The American Consumer Is 'Starting to
Freak out,' Spending Drops 3 out of Last
4 Months
Red State,
by
Bob Hoge
Original Article
Posted By: Dreadnought,
1/31/2023 12:46:11 AM
Although President Biden keeps insisting his economic programs are working great, there are plenty of troublesome signs indicating otherwise, including the all-important rate of consumer spending. Simple rule: if people are buying more things, it generally means they feel good about the state of their finances and the economy. When folks tighten their belts, however, it’s because they either simply don’t have enough money to purchase more than the essentials, or they’re holding on to their wallets because they fear for the future.
Consumer spending is often known as the “engine of the economy”—and it’s out of gas. The Wall Street Journal reports
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Bmoc 1/31/2023 1:45:00 AM (No. 1390966)
Gee whiz, Wally. I wonder what is causing this to happen?
Well, Beaver. They stuck a lying, senile communist puppet to front for real communist puppet masters. I think we are screwed.
32 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
hope27 1/31/2023 1:48:04 AM (No. 1390968)
Hey Hunter, can we borrow some of your crime families' money, since we funded it?
13 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
Zeek Wolfe 1/31/2023 2:13:04 AM (No. 1390974)
Its the economy, stupid...to paraphrase James Carville concerning elections. By 2024 the economy will be in the tank because of Biden with elections that November. Democrats, not to worry, Carville was wrong. Its the vote counting, stupid. The Democrat candidate wins despite inflation and recession.
21 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
chumley 1/31/2023 2:36:45 AM (No. 1390986)
We were living quite comfortably but have cut way back. "Wants" are quickly being shoved away and "needs" are being pared back to bare minimum. Even so we are spending much more and getting much less. Those communists sure know how to wreck a economy.
37 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
jalo1951 1/31/2023 2:42:59 AM (No. 1390991)
Prepping and saving. That's it. FJB
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
mifla 1/31/2023 4:17:00 AM (No. 1391003)
I see more and more previously retired folks back in the workforce. They thought they had enough to live on, and then Joe came along. Not that he cares. He has scammed millions, along with Pelosi.
12 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
Aspen02 1/31/2023 4:55:41 AM (No. 1391025)
Maybe, like me, they got this month's electric bill, which is 40% higher than last year's. This is without less usage than last year at this time.
11 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
PChristopher 1/31/2023 5:17:41 AM (No. 1391033)
Biden's economic policies ARE working great......if you're one of the narcissistic, globalist elite.
6 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 1/31/2023 6:31:05 AM (No. 1391056)
Our January natural gas bill was twice as high as it has ever been in this house over the past thirty years.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 1/31/2023 7:04:48 AM (No. 1391079)
Our only mall here in Fort Walton Beach is in the process of being bulldozed to make room for condos. Sears was the first to go, followed by JC Penny’s and Dillard’s. Don't tell me the economy is in great shape.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
walcb 1/31/2023 8:15:16 AM (No. 1391142)
Spending is measured in amount of dollars spent not on number of items purchased, so if spending has gone down in a time of large price increases, the number of goods sold has dropped drastically. Not good for business.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
stablemoney 1/31/2023 8:59:10 AM (No. 1391177)
Slowing down the economy is the goal of Biden and the left. They call that success.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
ironchefw 1/31/2023 9:10:36 AM (No. 1391181)
Eggs, potato chips, and soda are three of the most shocking price increases in my grocery store during Biden regime.
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My grocery bill has doubled since Biden stole the presidency. I know this.the store I shop at gives you ten cents off a gallon of gas for ever hindered dollars you spend. I used to get 3 0 cents off at the pump once a month using their system. Now it’s 60 cents off. That’s double. So, why isn’t inflation at 50 percent?
Oh and FJB
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
FJB 1/31/2023 12:12:19 PM (No. 1391401)
These people are criminals with no business being where they are. How was this allowed?
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Axeman 1/31/2023 1:18:29 PM (No. 1391450)
FJB
I buy only what I need and I'm selling off things I don't need.
Last night I spent five bucks on a package of dinner rolls.
FJB!
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
FJB 1/31/2023 1:26:48 PM (No. 1391456)
#16 More and more, day by day those evil leftists are destroying America.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
JimBob 1/31/2023 2:17:07 PM (No. 1391492)
When the price of everything increases, what is really happening is that the value of the money is decreasing.
I recall the Lenin quote:
"The most effective way to attack the Capitalist State is to debauch the Currency."
..... and that is EXACTLY what The HairSniffer and the 'Rats are doing.
Shutting off the fuel supply makes the fuel, and everything ... every product, and every service.... that uses fuel more expensive.
I remember the 1973-era 'gas shortages'. Gas went from 29.9 cents per gallon to a dollar and 20 cents per gallon. This drove inflation that increased the price of everything until the prices of everything came back into proportion. The effect was the lessening of the value -that is, the debauchery- of the currency.
The HairSniffer and his fellow criminals -the 'Rats and the supporting Uniparty Rinos- are doing everything they can to weaken and eventually destroy America.
Don't agree? Tell me ANYTHING that they have done that is making America a better, stronger nation!
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