Recent content by TomasM

Sad but true @Wyote. I like eggs but, I don’t mind going with a substitute if the price quadruples. For business that need eggs to operate, I feel bad for them. They’ve lost lots of money - especially small businesses. Of course, nobody has been found guilty of price-fixing but it looks like...

Colluding to price-fix is a crime. I’m fairly certain that would fall under antitrust laws.

“Corporate concentration,” is a non slanderous way of saying collusion - that made me laugh. I guess people learned something from Oprah’s comments about the beef industry.

I had heard there might have been price fixing collusion that was blamed on the bird flu but I hadn’t checked the overall egg market performance. If that’s the case then it wasn’t supply or inflation. Well, maybe a little inflation, but not overall.

That much was obvious. The “first and second grade brain,” was quite the clue. Apologize? Now you’re just flirting.

Maybe or maybe not. I think we’re going to find out how loyalties are positioned over the next 60 - 90 days.

Eggs was predominantly related to a supply issue that was induced by a bird flu problem. Gas is often a supply problem because the government likes to restrict supply through policy. There’s plenty of oil and gas in the US but by restricting the supply through policy they can increase prices. I...

You seem to be confusing price increases associated with supply and demand with inflation, which is a reduction in the value of the currency per denomination. Both of these things can affect price but they are very different. Price changes related to supply and demand are specific to the...

I don’t see the tariffs entirely about tariffs. What I see, is the threat of a global trade war that will collapse everyone’s economy. That’s a good way to get everyone’s attention and have a real discussion. The negotiation can then be whatever is included in the strategy. Everyone wants...

I think this is a very complex topic. In the short term stocks will go down and I think that money will start to move into emerging markets because the tariffs could open those markets for capital investment. But foreign companies will still want to compete in a large US market so that will...

These are the references to whom I was referring: @Korg @Alexithymia I don't say this as a way to seem ahead of the game or to ridicule those that are opposed; I'm saying it because I TRUELY believe that the INFJ, or even the high intuitive in general, has great potential. If we can harness...

Didn't the stock market go up 2 or 3 thousand points? I heard someone say that it was the biggest gain in history. IDK, maybe I missed something or don't understand. I don't believe it is a backpedaling. Like I said in another thread, I believe Trump is trying to identify who is a friend /...

I really hope that the people of the US can find the strength and beauty of its former self. When I look back at my ancestors they were hard working, quiet, and capable of being great when faced with adversity. We have strong, smart people, the only question is if we have enough of them.

I didn't say it would work. :tearsofjoy: Just telling it like I've been observing. There are many moving pieces to this strategy and there will definitely be winners and losers based on individual (company and person) ability to adapt to change. I'm not fully convinced people can go back to...

In general, inflation is related to the number of dollars in circulation. The more dollars available to spend the less value each dollar has with respect to all currency available. When using a fiat currency (debt) there is built in inflation and the primary job of the Fed is to keep inflation...