(sniff-sniff) Harris promises to lower the cost of living

@Diotrephes 7Do you really think Harris would impose a wage freeze? When was the last time you heard a Democrat, any Democrat rant about greedy union workers or overpaid dock workers, or health care workers pay their fair in taxes? :)

@Heartlander The Dems have been trying to increase the average worker's pay. But Nixon showed that the President can implement wage and price controls by executive order.

@joe438 Yep, they may also try equity payments, like $X dollars for everyone earning less than $Y. They spent the past few years making "equity" a household word, for a reason/

@calicuz

Wage and price controls sure worked great in the mid 70's. All we got was the near depression of the late 70's

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Derp! 🤡

@SW-User

You still can't see that it's the Trickled Down Economics of Reagan that got us to this partially Marxist Society that we live in today?
Take your hands from over your eyes and face reality my friend.

@calicuz

Yes, we shoulda kept with the Stagflation (and national emasculation) of Carter

@Heartlander of course she does
🙄 The high cost of food is "greedy corporations" when your typical grocery store chain runs on ~1% margin.

Sadly...shocking the oil supply chain by cutting off the XL pipeline spiked oil costs, which touches everything. And oil companies run on thin margins too.

@BizSuitStacy When did the Vice President make economic policy?

@ron122 WTF? Yes I am. Do you have me confused with someone else here?

[@BohemianBoo] You don't work. I put you and that Mark kid in the same category.

@ron122 Because I'm a secretary?
I mean, I don't work hard, but that's still a job.

@akindheart have you seen the price of insulin?

@samueltyler2 Have you seen the price of everything else?

@ron122 p-lease, yes things are more expensive, but inflation is going down significantly, salaries are up. give it time, ,but, don't expect toe prices to go back to those before covid, the big companies have gotten used to their huge profits, and will not cut prices to help the country.

2022: https://www.npr.org/2022/02/13/1080494838/economist-explains-record-corporate-profits-despite-rising-inflation
2024: https://www.factcheck.org/2024/01/bidens-numbers-january-2024-update/
2024: https://www.forbes.com/sites/errolschweizer/2024/02/07/why-your-groceries-are-still-so-expensive/