They say the Economy is okay. I beg to differ.

@Nimbus
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@Baremine Sounds like you were right straight up person. I am a small businessman
But II see the giant corporations get huge tax breaks and even if negative tax rates.
Record profits for the big grocery companies and the big oil companies. Real estate purchased by giant outfits that crank up the price. Working people and intrapreneurs like us need Freedom to move around

But I also experience poverty as a child all around me growing up in coastal Texas
I happen to be in favor, of helping people get what they need. Especially because big money gets all the breaks, maybe they could cough up some for the struggling.
Consider how much money Bill Gates has spent trying to eradicate malaria that’s pretty cool.
And I have relatives who are only alive because of what they call Obamacare.
We live in a time and there’s enough education information food medicine and other needs more than ever before. I think we can afford to be generous to those who struggle. I do not like the Republican party I do not like the Democrat party I think they’re too Halves of the same wicked coin

@SW-User
I appreciate your thoughts

@SW-User It's not for the rich, they've never been as prosperous. Musk's net worth was only 27 billions in 2020 and it's 251.6 billions right now!

Nobody ever thinks of those poor, discriminated billionaires 🥴

@Thrust Crank!

@MarkPaul

You can yank my crank!

@Thrust Perv...

@2ndtimeguy Fortunately, Kamala Harris plans to implement a bill to combat price gouging.

@2ndtimeguy If things don't change in November, it will just get worse!

@smiler2012
Did you read my reply about this very thing?

@PoetryNEmotion I'm on unemployment. After that I'll use savings and my retirement account.

@Tastyfrzz If you are on the other side of 65, you should be retired, TF. As soon as I pay off my jeep in a few years, I will be more than happy to retire. I have had my brother come down every summer for a few months to help me do repairs and improvements to my home. I won't work a night more than I have to. Good luck to you.

@PoetryNEmotion I'm 63. It felt too early but ya know, there are a lot of folks I've known over the years that never had a chance to retire. Cancer got most of them.

@MethDozer but we have our own timber so tariffs shouldn't effect the price of a house. The housing market was better under Trump.

@Baremine Oh but it does sir. Oh but it does. The major contributor to the high lumber prices these days is draconian tarriffs on Canadian lumber.


The housing market was not better under trump. trust me I been looking under trump and even before. It wasn't really any better. Nor does the President control the housing market. Nice try though.

@Baremine Higher material costs=less building and more expensive construction.

@Ambroseguy80 There are no interviews for anyone older as they don't want to spend the time getting you up to speed on their systems only for you to retire or get sick.

@Reflection2 caused by socialism/communism.

@Baremine well, capitalism is dominating world wide so who to blame?
In my opinion wars are to blame.

Regards

@Reflection2 once the war in Russia is over government spending for weapons production will decrease and there will be massive layoffs all over.

@Bumbles ball washer is what ball washer does

@KingofBones1 if it was truly communist or socialist we'd be taken care of ( allbeit poorly) and treated as equals and work would be assigned. No, unfortunately we live in a capitalist system that borders on imperialism and fascism. With the loss of the free press and religion there is no oversight. The only remaining hope are the unions.

@LadyBronte I totally agree.

@MethDozer exactly. An economy that's forced to work for the community is definitely socialism and communism. Americans swore they killed those in the nineties.