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urinetrouble
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| Registered on: | 10/16/2007 |
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re: US economy expands at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter
Posted by urinetrouble on 12/23/25 at 8:48 am to ragincajun03
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The Fed’s favored inflation gauge — called the personal consumption expenditures index, or PCE — climbed to a 2.8% annual pace last quarter, up from 2.1% in the second quarter.
This wasn't in bold, but matters more to the average person.
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re: bela fleck and the flecktones w/jeff coffin 12/20 at the joy theatre
Posted by urinetrouble on 12/21/25 at 12:26 am to cgrand
Great show, often mesmerizing. :cheers:
re: FBD Championship Saturday
Posted by urinetrouble on 12/6/25 at 9:43 pm to Chucktown_Badger
FBD
Still great, but I miss the creepy baby on the old label.
Still great, but I miss the creepy baby on the old label.
re: Favorite Albums of 2025
Posted by urinetrouble on 12/6/25 at 9:33 pm to The Seaward
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Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band- New Threats From the Soul New Threats From the Soul
This is interesting. Will have to check out the entire album. :cheers:
re: Favorite Albums of 2025
Posted by urinetrouble on 12/6/25 at 9:29 pm to The Seaward
In no particular order:
Jeff Tweedy - Twilight Override
Jason Isbell - Foxes In The Snow
Wednesday - Bleeds
Tyler Childers - Snipe Hunter
Geese - Getting Killed
Lord Huron - The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1
Panda Bear - Sinister Grift
Bright Eyes - Kids Table
Snocaps (self-titled)
Jeff Tweedy - Twilight Override
Jason Isbell - Foxes In The Snow
Wednesday - Bleeds
Tyler Childers - Snipe Hunter
Geese - Getting Killed
Lord Huron - The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1
Panda Bear - Sinister Grift
Bright Eyes - Kids Table
Snocaps (self-titled)
re: How bad is the real estate market in BR?
Posted by urinetrouble on 12/5/25 at 11:53 pm to cgrand
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only red flag I see is you constantly lowering asking price. Tells me you’ll do it again
WSJ just had an article about this. Setting the price too high to begin with only to start cutting prices can backfire.
re: Is this the end of Penn State football?
Posted by urinetrouble on 12/3/25 at 11:50 am to BLUEY
re: Jalen Reed out for year with torn Achilles
Posted by urinetrouble on 12/2/25 at 5:13 pm to LSUButt
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With that said, we had a weird rotation with our bigs and seemed lost. I think the game against DePaul was partly because our rotation shortened.
The rotation was going to need to shorten at some point. I feel for Reed, but we still have Nwoko, Sutton, and Miller as bigs. And from what I've seen, Tamba can guard any position.
re: 104.5 has got to shake up Off The Bench
Posted by urinetrouble on 12/1/25 at 7:46 am to Tiger1242
They both have the personalities of a fig newton.
re: Hog fans what's the feeling this morning with Silverfield
Posted by urinetrouble on 11/30/25 at 11:03 am to GalacticaCannon
Memphis fans are going to happy to see him go. What a blehhhhhh hire.
Dude has never even made it to his conference championship game after inheriting a well-oiled group of 5 machine from Mike Norvell.
They are 4-4 in conference this year and lost to UAB, a team literally trying to kill each other
Dude has never even made it to his conference championship game after inheriting a well-oiled group of 5 machine from Mike Norvell.
They are 4-4 in conference this year and lost to UAB, a team literally trying to kill each other
re: New Orleans venue: chickie wah wah
Posted by urinetrouble on 11/23/25 at 8:32 am to cgrand
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joined by jody stephens last night in memphis for a big star cover frick yeah
Pretty cool that they have been doing locally inspired covers during the encore at each stop. The New Orleans ones were r&b/funk classics and they nailed them.
Houston got a Beyoncé cover lol.
re: Poll: Six-figure earners feel they’re in ‘survival mode’
Posted by urinetrouble on 11/21/25 at 10:43 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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Urinetrouble - “give me an example”
tOT - “here’s an example”
Urinetrouble - “that example doesn’t count because it disputes my claim”
The graph I previously posted is based on BLS real wage statistics, which doesn't have those categories stripped out. So yes, tweet by Paul Krugman indicating what the CPI would be without those categories doesn't dispute my claim at all. In fact, the tweet that was shared even had a little disclaimer on the bottom as to why it is misleading and gave the headline CPI number.
re: Poll: Six-figure earners feel they’re in ‘survival mode’
Posted by urinetrouble on 11/21/25 at 9:20 am to GetMeOutOfHere
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I can include food as 0.05% of the weighted average and voila, it's "included" as part of the CPI.
Cool - but it is more like 14%. The calculations are all transparent and published in detail.
re: Poll: Six-figure earners feel they’re in ‘survival mode’
Posted by urinetrouble on 11/21/25 at 9:12 am to Bunk Moreland
One politically-biased economist posting a cherry-picked graph on twitter for argumentative purposes has nothing to do with how the BLS measures real wage growth. Food, energy, shelter, and used cars are all included by BLS.
re: Poll: Six-figure earners feel they’re in ‘survival mode’
Posted by urinetrouble on 11/21/25 at 9:05 am to GetMeOutOfHere
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Inflation isn't bad when you take out the stuff that people need!
What do you think they are taking out?
re: Poll: Six-figure earners feel they’re in ‘survival mode’
Posted by urinetrouble on 11/21/25 at 8:52 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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People don’t buy energy?
Energy is part of headline inflation which is factored into real wage growth.
re: Poll: Six-figure earners feel they’re in ‘survival mode’
Posted by urinetrouble on 11/21/25 at 8:50 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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Well considering they alter the formula for the CPI to fit their narrative, I agree
No, they do it based on changes in consumer behavior. You're looking at a basket of goods for things that consumer actually buy.
re: Poll: Six-figure earners feel they’re in ‘survival mode’
Posted by urinetrouble on 11/21/25 at 8:45 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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No, you’re quite literally the only person I think I’ve ever heard say that. Even crazy sad politicians who are addicted to lying concede real wages are down
Ok yea, I'm sure all these bureaucrats who compile cold, hard data for the BLS are just consistently committed to one big lie over decades.
Instead, let's trust politicians who leverage their campaigns by mobilizing voter discontent.
re: Poll: Six-figure earners feel they’re in ‘survival mode’
Posted by urinetrouble on 11/21/25 at 8:33 am to SuperSaint
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you don’t actually believe this right
:rolleyes:
One of those "I did my own research" whackos?
re: Poll: Six-figure earners feel they’re in ‘survival mode’
Posted by urinetrouble on 11/21/25 at 8:25 am to Suntiger
Yes, there has been inflation, but there has been wage growth that has outpaced inflation over time for all groups. The problem is more that U.S. consumerism has outpaced real wage growth. I see it in my own life and the people around me.
I know my wife and I spend money on things our parents wouldn't have dreamed of (and still don't) and we are still more careful and conservative with money than most of our peers. I'm talking travel, dining, food delivery, alcohol, extracurricular activities for kids (mainly sports), concerts/festivals, streaming, organic/high-end foods, fancy personal care products, spa services, etc.
I know my wife and I spend money on things our parents wouldn't have dreamed of (and still don't) and we are still more careful and conservative with money than most of our peers. I'm talking travel, dining, food delivery, alcohol, extracurricular activities for kids (mainly sports), concerts/festivals, streaming, organic/high-end foods, fancy personal care products, spa services, etc.
re: Poll: Six-figure earners feel they’re in ‘survival mode’
Posted by urinetrouble on 11/19/25 at 1:02 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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As I’ve stated 100 times, the whole point is an engineer and a nurse with 2 kids shouldn’t have to drive a 2012 accord for a decade to be able to retire one day. What kind of society do you retards want to live in?
What’s wrong with that? That’s a very reliable car. Plenty of those out there that are well-maintained and in good shape both mechanically and cosmetically.
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