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[Doodski]

Can't really say, here in Fl the house is closed-up with AC handling temps most of the year.
Haven't really noticed any change in the bills with prices going up so much on everything.
Damn that Biden.

OOOPs mistake on comment it had politics in it.

 

[JSmith]

You should consider a road trip to FL.

JSmith

 

[pseudoid]

I got this 40% THC hash last night in the 2g size for $32.62 Burns goood.

Is that sh*t legal in Canada, now?
I just read the following article:

Marijuana Is More Dangerous Than Biden’s HHS Lets On - In easing restrictions, it brushes past the long-term effects, from anxiety and depression to psychosis.
Bryn Spejcher, 32, of Thousands Oaks, Calif., was convicted last month of killing her boyfriend in May 2018. According to prosecutors, she stabbed Chad O’Melia 108 times with a kitchen knife. She also stabbed herself and her dog. When police showed up, she was screaming hysterically. [wsj 2024/01/21]

Some of us still think it just gives you the munchies and makes you get lost in the music...
I cannot tell you how many times I wanted go psychotic and stab my ears each time I heard Barry Manilow!

 

[Sal1950]

I just read the following article:

Politics, politics, and some writer trying to use some lawyers BS tactic in an attempt to free a murderer.
The pot made her do it.
Reminds me of the "Reefer Madness" days and movie. LOL

 

[Mart68]

Politics, politics, and some writer trying to use some lawyers BS tactic in an attempt to free a murderer.
The pot made her do it.
Reminds me of the "Reefer Madness" days and movie. LOL

'Hold onto your values as we step through the looking glass into a hippy pot party'

 

[EJ3]

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Hey!: I have one of those "rock concert"(s)!

 

[Anton D]

I was going to post a link to each violent crime associated with being under the influence of alcohol, but it started to lose its impact after the first 100,000 links.

We need to change the name from BATF to BWAFT...Bureau of Weed, Alcohol, Firearms, and Tobacco.

They could have a couple of graffitied robots as spokesmodels and call them BWAFT Punks.

 

[Sal1950]

Hey!: I have one of those "rock concert"(s)!

Really? How kool. I've never seen another one.
An old GF or wife, can't remember which now, bought it for me, I no idea where?

 

[EJ3]

Really? How kool. I've never seen another one.
An old GF or wife, can't remember which now, bought it for me, I no idea where?

Mine was a birthday gift from my mother. I have also never seen another. You had OLD girlfriends & OLD wives?
So you were dating & marrying women from the previous generation?
No wonder you had trouble with them!
(Just Kidding, of course!)

 

[EJ3]

OOOPs mistake on comment it had politics in it.

Not politics: ECONOMICS!

 

[Willem]

Not politics: ECONOMICS!

Right. The recent inflation had nothing to do with national politics, given that it was a global phenomenon affecting countries with widely different political parties. Fortunately, much of that inflation is gone again.

 

[EJ3]

Right. The recent inflation had nothing to do with national politics, given that it was a global phenomenon affecting countries with widely different political parties. Fortunately, much of that inflation is gone again.

But general inflation does not occur in economies organically, they just plug along with minor variations that do not suddenly make massive changes when left alone.
Certainly not world wide ones.
And interconnected national policies of various countries can & do affect the international economies.
Your statement just made it a political issue.

 

[Willem]

By no means. I think few experts would disagree that the recent inflation was the product of rising energy prices as a result of the war in Ukraine, which then percolated through the rest of the world economy. This came on top of a booming post Covid economy. Economies have adjusted to the energy supply shock by reducing energy consumption and shifting supplies, and prices have come down, although not yet completely as that takes time. I really don't see anything political in this - it is just textbook economics. The political bit is Russian imperialism, but I don't think you mean that.
Of course, I agree that in normal circumstances inflation does not happen organically, and may be the product of inappropriate government policies.

 

[RichB]

Right. The recent inflation had nothing to do with national politics, given that it was a global phenomenon affecting countries with widely different political parties. Fortunately, much of that inflation is gone again.

Inflation continues with slowed price increases.

- Rich

 

[SIY]

By no means. I think few experts would disagree that the recent inflation was the product of rising energy prices as a result of the war in Ukraine, which then percolated through the rest of the world economy.

What would we do without experts?

 

[Willem]

In 2022 Dutch inflation was 11.6%, in 2023 it came down to 4.1.Technically, 2% inflation is the target set by most central banks, because you really want to avoid deflation. So we are almost there. I see that US inflation in 2023 was even lower, and decreasing by the month.

 

[Willem]

What would we do without experts?

Indeed, and data.

 

[Willem]

None of this excludes the possibility that inflation rates diverge significantly between product types. I have a feeling (but no data) that audio gear has gone up more than average.

 

[SIY]

I see that US inflation in 2023 was even lower

Darrell Huff was highly pleased.

 

[Willem]

You mean to say?