@sfrr024@michaelmezz The phrase “housing is for living, not speculation” just bounces off of your skulls huh? I’ve seen this comment a dozen times tonight.
@blogagog@Lone_Oak_Inv In 2007 amazon had the same revenue and YoY revenue growth as present-day spacex but traded at like 1/40th SpaceX’s present valuation.
@davidshor@NathanpmYoung@xwanyex Have you considered that conservative politics have rapidly become more hostile to women, and that their response to vote against that is a very stupid reason to question women's suffrage?
@Miralitt12@TheGreyMouser__@BanhmiBrieoche His companies do accomplish a lot. The problem is that what they accomplish is typically 10% of what was promised 5-10 years behind schedule. He has a very, very long track record of this and yet his companies are valued as if his promises are credible.
@thingsshldwrk@climatestalin@jasperk04 No, but they were paid an hourly wage + were reimbursed for mileage if they didn’t have a company car. Contractors are not. The job itself is worse and there are millions more of them.
@DruidofNecro@rebeccarightnow For sure, I think that the usage of CPI-U for headline inflation tends to understate inflation by using substitute goods when the average consumer is not making substitutions. So people are arguing over YoY increases in beef prices while CPI is just substituting beef for pork.