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Old 11-14-2021, 09:34 AM
 
Location: Oregon, formerly Texas
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Hi guys just found this thread, I got confused by some GOP neighbors etc. But current inflation situation is mostly caused by huge demand and not enough supply right? (caused by covid, everyone is trying to get back out there and working and buying stuff, too much demand not enough supply) And every country is going through the same thing right? similar inflation/problem etc.
Some countries are experiencing it worse than others. It's about 4% in the Euro zone, 8% in Russia, 12% in Brazil.
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Old 11-14-2021, 02:19 PM
 
Location: Sandy Eggo's North County
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My uncle wanted to install tiles for his business. Last year labor cost for 1 sq ft was $5. Now it is $10 a sq ft.
...And the tiles are onboard a ship, off the coast of Long Beach, Ca!

LOL!

Who knows when the ship will get unloaded...
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Old 11-14-2021, 03:54 PM
 
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...And the tiles are onboard a ship, off the coast of Long Beach, Ca!

LOL!

Who knows when the ship will get unloaded...
If they are off Long Beach, it's cheap crappy tile. The good tile comes from Italy, and would enter through an East Coast port.
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Old 11-14-2021, 05:32 PM
 
Location: New York Area
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There will never be any relief from this. Exploding prices are an unavoidable consequence of printing funny money without the economic activity and productivity to absorb it.
Also, people who didn't lose their jobs during the pandemic have oodles saved, and now the money is burning a hole in their pockets.
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Old 11-15-2021, 09:11 AM
 
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We didn't have a real problem with rising prices until Covid struck. Spin it anyway you want. It was the truth.

Asset prices were rising well before COVID.
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