US US Politics General - Discussion of President Biden and other politicians

 

[northstar747]

I want to punch every fucking person in this video. So much smug gaslighting

 

[Whoopsie Daisy]

Prices never go down, ever.
In 2004 you could buy a tin of beans for a tuppence (2p). Now they're £1.50. Does anyone think they'll drop to 2p again? or 40p? or 99p? It ain't happening.

Political voting language might be the most autistically, retarded language on the internet, even worse than language like 'boomer, gen x, gen z' faggots. "this state could flip, this one is in play", like it's some kind of fucking chess game. People tick a piece of paper, put it in a box, stop trying to sound interesting you boring fucking faggots.

 

[Frostnipped Todger]

The funniest story about revolutionaries facing the wall is of the Anarchists who got exiled to Russia after McKinleys assassination. One of them (Applebaum I believe) literally kissed the dirt upon arriving in Russia believing it was gonna become a stateless society due to glorious Marxism. After realizing Lenin was completely insane, that communism didn't work, and that her fellow anarchists had been forced into pits and sprayed with freezing water until they died she returned to the US somehow. She was pretty ardent in her hatred of commies afterwards.

I'm pretty sure that was Alexander Berkman who kissed the ground.
I'm thinking you're conflating him and Emma Goldman, who was also exiled to the Russia, and then spent her life railing against the communist reality.

 

[BobbyBriggs69420]

"this state could flip, this one is in play", like it's some kind of fucking chess game.

For modern marxist faggots I'll compare it to binge-watching some fucking show. The producers are the same. We get side stories from non-pols that drive the plot like st floyd, palestine, things elon musk typed, college guys making ook ook noises, unmet demands of our oppressed lgbtq underclass etc.

The actions of the viewer are mostly the same too, you talk about it at work and on faceberg to show you're current on all the episodes. Post up some topical, timely and approved memes that don't violate copyright or something. Main difference is you let the narrator do any kind of interpretation of vague or questionable shit, one can't just make assumptions on their own because they might be heretical or nazi like.

 

[Puff]

In 2004 you could buy a tin of beans for a tuppence (2p).

There's no way that was a natural price. I'd have guessed at least ten times that. Must be some kind of subsidy.

 

[Whoopsie Daisy]

There's no way that was a natural price. I'd have guessed at least ten times that. Must be some kind of subsidy.

Genuine price. 2p Netto beans.

 

[The Ugly One]

Genuine price. 2p Netto beans.

It was almost certainly being sold as a loss leader in some kind of price war. Back in the 90s, a 2-liter of soda cost something absurdly low (I don't remember how low, just that 2L was cheaper than a personal-sized bottle at the gas station) because gas stations were trying to run each other out of business.

its not good for sure, but the US is the best of in regards to population growth.

Yeah, we're cramming in as many millions of foreign welfare dependents as we can, look at that number go up!

 

[Romulus augustulus]

It was almost certainly being sold as a loss leader in some kind of price war. Back in the 90s, a 2-liter of soda cost something absurdly low (I don't remember how low, just that 2L was cheaper than a personal-sized bottle at the gas station) because gas stations were trying to run each other out of business.




Yeah, we're cramming in as many millions of foreign welfare dependents as we can, look at that number go up!

thats part of it but even our native population has higher birth rates than most other countries. IIRC rural whites are the only demographic above replacement rates in the US rn.

 

[Tanuki Mixed Nuts]

It was almost certainly being sold as a loss leader in some kind of price war. Back in the 90s, a 2-liter of soda cost something absurdly low (I don't remember how low, just that 2L was cheaper than a personal-sized bottle at the gas station) because gas stations were trying to run each other out of business.

Nah that still very much happens. You are misunderstanding the purpose of the 2-liter vs. personal-sized bottle price point play.

Manufacturing the smaller bottles means more plastic per ounce of liquid, which adds to the price. BUT, the main thing is the likelihood of someone impulse-buying a soda at checkout (if somewhere like Walmart) simply because its there, chilled, and small enough to comfortably drink out of the bottle.

There was surely a time where the price point was some sort of gas station price war, but even now a 2-liter is like 2-3 bucks, while a 12-16oz bottle is anywhere from 1.80 to 2.80, which puts the 2 liter at a purely cheaper buy, considering price per ounce, but sometimes cheaper than a personal sized bottle whole-cloth.

(This all goes for the impulse snack-size bags of chips, candy, etc. as well)
((This is why I judge my grocery purchases by what I'm willing to pay for an ounce of a particular sort of product. It helps a lot in understanding the changing prices of things with inflation as well as between stores/sales/etc.))

 

[Desu Mountain]

Nah that still very much happens. You are misunderstanding the purpose of the 2-liter vs. personal-sized bottle price point play.

Manufacturing the smaller bottles means more plastic per ounce of liquid, which adds to the price. BUT, the main thing is the likelihood of someone impulse-buying a soda at checkout (if somewhere like Walmart) simply because its there, chilled, and small enough to comfortably drink out of the bottle.

There was surely a time where the price point was some sort of gas station price war, but even now a 2-liter is like 2-3 bucks, while a 12-16oz bottle is anywhere from 1.80 to 2.80, which puts the 2 liter at a purely cheaper buy, considering price per ounce, but sometimes cheaper than a personal sized bottle whole-cloth.

(This all goes for the impulse snack-size bags of chips, candy, etc. as well)
((This is why I judge my grocery purchases by what I'm willing to pay for an ounce of a particular sort of product. It helps a lot in understanding the changing prices of things with inflation as well as between stores/sales/etc.))

I buy the small ones because if I buy the big ones I just end up drinking the whole thing at once anyway.

 

[Introvertigo]

From Trump's rally today.
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Speaking of that, apparently Roger Stone posted this and woof...




I mean he is not a honest man, but wow.

 

[FrancineCansMcGee]

The famous cliff side beaches of the jersey shore.

 

[northstar747]

I buy the small ones because if I buy the big ones I just end up drinking the whole thing at once anyway.

Dude for me it goes flat too fast

 

[Tanuki Mixed Nuts]

I buy the small ones because if I buy the big ones I just end up drinking the whole thing at once anyway.

Yeah, this is also a part to consider when it comes to food products specifically.

Back when I made an effort to calorie count for around 13 months straight, I found that at some point you must give into the idea you will inevitably spend more money on product either, lost (by purchasing something smaller, to avoid impulse consumption) or wasted (by throwing away product you should not consume, as you have either hit your limit, or are comfortably full and should responsibly avoid further consumption).

With soda, I'd say to avoid it most of the time anyways, but in the off chance you do pick it up now and then, it's not like min-maxxing the price per ounce is the healthiest.
I mainly like pointing out the economics behind it, as it's a super simple concept (as we are aware buying in bulk is cheaper intuitively) but is often forgotten when its so low stakes.

I definitely recommend the price per ounce checking when getting groceries though. Some places even have it on the label on the shelf.

 

[Kuritan Deplorable]

Speaking of that, apparently Roger Stone posted this and woof...

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I mean he is not a honest man, but wow.

Community notes continue to be the best shit twitter ever added. If there is election fuckery, the community notes on it is going to be absolutely fucking amazing.

 

[Sniperwoof]

Progressive rhetoric re Biden is the most delusional shit I've ever seen.

"Republicucks are afraid of Biden because he's so strong and tough."

Who the fuck is afraid of this drooling senile old skeleton that can't even stand for prolonged periods of time?

Even as a somewhat young man Biden looked like the assistant manager of a BP station or something, he's never been a tough guy type.

 

[Whoopsie Daisy]

It was almost certainly being sold as a loss leader in some kind of price war. Back in the 90s, a 2-liter of soda cost something absurdly low (I don't remember how low, just that 2L was cheaper than a personal-sized bottle at the gas station) because gas stations were trying to run each other out of business.

They were just cheap as fuck for goods, but nobody would shop there because it had a reputation for being a trampy shop. They used to charge for carrier bags 5p, back in 2004 which put a lot of people off. Nowadays, carrier bags are 30p-50p for the disposable shitty ones.

On subsidising prices, the west and rich countries subsidise the price for the poorer countries. For example, a 2l bottle of coke in the UK is about £2.50, prices vary. In Eastern Europe, that same bottle of pop is £1 (equivalent). It's the same shit, the same bottle, company, recipe (not exactly but spergy autism isn't required). The western companies subsidise the poor countries.

 

[The Ugly One]

Nah that still very much happens. You are misunderstanding the purpose of the 2-liter vs. personal-sized bottle price point play.

Manufacturing the smaller bottles means more plastic per ounce of liquid, which adds to the price. BUT, the main thing is the likelihood of someone impulse-buying a soda at checkout (if somewhere like Walmart) simply because its there, chilled, and small enough to comfortably drink out of the bottle.

There was surely a time where the price point was some sort of gas station price war, but even now a 2-liter is like 2-3 bucks, while a 12-16oz bottle is anywhere from 1.80 to 2.80, which puts the 2 liter at a purely cheaper buy, considering price per ounce, but sometimes cheaper than a personal sized bottle whole-cloth.

(This all goes for the impulse snack-size bags of chips, candy, etc. as well)
((This is why I judge my grocery purchases by what I'm willing to pay for an ounce of a particular sort of product. It helps a lot in understanding the changing prices of things with inflation as well as between stores/sales/etc.))

I'm aware price wars still happen. That's just the last one I remember because as a teenager, I thought I was clever for bringing a 2L of Mountain Dew on a church trip because it was like $0.79 when the regular soda was $1.25 or something.

On subsidising prices, the west and rich countries subsidise the price for the poorer countries. For example, a 2l bottle of coke in the UK is about £2.50, prices vary. In Eastern Europe, that same bottle of pop is £1 (equivalent). It's the same shit, the same bottle, company, recipe (not exactly but spergy autism isn't required). The western companies subsidise the poor countries.

The price of a good includes labor, taxes, and rents, which are all a lot higher in Bongland than the Potatozone.

 

[mandatorylurk]

JD Vance and Tommy Tubberville are at the Trump trial today, Vance making the obvious.

Kamala trying to channel Orange Man dropping naughty words, but it's so fake and gay. Dammit, Jian-Yiang!

 

[Absolutego]

JD Vance and Tommy Tubberville are at the Trump trial today, Vance making the obvious.

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Kamala trying to channel Orange Man dropping naughty words, but it's so fake and gay. Dammit, Jian-Yiang!

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Every interview I've seen with Kamala for the last 18 months she sounds, at best, slightly buzzed, and usually is fully channeling that spinster aunt at the party who's on her fourth wine cooler. She was pretty fake and uncharismatic as a candidate but it's really impressive how much worse she is now that she's in office.