the "Headline That Caught My Attention or the WTF" thread

[longcast]

Because a certain economic agenda is so so good

Americans continue to ransack their retirement savings, survey finds

The number of participants taking hardship withdrawals from their 401(k) was up 13% in the third quarter versus the second quarter, according to a new survey from Bank of America.

finance.yahoo.com

Yeah. All good.

 

[wader]

Yeah. All good.

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shopping in the wrong place - I still get for about $5 for the same amount..........

 

[Roccus7]

Yeah. All good.

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shopping in the wrong place - I still get for about $5 for the same amount..........

Wader's right. You really need to pick a better example for your case. How about $14 a lb and it's very good stuff, especially when I find some nice, wood oven baked bagels?!!

 

[longcast]

Just what I see. Not what I buy. Haven’t had it in the house in quite a bit.

 

[longcast]

Wader's right. You really need to pick a better example for your case. How about $14 a lb and it's very good stuff, especially when I find some nice, wood oven baked bagels?!!


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Honestly I could close my eyes and anything I grab is priced 10 - 40 % more over a relatively short time period.

 

[wader]

Honestly I could close my eyes and anything I grab is priced 10 - 40 % more over a relatively short time period.

I don't know - Bacon is back to $5 or less per package (Hormel). I've seen it at like $3.98 when on sale. I'm noting some prices dropping. But then again I do all of my own shopping - so's I kinda notice the pricing.

 

[longcast]

I do the shopping in our household.

 

[Rick67]

I do the shopping in our household.

I just look at the $400 dollar receipt from BJ’s vs the $250 a couple years ago to make reference (for a not full cart). I don’t buy chips and stuff but a big bargain is 2 for $9 for Doritos or chips which is half full ?. How bout that shrinkage of counts, containers, volume in general while price increased smh?

 

[Roccus7]

I just look at the $400 dollar receipt from BJ’s vs the $250 a couple years ago to make reference (for a not full cart). I don’t buy chips and stuff but a big bargain is 2 for $9 for Doritos or chips which is half full ?. How bout that shrinkage of counts, containers, volume in general while price increased smh?

No argument there, @longcast just picked a horrible "Poster Child" for his inflation case, something that few of us, including him by his own admission, often found in our shopping cart.

Since bagels and lox, or lox omelets, are often on the menu at home, it stood out as glaring case of overstatement, especially since the local smoke house's 4 oz packages of lox have been sitting at $9.49 since PC (Pre-COVID) days. Granted it's probably one of the few food items that can make that claim. Needless to say, I've never made that purchase, and continue to wince at the inflation/shrinkflation exhibited by many day to day necessities...

 

[longcast]

"Horrible" pick by your account? The pricing I showed you is NOT YOUR local smoke house. That package less than 3 years ago was $20 per pound. The same store I have shopped in for close to 30 years. I mentioned it because it stood out as far more of an increase over the other inflated costs.

Inflation case? By your own admittance, inflation is a major problem.

 

[Roccus7]

That package less than 3 years ago was $20 per pound. The same store I have shopped in for close to 30 years. I mentioned it because it stood out as far more of an increase over the other inflated costs.

If you provided these data in your original post it would have been far more compelling...

 

[Rick67]

Boy a lot changed since “We Just Want To Get Married”

 

[longcast]

San Francisco using fencing, barriers to secure APEC summit where Xi, Biden will meet

San Francisco officials have erected fenced barricades by the APEC summit and have cleared nearby homeless encampments ahead of President Biden's meeting with China's Xi Jinping.

www.foxnews.com

The account End Wokeness, which has garnered 1.8 million followers on X, shared video of the black fence barricades lining the streets of downtown San Francisco.

"San Francisco’s homeless population was entirely cleared out for Xi Jinping," the account wrote. "The government can easily fix our cities overnight. It just doesn’t want to."

"U.S. taxpayers' money is being used to protect the ‘safety’ of a communist dictator, suppressing the voices of the public living in America," X user Inconvenient Truths by Jennifer Zeng, who shares information and insights about China and the Chinese Communist Party, wrote to her 244,300 followers.

 

[Rick67]

San Francisco using fencing, barriers to secure APEC summit where Xi, Biden will meet

San Francisco officials have erected fenced barricades by the APEC summit and have cleared nearby homeless encampments ahead of President Biden's meeting with China's Xi Jinping.

www.foxnews.com

The account End Wokeness, which has garnered 1.8 million followers on X, shared video of the black fence barricades lining the streets of downtown San Francisco.

"San Francisco’s homeless population was entirely cleared out for Xi Jinping," the account wrote. "The government can easily fix our cities overnight. It just doesn’t want to."

"U.S. taxpayers' money is being used to protect the ‘safety’ of a communist dictator, suppressing the voices of the public living in America," X user Inconvenient Truths by Jennifer Zeng, who shares information and insights about China and the Chinese Communist Party, wrote to her 244,300 followers.

 

[longcast]

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Absolutely sick people running the show. Wow.

 

[longcast]

Inflation may be easing but consumer prices remain high

The latest CPI data is expected to show that prices are continuing to ease but remain higher than they were pre-pandemic and still above the Federal Reserve's 2% target level.

www.foxbusiness.com

"The challenge with inflation is it's cumulative. So, if inflation goes up 8% one year, 10% the next year, and the rate of inflation growth slows down to 3%, big deal. But the price of a home is 30% higher than it was in 2020. The price of eggs is almost double what it was in 2020, and prices don't come down," Mitch Roschelle, Madison Ventures Plus managing director, told FOX Business.

A 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.84% in November 2020. Last week, rates were 7.5%, according to Freddie Mac. Rates will likely stay elevated for longer or potentially move even higher as the Federal Reserve mulls another rate hike.

 

[Rick67]

Las Vegas Teen, 17, Reportedly Killed After 15 People Attacked Him Outside of High School

A teenager in Las Vegas was reportedly attacked outside of his high school by 15 other people. According to his father, the beating came after he tried to defend a smaller friend.

people.com

Why is their no mention of race?

 

[longcast]

 

[Old Mud]

Absolutely sick people running the show. Wow.

That is one major problem, The top guys never get to walk amongst the Majority masses. That is because the lesser people polish everything by the book. Hide what you think may offend the top. Makes everyone feel all warm and fuzzy !!.

 

[dsedy]

I don't know - Bacon is back to $5 or less per package (Hormel). I've seen it at like $3.98 when on sale. I'm noting some prices dropping. But then again I do all of my own shopping - so's I kinda notice the pricing.

who the f buys hormel??