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Inflation incoming


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2021 Apr 14, 6:13am   21,171 views  262 comments

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Who would have thought. With all the people collecting "free money" and non-stop printing.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/blog/2021/04/12/pandemic-prices-assessing-inflation-in-the-months-and-years-ahead/

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114   HeadSet   2021 Oct 26, 10:47am  

Bitcoin says
HeadSet says
prices for generic food items like Walmart's Great Value brand have doubled.


So then brand items have double too or are Walmarts Great Value brands more expensive than the prime goods now?


For example, before the recent inflation:
Great Value bread - 60 cents per loaf, brand name about $2.40
Great Value gallon spring water - also 60 cents a jug, brand name $1.40
Great Value bag of chips - 89 cents, brand name about $2.49

The brand names had price increases as well, so even with Great Value doubling, the brand names are still more expensive.

Other Great Value products, such a eggs, cheese, and lunchmeats, had substantial increases even though not doubling in price. Still cheaper than name brands, but not the bargains they used to be,
119   Blue   2021 Nov 7, 9:53am  

Patrick says
https://notthebee.com/article/let-this-retail-worker-give-you-a-visual-of-what-bidens-inflation-looks-like

It sounds like the commie hole that I came from prices change few times a day.
121   Blue   2021 Nov 8, 7:47pm  

FuckCCP89 says
WHAT PART OF TRANSITIONARY YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND?!!!!

Its like flattening the covid curve in 15 days!
122   Bitcoin   2021 Nov 9, 5:58am  

For asset holders, inflation is a gift.....

House prices up
Stocks up (especially my tech stocks)
And CRYPTO! Bitcoin at 68k!

Do I really care about $5 per gallon if I make a million in profit on the other side (investments)?

The crypto market has grown to a 3 Trillion dollar market cap......and retail investors are not even flooding in yet.....
123   Patrick   2021 Nov 9, 6:25am  

True, my stocks seem to have nicely compensated for inflation, while my cash lost.
124   HeadSet   2021 Nov 9, 7:28am  

Patrick says
True, my stocks seem to have nicely compensated for inflation, while my cash lost.

Paper stock gains verses real cash purchase power losses?
125   HeadSet   2021 Nov 9, 7:32am  

Bitcoin says
House prices up

Yep, so now you get higher property taxes (except those under Prop 13) and higher insurance cost for the same house. Also, if you "cash out" in a sale, you will pay higher real estate fees on the sold house and your next house, in addition to the higher cost of the next house.
126   FortWayneAsNancyPelosiHaircut   2021 Nov 9, 7:34am  

Bitcoin says
For asset holders, inflation is a gift.....

House prices up
Stocks up (especially my tech stocks)
And CRYPTO! Bitcoin at 68k!


not if it leads to widespread poverty and revolution...
127   Bitcoin   2021 Nov 9, 3:45pm  

FortWayneAsNancyPelosiHaircut says
Bitcoin says
For asset holders, inflation is a gift.....

House prices up
Stocks up (especially my tech stocks)
And CRYPTO! Bitcoin at 68k!


not if it leads to widespread poverty and revolution...


you can say that about everything. What you would need to explain is HOW mild inflation is supposed to lead to widespread poverty.

Otherwise, it doesnt mean much. If I say, its a good thing that we are getting some rain in sunny California.
You can reply and say, Not if it leads to widespread poverty and revolution.
128   mell   2021 Nov 9, 3:51pm  

Bitcoin says
FortWayneAsNancyPelosiHaircut says
Bitcoin says
For asset holders, inflation is a gift.....

House prices up
Stocks up (especially my tech stocks)
And CRYPTO! Bitcoin at 68k!


not if it leads to widespread poverty and revolution...


you can say that about everything. What you would need to explain is HOW mild inflation is supposed to lead to widespread poverty.

Otherwise, it doesnt mean much. If I say, its a good thing that we are getting some rain in sunny California.
You can reply and say, Not if it leads to widespread poverty and revolution.


The majority of people don't have the zero fucks given cash they can invest into a house or crypto or stocks, they mostly depend on paycheck increases. A sizable portion of lower and lower middle class becomes impoverished from inflation. And those in the upper middle and upper class who bet on the wrong horses. If you can't safely save money at a good enough rate to outpace inflation you're at the whim of speculation/investing or of your employer and savings account
129   Bitcoin   2021 Nov 9, 3:51pm  

HeadSet says
Bitcoin says
House prices up

Yep, so now you get higher property taxes (except those under Prop 13) and higher insurance cost for the same house. Also, if you "cash out" in a sale, you will pay higher real estate fees on the sold house and your next house, in addition to the higher cost of the next house.


yes, i am in CA and under prop13. so property taxes are capped.
I also have no interest in selling RE. Only holding and renting out.

Inflation is good for me as a homeowner. I dont like to pay off the house because a lender is lending me money at 2.75% for 30y. Instead of paying back the loan at once, i invest my cash at much higher returns. In the meantime, inflation is eating away the value of my debt. My debt is fixed and becomes less "valuable" while income rises.

We are in a prime situation......terrible for poor people. But best conditions for people with assets and cash to invest. This is the time to make a killing and set yourself up for early retirement and generational wealth.
131   Bitcoin   2021 Nov 9, 8:57pm  

mell says
If you can't safely save money at a good enough rate to outpace inflation you're at the whim of speculation/investing or of your employer and savings account


Totally, the poor are fucked. Middle class has to invest in stocks, crypto and RE. no other way to stay ahead.
132   Patrick   2021 Nov 9, 10:16pm  

HeadSet says
Patrick says
True, my stocks seem to have nicely compensated for inflation, while my cash lost.

Paper stock gains verses real cash purchase power losses?


Yes.
135   Patrick   2021 Nov 12, 2:29pm  

https://notthebee.com/article/president-biden-did-you-ever-think-youd-be-paying-this-much-for-a-gallon-of-gas


I didn't make it up. He really said that. And he said it on the day U.S. inflation came in at a 31-year-high.

Now THERE is a sound byte for the ages.
137   Misc   2021 Nov 12, 11:58pm  

Food prices going up...just increase the amount of food stamps some more.
138   FuckTheMainstreamMedia   2021 Nov 13, 12:37am  

Bitcoin says
mell says
If you can't safely save money at a good enough rate to outpace inflation you're at the whim of speculation/investing or of your employer and savings account


Totally, the poor are fucked. Middle class has to invest in stocks, crypto and RE. no other way to stay ahead.


You must live in some sort of bizarro alternate world.

It’s the average Joe that would be fucked. And your premise earlier that everyone’s underwater is not correct either. 2018 and 2019 financially were some of the best years in a couple decades for the average dude. It’s why wages were record setting. Of course Covid and a likely rigged election messed that up.

But anyway, yeah inflation now. Air flight are still underpopulated so not a good measure. Otoh US measured inflation is, as is noticeable price increases at the grocery store including with entirely domestic items like dairy and fresh meat. You’d be blind not to notice.

Good luck getting the unwashed masses to invest like you state. Better would be a federal government t hat raised interest rates substantially and quit printing money left and right.
139   clambo   2021 Nov 13, 6:32am  

Inflation is not a “gift” for investors, but investing provides some protection against it, unlike cash in the bank.
140   HeadSet   2021 Nov 13, 8:36am  

clambo says
Inflation is not a “gift” for investors

Correct. Inflation is a gift for irresponsible debtors.
141   AmericanKulak   2021 Nov 13, 9:29am  

HeadSet says
Correct. Inflation is a gift for irresponsible debtors.


Debtors, irresponsible or not.

Banks had over a decade of ZIRP. It's time to give to the debtors now.

6% inflation + 3.5% fixed rate = awesome for homebuyers (assuming they get some COLA)

Savers can finally get a decent CD or be in the stock market.
142   HeadSet   2021 Nov 13, 12:34pm  

CaptainHorsePaste says
Savers can finally get a decent CD or be in the stock market.

I see the inflation everywhere, but I have not see decent CD rates.
143   HeadSet   2021 Nov 13, 12:36pm  

CaptainHorsePaste says
Debtors, irresponsible or not.

More the irresponsible debtors. People who borrowed to invest in business see their daily costs for that business increase. People who overextended to buy consumer goods just see their folly rewarded a bit.
144   AmericanKulak   2021 Nov 13, 6:16pm  

HeadSet says
I see the inflation everywhere, but I have not see decent CD rates.


ZIRP will end and the CDs will have to offer above inflation to be worth a damn.

When the free bankster money stops.
145   Patrick   2021 Nov 13, 6:24pm  

HeadSet says
clambo says
Inflation is not a “gift” for investors

Correct. Inflation is a gift for irresponsible debtors.


Wage inflation is a gift for irresponsible debtors.

But do we have as much wage inflation as cost of living inflation?
146   HeadSet   2021 Nov 13, 6:42pm  

Patrick says
Wage inflation is a gift for irresponsible debtors.

True economic inflation includes both wages and prices. And yes, I would say the wage part is inflating. Around here, Job that were minimum wage are going begging at $15-$20 an hour. Government checks like Social Security will get a 5% increase this January.
147   Patrick   2021 Nov 15, 7:55pm  

Added comic to original post.
148   Maga_Chaos_Monkey   2021 Nov 15, 8:03pm  

good one.
149   Hircus   2021 Nov 15, 10:35pm  




They seem to be taking this stance that the bill will help fight inflation. I think it will make it worse, at least in the short term, due to more spending. Infrastructure like new ports and roads will take years to build, and thus so will their contributions to supply chain efficiency that could give some inflation relief.

Either:
- They expect inflation to be short lived, which would allow them to falsely take credit for "fixing it" with their bill.
- They expect inflation to be long lived, and are positioning their rhetoric and actions accordingly, easing us into the new era of high inflation, making the poor more dependant on them, while enriching their rich asset-flush donors masters.

So far I've been more in the camp that the inflation will be short lived, but my left eyebrow is starting to rise. Our national debt is high, and I've heard many say that inflating the debt away is our only realistic option given that americans have zero appetite for austerity. I wouldn't be too surprised if we enter a period of engineered high inflation. Seeing our gas prices surge, while also seeing Xoe approve russian pipelines while stopping our pipeline projects and halting drilling smells bad.

Also, I was just at the grocery store. Beef and Bacon prices seemed about 30-40% higher than 2-3 weeks ago, although many other prices were about the same or less dramatic increases. Might be targeted supply restrictions on farting cows, so bill gates can sell us eco-safe boca burgers grown on his farmland holdings (staffed with all his newly hired illegals, supplied to him by the dems)? lol
151   Blue   2021 Nov 17, 1:00pm  

That means he is throwing gas on fire to control fire. There’s no credible reason to believe inflation will be controlled by firing people and intensify production and supply problems for his dangerous injections as a big pharma representative. All responsible savers get f* both by irresponsible spenders and gov.
153   Blue   2021 Nov 20, 12:51am  

"experts" are always wrong.

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