How quickly will Trump lower Prices

[Texas Contrarian]

Remain cheerful, Blackman!

Progressives managed to ratchet up federal government spending very impressively indeed over the last three years, handing the Trump team a very hot potato -- with a trend structural deficit/GDP ratio close to 7%.

What if Republicans mismanage the situation in almost as reckless and irresponsible a fashion as Democrats did in 2021-22? (If history is any guide, that's a real possibility!)

Or what if the "bond vigilantes" Yardeni first spoke of way back in the 1980s return from their long sabbatical, precipitating a housing industry fiasco? In that event, it might be pretty difficult for Republicans to hold the house or for J.D. to win the presidency in '28.

That's the beauty of the American system! If one team fucks up and gets fired by the voters, it gets to plan the comeback soon enough. How many times has the political pendulum swung over the last three four decades?

The Blue Team better find a less disastrous candidate, though. Perhaps a Bay Area uber-progressive who's expressed the desire to ban fracking, jettison any semblance of border security, spend money in trillion-dollar chunks on almost every element of an AOC/Bernie-style wish list, and even use public funds to finance sex-change surgery for condemned prisoners just isn't the wisest choice.

So, Democrats would do well to encourage people like California's "Governor Brylcreem" to stay out of the limelight!

[Tiny]

Originally Posted by Texas Contrarian

So, Democrats would do well to encourage people like California's "Governor Brylcreem" to stay out of the limelight!

Lol!

Anyone here (except Lusty Lad) who may think's he's smart enough to go head to head with Texas Contrarian should remember this post. Can you spell Brylcreem?

I sure couldn't, not without looking it up.

[lustylad]

Brylcreem?

"A little dab'll do ya!"

[Tiny]

Well, we need to get back on topic or there will be hell to pay. According to Amazon price checker, the price of a tube of Brylcreem hasn’t moved since before COVID. Maybe that’s why the 20% price inflation during Biden’s term blew right by Gavin Newsom. As Governor of California, he probably doesn’t have to buy his own food or gasoline. But he damn sure has to buy a lot of Brylcreem!

And if Trump were by some miracle to bring the price of food way down, it would blow right by Newsom. He’d never know it.

[lustylad]

Originally Posted by Tiny

And if Trump were by some miracle to bring the price of food way down, it would blow right by Newsom. He’d never know it.

In other words... you don't think it would mean lower menu prices at the French Laundry?

That's price gouging! Someone should tell Kamala!

[adav8s28]

Originally Posted by Lucas McCain

There is no real plan. All I know is tariffs and deporting illegals out of here working shit jobs that nobody wants is hardly a great plan to reduce prices. Yeah, Americans will do those jobs, but the labor expense line item in a company's P&L statement is sure the fuck going to look a lot different. So that added cost will be mostly passed along to the consumer just like the tariffs.

If I ever go back to Burger King, it's going to be weird paying $22 for a Whopper with cheese, fries and a drink. Haha

I had lunch at a McDonald's in North Dallas yesterday, a regular hamburger only cost a $1.39. With fries a medium size drink and one cookie, the total came to $7.26. Right now McDonald's is still affordable.

For gasoline, 93% Octane is down to $3.06 a gallon. We will find out if Trump's "drill baby drill" theme will get the price under $3.00.

[farmstud60]

The delayed effects of the 9% inflation from a couple years ago still hit people this year with dramatic increases in Car Insurance and Health Insurance roughly 25% to 35% for many.