DogMan · 61-69, M
Ram trucks in Canada are generally considered affordable compared to other brands. The recent price reductions for the 2025 Ram 1500 lineup have made these trucks more accessible, with the entry-level Tradesman starting at CAD $58,740, including destination and air conditioning taxes. This price reduction reflects Ram's strategy to strengthen its presence in the competitive Canadian truck market and offers greater value for consumers. The new pricing structure includes a $2,195 destination fee and a $100 federal air conditioning tax, making the Ram 1500 Tradesman a more attainable entry point for consumers.
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Did I read that right? Canada charges extra for an Air Conditioning Tax? 🤣
FYI I love my big Ram Truck with crew cab and long bed, 4x4 only enough lift to clear 35" tires
This is my 5th Ram and I have never had problems. If you Canucks were smart you would buy one.
Make sure you get the bucket seats, and at least the "Laramie" package. You will have
to pay extra for the Airconditioned seats. 🤣
www.ramtruck.ca
Did I read that right? Canada charges extra for an Air Conditioning Tax? 🤣
FYI I love my big Ram Truck with crew cab and long bed, 4x4 only enough lift to clear 35" tires
This is my 5th Ram and I have never had problems. If you Canucks were smart you would buy one.
Make sure you get the bucket seats, and at least the "Laramie" package. You will have
to pay extra for the Airconditioned seats. 🤣
carpediem · M
You run and hide. I think that's a great plan. And don't forget to close the door and lock it tight. I know people just like you who locked themselves indoor and waited for the bodies to pile up in 2020.
If you don't mind, I am going to invest in index funds and ride the market up. But by all means, please....for your own well being, close and lock that door tightly.
If you don't mind, I am going to invest in index funds and ride the market up. But by all means, please....for your own well being, close and lock that door tightly.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
On the other hand, in countries that are forward looking this will spur the expansion of electric vehicles and the supporting infrastructure and allow a faster market penetration of the next generation of Chinese EVs, further eroding the US competition (such as it was) and leaving those late comers to the market to fall behind. I am looking at you America..😷
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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@sree251 I dont claim to speak for Swirlie. But personally I think a certain type of American holds onto the truck and trucker as a modern equivalent to the cowboy and needs that but ungainly gas guzzling symbol to feel like a real "Murican". Now real Truckers are the arteries of many countries right now. But that doesnt mean they all have to be John Wayne or Randolph Scott..😷
swirlie · 31-35, F
@sree251
Yes, very wholesome ex-farm girl. I even eat vegetables daily and I don't drink alcohol or use drugs, but I do swear a lot and I don't go to church on Sundays.
How come I have such a kinky avatar? I don't really know! I've never actually considered my little outfit I'm wearing in the pic to be 'kinky' before I bought it, considering it's only made of leather and held together with a bunch of metal studs.
I'd call it "eclectic" for sure, but I'm not so sure I'd call it "kinky".
Based on your informative tale, you are a wholesome woman; not the kind loitering here.
How come you have such a kinky avatar?
How come you have such a kinky avatar?
Yes, very wholesome ex-farm girl. I even eat vegetables daily and I don't drink alcohol or use drugs, but I do swear a lot and I don't go to church on Sundays.
How come I have such a kinky avatar? I don't really know! I've never actually considered my little outfit I'm wearing in the pic to be 'kinky' before I bought it, considering it's only made of leather and held together with a bunch of metal studs.
I'd call it "eclectic" for sure, but I'm not so sure I'd call it "kinky".
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sree251 · 41-45, M
@BizSuitStacy
Ok, war is over and we did not win. Happy now?
I never said "we won" - I said "it's over"...meaning the war.
Ok, war is over and we did not win. Happy now?
sree251 · 41-45, M
@BizSuitStacy
I am no economist. I am reporting what the economists are saying.
Like I said, I am no economist. I am just hanging out here where losers gather to kill time.
Yeah, that is what we all learn from watching movies.
You will have to consult Professor Jeffery Sachs on this. I watch his podcasts. Do you?
So your rationale is because the economy is good, it's gonna be bad? 🙄
I am no economist. I am reporting what the economists are saying.
The primary cause of the crash of '29 was due to so many investors over extending themselves and were unable to cover margin calls.
Like I said, I am no economist. I am just hanging out here where losers gather to kill time.
The cause of the housing market crash of 2008 was caused by the government forcing banks to loosen their lending requirements to buyers who otherwise wouldn't qualify because of the risk of being unable to pay their mortgages. Look up the Community Reinvestment Act and redlining (thank you Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton). Not only did many more investors qualify for loans, lenders increased the amounts people could borrow against their income. The demand for housing rose, in entity dropped, driving housing prices up. Loans were bundled together into MBSs, and then the foreclosures began. Crash!
Yeah, that is what we all learn from watching movies.
So, tell us about the market fundamentals now that are going to cause the next crash.
You will have to consult Professor Jeffery Sachs on this. I watch his podcasts. Do you?
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@sree251 I know this is a matter of personal choice. But wouldnt it be safer to simply be elsewhere when it happened?😷
sree251 · 41-45, M
@whowasthatmaskedman
Where? The entire planet will be affected by the economic depression. No place is safe except off-grid on a vegetable farm.
I know this is a matter of personal choice. But wouldnt it be safer to simply be elsewhere when it happened?😷
Where? The entire planet will be affected by the economic depression. No place is safe except off-grid on a vegetable farm.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@sree251 Up to a point thats true. Its complicated. But the crib notes version is that the $US has been artificially kept afloat by prinint money for over a decade now. since "Quantitative Easing"in fact. about 2011. Now thats all very well under Keysian economics, but the rules are it can only go on for so long, it should be aof r a constructive purpose. And the money has to be paid back eventually.
If all three of those conditions arent met, then the debt leaks into the system in the form of diluting the value of the currency. Thats inflation if it happens with the national economy.. Or devaluation of the currency if the nation spends up on imports. Those are just economic facts. And America has broken all three of those rules. The longer you keep printing, the less effective it is in saving the economy..And you reach the point where inflation becomes hyperinflation. America being the international reserve currency and gaming the international banking system allowed it to go on longer than most. But the grip in that title has slipped and the other nations are now buying from each other without paying America a commission. In a recession/depression the volume of trade drops. That hurts everyone.The nations that import more than they export get hurt more.. And the country whose currency fewer people want get hurt the most..America will soon have a drop in domestic comsumption in real terms. Get less revenue for the goods it expoerts and pay more for the goods it imports. Do I need to connect that to employment and conditions and from there to taxation revenue?
America is agoing to be hurt as badly as any other banana republic. Even the Tourism is stuffed..
If all three of those conditions arent met, then the debt leaks into the system in the form of diluting the value of the currency. Thats inflation if it happens with the national economy.. Or devaluation of the currency if the nation spends up on imports. Those are just economic facts. And America has broken all three of those rules. The longer you keep printing, the less effective it is in saving the economy..And you reach the point where inflation becomes hyperinflation. America being the international reserve currency and gaming the international banking system allowed it to go on longer than most. But the grip in that title has slipped and the other nations are now buying from each other without paying America a commission. In a recession/depression the volume of trade drops. That hurts everyone.The nations that import more than they export get hurt more.. And the country whose currency fewer people want get hurt the most..America will soon have a drop in domestic comsumption in real terms. Get less revenue for the goods it expoerts and pay more for the goods it imports. Do I need to connect that to employment and conditions and from there to taxation revenue?
America is agoing to be hurt as badly as any other banana republic. Even the Tourism is stuffed..
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sree251 · 41-45, M
@jshm2
Yes, I am. My aim is to provoke discussion.
Have you ever traded commodities? I dabbled in forex one time. It was like riding the waves on an ocean. It is deep. Manipulating the commodity market needs the power of God, like a Neptune commanding the storms. No one, not even the wealthiest of nations, would be foolish enough to wade all in. Leveraging a small amount at 10 to 1 protected by the execution speed of automated trading is what everyone does.
We all have aims until we get punched in the mouth, as Mike Tyson said.
Xi Jinping is Chinese. He wouldn't make Trump lose face.
Trump has no fears. This doesn't means he has courage. He is just blind to the downside like a kid playing on the balcony on the penthouse floor at Trump Tower.
Meh, you're being dramatic.
Yes, I am. My aim is to provoke discussion.
The oil markets are being manipulated, is all. Also, various countries are putting their oil reserves on the market to cash in, and to lower price.
Have you ever traded commodities? I dabbled in forex one time. It was like riding the waves on an ocean. It is deep. Manipulating the commodity market needs the power of God, like a Neptune commanding the storms. No one, not even the wealthiest of nations, would be foolish enough to wade all in. Leveraging a small amount at 10 to 1 protected by the execution speed of automated trading is what everyone does.
The aim is to "starve" Iran so it cannot get high price for its oil, or put its oil on the market.
We all have aims until we get punched in the mouth, as Mike Tyson said.
But China has put a stop to that. Largely by giving two fingers to the US and its piss on "blockade" and getting oil out of Iran anyway.
Xi Jinping is Chinese. He wouldn't make Trump lose face.
Trump fears Russia or China directly entering the war. Especially as Russia is about a month or two away from liberating Ukraine.....
Trump has no fears. This doesn't means he has courage. He is just blind to the downside like a kid playing on the balcony on the penthouse floor at Trump Tower.
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sree251 · 41-45, M
@MarkPaul
Yes, he certainly thinks that the world is his oyster because he has the ability to do anything he wants as US President. Trump is wearing the power of his office like Tony Stark donning his Iron Man suit.
In Pedophile Cry-Baby-trump's delirium he is no longer happy enough to drive the USA into the ground, now he wants to claim the entire world. Apparently, only his dementia will stop him.
Yes, he certainly thinks that the world is his oyster because he has the ability to do anything he wants as US President. Trump is wearing the power of his office like Tony Stark donning his Iron Man suit.
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DogMan · 61-69, M
@lpthehermit Don't forget the 80's when mortgage loans were over 10% And the early 70's when we waited in gas lines. But we are told that THIS little crisis will end the world. 🤣
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