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President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Jan 20, 2021.

  1. garrow

    garrow Well-Known Member

    What?!?!


     
  2. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Filled up at a gas station last night for $5 a gallon, up another .20 in less than 24 hours. Up $1 in a week.
     
  3. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    Another thing I forgot to take into account is that, more than likely, Publix (et al.) don't actually sell the OJ you buy. Rather, they sell the shelf space to (and process the last-mile transactions for) the suppliers of the OJ you buy.
     
  4. Gutter

    Gutter Well-Known Member

     
  5. Smallpotatoes

    Smallpotatoes Well-Known Member

    Sandy Hook parent recounts years of harassment after Alex Jones called him a crisis actor | CNN Business

    Robbie Parker finally got to confront Alex Jones in court. I’ve often said, I don’t care if he did cartwheels and broke into song and dance, you don’t ever question if he really lost his daughter or if his behavior was consistent with that of someone whose daughter was murdered the previous day.

    You do not apply the “If your mother says she loves you, check it out” standard to his press conference. There was never any reason to think he eas lying.
     
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  6. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    Bend over, enjoy it and remember that big oil makes no unjustified profit. Pay no attention to those record profits from recent quarters, it's just supply and demand.

    From 1975 until Dec., 2015, the crude oil export ban prohibited most crude oil exports from the United States to other countries. It was implemented to increase domestic production (which it did) and to reduce our dependency on foreign oil (which it did).

    Again, I'm obviously not as smart as you. But if you want to REDUCE YOUR DEPENDENCY ON FOREIGN OIL, a huge right-wing/big oil talking point, it makes sense to keep everything that is produced in-country in-country, no, so we can use all the oil found here, and not ship it overseas? But guess who led the charge to repeal a ban that had worked well for 40 years, and had actually reduced our dependency on foreign oil? The American Petroleum Institute.

    Because big oil always has the best interests of the consumer in mind.
     
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  7. goalmouth

    goalmouth Well-Known Member

    Saw for the first time that Florida's Natural Orange Juice now includes juice from Mexico. There is now no non-concentrate juice brand at least near me that uses only Florida oranges. That's important because import suppliers Mexico and Brazil both allow higher amounts of pesticides/herbicides than U.S.-grown oranges.
     
  8. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    As far as some are concerned, any activity is justified as long as it’s in the pursuit of profit. If something a company does is THAT bad, the free market will punish them accordingly. No need for government intervention. No, sir.
     
  9. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I can't speak for the amorphous "as far as some are concerned" group of people who live in strawman world. ... but I personally think there is nothing immoral about producing a good or service and freely selling it to others at a price they either choose to pay or not choose to pay. I personally believe free exchange is moral. I find the opposite -- people who want to dictate prices to others based on what they have decided is "justified" to be dangerous.

    The best test of what is "justified" is to find a willing buyer and seller and let them decide the price freely. Just like I shouldn't be putting a cap on your salary for the work you do based on my subjective notions of what is "justified," because I want to pay less for whatever the output is. If supply or demand conditions make something rise in price, price controls are a disaster that create shortages and allocate the good or service poorly. Prices are signals. The best actual cure for high prices is high prices because it brings demand down.

    That isn't about "punishing" anyone. It's about living in reality and allowing people to transact freely.
     
    Last edited: Sep 30, 2022
  10. Justin_Rice

    Justin_Rice Well-Known Member


    In your opinion is it ever necessary for government to regulate anything?
     
  11. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Of course. I am not an anarchist.
     
  12. Justin_Rice

    Justin_Rice Well-Known Member

    In your opinion is it ever necessary for government to regulate the conduct of businesses?
     
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