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Re: There's something happening to the American economy

Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:11 am
by Jingles
Thriftway was living up to their nickname Theftway

Re: There's something happening to the American economy

Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 5:51 am
by mister_coffee
I knew Thriftway was in trouble when cucumbers were cheaper at the Mazama Store...

Re: There's something happening to the American economy

Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 4:04 am
by Rideback
Yes, been to Thriftway, I only shop sale items and there's more of them now as they are trying to 'sale' their way out of their gouging. They are perfect example of how inflation was more of a corporate abuse than we've seen in the past.

Re: There's something happening to the American economy

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:35 pm
by pasayten
Hmmm... It's a mixed bag...

Minimal...
https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/ ... Prices.pdf

Yes... Down due to end of bird flu...
https://beta.bls.gov/dataViewer/view/ti ... 2958C036A2

Minimal...
https://gasprices.aaa.com/?state=WA

https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ ... -findings/

Been to the Winthrop Thriftway recently???

Re: There's something happening to the American economy

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:15 pm
by Rideback
Read the piece. Inflation has been brought under control, price gouging distributors and retailers have been caught by the Biden admin, egg prices are down again (after the bird flu killed thousands and drove up the prices) gas prices are down again, real estate is dropping, car prices are dropping. Read the piece. There's info on how Biden is implementing policies that benefit the middle class not Wall Street. Read the piece.

Re: There's something happening to the American economy

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 7:57 pm
by pasayten
The inflation sucks, but the stock market is going well... S&P 500 at all time highs... Employment ooportunities are good... It's all a matter of the definition of "economy".
Seems like the lower-middle income folks are being left behind. :-(

Re: There's something happening to the American economy

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 7:02 pm
by Jingles
And this is why bread is over $3.00 per loaf, for the cheap stuff, eggs over $7.00, milk over $4.50 per gal, and we won't even discuss cars and trucks, the price of gas or prescription drugs. Yea the economy is doing so good under Biden.

There's something happening to the American economy

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:48 pm
by Rideback