November 24, 20213 yr 20 minutes ago, The_Omega said: You zealots keep saying this as if transportation costs, and regulations, aren’t a big part of the pump price. The point is that there isn't this litany of regulations that magically appeared when Biden became president, despite all your attestations. Biden Promised To End New Drilling On Federal Land, But Approvals Are Up
November 24, 20213 yr I get a chuckle out of all my conservative friends who post on social media about gas prices. If paying $40 instead of $30 a tank is breaking you, then you have a lot bigger problems than the price of gas.
November 24, 20213 yr 6 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: I get a chuckle out of all my conservative friends who post on social media about gas prices. If paying $40 instead of $30 a tank is breaking you, then you have a lot bigger problems than the price of gas. I have stated, I can afford the inflation, I'm older, have no real debt outside of an RV mortgage loan and car payment. Have a strong portfolio. I have no plans on any big purchases coming, I could retire now and live just as comfortable as I am living now. BUT- I feel for those who live paycheck to paycheck. Those who are younger and less fortunate, people struggling to survive on less than $50-60K a year. To those people (and a lot of them voted for this) inflation hits them hard. Sadly, you dont seem to care about them? Young families or single parents just trying to make ends meet? Maybe thats just me then?
November 24, 20213 yr 14 minutes ago, Ipiggles said: I have stated, I can afford the inflation, I'm older, have no real debt outside of an RV mortgage loan and car payment. Have a strong portfolio. I have no plans on any big purchases coming, I could retire now and live just as comfortable as I am living now. BUT- I feel for those who live paycheck to paycheck. Those who are younger and less fortunate, people struggling to survive on less than $50-60K a year. To those people (and a lot of them voted for this) inflation hits them hard. Sadly, you dont seem to care about them? Young families or single parents just trying to make ends meet? Maybe thats just me then? If you’re living paycheck to paycheck what you really should be worried about is big (surprise) expenses, not gas prices. i.e. Car repairs or medical bills
November 24, 20213 yr 24 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: I get a chuckle out of all my conservative friends who post on social media about gas prices. If paying $40 instead of $30 a tank is breaking you, then you have a lot bigger problems than the price of gas. You only have a 10 gallon tank? What are you driving, a Yugo?
November 24, 20213 yr 4 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: If you’re living paycheck to paycheck what you really should be worried about is big (surprise) expenses, not gas prices. i.e. Car repairs or medical bills Wait wait…this might your hottest turd take yet. Are you saying for a paycheck to paycheck household that a low frequency risk such as an ER visit or a blown transmission should be more concerning then the weekly expense of putting gas in your car to get to work? Should they be more worried about getting cancer than groceries too?
November 24, 20213 yr 5 minutes ago, Outlaw said: You only have a 10 gallon tank? What are you driving, a Yugo? Gas in Winston-Salem and Greensboro in North Carolina is $3.29 $3.30 * 12 gallons = $39.60
November 24, 20213 yr 2 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: Gas in Winston-Salem and Greensboro in North Carolina is $3.29 $3.30 * 12 gallons = $39.60 Ah, a Civic driver.
November 24, 20213 yr 5 minutes ago, Outlaw said: Wait wait…this might your hottest turd take yet. Are you saying for a paycheck to paycheck household that a low frequency risk such as an ER visit or a blown transmission should be more concerning then the weekly expense of putting gas in your car to get to work? Should they be more worried about getting cancer than groceries too? Yeah, I guess. I don't live paycheck to paycheck and haven't for a long while. So I admit it's a little hard for me to put myself in their shoes sometimes.
November 24, 20213 yr 2 minutes ago, Outlaw said: Ah, a Civic driver. Maybe that's why I don't get the constant griping about gas prices
November 24, 20213 yr 26 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: Yeah, I guess. I don't live paycheck to paycheck and haven't for a long while. So I admit it's a little hard for me to put myself in their shoes sometimes. Don’t need to be able to put yourself in their shoes to have common sense.
November 24, 20213 yr 11 minutes ago, Outlaw said: Don’t need to be able to put yourself in their shoes to have common sense. Are you touting yourself as someone with common sense? Because I think that's a reach.
November 24, 20213 yr 7 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: Are you touting yourself as someone with common sense? Because I think that's a reach. Says the former 13th grade teacher who thinks that paycheck to paycheck families should worry about things like ER visits and not weekly gasoline expenditures.
November 24, 20213 yr 2 minutes ago, Outlaw said: Says the former 13th grade teacher who thinks that paycheck to paycheck families should worry about things like ER visits and not weekly gasoline expenditures. Yeah, because $40 vs. $4000 is a big difference. They don’t garnish your paycheck for not being able to afford gas.
November 24, 20213 yr 11 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: Yeah, because $40 vs. $4000 is a big difference. They don’t garnish your paycheck for not being able to afford gas. Fox News and Tucker Carlson isn’t telling anyone to freak out about the 400% increases in healthcare or the 300% increase in health insurance over the last 20 years… Gas prices are fluctuating!!! Freak out!!!
November 24, 20213 yr 22 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: Yeah, because $40 vs. $4000 is a big difference. They don’t garnish your paycheck for not being able to afford gas. One of them happens weekly or even multiple times a week. The other…rarely if ever happens. Which do you think is more pertinent to those living check to check?
November 24, 20213 yr 3 minutes ago, Outlaw said: One of them happens weekly or even multiple times a week. The other…rarely if ever happens. Which do you think is more pertinent to those living check to check? Medical expenses Top 5 Reasons Why People Go Bankrupt Medical Expenses. A study published in the American Journal of Public Health in 2019 found that 66.5% of bankruptcies in the U.S. ... Job Loss. Whether due to layoff, termination or resignation, the loss of income from a job can be equally devastating. Poor or Excess Use of Credit. ... Divorce or Separation. ... Unexpected Expenses. ...
November 24, 20213 yr 4 minutes ago, Outlaw said: One of them happens weekly or even multiple times a week. The other…rarely if ever happens. Which do you think is more pertinent to those living check to check? Well, prior to Obamacare, medical expenses was the number 1 cause for bankruptcy claims in America. But I bet you think it was gas prices…
November 24, 20213 yr 15 minutes ago, MidMoFo said: Well, prior to Obamacare, medical expenses was the number 1 cause for bankruptcy claims in America. But I bet you think it was gas prices… Lmao you guys are talking about bankruptcy, I’m talking about the single mom with two kids who might not eat the day before payday and needs to drive to work. She’s not thinking about bankruptcy. Not saying your statement is wrong. Medical expenses can make even a solid middle class household go belly up quick. I’m talking about people already belly up.
November 24, 20213 yr 34 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: Medical expenses Top 5 Reasons Why People Go Bankrupt Medical Expenses. A study published in the American Journal of Public Health in 2019 found that 66.5% of bankruptcies in the U.S. ... Job Loss. Whether due to layoff, termination or resignation, the loss of income from a job can be equally devastating. Poor or Excess Use of Credit. ... Divorce or Separation. ... Unexpected Expenses. ... You do know high-poverty and mainly minority neighborhoods live further from their jobs than other groups. I wonder how they get to work?
November 24, 20213 yr Just now, DaEagles4Life said: You do know high-poverty and mainly minority neighborhoods live further from their jobs than other groups. I wonder how they get to work? Bus or they walk
November 24, 20213 yr I continue to love this continual belief that Presidents can have any near-term impact on the price of oil. SPOILER ALERT: the Biden administration has had virtually no impact on oil prices. Neither did Trump. Or Obama. Or Bush. And there isn’t much they can do to lower them. Lower oil prices will come from increasing supply, which isn’t going to happen due to OPEC not pumping more and US shale drillers being cut off from capital markets thanks to the insanity of ESG investing. Want oil prices to drop? Tell your pension fund to stop putting ESG mandates ahead of returns.
November 24, 20213 yr 39 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: Bus or they walk It’s almost as if you’ve never spent time with anyone other than your breadwinner wife and your former 13th graders.
November 24, 20213 yr 7 minutes ago, Outlaw said: It’s almost as if you’ve never spent time with anyone other than your breadwinner wife and your former 13th graders. I used to take the 48 bus from Arch Street up through Strawberry Mansion. One of my co-workers called it the ride through hell.
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