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And what will be the effect of this huge cost increase on our economy as a whole?

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Well, I can tell you that in 2020-2021, supply chain issues worsened due to COVID-19. A particular supplier jacked up my prices. We had a mutual agreement on some things, so I canceled everything and went to another supplier, whose prices were even higher. Within six months, they had restored all my price points, even though this was against company policy. It's called negotiation.

Countries can not, not afford to do business with the US. They can posture and politic all they want, but in the end, they will bend the knee. This is no different than men in women's sports and the other liberal driven bs out there. The idea that the US is weak, the way these countries have started talking down to us, all because of globalist, is a joke.

This isn't a prediction. It's a guarantee. Dont poke the bear, and the US is literally the bear.

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I think they realized dumping the TSLA stock did a lot more damage to Elon and just started doing that instead

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The idea, that you're going to "do damage" to the richest man in America by attacking one of his several revenue streams is pretty funny.

The did what they always do, which is hung themselves for more emotionally stable and wiser people to come by and take what was theirs.

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Absolutely. 99% of Trump voters are poor and have no invested money.

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Tons of poor people have money in the stock market and crypto. This is the issue. They can't stomach short term loss for long term gain. You can purchase 1000 shares of nvidia right now for what a bitcoin was going for a few months ago, except people still don't understand that nVidia has little competition for at least 2 more years in several of its revenue streams.

AMD has overtaken Intel in the gaming market now 2 generations in a row and their latest processor just released in March. Its benchmarks are just starting to come out and look to outperform Intel's in multi threading.

Blackberry is projected to double in the next 90 days.

These are things you just put the money in, and dont expect to get it back anytime soon, but when you do come for it, you're going to make money if you wait long enough.

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do they no longer teach civics in Louisiana to freshmen? In what world is it the Federal Gov't job to regulate marriage, divorce, and custody issues?

are you in 8th grade? if so, you get a pass. if not, go play fortnite or minecraft.

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It’s wild how confident some people get while missing the basics. Minimum wage is also a state-level issue — yet we have a federally mandated floor to prevent states from being absurdly low. Same thing could be done with child support: set a federal cap or baseline structure to make sure no state is being completely out of pocket.

This isn’t even a stretch — it’s just critical thinking. You don’t have to regulate every detail to establish reasonable boundaries. But hey, keep throwing Fortnite jokes if that’s where your depth runs out.

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bet you think gay marriage should be a state issue though…

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How does two gay people getting married impact other people? Not my problem or business.

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Found a deadbeat.

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We aren't talking about your liberal daddy issues, the point here is to quit incentivizing marriages to break up.

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, a father that’s a billionaire should pay the exact same as someone on welfare?

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Not exactly, but he should be paying a limit to support the children. Quality of life for the wife should be factored into alimony not child support.

There's no reason an ex spouse should be getting 100k a month in child support.

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mean, if you are making decisions based on one event that could happen at any wal mart you might want to rethink things.

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Is that really what you took from what I'm saying?

I had the privilege of growing up in a family that didn't have much wealth early on but found a way to get me out of a bad situation when I was 12. Because I had that experience, ill never let my kids have to deal with that bs.

If all you got out of that was some dude over reacting to a buggy being stolen then i certainly envy you.

My twin 12 year olds eat alot. It's a difference of well over 10k a year in groceries.

Things are just ever regressing near where I live now. Went to Walmart in Port Allen, walked away from my buggy for less than 2 minutes to get some eggs and meat. Turned around and my buggy was snatched and all my groceries emptied onto the Lunchables in the middle of cooler area. I haven't dealt with that kind of crap since being at Sherwood Middle in the mid 90s or Tiger Plaza 2010.

I live in Addis now and I didnt like it at first, in 2009, but I've gotten used to it now and want to find somewhere that's less populated but not where I have to drive 10 miles to get to a grocery store.

Where's the areas getting developed now?

This case is a lot bigger than most people realize — it’s a turning point for the direction of this country.

If this kid walks or even gets a slap on the wrist, it won’t just be a legal failure — it’ll be a cultural shift. The level of support he’s getting, despite what actually happened, shows how deeply one side of this country has been indoctrinated into open hostility and prejudice — and not even subtle about it.

Meanwhile, the other side — the one that’s being demonized constantly — is growing less tolerant of being blamed, shamed, and attacked. This case is different. It’s the first time in a long time where the mask slipped — where the hate can’t be spun away or denied. Not just because of the stabbing, but because of the millions of people openly celebrating it with “f white people” rhetoric like it’s justified.

If this case is mishandled — if justice isn’t served — it won’t be the last straw, but it will be the point of no return. That’s the weight of this moment. And people had better take it seriously before it’s too late.