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2024-08-19 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Fred 2024-08-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 I've watched her appearances and I think she's on drugs.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-08-19 00:58|| 2024-08-19 00:58|| Front Page Top

Kamala word salads are so back: "Our election is about understanding the importance of this beautiful country of ours in terms of what we stand for around the globe as a democracy. As a democracy, we know there's a duality to the nature of democracy. On the one hand, incredible… pic.twitter.com/GeMmgVESFk
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 18, 2024

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-08-19 01:35|| 2024-08-19 01:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Then and now.

Finally getting the b*s to call them Commies after decades of calling Trunks Nazis and 'the next Hitler'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-08-19 07:27|| 2024-08-19 07:27|| Front Page Top

#4 From the kitchen table to the world stage, Trump just defined what separates him and Kamala Harris

Posted by Skidmark 2024-08-19 10:36|| 2024-08-19 10:36|| Front Page Top

#5 The current high inflation rate has a lot to do with Covid-related causes (increased household demand and supply chain shortages due to the pandemic). Then there is the war in Ukraine and a strong labor market.

At the beginning of the pandemic, consumers started to spend less because of the lockdown and started to save more. Then, as the Covid-19 restrictions eased, businesses couldn't keep up with this increased consumer demand, and experienced shipping delays as well as shortages of labor and key inputs. All of this led to higher prices for most goods and services. Gasoline, housing, and food saw the largest price increases.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the resulting sanctions by Western countries that severely restricted imports of Russian oil played a significant role in rising energy prices and supply chain issues, as did fluctuating consumer demand for gasoline.

To blame "corporate greed" is more or less nonsense. But so is the exaggerated responsibility of the US administration for these global events.

Harris' policy is certainly wrong and just populist, but Trump should explain how HE would bring down inflation (it's already going down btw).

Posted by European Conservative 2024-08-19 11:16|| 2024-08-19 11:16|| Front Page Top

#6 /\ To blame "corporate greed" is more or less nonsense.

Private enterprize has always been the enemy of communism.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-08-19 11:20|| 2024-08-19 11:20|| Front Page Top

#7 To blame "corporate greed" is more or less nonsense. But so is the exaggerated responsibility of the US administration for these global events.

Hardly... Biden and the Democrats passed budgets after the pandemic as if the pandemic was still continuing. Had they cut back to pre-pandemic levels inflation would not be as bad. Additionally, Biden still has $1T to spend in the next 3 months.

Posted by Cleared Cookies Lost Nic 2024-08-19 12:35|| 2024-08-19 12:35|| Front Page Top

#8 Because Price Controls with Medicaid has worked out so well in keeping costs down.

Posted by mossomo 2024-08-19 12:53|| 2024-08-19 12:53|| Front Page Top

Everything about the Harris campaign is fake.

Prior to her stop at Primanti’s (the PA sandwich chain), every single customer was kicked out and replaced with actors.

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— John LeFevre (@JohnLeFevre) August 19, 2024

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-08-19 17:59|| 2024-08-19 17:59|| Front Page Top

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