Author Topic: The economy is NOT recovering (Read 1210 times)

Matthew · « **on:** January 13, 2015, 03:09:26 PM »

Remember in the book Ninteen Eighty-Four, they announced the chocolate ration increased to 50 grams (when it was 75 grams last week) -- most people celebrated and praised the government! Sad to say, that was very realistic.

Has anyone noticed how thin the Cocoa Krispies box is? They're down to 9.6 oz. or something ridiculous like that. You can barely get 1 1/2 bowls out of a "full sized box" of cereal -- all so they can keep the prices the same. How much lower can they go? Any thinner, and the box won't stand up on its own! hahaha And a 6-pack of hershey bars used to be $2 at any grocery store in the 1980's. Now the same costs $4.50. What's happened?

Also...

Baltic Dry Index is almost as low as it was at the beginning of the 2008 Recession. Look it up. Look into it. The BDI can't be manipulated, as it's a measure of ACTUAL raw material purchased by factories. One clown on here (desperate to believe the mainstream lies) said "Maybe they're making the same/more with less materials!" Give me a break! There is no such thing. In computers, yes. A smaller chip in 2015 does more "work" with less power than a larger chip in 2004. But with everything IRL (like screwdrivers) it takes the SAME IRON to make one as it did in 1920! And if they WERE somehow making more with less raw material, the quality will have gone down.

The BLS (the L is silent) just creates phantom jobs out of thin air. They have no proof or basis for their numbers. They "assume" that X number of jobs are being created every month. They did the same thing back in 2008 -- they had jobs in Housing Construction being created during that massive housing crash/slowdown! But you know what happens when you assume -- you make an ___ out of U and ME.

ggreg · « **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2015, 03:19:47 PM »

They've reduced bottles of Coca-Cola from 2 litres to 1.75l and changed the shape of the bottle to disguise it.

It is a way of keeping the price down under a round £1 or whatever.

TKGS · « **Reply #2 on:** January 13, 2015, 07:11:03 PM »

I noticed a while back that the 5 oz bag of beef jerky at the store had new label saying it was "new and improved packaging", the price was the same but there was now only 4.5 oz of product in the package.

I don't know anyone who really thinks the economy is improving.

Centroamerica · « **Reply #3 on:** January 13, 2015, 09:19:27 PM »

In Alabama gas is back down to 1.99 a gallon. The dollar is up significantly from last year. It was 2.2 Brazilian reals for every dollar and has now gone up to 2.7. The U.S. pays some of the lowest prices for the best quality goods. Those of us with international experience are never shook up by these "the economy" scares.

Viva Cristo Rey · « **Reply #4 on:** January 14, 2015, 07:53:06 AM »

Quote from: TKGS

I noticed a while back that the 5 oz bag of beef jerky at the store had new label saying it was "new and improved packaging", the price was the same but there was now only 4.5 oz of product in the package.

I don't know anyone who really thinks the economy is improving.

To me that is supermarket fraud. They have done that with cereal and coffee.

Marlelar · « **Reply #5 on:** January 17, 2015, 03:23:47 PM »

Prices are up.

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Eggs have gone up 84.3% since 1980.

In 1980 the federal min wage was $3.10 hr per the US Dept of Labor website. In 2014 it was $7.25 (but in 29 states they have mandated higher minimum wages). So that means that min wage has gone up 134%.

Well at least min wage has keep ahead of the price of eggs for the last 35 years.

Marsha