Gas Prices... won't be a concern someday soon.
Oct 12, 2023 12:32:19 #
aphelps wrote:
Using today's solar panels, you would need to cover your roof, backyard and front yard with panels. Even then, it would not be a viable was to charge an ev. For the foreseeable future we will rely on coal powered electric to support the grid.
Really? So increased nuclear power reactors and more efficient use of rods after removal from reactors is not in the foreseeable future? France can provide a little insight if one checks. We generate approx 20% of our power via nuclear reactors, while France generates about 80%. Why the disparity? Yes, there are many reasons, but our domestic oil production is quite finite and that is one of the reasons for our foreign purchases despite our being the biggest producer in the world.
Oct 12, 2023 12:41:00 #
Racmanaz
Loc: Sunny Tucson!
DaveO wrote:
So you are suggesting that we not speak of price reductions due to the fact that some still lack affordability. Gas prices and inflation are hot button topics and we are quick to speak of increased prices, so reductions deserve some "air time" as well, particularly when it has long been a political pissing contest.
We need a little positive stuff!
We're not flaunting reduced prices on after-dinner mints in Bangladesh!
We need a little positive stuff!
We're not flaunting reduced prices on after-dinner mints in Bangladesh!
No that’s not what I am saying or implying. Gloating about gas price reduction in a political manner as it’s done quite often with Denny is what is insensitive to those that have been hurt for the last 2.5 years since gas prices started rising dramatically. I like the fact that gas prices are reducing but I just can’t float about it till it’s low enough for the poor to afford it.
Oct 12, 2023 12:42:37 #
I just heard in radio average pickup selling price is 65k and average suv is 75k…
Oct 12, 2023 13:01:16 #
Racmanaz wrote:
I don’t read or open PM from frauds. A coward sends PMs to others who don’t care to read their BS.
There is only one lying fraud here and everyone knows is isnt me ! You suck
Oct 12, 2023 13:04:52 #
Racmanaz
Loc: Sunny Tucson!
DennyT wrote:
There is only one lying fraud here and everyone knows is is me ! You suck
Lol we agree that it’s you.
Oct 12, 2023 13:05:56 #
Racmanaz wrote:
No that’s not what I am saying or implying. Gloating about gas price reduction in a political manner as it’s done quite often with Denny is what is insensitive to those that have been hurt for the last 2.5 years since gas prices started rising dramatically. I like the fact that gas prices are reducing but I just can’t float about it till it’s low enough for the poor to afford it.
I disagree, but that's life in the fast lane, I guess. It's hardly gloating, so maybe any remarks about decreasing prices on anything should be avoided so as to not be insensitive. The Attic is well know for being quite sensitive and there is never a desire to be anything other than PC.
Oct 12, 2023 13:06:55 #
Racmanaz wrote:
Yes, but I am specifically addressing the effects ... (show quote)
Yes, individuals are suffering; unfortunately in our great nation, there are always the poor who suffer. The rate hikes and other inflation reducing policies are put in place to cool down the consumer spending that is going on and give low income earners some relief. Until recently, that cooling hasn't happened as much as needed, but it's headed in the right direction. Would you want the inflation to keep climbing which would hurt the poor even more? That's the two choices; you have to pick one. That does not mean that I don't feel empathy for the poor; I once was in their shoes and I help out wherever I can now.
Go to any Walmart, Buccees, etc. and you'll see spending on discretionary goods; not just food and gas.
Inflation is an issue to be tackled at the global and macro federal monetary policies. My state and local agencies are upping their services to the poor. Childcare is one of the biggest costs for low-income people. That cost has increased dramatically and in more need of assistance than gas.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/consumer-spending-set-to-slow-as-inflation-drags-on-households-195113646.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/07/how-to-save-on-child-care-as-costs-are-high.html#:~:text=67%25%20of%20parents%20spend%2020,income%20affordable%20for%20child%20care.
Oct 12, 2023 13:07:13 #
Triple G wrote:
Chicken shits and snowflakes behave like that too.
Wow, I guess I fall somewhere in the middle!
Oct 12, 2023 13:18:23 #
Racmanaz
Loc: Sunny Tucson!
DaveO wrote:
Wow, I guess I fall somewhere in the middle!
Talk about snowflakes. Taken this morning in Anchorage Alaska
Oct 12, 2023 13:24:06 #
DaveO wrote:
Wow, I guess I fall somewhere in the middle!
It only applies if you don't open up individual messages.
Oct 12, 2023 13:26:13 #
Racmanaz wrote:
Talk about snowflakes. Taken this morning in Anchorage Alaska
Never been there! Scheduled a vacation there, but my "charge d affaires" directed our efforts back to Yellowstone. 
Gotta know when to hold'em and when to fold'em .
Oct 12, 2023 13:29:45 #
Triple G wrote:
It only applies if you don't open up individual messages.
I stopped opening those received from some caricatures after a particular gutless schmuck sent a couple fairly obscene messages. A real man.
Oct 12, 2023 14:00:50 #
Racmanaz
Loc: Sunny Tucson!
DaveO wrote: Never been there! Scheduled a vacation there, but my "charge d affaires" directed our efforts back to Yellowstone.
Gotta know when to hold'em and when to fold'em .
Never been there! Scheduled a vacation there, but my "charge d affaires" directed our efforts back to Yellowstone. Gotta know when to hold'em and when to fold'em .
Oh that was a good decision, I would rather be in Yellowstone than Alaska in the Fall/Winter seasons.
Oct 12, 2023 14:17:24 #
DaveO wrote:
I stopped opening those received from some caricatures after a particular gutless schmuck sent a couple fairly obscene messages. A real man.
In that case, it was prudent and probably triggered the sender more by seeing it unread than anything you could have responded.
Oct 12, 2023 14:43:37 #
Racmanaz
Loc: Sunny Tucson!
Triple G wrote:
In that case, it was prudent and probably triggered the sender more by seeing it unread than anything you could have responded.
Yup, Denny was obviously triggered that I didn’t open up 2 out of the 3 messages he sent me. I accidentally opened one but didn’t read it anyway.
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