{"id":10156,"date":"2024-04-27T22:54:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T02:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beemandave.com\/beemanblog\/?p=10156"},"modified":"2024-04-27T22:54:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T02:54:49","slug":"the-nonsense-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beemandave.com\/beemanblog\/blog\/2024\/04\/27\/the-nonsense-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"The nonsense continues."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A friend of mine passed the following meme along to me…and I replied…so thought I would add my reply as a blog entry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In short…nonsense. The president has ZERO control over all those. However, Pres. Biden’s actions have improved the economy, so the stock market (which is where 401k plans are invested) to triple from the debacle of the previous administration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If property taxes rise, it is because LOCAL GOVERNMENTS increase them…bitch at your county’s executive and the legislators. The Federal government has NOTHING to do with local taxes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If rents go up, it is because housing is limited…and capitalism states that a product in short supply is more expensive. Landlords are the ones that control this…not the government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fuel prices are set by the oil industry…again…NOT the government. It is interesting to note that oil companies are reported the highest profits in their entire history…Wonder why THAT is? As a matter of fact the only influence the Federal Government can exert on fuel prices is to lower them by releasing some of the National Reserve. Pres. Biden did exactly this in 2021, when prices were skyrocketing because the oil industry was trying to recoup the drop in profits during 2020 when so little fuel was being used, thanks to the Pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n