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Ron Burgundy said:
It would greatly help the Pubbies to stay in power if they'd pass the SAVE Act, which they seem reluctant to do.
It's like the late Jim Quinn and Rush Limbaugh used to say, the Establishment GOP is not comfortable being in a leadership position.
They'd rather have their comfy back bench seats and not have to do anything of substance.
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Troglodyte said:
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Flashback. Since you brought up healthcare, Jonathan Gruber, the architect of Obama care, was talking about you people in particular.

"Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage. And basically, call it the stupidity of the American voter or whatever, but basically that was really, really critical for the thing to pass."
 
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Confluence said:
the feeble resistance and the quietness of the Russians and the Chinese.
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Interesting comment. You’d think most would be quite happy that they are not jumping in. But you chose to mock them for not doing so.
So….let me get this straight. You’re on board for them jumping all in fighting Israel and the States to protect Iran and basically starting WW3. I’m sure all the countries in that condensed region are 100% with you. 🙄🙄 Feeble resistance. 🙄🙄🙄

The only thing feeble here is a brain dead comment like that,spewed by someone from the cheap seats. I for one,will go on record as saying I am quite happy for them to remain quiet.
 
Tim Steelersfan said:
That's weird. Dems have been telling us Americans have no healthcare since long before Obama.
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Yes, the only developed country without universal healthcare.
Tim Steelersfan said:
No Liberal brought this argument up when a dozen times we sent billions to Ukraine...
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Ukraine was invaded and attacked, Israel wasn’t.
Tim Steelersfan said:
Waiting for the mental gymnastics response to this one. "Buh, buh, buh THAT'S different!"
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It’s absolutely different. Now you respond with a 500 word essay of nonsense.
 
Ron Burgundy said:
As usual, Democrats don't understand that cost and price are not the same thing.
I don't waste a lot of time on Floggy, I don't know how you guys do it. I'd be bored to death.

Democrats right, Republicans wrong.
Democrats good, Republicans bad.
Orange Man especially bad.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
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Because you can’t explain how lowering interest rates would result in lower prices and you know you it.
 
Hypocycloids said:
Flashback. Since you brought up healthcare, Jonathan Gruber, the architect of Obama care, was talking about you people in particular.

"Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage. And basically, call it the stupidity of the American voter or whatever, but basically that was really, really critical for the thing to pass."
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Who said anything about Obamacare? Obamacare isn’t universal healthcare.
 
Steelmann said:
Interesting comment. You’d think most would be quite happy that they are not jumping in. But you chose to mock them for not doing so.
So….let me get this straight. You’re on board for them jumping all in fighting Israel and the States to protect Iran and basically starting WW3. I’m sure all the countries in that condensed region are 100% with you. 🙄🙄 Feeble resistance. 🙄🙄🙄

The only thing feeble here is a brain dead comment like that,spewed by someone from the cheap seats. I for one,will go on record as saying I am quite happy for them to remain quiet.
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Really, Russia can't just jump in. Their military is in a struggle with Ukraine that is eventually going to cost us in this skirmish with Iran. Lots of air defense, artillery and other crap poured into Ukraine. Sure could use that air defense.
 
Troglodyte said:
Because you can’t explain how lowering interest rates would result in lower prices and you know you it.
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Not at all. I just don't waste my time because you'll refuse delivery.

How about if you explain under Sleepy Joe why prices and interest rates both went up? Keep in mind we still have the same Fed Chairman now.
 
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Ron Burgundy said:
Not at all. I just don't waste my time because you'll refuse delivery.

How about if you explain under Sleepy Joe why prices and interest rates both went up? Keep in mind we still have the same Fed Chairman now.
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I'm not an economist, but the last time interest rates went down, my mortgage dropped $300 a month when I refinanced.
Would that be an example of resulting lower prices, Milton Flogtard?
 
Sarge said:
Really, Russia can't just jump in. Their military is in a struggle with Ukraine that is eventually going to cost us in this skirmish with Iran. Lots of air defense, artillery and other crap poured into Ukraine. Sure could use that air defense.
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Sarge……for me it’s just the thought of someone even calling out Russia and China for not jumping in and fighting a war against Israel and the States. Talk is cheap. I’m sure he’s ready to send his sons and daughters or don on the uniform himself to fight in WW3. The peanut gallery comments are something else.
I know you’ve been on multiple tours for your country. I’d much rather listen to your comments than someone sitting on his lazy boy 6000 miles away ,typing away about how the 3 super powers of the world should go at it. Good Lord.

The atrocities my family went through before my time in Europe WW2 is nothing to be wished for.
 
ZonaBurgh said:
I'm not an economist, but the last time interest rates went down, my mortgage dropped $300 a month when I refinanced.
Would that be an example of resulting lower prices, Milton Flogtard?
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Not really because you have a lower cost but it doesn't affect the price, unless you go to sell it.
Under Keynesian economic theory, which is the only economic theory that Liberals like Milton Von Flogstain understand because it involves government control, higher interest rates should result in lower prices. Things cost more so demand goes down, thus leading to a decrease in price. But like I said earlier, price and cost are not the same thing.
There are other variables that affect price besides supply and demand, including demographics, seasonality, availability of substitutes, and especially the cost of inputs.
For example houses are expensive not because of interest rates, but mostly due to the cost of inputs, namely materials and labor cost, plus supply and demand.
Liberals: "We need more affordable housing!"
Okay fine, except the cost of inputs like labor, materials, permits, etc. are so high that in many parts of the country you can't build a house that sells for less than $750,000 or more.
Corporations borrow money too, so if interest rates are low then their cost of doing business is less, so they can conceivably charge less, but again, there are a lot of factors.
Keynesian economics looks good on paper but doesn't work well in real life, it is always inflationary.
Recession:
Lower interest rates and increase government spending to stimulate demand and employment.
Inflation:
Raise interest rates so things cost more to reduce demand and cut government spending to put downward pressure on prices. The problem with this is that 1) government never really spends less because they like to buy votes and 2) that doesn't affect the input costs so it doesn't affect prices as much as the Keynesians would like.

I buy into the Milton Friedman Chicago School of Economics theory, where you increase the money supply at a steady 4% a year so the economy can grow but also businesses like predictability to better make long-range plans and not get whipsawed every four or eight years with a change in party in the White House.

Not trying to write a whole thesis on economics, did that a few times in my life already, but I hope my Reader's Digest version helps.
 
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