Subj : Re: Trump admin accuses A
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Ron L.
Date : Sun May 04 2025 10:08 am

-=> Aaron Thomas wrote to Mike Powell <=-

 AT> The prices posted on the windshields of the cars are shocking. In 2015
 AT> I bought a 2008 Jeep Patriot with about 45k miles for $11k. There's no
 AT> deal like that around now.

No, but the main reason is that people don't want to buy a new car (yet).  So
they are hanging on to their old ones, which means lower supply in the used car
market, which means higher prices.

And, of course, new car prices are up, but that's mainly because of all the
regulation that the feds and states put on them.

 AT> I've been complaining about unprecented electric bills since last
 AT> summer, and the worst ones started in about November, and they still
 AT> are out of wack.

I'm getting concerned about that too.  Consumers Power is asking for yet
another rate increase (the first one hasn't been approved yet) and our
Whit-less Tyrant is pushing for more unreliable power sources.

She still can't explain how leveling 1000 acres of virgin forest to put up a
solar farm (in Michigan!) will "help the planet".  We can see how it helps her
cronies, but that's about it.

 AT> I think Trump expects the tariffs to make prices come down, but it's
 AT> not an overnight process. I expect major improvements by the end of his
 AT> term.

It's already improved for me.  Prices are down to where they were before
Bidenomics.  And it will go lower as the drilling continues (supply up = price
down).  Hopefully Trump will do something about oil refinery regulations too.


.... If you can't make it good, make it expensive.
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