The USA inflation infex does not include food or energy prices

[jbeas176]

trump announced the best economy ever with inflation at 2.5. did he get his inflation index from milei?

 

[Finance Prof]

Inflation is NOT 2.5% in the USA. Even stripping out the gas and food. It's like Argentina's antiquated inflation index with DVD's and CD's in them.

 

[Uncle Wong]

trump announced the best economy ever with inflation at 2.5. did he get his inflation index from milei?

Biden did a number on inflation in the USA. I voted for Trump for no new wars and to bring inflation down. Oops. 😱

 

[Betsy Ross]

trump announced the best economy ever with inflation at 2.5. did he get his inflation index from milei?

They under report what inflation really is all over. Either by removing essential things which people really spend on. That is why the Argentine government wouldn't allow the change in the basket. It would cause inflation numbers to go up.

Biden did a number on inflation in the USA. I voted for Trump for no new wars and to bring inflation down. Oops. 😱

This is actually funny. My sister that lives in California is a big Democrat. I couldn't bring myself to vote for Kamala Harris. I told her how I didn't want any wars and that Trump would bring down inflation. He was going to be the "no new war" president.

Let's just say I never hear the end of it the past few weeks.

 

[Content Provider]

They under report what inflation really is all over. Either by removing essential things which people really spend on. That is why the Argentine government wouldn't allow the change in the basket. It would cause inflation numbers to go up.


This is actually funny. My sister that lives in California is a big Democrat. I couldn't bring myself to vote for Kamala Harris. I told her how I didn't want any wars and that Trump would bring down inflation. He was going to be the "no new war" president.

Let's just say I never hear the end of it the past few weeks.

" I never hear the end of it the past few weeks."

Let's hope this happens to every. single. Trump. supporter.

 

[CraigM]

This is actually funny. My sister that lives in California is a big Democrat. I couldn't bring myself to vote for Kamala Harris. I told her how I didn't want any wars and that Trump would bring down inflation. He was going to be the "no new war" president.

Let's just say I never hear the end of it the past few weeks.

Ha! I hear you but I would still make the same choice all day long. Harris was a terrible candidate for President and Walz as her running mate just made it farcical. Neither of them had any business operating at that level of politics and leadership. The two of them together would have been a gong show of epic proportions.

 

[Bingo]

Ha! I hear you but I would still make the same choice all day long. Harris was a terrible candidate for President and Walz as her running mate just made it farcical. Neither of them had any business operating at that level of politics and leadership. The two of them together would have been a gong show of epic proportions.

Harris and Walz were a joke. Look at what is going on with Minnesota now and all the fraud. I doubt there would be a war but much worse problems. I also voted for Trump. I don't agree with everything he is doing but probably would still vote for him. Now if the world goes into a global recession due to the War I'm sure a lot of us will have to admit we were wrong. They need to end this as soon as possible.

 

[Content Provider]

Harris and Walz were a joke. Look at what is going on with Minnesota now and all the fraud. I doubt there would be a war but much worse problems. I also voted for Trump. I don't agree with everything he is doing but probably would still vote for him. Now if the world goes into a global recession due to the War I'm sure a lot of us will have to admit we were wrong. They need to end this as soon as possible.

"Harris and Walz"

Can you explain EXACTLY why you believe they are a joke?

"doubt there would be a war but much worse problems"

PRECISELY what could be worse than a war?

"but probably would still vote for him"

Please name 3 things Trump has done which you support.

 

[CraigM]

"Harris and Walz"

Can you explain EXACTLY why you believe they are a joke?

"doubt there would be a war but much worse problems"

PRECISELY what could be worse than a war?

"but probably would still vote for him"

Please name 3 things Trump has done which you support.

By the sounds of it I doubt we would agree on much so probably best not to argue about it online. Next visit to BA I'd happily buy you a beer and have a proper political discussion. I have friends all over the political map and learn a lot from those chats.

 

[Johnny]

By the sounds of it I doubt we would agree on much so probably best not to argue about it online. Next visit to BA I'd happily buy you a beer and have a proper political discussion. I have friends all over the political map and learn a lot from those chats.

I'm a Wealth manager for a large US bank and half my clients love Trump and half hate him. So I just stay in the middle and don't talk much about politics. It's good to get perspective from both sides. Very few politicians are doing everything 100% right.

 

[Content Provider]

By the sounds of it I doubt we would agree on much so probably best not to argue about it online. Next visit to BA I'd happily buy you a beer and have a proper political discussion. I have friends all over the political map and learn a lot from those chats.

"so probably best not to argue about it onlineso probably best not to argue about it online"

No argument from me. It's not your pro-Trump politics I find as disturbing as it is your lack of morals in following the Mango Mussolini.

"I have friends all over the political map and learn a lot from those chats."

Please name 3 things you have learned.

 

[CraigM]

Please name 3 things you have learned.

Well, just now I learned that your personality is a bit less flexible than the one you project through your writings

 

[Content Provider]

So? And...? How EXACTLY is asking a simple question a sign of flexibility or inflexibility? Maybe you've read something into it that is, or is not, there.

Anyway, the entire pro-Trump, anti-Trump is not about politics or personality. It is about morals.

Politics often boils down to clashing moral foundations, not just policy wonkery or charisma. Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind nails this: liberals and conservatives prioritize different innate moral intuitions, like care vs. loyalty or fairness vs. authority. Trump taps into the latter for his base—fairness as proportionality (punish cheaters), sanctity (cultural purity), and ingroup loyalty—while his critics frame it through harm avoidance and equality.

It's why debates feel like parallel universes: one side sees a defender of traditional virtues against elite corruption; the other, a threat to empathy and institutions. Data from Pew Research backs this—moral values predict partisan loyalty more reliably than demographics or economics.

 

[Finance Prof]

"Harris and Walz"

Can you explain EXACTLY why you believe they are a joke?

"doubt there would be a war but much worse problems"

PRECISELY what could be worse than a war?

"but probably would still vote for him"

Please name 3 things Trump has done which you support.

Let's be clear @Content Provider if Harris won we would be in hyperinflation like scenarios like Argentina has gone through. Maybe even a depression. Did you see all the illegals they were literally importing in to the USA? I saw it first hand. So inflation would be chaotic if they won.

Most likely we would have seen crazy unrest. Forget about going to war in Iran. There would be chaos within the USA.

Biden was heading down the road of a complete loss of foundational freedoms. The media was all lying and often times still are.

The US would be in chaos right now. I don't agree with the War and some other things but it would be worse under Biden.

 

[Edgardo]

By the sounds of it I doubt we would agree on much so probably best not to argue about it online. Next visit to BA I'd happily buy you a beer and have a proper political discussion. I have friends all over the political map and learn a lot from those chats.

I had to delete all my social media accounts. I had too many idiot friends and family that I had to bite my tongue from responding.

"so probably best not to argue about it onlineso probably best not to argue about it online"

No argument from me. It's not your pro-Trump politics I find as disturbing as it is your lack of morals in following the Mango Mussolini.

"I have friends all over the political map and learn a lot from those chats."

Please name 3 things you have learned.

See this is an example of why I deleted my accounts to escape people like you. Craig was very friendly with you and you come back with a rude response. That sums up the people with Trump Derangement Syndrome.

Let's be clear @Content Provider if Harris won we would be in hyperinflation like scenarios like Argentina has gone through. Maybe even a depression. Did you see all the illegals they were literally importing in to the USA? I saw it first hand. So inflation would be chaotic if they won.

Most likely we would have seen crazy unrest. Forget about going to war in Iran. There would be chaos within the USA.

Biden was heading down the road of a complete loss of foundational freedoms. The media was all lying and often times still are.

The US would be in chaos right now. I don't agree with the War and some other things but it would be worse under Biden.

I agree. The USA slid so far down under Biden. It is laughable to see some of the things they were doing. I can't imagine how bad things would have been. Whatever bad things we see happening now would pale in comparison.

I do think Trump needs to pull out and end the war in Iran as quick as possible. If not we could see a worldwide recession.

 

[Content Provider]

Let's be clear @Content Provider if Harris won we would be in hyperinflation like scenarios like Argentina has gone through. Maybe even a depression. Did you see all the illegals they were literally importing in to the USA? I saw it first hand. So inflation would be chaotic if they won.

Most likely we would have seen crazy unrest. Forget about going to war in Iran. There would be chaos within the USA.

Biden was heading down the road of a complete loss of foundational freedoms. The media was all lying and often times still are.

The US would be in chaos right now. I don't agree with the War and some other things but it would be worse under Biden.

I would like to see your evidence for this. Your opinion without evidence is irrelevant.

 

[Content Provider]

I had to delete all my social media accounts. I had too many idiot friends and family that I had to bite my tongue from responding.


See this is an example of why I deleted my accounts to escape people like you. Craig was very friendly with you and you come back with a rude response. That sums up the people with Trump Derangement Syndrome.


I agree. The USA slid so far down under Biden. It is laughable to see some of the things they were doing. I can't imagine how bad things would have been. Whatever bad things we see happening now would pale in comparison.

I do think Trump needs to pull out and end the war in Iran as quick as possible. If not we could see a worldwide recession.

"and you come back with a rude response. " Rude response? EXACTLY what was 'rude' about it?

 

[CraigM]

Let's be clear @Content Provider if Harris won we would be in hyperinflation like scenarios like Argentina has gone through. Maybe even a depression. Did you see all the illegals they were literally importing in to the USA? I saw it first hand. So inflation would be chaotic if they won.

Most likely we would have seen crazy unrest. Forget about going to war in Iran. There would be chaos within the USA.

Biden was heading down the road of a complete loss of foundational freedoms. The media was all lying and often times still are.

The US would be in chaos right now. I don't agree with the War and some other things but it would be worse under Biden.

I had to delete all my social media accounts. I had too many idiot friends and family that I had to bite my tongue from responding.


See this is an example of why I deleted my accounts to escape people like you. Craig was very friendly with you and you come back with a rude response. That sums up the people with Trump Derangement Syndrome.


I agree. The USA slid so far down under Biden. It is laughable to see some of the things they were doing. I can't imagine how bad things would have been. Whatever bad things we see happening now would pale in comparison.

I do think Trump needs to pull out and end the war in Iran as quick as possible. If not we could see a worldwide recession.

I appreciate you fellows wading into this. It's like talking to a wall when people view their political position as moral vs immoral. Very similar with the tax dodgers, and they're often one and the same. I know a fellow who owes the IRS a ton of money and refuses to pay his debts or even his health care premiums, but will post anti-Trump stuff all day long and peace-and-love while saying doctors have a "duty of care" for delinquents like him. Funny thing is, I still like the guy because he's not all bad, just completely full of s--- sometimes.

 

[Blockchain]

I appreciate you fellows wading into this. It's like talking to a wall when people view their political position as moral vs immoral. Very similar with the tax dodgers, and they're often one and the same. I know a fellow who owes the IRS a ton of money and refuses to pay his debts or even his health care premiums, but will post anti-Trump stuff all day long and peace-and-love while saying doctors have a "duty of care" for delinquents like him. Funny thing is, I still really like the guy because he's not all bad, just completely full of s--- sometimes.

This drives me crazy. You hit the nail on the head Craig. My friends that were Biden/Harris/Waltz fans voted for them always talked about how Trump was going to end all of these benefits. Funny thing. They don't really pay any taxes and losing FREE benefits. I always laugh and tell them nothing is free. Someone is paying for it!

I get tired of all of these people online that push to get a Plan B or second passport so they don't have to pay any taxes. They act like no one should pay any taxes or they are Patriots but in the end they are just freeloaders that want free sh*t.

After the last election I had to actually ditch a lot of friendships. I can appreciate differences in political opinions but I had to just cut them off. Some of my friends are the same. They think everything is owed free to them. They complain about all the taxes they pay. But then when I talk to them they pay very little taxes.

People always complain about taxes but people forget 40% of all US households pay ZERO income taxes. And these are usually the people that complain the most about Trump or Republicans.

 

[jbeas176]

i meant this to be an economic discussion. sorry it turned into democrat vs republican rant. peace out. i have taken two words out of my my vocabulary. democrat and republican. i have replaced it with with liberal vs conservative to avoid this type conversation. trump name alone starts more auguments because he is so devisive