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  1. Hobo Hilton

    Inflation.......... ?

    By the time land is purchased, local building codes are met, materials purchased, qualified workers hired, services are brought in there is no way "affordable housing" can be built. It is just a fact. _________________ Yellen announces $100 million affordable housing fund as shelter costs weigh...
  2. Hobo Hilton

    Used vehicle prices

    The issue is "main stream" American's can hardly afford a 10 year old vehicle. Those in the high income bracket think differently. "What's $10,000" to a high roller ? ... To a man with a family making $60,000 / year..... Paying 40% of that in taxes (Federal, State, Local, sales tax ++++) it...
  3. Hobo Hilton

    Stock Market

    Costco CEO says this is the most important item the store sells—it’s not the $1.50 hot dog The most important item we sell is the membership card,” Ron Vachris told Fortune in an interview last month...
  4. Hobo Hilton

    Price Check in the Gas and Diesel Aisle...

    https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/274429479/american-hegemony-grave-wound-the-true-story-of-the-petrodollar-demise
  5. Hobo Hilton

    Price Check in the Gas and Diesel Aisle...

    Oil extends losses as strong dollar weighs on commodities markets SINGAPORE, June 24 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell in early Asian trade on Monday for a second straight session, weighed down by a stronger dollar after concerns of higher-for-longer interest rates resurfaced and cooled investors'...
  6. Hobo Hilton

    Stock Market

    Prudential plans $2 billion share buyback June 23 (Reuters) - Insurance group Prudential plans a $2 billion share buyback programme which will be completed no later than mid-2026, the company said in a statement on Sunday. The life and health insurer will commence the first $700 million tranche...
  7. Hobo Hilton

    Mercury Marine layoffs

    I think 51% of voting American's believe the lies that come out of Washington, DC. 51% / 49%........
  8. Hobo Hilton

    Mercury Marine layoffs

    Properly managed and without Congressional meddling, it could be done in about 50 years. The first thing that would have to be done would have a balanced budget for the first year. There would have to be a lot of belt tightening, across the board for every American.
  9. Hobo Hilton

    Inflation.......... ?

    Inflation target must be "ZERO". American's wages / pensions need to increase to simply break even. Anything less is a losing proposition. _________________________________ Consumers also anticipate that inflation will remain high in the coming years, projecting that it will hover around 2.9%...
  10. Hobo Hilton

    Mercury Marine layoffs

    The issue is it has taken 3 long and painful (financially) years to even start to see a bit of a slow down. The citizens used up their financial cushion, their resources and their time during the past few years. The slow down could have been accomplished in one year and it would now be in our...
  11. Hobo Hilton

    Maggie’s Man's Best Friend Thread

    https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/fishermen-mississippi-pull-off-dramatic-rescue-38-dogs-treading-water
  12. Hobo Hilton

    Mercury Marine layoffs

    The Chinese and Russians got away from the petrodollar long ago. Fact check is going to give you a politically spun reply.... election year. The only one's that know for sure are those in the oil trading arena. It does not mean anything to the DoorDash / Streaming Video people. Kind of like what...
  13. Hobo Hilton

    Mercury Marine layoffs

    I admire a man who told me he sold his boat and spent the money on a garden tractor and prep work so he could grow enough food for his family to get by.
  14. Hobo Hilton

    Mercury Marine layoffs

    The petrodollar ended last week.
  15. Hobo Hilton

    PortaJohn

    Being we are all around women, every day............. How about ask any woman what they feel like is the greatest threat to them, as an individual ? Share those answers.
  16. Hobo Hilton

    Mercury Marine layoffs

    Where Are Mercury Outboards Made 2024 https://madefind.com/where-are-mercury-outboards-made/
  17. Hobo Hilton

    Mercury Marine layoffs

    It's only worth what a buyer is willing to pay. Currently we have a US Government spending billion's of USD's to keep the economy afloat. How many of those $116,000 outboards were bought by the US Government ? Have you paid attention to the rigs the military, Homeland Security, local law...
  18. Hobo Hilton

    Stock Market

    We live in a world full of problems. Some see the EV as the solution to all of the problems. Other's see AI as the solution to all of the problems. Ahhh, it it was only that simple.
  19. Hobo Hilton

    PortaJohn

    Melinda French Gates, a philanthropist and the former wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, announced Thursday that she will vote for President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election, writing in an op-ed that “the stakes for women and families couldn’t be higher.”...
  20. Hobo Hilton

    The Downfall of America........

    When a Legend Airlines Airbus A 340 landed at San Salvador airport on July 15 after an 18-hour flight from the United Arab Emirates, its crew quickly realized something was wrong. Salvadoran officials refused to connect the jet bridge to allow the roughly 300 passengers, all Indian nationals, to...