to discuss - Ukraine war, inflation, gas prices, baby formula shortage, overwhelming illegal immigration, leaked Supreme Court draft ruling, etc.

I dunno, you'd think he'd have some thoughts...

[Day Man]

33 minutes ago, brickhistory said:

Also, 100+ days since the vegetable in chief held a press conference.

source?

[nsplayr]

Found one from March 24th 2022 after about 6.9 seconds of googling 🤷‍♂️
 

 

[uhhello]

17 minutes ago, nsplayr said:

Found one from March 24th 2022 after about 6.9 seconds of googling 🤷‍♂️
 

 

 

I think he meant to say sit down interview 🙂

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/triple-digits-biden-hits-100-days-without-a-media-interview

[dream big]

8 hours ago, brickhistory said:

Hillary's campaign manager admitted under oath that she, personally, gave the go ahead for a false Trump-Russian bank story (Alfa Bank).

Her lawyer admitted that the campaign paid for the false information.

The former FBI chief of staff testified that the other lawyer on trial, Sussman, specifically represented that he wasn't representing a client, i.e., lied to the FBI.

 

Also, 100+ days since the vegetable in chief held a press conference.  Sure seems like some pressing topics to discuss - Ukraine war, inflation, gas prices, baby formula shortage, overwhelming illegal immigration, leaked Supreme Court draft ruling, etc.

I dunno, you'd think he'd have some thoughts...

It’s getting close to the midterms and his handlers are probably nervous..probably keeping a tight leash on him before he continues embarrassing himself in public. 

[brickhistory]

11 hours ago, nsplayr said:

Found one from March 24th 2022 after about 6.9 seconds of googling 🤷‍♂️
 

 

Yep, that's on me.  I was unaware of the NATO press conference.

So it's only been two months.  

That's much better since not much has occurred.

 

 

But it's interesting that the timeframe for a Biden press conference, or lack thereof, was the takeaway from my post and not the court-admitted fact that Hillary herself is responsible for the Trump-Russia collusion fiasco that took up several years of our nation's time.

Different priorities, one supposes.

[Prozac]

Remind me, what office is Hillary running for? 

[brickhistory]

Trustee, FPC Montgomery would be nice.

[Guest LumberjackAxe]

lol why are we still talking about Hillary? Of all the shenanigans that politicians have done over the last six years, the fact that she fabricated a fake news story about her opponent from an election six years ago is about as interesting as a sexual harassment settlement at a main stream media corp. There are far more legitimate and concerning actions by the president we have right now that deserve our attention. EDIT: like the fact that he's legitimately considering cancelling student debt in a time when we have record inflation

Edited May 21, 2022 by LumberjackAxe

[HeloDude]

3 hours ago, Prozac said:

Remind me, what office is Hillary running for? 

I think the same one that Trump is running for?

[Prozac]

2 hours ago, HeloDude said:

I think the same one that Trump is running for?

Last I heard, he wants to be the R nominee in 2024. Thanks for making my point for me.