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Are you happy with the economy

tacomancer said:
An economy could always be better. I am annoyed that the cost of food is going up lately, but we also have global shortages for certain things.
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In California <bp spits on the floor>, I recently got 36 eggs for $3.99, two 18 packs for the BOGO, so I'm going to eat a lot of egg salad thanks to the Biden-induced egg panic.

Biden is a real pain.

MAGA.
 
BitterPill said:
In California <bp spits on the floor>, I recently got 36 eggs for $3.99, two 18 packs for the BOGO, so I'm going to eat a lot of egg salad thanks to the Biden-induced egg panic.

Biden is a real pain.

MAGA.
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The eggs I bought yesterday were $6, but I went to a higher end grocery store for other items that I can't get at the regular grocery store (such as the really good aged cheddar I like to have occasionally). Also these eggs are cage and antibiotic free (at least the chickens were). On top of that, the regular store had the person break my eggs by putting them on top of a pile of other groceries instead of directly on my porch on the last delivery.

The wasn't the source of my comment though, its stuff like low carb tortillas, hummus, oatmeal, and other grain based items going up by over the last year is mainly where I am seeing increases. I am annoyed by it, but honestly, I am aware of the shortages due to unnecessary wars and what not as well.

I am blessed to even be in this situation where I can merely be annoyed though (as I type this comment in a 250sqft room that I call my hobby room on an unnecessarily expensive bespoke laptop from a small Tiawanese company). I was homeless at one point.
 
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tacomancer said:
The eggs I bought yesterday were $6, but I went to a higher end grocery store for other items that I can't get at the regular grocery store (such as the really good aged cheddar I like to have occasionally). Also these eggs are cage and antibiotic free (at least the chickens were). On top of that, my grocery delivery from the regular store had the delivery person break my eggs by putting them on top of a pile of other groceries instead of directly on my porch.

The wasn't the source of my comment though, its stuff like low carb tortillas, hummus, oatmeal, and other grain based items going up by over the last year is mainly where I am seeing increases. I am annoyed by it, but honestly, I am aware of the shortages due to unnecessary wars and what not as well.

I am blessed to even be in this situation where I can merely be annoyed though. I was homeless at one point.
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Fair enough.

I am barely annoyed, but where I buy eggs there is a brand whose yokes are so deep-yellow and so expensive I know they are good, and they are very, very good, but they cost more than even yours, $6.99 last I checked, so at the very least the Biden-induced egg-mania caused me to buy the cheaper, less satisfying though more quantitative eggs out of hysteria which, in the end, lessens my personal joie-de-vivre thanks to Joe's egg-meddling and is an aspect of me being moderately unhappy or possibly even less so.

MAGA.
 
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Am I happy with the economy? Hell no! And I live in Canada. Ask Brits about the economy. They will say Hell no.
Ask the Aussies, same thing.

I wasn't happy with the economy in the 1980s either or in 2008 either. I won't be happy with the economy again at some time in the future.

Now I have answered THIS question, just out of curiosity, is there a reason for asking this question?
 
1.1% GDP growth is tipping into recession / stagflation territory, from what I understand, so, no, I'm not happy with the US economy.

I'd rather have 2% - 3% GDP growth each quarter, which I would consider a healthy US economy.
 
eohrnberger said:
1.1% GDP growth is tipping into recession / stagflation territory, from what I understand, so, no, I'm not happy with the US economy.

I'd rather have 2% - 3% GDP growth each quarter, which I would consider a healthy US economy.
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I'd rather have a Mercedes Benz and $1 million dollars.
 
We're in an economic death spiral, being sucked into a blackhole of debt.

Other than that things a great!
 
I'm happy enough with the economy assuming a sift landing. Inflation not so much. They are not the same thing.
 
BitterPill said:
In California <bp spits on the floor>, I recently got 36 eggs for $3.99, two 18 packs for the BOGO, so I'm going to eat a lot of egg salad thanks to the Biden-induced egg panic.

Biden is a real pain.

MAGA.
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Listening to you guys on the right, biden is responsible for the production of eggs, oil, inflation, sky high corporate profits, low unemployment...oops, don't know how that got in there?
 
BitterPill said:
In California <bp spits on the floor>, I recently got 36 eggs for $3.99, two 18 packs for the BOGO, so I'm going to eat a lot of egg salad thanks to the Biden-induced egg panic.

Biden is a real pain.

MAGA.
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Were the eggs out of code?
Have you eaten in a restaurant lately?
 
Queen Margo said:
Were the eggs out of code?
Have you eaten in a restaurant lately?
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Code means nothing. One only needs to crack an egg and see its contents to know if it is fresh, but I haven't yet done so with the 36 I recently bought thanks to Biden and his induced egg-panic. I only hope Biden fails and some eggs are rotten.

And I did eat at a Denny's the day before yesterday but had a Super Bird with jalapeños and fries. The cost was $30, outrageous!, with coffee, tip, and a side of bacon for Wally the Dog, AKA Sir Walter, who was waiting patiently in my Trump-festooned truck.

MAGA.
 
BitterPill said:
Code means nothing. One only needs to crack an egg and see its contents to know if it is fresh, but I haven't yet done so with the 36 I recently bought thanks to Biden and his induced egg-panic. I only hope Biden fails and some eggs are rotten.

And I did eat at a Denny's the day before yesterday but had a Super Bird with jalapeños and fries. The cost was $30, outrageous!, with coffee, tip, and a side of bacon for Wally the Dog, AKA Sir Walter, who was waiting patiently in my Trump-festooned truck.

MAGA.
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Let us know what the tab is at the bar in San Diego on Friday?
 
Queen Margo said:
Let us know what the tab is at the bar in San Diego on Friday?
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I will, definitely, and I imagine there will be pictures of the attendees.

Is there any chance you can attend?

That would be ideal!

I genuinely mean that.
 
BitterPill said:
I will, definitely, and I imagine there will be pictures of the attendees.

Is there any chance you can attend?

That would be ideal!

I genuinely mean that.
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If I still lived in the OC, I would come to put a face to the names and hopefully share a good laugh, but, I am in Saint Louis, Misery, lol, so I can't make it. Hope you all have fun!
 
tacomancer said:
An economy could always be better. I am annoyed that the cost of food is going up lately, but we also have global shortages for certain things.
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The GOP secret weapon. “It could be better”
 
eohrnberger said:
1.1% GDP growth is tipping into recession / stagflation territory, from what I understand, so, no, I'm not happy with the US economy.

I'd rather have 2% - 3% GDP growth each quarter, which I would consider a healthy US economy.
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An 8-12% annual growth of GDP is a boom economy, likely experiencing inflationary pressures and rushing toward the next stage in the business cycle. Peak and then downturn.
 
mrjurrs said:
An 8-12% annual growth of GDP is a boom economy, likely experiencing inflationary pressures and rushing toward the next stage in the business cycle. Peak and then downturn.
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Rather than peak and then downturn, I'd prefer steady, consistent growth.
 
Callen said:
I'm happy enough with the economy assuming a sift landing. Inflation not so much. They are not the same thing.
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They are intertwined. Yesterday I went by the butter aisle. The cheap store brand butter was $6.50. I walked past the butter without buying it because of the price. Today the stock market was doing well after a down day yesterday. then late in the afternoon the Fed announce a raise in the interest rate to 5%, causing the market to tank. I used to go out to eat once or twice a week. I have not eaten at a restaurant for 9 months. I am sure this is so for many people. Inflation destroys businesses and the attempt to stem inflation by raising interest rates also destroys businesses.

So the answer to the OP is: I hate the economy right now.
 
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