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  How is the 'Cost of Living Crisis' affecting you?

  by nicolaou in

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  here in the uk we've recently had the price cap on household energy bills raised by around £800 and there'll be another similar raise this autumn.. food prices are up, petrol is around £1.82 per litre - that's $10.37 per gallon for our american friends - and inflation is currently running at 9%.

  business are being hit as ordinary folk prioritise their spending.

  young folks are effectively priced out of the housing market and wage rises are not keeping pace.. mrs nic' and i are fortunate in that we're both in secure employment and with the kids moved out and mortgage paid off our outgoings are thankfully low.

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  MeanMrMustard

  We use a small fraction of the TP that we used before the pandemic. After the great TP panic hoarding of 2020, we installed bidets.

  Took a little getting used to, but it's rather refreshing.
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  14 kids dead and one teacher at Texas school shooting.

  by jojorabbit in

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  another shooting, this time 14 kids dead more wounded and a teacher dead.

  i am all for the second amendment and this does not change my mind.

  but i do hate this kind of thing, makes my stomach turn.

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  MeanMrMustard

  I'm not really a leftist. I try to be a Christian. Left and right are both wrong. You're just extra wrong.

  
  Try harder. You said:
  
  Simple fact: in your brain these kids were acceptance losses
  
  I know this wasn't directed toward me, but I can see this was an attempt at pure manipulation. A jump right to shame in an attempt to undercut arguments.
  
  It's a lot like calling someone raaaacist. I'm not buying that shit.
  
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  14 kids dead and one teacher at Texas school shooting.

  by jojorabbit in

  1. social
  2. current

  another shooting, this time 14 kids dead more wounded and a teacher dead.

  i am all for the second amendment and this does not change my mind.

  but i do hate this kind of thing, makes my stomach turn.

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  MeanMrMustard

  Oh nos... a leftist thinks I'm a rrrrraaascist because I don't subscribe to bigotry of low expectations.
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  How is the 'Cost of Living Crisis' affecting you?

  by nicolaou in

  1. social
  2. current

  here in the uk we've recently had the price cap on household energy bills raised by around £800 and there'll be another similar raise this autumn.. food prices are up, petrol is around £1.82 per litre - that's $10.37 per gallon for our american friends - and inflation is currently running at 9%.

  business are being hit as ordinary folk prioritise their spending.

  young folks are effectively priced out of the housing market and wage rises are not keeping pace.. mrs nic' and i are fortunate in that we're both in secure employment and with the kids moved out and mortgage paid off our outgoings are thankfully low.

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  MeanMrMustard

  To answer the OP more directly:

  I have 4 kids. I've noticed my grocery bill double this year. Also, I've noticed less product within the package.

  Buying bulk helps.
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  14 kids dead and one teacher at Texas school shooting.

  by jojorabbit in

  1. social
  2. current

  another shooting, this time 14 kids dead more wounded and a teacher dead.

  i am all for the second amendment and this does not change my mind.

  but i do hate this kind of thing, makes my stomach turn.

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  MeanMrMustard

  Jojo it wasn't all directed specifically at you. However it is obscene when someone slaughters 20 children and your first comment is that you support gun rights.

  
  Be honest. You know why someone might go there. The bodies aren't even cold and the left will use it for a political agenda. By that, I mean laws will be proposed that are vague, unclear, and wouldn't have prevented the tragedy in the first place.
  
  

  Why do people need access to body armor and assault rifles?

  
  See what I mean? Good lord. We could go over all the stats again. We could talk about thr definition of "assault rifle" - or the lack thereof, all before the body count stops climbing. And then we'll wait a few days and find out he had a hand gun (as reported earlier today).
  
  

  Why do countries with strict gun control have way less murders?

  
  Spare me. I lived through the summer of love. Guns were the only thing that kept BLM out of my town.
  
  

  Simple fact: in your brain these kids were acceptance losses

  
  Forking hell. Like I said. The guy will turn out to be mentally unstable, family problems, most likely fatherless, and on the spectrum somewhere - as a vast majority of these shooters. But noooo, we either buy into "common sense" left-wing solutions or else we "accept" kids getting gunned down.
  
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  14 kids dead and one teacher at Texas school shooting.

  by jojorabbit in

  1. social
  2. current

  another shooting, this time 14 kids dead more wounded and a teacher dead.

  i am all for the second amendment and this does not change my mind.

  but i do hate this kind of thing, makes my stomach turn.

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  MeanMrMustard

  Let's wait and see how crazy this one turns out to be. The focus won't be on mental health.
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  How is the 'Cost of Living Crisis' affecting you?

  by nicolaou in

  1. social
  2. current

  here in the uk we've recently had the price cap on household energy bills raised by around £800 and there'll be another similar raise this autumn.. food prices are up, petrol is around £1.82 per litre - that's $10.37 per gallon for our american friends - and inflation is currently running at 9%.

  business are being hit as ordinary folk prioritise their spending.

  young folks are effectively priced out of the housing market and wage rises are not keeping pace.. mrs nic' and i are fortunate in that we're both in secure employment and with the kids moved out and mortgage paid off our outgoings are thankfully low.

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  MeanMrMustard

  As an example - let's say a natural disaster occurs. Horrible. Property damaged everywhere. Gas suddenly has a price spike. In some areas, the price is $50/ gal.

  Is this good or bad?

  Politicians will get on their high horse and crack down on 'gouging'. It's just unacceptable that anyone should pay above the normal price.

  But soon nobody in the hardest hit areas have any gas. There is nothing to buy, nothing to run generators. People have money, and a desire to buy gasoline. But there is none. So they go cold and suffer more.

  But if they just let the price rise, everyone and their uncle would load up their car and move gasoline into the affected area. Gas tankers, spurred on by incentive, would pull extra deliveries. Everyone would have more than enough gas. But as the supply rises, and demand is satisfied, competition will bring the price down again.
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  How is the 'Cost of Living Crisis' affecting you?

  by nicolaou in

  1. social
  2. current

  here in the uk we've recently had the price cap on household energy bills raised by around £800 and there'll be another similar raise this autumn.. food prices are up, petrol is around £1.82 per litre - that's $10.37 per gallon for our american friends - and inflation is currently running at 9%.

  business are being hit as ordinary folk prioritise their spending.

  young folks are effectively priced out of the housing market and wage rises are not keeping pace.. mrs nic' and i are fortunate in that we're both in secure employment and with the kids moved out and mortgage paid off our outgoings are thankfully low.

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  MeanMrMustard

  Why would you say price control is the worst response?

  
  Because it will lead to shortages.
  
  Prices contain valuable information about supply and demand. If something is already in short supply, a higher price is a signal that will 1) cause consumers to cut back and naturally ration their usage of the resource, and 2) cause producers to ramp up production to meet the demand (because the margins are high and the reward is greater)
  
  If the price is held low, usage never cuts back and production never ramps up. The result is a shortage. If the price is held low enough, it might force producers to operate at a loss, which basically means they will stop producing.
  
  Shortages are much worse than higher prices.
  
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  Unpopular opinion

  by Judgerussellford in

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  so i've asked this question to witnesses in the past (super no no question to ask by the way but hilarious responses) to bosses and coworkers, and random people of different faiths and i'm curious to know how mixed of a response this community will give.

  bible believers or not your oppinion is very welcome.

  technically according to scripture we are gods sons.

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  MeanMrMustard

  I saw your "interview" thread, so I know you are still Bible-believing. So, approaching your question from that context, I would ask:

  Define "death". Are you sure the JW view of death (annihilation) is correct?
  
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  How is the 'Cost of Living Crisis' affecting you?

  by nicolaou in

  1. social
  2. current

  here in the uk we've recently had the price cap on household energy bills raised by around £800 and there'll be another similar raise this autumn.. food prices are up, petrol is around £1.82 per litre - that's $10.37 per gallon for our american friends - and inflation is currently running at 9%.

  business are being hit as ordinary folk prioritise their spending.

  young folks are effectively priced out of the housing market and wage rises are not keeping pace.. mrs nic' and i are fortunate in that we're both in secure employment and with the kids moved out and mortgage paid off our outgoings are thankfully low.

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  What are the details of the price cap?

  I've heard some of the Democrats propose price controls - which is the worst of all responses to this (imagine that). But I was wondering if you basically had price controls there?