The Stock Market Is Not The Economy Thread II

[kuronosan]

Y'all keep going on about jobs and wages while ignoring how shit keeps increasing in price disproportionately.

[Day]

Y'all keep going on about jobs and wages while ignoring how shit keeps increasing in price disproportionately.

Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

[Day]

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old fashioned double

[Lyltia]

Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

How much would a gallon of milk cost if the price had risen at the same rate as tuition?

[Lyltia]

Edit: same

[thetruepandagod]

tbh milk should cost more, lotta yall fat

[synistar]

Y'all keep going on about jobs and wages while ignoring how shit keeps increasing in price disproportionately.

I mean I tried with my one blurb but got drowned out. A 4 year undergrad degree at a public college should not cost more than $20k let alone $50k-60k at University of California (not counting room and board that's a whole other can of worms)

[archibaldcrane]

People with my undergrad BFA from my school (Film and Television from UW-Milwaukee) have expected earnings at age 45 of $39,000.

Guess I'm just built different

(or my income is going to tank in the next 4 years)

[thetruepandagod]

I mean I tried with my one blurb but got drowned out. A 4 year undergrad degree at a public college should not cost more than $20k let alone $50k-60k at University of California (not counting room and board that's a whole other can of worms)

imagine paying that when its over zoom

[archibaldcrane]

Y'all keep going on about jobs and wages while ignoring how shit keeps increasing in price disproportionately.

https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/sta...aPp5b-xmw&s=19

[Botosi]

tbh milk should cost more, lotta yall fat

Doesn't the govt subsidize milk prices by paying farmers?

My grocery bills have been insane and me and my fiance weigh a total of 270 LBs combined.

I also work in Logistics and the shipping rates have gone down drastically since Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar along with trucking demand.

Would think prices would have gone down a little bit in past few months, but corporations rather profit than drop prices. Once the price of something hits X dollars, and the public accepts that price, it's easier to keep it there or bring it back again.

[archibaldcrane]

In economics they call this "stickiness"

[Richybear]

Your shipping rates have gone down?
Canadaland here and they've skyrocketed and only going up as Spring/Summer go along

[Botosi]

Your shipping rates have gone down?
Canadaland here and they've skyrocketed and only going up as Spring/Summer go along

December - February was much higher rates across the board. March/April saw a steady drop.

I setup lane bids for Q1 & Q2 and ended up scrapping them because the rates were dropping so much. Would've been stupid of me to sign up for fixed prices.

[Richybear]

Oh wow, here because of fuel surcharges (whether single box by couriers or LTL/Truck shipments) they've jumped stuuuuupidly.
Like stuff to/from Laredo to Edmonton has gone from 20-25% fuel surcharge to 70% on some quotes and lolno. And they've only steadily increased as the year has gone on.

Same applies for just shipments within Canada because of fuel prices.

[Richybear]

edit: That doubled, sorry

[Kaslo]

Doesn't the govt subsidize milk prices by paying farmers?

My grocery bills have been insane and me and my fiance weigh a total of 270 LBs combined.

I also work in Logistics and the shipping rates have gone down drastically since Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar along with trucking demand.

Would think prices would have gone down a little bit in past few months, but corporations rather profit than drop prices. Once the price of something hits X dollars, and the public accepts that price, it's easier to keep it there or bring it back again.

should put farmers in quotes.

[Botosi]

Edit: For some reason my post doubled too :/

[Kaslo]

Doesn't the govt subsidize milk prices by paying farmers?

My grocery bills have been insane and me and my fiance weigh a total of 270 LBs combined.

I also work in Logistics and the shipping rates have gone down drastically since Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar along with trucking demand.

Would think prices would have gone down a little bit in past few months, but corporations rather profit than drop prices. Once the price of something hits X dollars, and the public accepts that price, it's easier to keep it there or bring it back again.

should put farmers in quotes.

[Botosi]

Yeah fuel is a killer. I’m pretty sure you have it even worse in Canada too.

Fuel was cheaper, but demand was sky high in Q4 and Q1 (Atleast in the US).

Was hard to get trucks for some of the locations I ship to and I have 6-7 brokers/carriers I work with.

Back in December, for some locations I was getting a 30:1 order-to-truck ratio.

Edit: 3 of us in a row just double posted?? Server issues?