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2022-03-21 Economy
Latest Inflation Advice Goes From Insulting to Psychotic
[REDSTATE] Inflation continues to slam the American people in ways not seen in over 40 years following the Jimmy Carter administration. The February number clocked in at 7.9 percent, and there are no signs things are going to slow down. Will we soon be at 10 percent inflation? That’s not a bad bet, at this point.

That reality has left poor and middle-class Americans scrambling as they have had to essentially absorb a massive pay reduction due to the increased costs of goods and services. Of course, gas prices are also nearly double what they were when Joe Biden took office.

So, how is our intrepid media handling that? Are they holding the powerful to account? Nah, they are giving advice like this.


The Bloomberg.com article itself is behind a paywall, but you get the gist of its contents in the above tweet. There are also some things within the article to enter into the realm of psychotic. For example, this is an actual quote by the author.

If you’re one of the many Americans who became a new pet owner during the pandemic, you might want to rethink those costly pet medical needs.

The answer to inflation is now to…let your pets die? Also, don’t eat meat, ride a non-existent bus if you live anywhere outside of a major metro area (or get robbed and assaulted on one, if you do live in a city), and suck it up, you big baby, because no one said this would be fun.
Or you could just make $300,000...
Posted by Fred 2022-03-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ]  Top

#1 The mainstream media are the enemy of the people.
Posted by Omomolet Phutch9064 2022-03-21 00:22||   2022-03-21 00:22|| Front Page Top

#2 The answer to inflation is now to…let your pets die?
Or eat them...
Posted by Glenmore 2022-03-21 00:38||   2022-03-21 00:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Yeah, pasta aisles are near empty and dried lentils prices have jumped. Should I eat my Lexus, Bloomberg, is that your advice?
Posted by magpie 2022-03-21 01:06||   2022-03-21 01:06|| Front Page Top

#4 All grains a problem. Eggs and so on. This is not going to get better anytime soon. Democrats demand money to fix and nothing happens, truly trickle down economics in play now.
Posted by Dale 2022-03-21 03:58||   2022-03-21 03:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Looking for a healthy but hassle-free dog food? Try this human-grade air-dried dog food that's full of real and clean ingredients like blueberries and broccoli - and save 20%
Posted by Skidmark 2022-03-21 07:30||   2022-03-21 07:30|| Front Page Top

#6 It is one thing to lust for power and control. It is another thing entirely to understand the levers of power and which ones to pull when.
Most food is transported by truck
These morons don’t want to admit that petroleum is the prime mover in costs of most commodities
Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom  2022-03-21 07:48||   2022-03-21 07:48|| Front Page Top

#7 I suppose it would largely depend on the the meaning of the word 'this'.
Posted by Cesare 2022-03-21 08:14||   2022-03-21 08:14|| Front Page Top

#8 putting beans in the meat dish as it is cooking isn't a bad decision for stews and the like, as it provides a different flavor

however, I don't understand why bloomberg advises against buying in bulk
Posted by Lord Garth 2022-03-21 08:30||   2022-03-21 08:30|| Front Page Top

#9 It's all Putin's fault
Posted by Sheba Shinenter2431 2022-03-21 08:35||   2022-03-21 08:35|| Front Page Top

#10 
Will the LSD handling of the economy and its Anti-Fossil Fuel agenda, which has in a large part resulted in inflation. Turn the USA into their pipe dream of a United Socialist States and America?
Posted by NN2N1 2022-03-21 08:53||   2022-03-21 08:53|| Front Page Top

#11  why bloomberg advises against buying in bulk

When buying in bulk the purchases cannot easily be transported in those little carts one sees old people pulling on the streets of New York City — a car is needed. Also, it selfishly takes limited supplies away from others less foresightful, you vile hoarder and waster.
Posted by trailing wife 2022-03-21 08:57||   2022-03-21 08:57|| Front Page Top

#12 Bulk also must be secured against vermin and insectoid spoilers. Many consumers can't even protect themselves.
Posted by Skidmark 2022-03-21 09:16||   2022-03-21 09:16|| Front Page Top

#13 Bloomberg can shove that article from whence they pulled it from.
Posted by DarthVader 2022-03-21 09:21||   2022-03-21 09:21|| Front Page Top

#14 On the bright side, you might lose some weight.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-03-21 12:16||   2022-03-21 12:16|| Front Page Top

#15 Just an added note and example of Inflation.
Krystal Burger (White Castle clone)
1 plain burger
1 large Diet Coke.
$4.19

Remember when it was 4 burgers fries, and drink for $5.99 plus tax last year.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-03-21 12:50||   2022-03-21 12:50|| Front Page Top

#16 I thought buying an electric car is fun? Stop being poor sounds fun, too.

I'm waiting for the headline, "Why Biden's brilliant plan to help you lose your Covid thirty pounds is so right, and at the right time."
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-03-21 14:47||   2022-03-21 14:47|| Front Page Top

#17 They have ZERO intent on "correcting" what they have previously publically stated is NOT a problem. The "white church lady" crowd elected these bozos. Not literally of course--the election was stolen. But the "white church lady" crowd stupidly gave them enough votes to make the margin of the steal something the criminals could handle.

I hate 45% of my fellow citizens right now for stupidly believing that "trans rights" combined with "mean tweets" meant we needed to crater our country.
Posted by Crusader 2022-03-21 16:03||   2022-03-21 16:03|| Front Page Top

#18 oil near $110/bar today again

been over $90 for a month and a half

very bad

Posted by Lord Garth 2022-03-21 18:13||   2022-03-21 18:13|| Front Page Top

#19 If you're gonna be raped, dearie, just "lie back and think of... Ukraine"
Posted by Hupereth Ominesh3165 2022-03-21 18:29||   2022-03-21 18:29|| Front Page Top

#20 Couldn't find saltines today. Saltines?! WT_?
Posted by Anomalous Sources 2022-03-21 22:17||   2022-03-21 22:17|| Front Page Top

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