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U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5%

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Post by slaw »

ahahahahah wrote: post #820
slaw wrote: post #551

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Can you find a car which price increased only 10%?

Literally the first car I searched for to answer your question (audi s5) had starting prices: 2020 $51.9k 2021 $52.5k 2022 $55.3k So, yes I can find such a car and it was quite easy. You should reconsider how likely people are to over-estimate the changes in prices compared to a systematic approach to tracking inflation like the BLS performs.

Did you know that MSRP is not the price you pay? The cheapest Audi S5 I can buy now in Seattle is $69,465 with dealer markup.

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Post by slaw »

bluedino wrote: post #700
slaw wrote: post #367

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Where did you get a vehicle only 10% more expensive? New Jeep Cherokee Latitude 4x4 was $21k in January 2021. The cheapest new Cherokee now is $35k. 3 years old is $25k. Seattle,WA.

It's a wee bit more than 10% With a $38,635 starting price, the entry-level Odyssey now costs $4300 more than last year

There were manufactures and dealer rebates before. My coworker bought Odyssey years ago for $6k off MSRP. I am not in the market for a minivan, so I don't know what rebates were year ago.

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randomdata wrote: post #813
NotTameAntelope wrote: post #810

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What is it that you thought? Your comment is unclear. That you, deep down, knew your appeal to emotion would fail? Being from the West, my uneducated, tribalist-driven opinion says that Russia is not justified. But, again, not my area of expertise and not a subject I have much interest in. I do, however, enjoy the subject of language which is why I am participating in this conversation about the use of language. Let'…

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Post by asah »

lettergram wrote: post #463
asah wrote: post #386

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Where do you get this "fact" that Russia won't surrender? More powerful armies have been forced to retreat from unsuccessful invasions.

I dont see any way Ukraine can win. There’s a lot of real information out there (military reports). I’m not going to dive into that and debate it. There are also many channels covering this topic mostly neutral: Here’s one: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KILAY2miQdI Here’s another: https://m.youtube.com/c/AlexanderMercourisReal In short, for Russia to lose would be the end of Russia. They have to be seen as hitting th…

Argumentation via hyperbole. The US lost in Vietnam and Afghanistan, so what.

There's zero indication that nuclear weapons are relevant.

80,000 casualties in 140 days is shocking and unsustainable for Russia.

If western accounts are correct, western military support is increasing the weapons imbalance, leading to greater Russian losses and fewer Ukrainian losses.

Finally, I'll point out that pundits have been calling doom for Ukraine from the start, and have all been wrong. So, the onus is on you at this point to "dive in and debate."

Or don't, and accept your downvotes lol. It's just social media.

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Post by patrick451 »

NotTameAntelope wrote: post #619
lettergram wrote: post #290

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The issue has to do with the harvest coming up. The next harvest will come from fields with less fertilizer and higher fuel prices. We can expect corn prices in the fall jumping significantly. Next year will even be worse, we are using a fuel reserves now and fertilizer will still be an issue (unless peace is made with Russia). I’m expecting a significant increase in the next 2-3 months then again in 15-16 months.

Small semantic issue, but “make peace with Russia” implies they’re not the aggressors. Russia can end this tomorrow, by withdrawing from Ukraine. You probably didn’t mean to imply anything, but it’s a sensitive topic, semantics matter.

I don't care about Ukraine nor who started it. It's none of our business. What I do care about is the supply chain going back to normal. Let's make peace with Russia.

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randomdata wrote: post #813
NotTameAntelope wrote: post #810

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What is it that you thought? Your comment is unclear. That you, deep down, knew your appeal to emotion would fail? Being from the West, my uneducated, tribalist-driven opinion says that Russia is not justified. But, again, not my area of expertise and not a subject I have much interest in. I do, however, enjoy the subject of language which is why I am participating in this conversation about the use of language. Let'…

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Post by MisterBastahrd »

ChrisLomont wrote: post #791
MisterBastahrd wrote: post #497

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I know that, at least in the New Orleans area, Entergy effed up and undercharged people for a year, then decided it was a smart idea to reconcile their screwup by hitting people with a $600 bill last month for a home that usually uses about $300 in electricity.

Do you have a source other than hearsay about the doubling? I find nothing in their rates (or rates published by watchdogs) that indicates a double payment. I only see places like Fox News style "some people have claimed..." stories. The only actual stories with solid data say the increase is due to natural gas prices, which have not nearly doubled, so it'd be surprising that the end product doubled. And stories show…

You can go to the New Orleans subreddit and find people who are complaining about their electric bills there. I never mentioned inflation because it's not really big on their list of complaints, and there's nothing about that group which would make me believe that they're lying.

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randomdata wrote: post #813
NotTameAntelope wrote: post #810

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What is it that you thought? Your comment is unclear. That you, deep down, knew your appeal to emotion would fail? Being from the West, my uneducated, tribalist-driven opinion says that Russia is not justified. But, again, not my area of expertise and not a subject I have much interest in. I do, however, enjoy the subject of language which is why I am participating in this conversation about the use of language. Let'…

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Post by cjrp »

gambiting wrote: post #765
cjrp wrote: post #452

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Ditto EDF. Is op mixing up kWh and m3 perhaps?

No I'm not. The current fixed deal with Octopus here in UK is 18.53p/kWh + 48p/day as standing charge.

Ahh sorry, I was mixing up £ and p for some reason!

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randomdata wrote: post #813
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What is it that you thought? Your comment is unclear. That you, deep down, knew your appeal to emotion would fail? Being from the West, my uneducated, tribalist-driven opinion says that Russia is not justified. But, again, not my area of expertise and not a subject I have much interest in. I do, however, enjoy the subject of language which is why I am participating in this conversation about the use of language. Let'…

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