Originally Posted by Rob.Singer View Post
Originally Posted by kewlJ View Post
Mickey you shared that you are on the welfare program know as social security, so I have a question for you. I am kidding mickey, everyone on all forums understand you earned and are entitled to your social security. Well everyone except one person I guess.

So here is my serious question. The SS cola was over 9% last year and 5.9 the year before if I am not mistaken. That is 15% over 2 years. Of course that kind of cola means there is run-away inflation. I know from my late partner's social security that you never really catch up. The increases are always running behind as well as come 6 months behind the inflation numbers.

So the last couple days I have seen 2 different economic numbers saying inflation is down. (I guess that is from the same month a year ago) And I see projections that next years SS cola will be 2, maybe 2.2%. The cola is officially determined by the July, August, Sept numbers, so it is just projection at this point. But really how the fuck can they be saying inflation is easing. I place the grocery order for 3 adults in our house, one large order and usually a second smaller order each month, as well as picking up a few things here and there, and I know food prices continue to rise.

I don't get this idea and numbers saying inflation is easing. Please don't give me the spiel that Joe Biden is to blame. Whichever side is in power fudges the economic numbers released monthly, and often they go back the next month and totally adjust the numbers from the month before.

Anybody that is a consumer, knows inflation is not down right now. I don't get it.
I do all the grocery shopping for us so I'll give you the truth about inflation with groceries.

First--and this is no surprise--you lied about this year's COLA increase for SS. It's UNDER 9%, not over. Who told you that--the black security guard?

And the reason why the liberal media likes to say "inflation has been going down for months" is because back when Biden caused it to reach record high numbers, it had only one way to go: down. But it remains high, which is why your groceries cost more. It really doesn't mean squat to us because we can get whatever we want anyway, and my wife graduated from Culinary Arts school during the 90's as a filler while I was always away. IE, she cooks A LOT and loves to do it, and of course I love every bit of it.

I'm actually a big fan of high gas prices due to Biden's ineptness on US energy. $20/gal would be fine with me. It keeps the punks from driving around at night as much, so we don't have to listen to their cheapo rice burners with loudass mufflers. So keep failing Joe!
It (Biden's ultra high inflation) also took down some banks like First Republic Bank,Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. This is because the Fed raised interest rates in order to try and control inflation and this, in turn, led all the low interest rate bonds these banks owned to become worthless. It wouldn't surprise me if other banks go down who are also holding large amounts of toxic paper. The thing is, the evil fuck Bill Clinton repealed the Glass-Steagall Act, allowing banks to once again use their customer bank deposits for investment purposes such as the purchase of U.S. treasuries.

On a different note, having a condotel as a primary residence is quite convenient, but they seem to only be available in places with shit weather. For example Myrtle Beach has a lot of inexpensive ones, but there are no casinos there and the weather is ultra-muggy for 4 months of the year. Vegas and Florida have them, with plenty of casinos nearby in each market, but you have to deal with shit weather a lot of the year. I wish Reno would get some. The ones at GSR cannot be purchased as a primary residence - only for one month of the year. I thought about buying 12 of them and then just switching rooms at the end of each month, but that's fucking expensive and if I get kicked out of GSR for vulturing, would they still allow me to go upstairs to my room ? Anyway I was just half jesting with all my condotel comments, but they are really convenient.