(01-08-2024, 10:33 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(01-08-2024, 08:32 PM)mikesez Wrote: You guys said that Biden was going to make us stop driving our own cars and start taking the bus.  You guys were very specific.  
You don't get to say "we just meant inflation in general".  Have you started taking the bus or not?

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You're probably subsidizing more than just that for her.  If gas going from $2.50 to $3.00 is that big of a deal for her, you're probably covering her insurance and other stuff too.  Was she driving much when Trump was President? Did she have the same job? Have you considered helping her get a more fuel efficient car?

Gas, rent went up 450 a month, car insurance went up 340 for 6 months, child care went up $110 a week, diapers for example went up 6 dollars for the same count package. She got a nice 1.5% annual raise each year the last 3 years. Yeah,, she had to move back home because of [BLEEP] holes like you that voted for that vegetable to destroy our economy.

Right, inflation sucks, but it has nothing to do with this plan to get more people eventually riding buses.
The inflation was set off by all the COVID stimulus, especially PPP and the extra child tax credits.  All that stuff is gone now.  
And most of this infrastructure bill/bus stuff hasn't even been paid out yet.
If you want to have a real conversation about reducing the chances of inflation ramping up again, we'd discuss how to reduce our long term debt by reforming Medicare and social security. We'd discuss how to increase supply of housing and food by making both easier to produce with less regulation.  We wouldn't waste time on how much we like or dislike public transit.

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