Inflation check: Gas, cars, truck prices rising

They can take their wuddle charts and rosy, pie in the sky "projections" and SHOVE 'EM!!! I KNOW what I buy on a regular basis and with the exception of gas EVERYTHING around HERE has nickeled and dimed up close to a dollar more in the last month and a half! Sorry Dems, you can't sell me it's a passing shower when my heads being pissed on daily.

 

Here in the Denver--Colo. Springs corridor it's normal now to pay $4.00 for a gallon of 87-octane gasoline.

Locally-roasted, decent coffee? You're looking at $16.00/pound/! (Not talking about the urine-class stuff that comes out of a "single-serve k-cup" machine)

 

Here 87 octane still hovers just below $3- except at the big name stations located off the interstate ramps (big surprise, huh?)

 

2.87 here, average about a dime more.

 

This is an economic reality that was created by Democrats. The single most costly program they put in place was the stranglehold on petroleum production they reinstituted. How anyone with a functioning brain can't see how the economy rides oil production/prices is beyond my understanding. I don't need six peer reviewed articles to show me that, I'm old and I've seen it more than once.

 

I'm an old guy, too, and I agree with you. Meanwhile, Russia is making money hand-over-fist with energy sales -- and the money will really come pouring in when they turn on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline with Germany in a couple more months....

Geriatric Joe (another old guy who SHOULD have known better) kicked the energy industry in the guts when he walked into the White House, and now the repercussions are felt throughout the entire economy. We went from being an energy EXPORTER to being a beggar, hoping that our 'friends' in the Middle East will take pity on us and increase their oil exports to us. What a pathetic, ruinous crap-pile this is!

Yes, Putin is smart... . But far more important now is that fact that WE are so STOOPID....

 

This isn't an unintended consequence, this is a planned result. America's working class living conditions needs to be in line with those of the working class in Europe for globalization to happen and that is where our leaders are leading us.

 

I've read serious analyses of history which suggest pointedly that it was the economic 'agreements' between the victorious allies from 1944 through 1947 that determined the future of the 'Western' world for a hundred years to come! An in-depth examination of the Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944, and the subsequent rise of central banks, like "the Fed", the ECB, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, et al, was a real eye-opener... and I'm not talking about the 'tin-foil-hat' conspiracy stuff, either....

It went very well for all of us in the post-war period, and was very beneficial until about 1969. Then in 1971, everything started going straight to hell... and, with few interruptions, it's all been going from bad to worse for Middle-Class Americans ever since. This next monster economic 'correction' we'll be seeing in about two years is going to be the beginning-of-the-end for our post-war American projection of power -- more or less exactly as planned.

The only possible problem for the internationalist-socialists in 'the West' may well be that of the Russian-Chinese military and economic alliance. The governments of those countries tell their central banks 'how it's going to be' -- not the other way around!

 

The used trucks and cars around her have been moderating and are back down to decent prices...I got a 25% raise this year and gas is below $2.70 in some spots. It's really not that bad sine I don't fly planes, stay in hotels or rent autos. The food I grow cost no more this year than any other year which is close to zero, and weed at the dispensary has been coming down in price also. What a country.

 

That "Tinfoil Hat" brand covers a lot of behind the scenes activity. There really are conspiracies and it is possible to keep long range goals secret. If I were cynical I would think we just recently saw distractions tossed out there to attempt to redirect attention from uncomfortable points. Of course I'm not.............cynical.

 

It may be beyond your comprehension because you base your conclusions on hear-say, not facts. There is no stranglehold on production, and the US producers actually benefit from higher prices. The graph below shows the production is recovering after it fell off the cliff last year.

Heck, we are creating jobs at 3 times faster rate than Reagan did.

Now that actually IS tinfoil hattery. Which European country are we supposed to be at same level with? Switzerland? I wouldn't mind, because their GDP per capita is about 30% higher than us. Luxemburg? Its double compared to us. Ireland? About 30% higher. Norway? Quite a bit higher. And then you have many other countries, which are lower than us, and the ones in East Europe are way lower. See, Europe is not a nation, but many countries with very big differences in living conditions, which is why your statement does not pass the common sense test.

 

Why are all these rigs stacked? They were making hole before Biden.

 

If it makes you feel better thinking all rigs are stacked, then so be it. I showed you the facts, but you'd rather believe something else.

SHORT-TERM ENERGY OUTLOOK
https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/r...e expect production to be,million b/d in 2021.

• EIA’s most recent monthly data show U.S. crude oil production was 11.2 million b/d in May. We expect production to be relatively flat through October before it starts rising in November and December and throughout 2022. Forecast U.S. crude oil production for 2022 averages 11.8 million b/d, up from 11.1 million b/d in 2021.

 

I see. So then it is just rain?

 

Rain? I have no idea what the "it" is, but the facts are what they are. Production is increasing, not decreasing. But as I said, - you are not required to believe it.

 

That's nice of you.

 

Will things get worse before they get better:

 

I paid $2.70 in Neosho, Mo

 

I hear wages are going up. I'm thinking of increasing my rates.

So much for rising prices.

 

Maybe you guys could stop typing long enough to go help unload cargo vessels stacked up off the coast?

 

I raised my prices why not?

 

supply is down because of covid, so yes, prices will rise

greedy corps will never lower them though, so we need to raise wages, time to raise the min wage

republicans promised us the mega tax cuts for the corps would be passed on to us... never happened

 

Yes. Looking for outboard engines? The wait time is up to 6 months, or more.

 

used market is ready to see increased inventory and see price drops as Covid buyers either find that they are not boaters or the cost of payments/storage/insurance are a big strain given the inflation rates we now see with full Democrat control.

The housing market is already seeing homes on the market and price reductions, boats and rvs are happening as well with price reductions