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quote:The battle against inflation is not over. 
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Aug 31, 2023 22:11
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your bread is now 50 cents cheaper than last week WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?
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Aug 31, 2023 22:12
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Tsitsikovas posted:your bread is now 50 cents cheaper than last week WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT? it's not cheaper. It just went up by less, percentage wise, in the latest period compared to the previous one. It's more expensive.
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Aug 31, 2023 22:13
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Tsitsikovas posted:your bread is now 50 cents cheaper than last week WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT? core inflation going up means prices are still rising, just not as much things cant get "better" with CPI going up without wages also going up
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Aug 31, 2023 22:14
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Engorged Pedipalps posted:Haha yep
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Aug 31, 2023 22:15
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My local news had a story about how student loans were restarting soon, but "the White House wanted to help" with some half rear end measure that doesn't accumulate interest. Sadly, Number is probably going to love several generations returning to peonage and the Will Stancils of the world will smugly proclaim that "Biden fixed the economy".
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Aug 31, 2023 22:20
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Delinquencies skyrocketing just before loan repayments kick in is probably good
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Aug 31, 2023 22:25
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ben shapino posted:it's not cheaper. It just went up by less, percentage wise, in the latest period compared to the previous one. your bread is only 25 cents more expensive. It was supposed to be 70. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT????????
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Aug 31, 2023 22:28
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So number mancers, that chart has to show two more steep increases until we get a major dija reduction right?
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Aug 31, 2023 22:28
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every time I see a graph like this I'm reminded that even getting a lump sum and extra $1k a month in unemployment bennies made literally every single social problem better to an unprecedented degree. literal decades of achievement done in three months
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Aug 31, 2023 22:29
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Tsitsikovas posted:your bread is only 50 cents more expensive than last week WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT? ftfy
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Aug 31, 2023 22:33
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Gunshow Poophole posted:every time I see a graph like this I'm reminded that even getting a lump sum and extra $1k a month in unemployment bennies made literally every single social problem better to an unprecedented degree. literal decades of achievement done in three months nobody could go to Starbucks five times a week during the lockdown, that's why people suddenly had money to pay off debt
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Aug 31, 2023 22:33
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Gunshow Poophole posted:every time I see a graph like this I'm reminded that even getting a lump sum and extra $1k a month in unemployment bennies made literally every single social problem better to an unprecedented degree. literal decades of achievement done in three months
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Aug 31, 2023 22:40
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Cpt_Obvious posted:ftfy  listen everyone im not a number man I leave all that to the pros. They insist my life is great so I trust them.
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Aug 31, 2023 22:41
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Tsitsikovas posted:your bread is now 50 cents cheaper than last week WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT? The bread went up $1.50 last year and is now only up $.50 this year. It's still $2.00 more expensive than 2 years ago.
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Aug 31, 2023 22:46
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Tsitsikovas posted:
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Aug 31, 2023 22:47
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Azuth0667 posted:So number mancers, that chart has to show two more steep increases until we get a major dija reduction right?  Gunshow Poophole posted:every time I see a graph like this I'm reminded that even getting a lump sum and extra $1k a month in unemployment bennies made literally every single social problem better to an unprecedented degree. literal decades of achievement done in three months Was it even 1k? Didn’t it come in two different instalments. I think you could see actual faces of disgust as they announced people would receive money, just so poor people wouldn’t die (as much)
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Aug 31, 2023 22:54
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This part is the plan that doesn't start till next summer, right? quote:What is the SAVE plan?
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Aug 31, 2023 23:40
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F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:My local news had a story about how student loans were restarting soon, but "the White House wanted to help" with some half rear end measure that doesn't accumulate interest. Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but biden’s plan is, of course, means tested and only applies to households making under a certain threshold. And, of course, that threshold is pretty low. So a lot of people don’t actually qualify for poo poo.
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Aug 31, 2023 23:42
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KillerFuzzball posted:Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but biden’s plan is, of course, means tested and only applies to households making under a certain threshold. And, of course, that threshold is pretty low. So a lot of people don’t actually qualify for poo poo. Doing more might be wasteful which is something akin to sin in US discourse. If you do next to nothing for people, you don't waste anything on people who don't need it, so it's better.
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Aug 31, 2023 23:46
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KillerFuzzball posted:Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but biden’s plan is, of course, means tested and only applies to households making under a certain threshold. And, of course, that threshold is pretty low. So a lot of people don’t actually qualify for poo poo. And I don't think it goes into full effect for an entire year, which is a real genius move.
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Aug 31, 2023 23:47
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F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:And I don't think it goes into full effect for an entire year, which is a real genius move. Specifically, until the end of October 2024. 3 guesses as to what happens the week after and why that was the cutoff chosen 
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Aug 31, 2023 23:48
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KillerFuzzball posted:Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but biden’s plan is, of course, means tested and only applies to households making under a certain threshold. And, of course, that threshold is pretty low. So a lot of people don’t actually qualify for poo poo. Well, yeah... They offered a plan.. It's not their fault that a large portion of individuals with student loans don't qualify.... But they offered a plan... and thus... 
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Aug 31, 2023 23:50
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KillerFuzzball posted:Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but biden’s plan is, of course, means tested and only applies to households making under a certain threshold. And, of course, that threshold is pretty low. So a lot of people don’t actually qualify for poo poo. most borrowers will get some benefit, since it moves the calculation of your income from whatever is above 150% of poverty line to whatever is above 225% of poverty line, and cuts the maximum payment from 10% of that number to 5% of that number though in the end, you're still paying the whole loan back (and more because of interest), but you won't be as hosed by monthly payments
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Aug 31, 2023 23:57
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Pingui posted:Good news! And over here we have the communal kitchen & bathroom facilities. Points to smouldering firepit next to small creek.
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Sep 1, 2023 00:05
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BRAKE FOR MOOSE posted:most borrowers will get some benefit, since it moves the calculation of your income from whatever is above 150% of poverty line to whatever is above 225% of poverty line, and cuts the maximum payment from 10% of that number to 5% of that number You'll be paying 5-10% of your adjisted income for 10-25 years (based on amount of loan and how much is grad debt), then you get taxed on the remainder when it's forgiven. The previous common grad loan setup (paye) was 10% of income for only 20 years, so it may actually be worse for some people but very hard to calculate who. Its somewhat interesting that no politician or media network has made hay out of people getting 100k+ forgiven from PSLF, with no tax. I guess enough of the leadership internalized public service = lower paying despite that not being true for a lot of people.
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Sep 1, 2023 00:05
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it also doesnt go into affect until next year and once again does nothing to address the actual cost of education rising every year so the loans get higher
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Sep 1, 2023 00:08
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HallelujahLee posted:good news nothing will actually come of the negotiations PhRMA already has lawsuits in the pipeline.
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Sep 1, 2023 00:09
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cat botherer posted:How did Germans ever get a reputation for being good engineers? All their stuff has been overengineered garbage that breaks since at least WW2. I'm absolutely not a war nerd, but I love this presentation on tank production during WWII explaining why Germany sucked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6xLMUifbxQ tl;dr: - The Germans built tanks to excruciatingly minute details. They had far too many designs and most needed to be finished by hand (think: Tesla, where hand built does not mean good) - The Soviets were heavily resource limited but realized quickly tanks would get destroyed quickly, and so they only built them to last exactly as long as needed - The US had the best manufacturing strategy. Also not said by the presenter: we weren't actively engaged in a land war on our own soil
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Sep 1, 2023 00:13
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Willa Rogers posted:PhRMA already has lawsuits in the pipeline. the funny part is the negotiations can take however long as needed
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Sep 1, 2023 00:15
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Euphoriaphone posted:I'm absolutely not a war nerd, but I love this presentation on tank production during WWII explaining why Germany sucked. Imo part of the perception comes from troops on the ground capturing German equipment. If you were running around with a BAR an MG42 really was a space gun, if you were in a Sherman a tiger really was an ultra luxurious super tank. These on the ground, anecdotal experiences shape the popular perception of the war far more than production numbers and logistical concerns. It's also worth noting that everyone had great equipment for their requirements including the Germans. The heer was effectively an 'elite' force in the sense that it was designed to be a very high performance, but very brittle, army that won quickly and decisively and then underwent extensive refit. So doctrinally, high quality, long lasting vehicles with every little detail taken care of made a lot of sense. It was then plunged into a prolonged industrial war with no respite and the rest is history. Slavvy has issued a correction as of 00:29 on Sep 1, 2023 |
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Sep 1, 2023 00:26
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Slavvy posted:Imo part of the perception comes from troops on the ground capturing German equipment. If you were running around with a BAR an MG42 really was a space gun, if you were in a Sherman a tiger really was an ultra luxurious super tank. These on the ground, anecdotal experiences shape the popular perception of the war far more than production numbers and logistical concerns. American troops in Northwest Europe encountered Tiger I's 6 times from landing in Normandy to the end of the war.
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Sep 1, 2023 00:28
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Frosted Flake posted:American troops in Northwest Europe encountered Tiger I's 6 times from landing in Normandy to the end of the war. If you change Sherman to crusader it makes my point even more
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Sep 1, 2023 00:30
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Frosted Flake posted:American troops in Northwest Europe encountered Tiger I's 6 times from landing in Normandy to the end of the war. that has no connection to how many times they thought they encountered Tiger I’s. it’s like the 88’s every German artillery they encountered were 88’s (they were not).
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Sep 1, 2023 00:32
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Right, but that means they believed the Germans had ultra luxurious super tanks while their lying eyes only saw StuGs and beaten up Pz IVs. Just like the 88 was outperformed by the QF 3.7 and US 90mm.
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Sep 1, 2023 00:38
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The sherman was a very, very good tank. The tiger was titanic piece of crap.
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Sep 1, 2023 00:40
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Cpt_Obvious posted:The sherman was a very, very good tank. The tiger was titanic piece of crap.
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Sep 1, 2023 00:43
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On a strategic level absolutely If I had to actually fight in them I'd pick the tiger personally Joe doesn't see the production realities of trying to field something like the tiger, he just sees the big gun and thick armour and sweet interior This is exactly the same as Audi, bmw etc always scoring really high on journalist reviews. They are built to impress journos and ace comparative group tests, the people who actually own the cars aren't writing in magazines Slavvy has issued a correction as of 00:48 on Sep 1, 2023 |
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Sep 1, 2023 00:46
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Despite Ford being a tremendous Nazi and Hitler having a portrait of him in his office, the German tank industry didn't use mass production nor replaceable parts because the tank companies didn't want to invest the cash to upgrade to factories. Every tank was made in an old timey workshop and when that poo poo broke down it had to be brought back to the same workshop for repairs. This property alone should render the German tanks as bottom tier garbage. However, the King Tiger was a next level piece of garbage. See, the King Tiger had a transmission problem that meant it poo poo the bed every few 100KM. That meant it had to be towed back to the  It was loving huge. That meant the tiger couldn't just be dragged back to a railroad and sent back. The King Tiger had to be dragged to the railroad and then had to be partially disassembled to fit on the loving train! Then it got shipped, and then had to be rea-loving-ssembled on the other side before it could be towed back to the workshop and repaired. But you know what? Transmission problems were very normal for this age of tank development. In fact, the original T34 had a transmission problem for a while as well. You know what they did?  They slapped an extra transmission onto the back of the thing and just replaced it in the field! Cpt_Obvious has issued a correction as of 01:03 on Sep 1, 2023 |
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Sep 1, 2023 00:57
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Xpforr posted:
i mean clearly money doesn’t want to be with them or they wouldn’t be poor. i thought the left was all about consent
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