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black321

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Posted: Mar 21, 2023 - 2:38pm

 haresfur wrote:


Or you could, you know, reign in the large part of the cost of living increases that is due to the grocery chains and other stores increasing profits


obviously you don't want the gov controlling pricing.
Retailers didnt need to be promotional during the pandemic, because consumers kept buying. ..no one forced the consumer to buy those bikes, golf clubs and all that apparel at those prices.

Regardless, the Feds actions are already started to slow profits/margins...through the slowing growth part of their agenda. 
haresfur

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Posted: Mar 21, 2023 - 2:26pm

 black321 wrote:


That's not really accurate.
Of course the role of raising is to slow growth...destroy some growth and inevitably some jobs. It's just the way our system works, and that is the right monetary policy when you are dealing with inflation at the levels we have/had. The reasons behind the inflation are many, including the jump the tight labor market and wage growth, as well as the stimulus, tax cuts, supply shortages, ukraine war, unwinding 4 decades of globalization...


Or you could, you know, reign in the large part of the cost of living increases that is due to the grocery chains and other stores increasing profits
Isabeau

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Posted: Mar 21, 2023 - 1:38pm

 black321 wrote:


That's not really accurate.
Of course the role of raising is to slow growth...destroy some growth and inevitably some jobs. It's just the way our system works, and that is the right monetary policy when you are dealing with inflation at the levels we have/had. The reasons behind the inflation are many, including the jump the tight labor market and wage growth, as well as the stimulus, tax cuts, supply shortages, ukraine war, unwinding 4 decades of globalization...


Powell Says Fed Would Like to See Wage Increases Slow

Federal Reserve seeks to curb inflation with slower wage growth

Powell Is Determined to Drive Down Wages. What ... - Barron's

Fed's Powell cites top barrier to taming inflation - Politico

What Does Powell Think about Wages Now?

Wage growth is slowing. Blame the Federal Reserve.








 1970's tactics for a post-pandemic 2023 problem. 
The Fed's long-standing belief is that a job market with strong hiring and increased wages typically fuels higher inflation. Under this economic model, consumers are more likely to spend freely when they have higher incomes, and companies tend to raise their prices to help cover climbing labor costs.  Time. Feb 9, 2023

black321

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Posted: Mar 21, 2023 - 10:05am

 Isabeau wrote:


and Powell's zealot-like focus on raising rates made him blind to his regulatory duties. He was determined to push for job losses: bank gospel for dealing with inflation since the seventies. This round of inflation wasn't caused by grossly high wages; but several other linked causes.  Powell's fervor to keep using an old solution to a new problem exploded right back in his face.


That's not really accurate.
Of course the role of raising is to slow growth...destroy some growth and inevitably some jobs. It's just the way our system works, and that is the right monetary policy when you are dealing with inflation at the levels we have/had. The reasons behind the inflation are many, including the jump the tight labor market and wage growth, as well as the stimulus, tax cuts, supply shortages, ukraine war, unwinding 4 decades of globalization...
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Posted: Mar 21, 2023 - 8:09am

Goodbye Geoffrey Drake kills me every time i hear it. 



Isabeau

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Posted: Mar 21, 2023 - 8:00am

 black321 wrote:


To be clear, the gov and taxpayers didnt fund anything, at least not directly. The FDIC, which collects funds from banks, will cover the amount above the standard $250K insurance. 
Indirectly, people will pay for it if you are bank shareholder or even depositor. 

These failures were avoidable...whether through regulation, or simply more common sense by those who ran the banks...complete failure of internal risk management. 


and Powell's zealot-like focus on raising rates made him blind to his regulatory duties. He was determined to push for job losses: bank gospel for dealing with inflation since the seventies. This round of inflation wasn't caused by grossly high wages; but several other linked causes.  Powell's fervor to keep using an old solution to a new problem exploded right back in his face.
black321

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Posted: Mar 21, 2023 - 7:36am

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So you are saying Biden's massive influx of money to depositors with accounts above the federally insured amount was a bad idea. Hmm. That's literally spending our way out of their bankruptcy. I mean I don't really like it either because all banks should be contributing more to insuring things don't go pear shaped but here we are. I'm kind of fond of the money I've saved in my retirement account, most of which is invested so I'd rather not see the financial system collapse. I'm also fond of other people having enough money to retire, but maybe whatever individual situation you are in makes you think differently.


To be clear, the gov and taxpayers didnt fund anything, at least not directly. The FDIC, which collects funds from banks, will cover the amount above the standard $250K insurance. 
Indirectly, people will pay for it if you are bank shareholder or even depositor. 

These failures were avoidable...whether through regulation, or simply more common sense by those who ran the banks...complete failure of internal risk management. 
haresfur

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Posted: Mar 20, 2023 - 11:17pm

 kurtster wrote:

No reason to worry, Biden is in charge !  His policy is to "spend our way out of bankruptcy"

Besides, you more than most know that Climate Change is the biggest and most immediate danger to life as we know it.  Everything else takes a back seat to saving the planet.


So you are saying Biden's massive influx of money to depositors with accounts above the federally insured amount was a bad idea. Hmm. That's literally spending our way out of their bankruptcy. I mean I don't really like it either because all banks should be contributing more to insuring things don't go pear shaped but here we are. I'm kind of fond of the money I've saved in my retirement account, most of which is invested so I'd rather not see the financial system collapse. I'm also fond of other people having enough money to retire, but maybe whatever individual situation you are in makes you think differently.
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Posted: Mar 20, 2023 - 7:51pm

 kurtster wrote:

Biden's a mother alright, but not that kind.

This kind! 


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Posted: Mar 20, 2023 - 7:50pm

 Steely_D wrote:
 kurtster wrote:

No reason to worry, Biden is in charge !  His policy is to "spend our way out of bankruptcy" Besides, you more than most know that Climate Change is the biggest and most immediate danger to life as we know it.  Everything else takes a back seat to saving the planet.

One of the few good lines in "Shotgun Wedding" was from Jennifer Coolidge "I'm a mother. I can worry about more than one thing at a time."
 
Biden's a mother alright, but not that kind.
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Posted: Mar 20, 2023 - 7:46pm

 kurtster wrote:

No reason to worry, Biden is in charge !  His policy is to "spend our way out of bankruptcy"

Besides, you more than most know that Climate Change is the biggest and most immediate danger to life as we know it.  Everything else takes a back seat to saving the planet.

One of the few good lines in "Shotgun Wedding" was from Jennifer Coolidge

"I'm a mother. I can worry about more than one thing at a time."


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Posted: Mar 20, 2023 - 7:03pm

 Red_Dragon wrote:
Kinda concerned about the whole bank thing.
 
No reason to worry, Biden is in charge !  His policy is to "spend our way out of bankruptcy"

Besides, you more than most know that Climate Change is the biggest and most immediate danger to life as we know it.  Everything else takes a back seat to saving the planet.
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Posted: Mar 20, 2023 - 5:34am

 GeneP59 wrote:


The reason the banking crap hit the fan is everybody panicked and did a run on the bank. Aka It’s a Wonderful Life.

That and a weasel running the bank who hadn’t a clue how it works.


No need to insult weasels.
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Posted: Mar 19, 2023 - 7:18pm

 Red_Dragon wrote:

Kinda concerned about the whole bank thing.



The reason the banking crap hit the fan is everybody panicked and did a run on the bank. Aka It’s a Wonderful Life.

That and a weasel running the bank who hadn’t a clue how it works.
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Posted: Mar 19, 2023 - 3:19pm

Kinda concerned about the whole bank thing.
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Posted: Mar 18, 2023 - 11:19am

 Isabeau wrote:

This is about abortion today.
What medicine or health procedure will it be tomorrow?
It's about what is allowed to be taught, read or even mentioned, in Public Schools.
How far will this weaponization of Christianity be allowed to impose its political and personal agenda on the entire Country?
When did we, as a Nation, decide that particular religion - used to conquer and colonize the globe often with slaughter and torture - become a misused Leviathan again? Don't we all like to think we are more evolved than to allow those horrors to happen again?
To have no Belief System Govern is the very cornerstone of this Nation.  We minimize this at our peril.



When? In my lifetime, I started to really notice it when the evangelical right started to push to legislate the bedroom a long time ago. Politics have no business in my body or bedroom no matter the party or group think system.

Isabeau

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Posted: Mar 18, 2023 - 8:50am

This is about abortion today.
What medicine or health procedure will it be tomorrow?
It's about what is allowed to be taught, read or even mentioned, in Public Schools.
How far will this weaponization of Christianity be allowed to impose its political and personal agenda on the entire Country?
When did we, as a Nation, decide that particular religion - used to conquer and colonize the globe often with slaughter and torture - become a misused Leviathan again? Don't we all like to think we are more evolved than to allow those horrors to happen again?
To have no Belief System Govern is the very cornerstone of this Nation.  We minimize this at our peril.

lily34

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Posted: Mar 17, 2023 - 9:33am

WOW. this Danielle Ponder tune (first time hearing it) has really blown me away. I'd love to hear more of her. (making a note)

thanks, RP!
lily34

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Posted: Mar 17, 2023 - 9:13am

 Tizmself wrote:

You can always tell an Irishman, but you can't tell him much.


my fav irish toast:

"here's to you as good as you are
here's to me as bad as i am.
as good as you are, as bad as i am
i'm as good as you are, as bad as i am."

Tizmself

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Posted: Mar 17, 2023 - 8:44am

You can always tell an Irishman, but you can't tell him much.
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