Not surprising since he voted for the ban in 94 alongside Upton and Chris Smith
Laugh or cry? I'm going cry.
VA AG doesn't defend this, right?
Elkhart, Ind., is flashing a warning sign that a recession could be just ahead.
Capital of the country's recreational-vehicle industry, the northern Indiana city and the surrounding area are watched by economists and investors for early indications of waning consumer demand for luxury items, often the first sign of economic anxiety.
Shipments of recreational vehicles to dealers have fallen about 20% so far this year, after a 4.1% drop last year, according to data from the RV Industry Association. Multiyear drops in shipments have preceded the last three recessions.
"The RV industry is better at calling recessions than economists are," said Michael Hicks, an economist at Ball State University, in Muncie, Ind. Mr. Hicks says softening consumer demand for RVs coupled with rising vehicle prices due to tariffs suggests the economy is either in a recession or soon headed for one.
For reference, Obama used Elkhart as a backdrop for two speeches about the recovery and I believe MSNBC used the city as a reference point for a bunch of articles on the recession.Elkhart has long offered its own economic bellwether—with captains' chairs and onboard bathrooms.
About 65% of recreational vehicles in the U.S. are made in the Elkhart region, as well as many of the tires, wheels, appliances and furniture that goes into them. Elkhart ships its RVs to dealers, who are careful to avoid carrying too much inventory and pull back orders when they sense cooling desire for a luxury item like an RV.
"Elkhart is very distinctive because it is so highly dependent on the RV industry," said Morton Marcus, a retired economist formerly at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. "As a result, it tends to be very cyclical with the kind of product consumers can very easily say, no that's too big a ticket item for me to buy this year."
A drop in consumer demand can ricochet back to Elkhart. Unemployment in Elkhart County, which has a population of 200,000, was 3% in June, below the national rate of 3.6%, according to federal data. But it is up from a low of 2.1% in April 2018. Weekly hours worked fell by half a percent in June.
During the last recession, Elkhart's unemployment rate hit a high of 20% in 2009.
98% of my posts in this thread are puns, wisecracks or (as of today) cat pictures. I leave most of the "out-in-the-weeds" discussions to smarter folks since the few areas I'm familiar with rarely come up; Northern Indiana and Delaware politics.
Not today, though;
An Economic Warning Sign: RV Shipments Are Slipping
For reference, Obama used Elkhart as a backdrop for two speeches about the recovery and I believe MSNBC used the city as a reference point for a bunch of articles on the recession.
I think in the GE, positions like ending employer based insurance and decriminalisation of border crossings will be vote losers.Giving insurance companies everything they could have ever wanted in the ACA wasn't exactly an electorally winning strategy.
I understand that approach if you're talking about congress, you need the votes and a lot of people there are straight up paid by the insurance industry (oh hi fuck you Joe Lieberman, you got blood on your hands), so yeah, pragmatism and concessions will be required. But I don't really accept that voters will punish democrats more if they give them a better healthcare system.
Unless you don't think it's a better healthcare system, and then let's talk about that.
One thing more clearly than others gets me to think that Biden won't win, and it's that his corner is not acting like a team that's going to win.
Right, yeah. I like them, but couldn't imagine actually buying one unless I was already retired. Otherwise it would just sit around most of the time.
I'm not sure about that, but in any case Kamala's plan also for the most part end employment based insurance.I think in the GE, positions like ending employer based insurance and decriminalisation of border crossings will be vote losers.
I have no idea. There's a place near me in PA that must have stock of like 100+ on their lot, and considering the cloest population center is at least 45 min away I'm flabbergasted as to how they can operate.
I do recall that. It's a PPP hallmark.In 2013, a poll showed that more Louisiana Republicans blamed Obama for the response to Katrina (29%) than Bush (28%) even though it happened over three years before Obama. Another 44% weren't sure.
That's real, not The Onion.
I have no idea. There's a place near me in PA that must have stock of like 100+ on their lot, and considering the cloest population center is at least 45 min away I'm flabbergasted as to how they can operate.
Yep, I read the Times article back 11 months back and this quote struck with me98% of my posts in this thread are puns, wisecracks or (as of today) cat pictures. I leave most of the "out-in-the-weeds" discussions to smarter folks since the few areas I'm familiar with rarely come up; Northern Indiana and Delaware politics.
Not today, though;
An Economic Warning Sign: RV Shipments Are Slipping
For reference, Obama used Elkhart as a backdrop for two speeches about the recovery and I believe MSNBC used the city as a reference point for a bunch of articles on the recession.
Shipments of motor homes were down 18.7 percent in June compared with a year ago, and shipments of smaller trailers and campers were down 10.5 percent, according to the RV Industry Association. Motor home shipments were down 6.5 percent in July, but overall shipments were up 10 percent compared with the same month last year. Some companies have cut back to four-day workweeks. Amid strong job gains nationally, hints of rising wages and solid overall economic growth, Elkhart's health is decidedly ambiguous.
"I think it's a yellow light," said Richard Curtin, a University of Michigan economist who is a consultant to the R.V. industry. "Depending on how things evolve in six months, it could be a red light, getting to the end of the expansion."
It feels like we are repeating history in the most stupid way with the most stupid people leading imaginable.
But by stealth!I'm not sure about that, but in any case Kamala's plan also for the most part end employment based insurance.
Well, people are still talking about her, so they obviously care about what she's doing.Imagine being Susan Sarandon and thinking you're still relevant in the year of our lord 2019.
I don't doubt the RV thing, I just think it's amazingly fascinating and a bit humorous that RV sales are a corollary for economic strength/weakness.
I don't doubt the RV thing, I just think it's amazingly fascinating and a bit humorous that RV sales are a corollary for economic strength/weakness.
I tend to agree with this since it's so widely read (if you include Atlas Shrugged) but in an era of mass white nationalist murders, The Turner Diaries deserves consideration. It has certainly directly inspired far more bloodshed. As far as widely-read, incredibly destructive books, the only one I think compares to ole Ayn is The Bell Curve.Also, ffs
In the last 100 years has there been a single book more damaging than The Fountainhead? This country has been choked for decades by a platoon of dopes fetishizing this tripe.
I really want to see video of her comments because who would actually talk about how other candidates were better than your husband
It makes a lot of sense though, because it's easily one of the more expensive luxury items. Other "luxury" items like clothes washers / dryers, air conditioning, dishwashers, computers and TVs are still pretty essential to most people, but a camper isn't; it's like buying a new car that doesn't drive anywhere and you only use a few weeks out of the year. You buy it because in the long term it takes a bite out of travel expenses like hotels and such; emphasis on long term. When demand for them drops, it means folks are expecting to hunker down for a few years at least.
RVs also include things like 4 wheelers, camper trailers, snowmobiles, jet skis, etc... luxury items that the middle class can afford.
Newt the Bumfuck everyone
Foreign aid is apparently socialism now
In the same way you care about your cousin Kyle, who lives with his parents and drinks cases of PBR at age 45.Well, people are still talking about her, so they obviously care about what she's doing.
Rici and morty unfortunately is relevant
especially that shitty pickle episode
Newt the Bumfuck everyone
Foreign aid is apparently socialism now, also GND is going to be implemented by checks notes John Hickenlooper!
In 2013, a poll showed that more Louisiana Republicans blamed Obama for the response to Katrina (29%) than Bush (28%) even though it happened over three years before Obama. Another 44% weren't sure.
That's real, not The Onion.
That's... very logical. I think I'd need to know how RVs move in comparison to cars. After all, I'm always impressed by the size of car dealership lots and the amount of them around me is obviously in the double-digits.They sell heavier in rural areas. Even in a denser suburb, where would you have the space for one?
I mean, until I see graphs, I'm not convinced.I don't doubt the RV thing, I just think it's amazingly fascinating and a bit humorous that RV sales are a corollary for economic strength/weakness.
Why is everyone in the media acting like Larry Kudlow doesn't have an obvious drinking problem?
If I'm honest, I seriously doubt that the election will be won or lost on something like the differences between Harris and Warren's plans, especially not when running against such detail oriented candidate like Trump.But by stealth!
I mean you know I think people are generally dumb. Even if something is better that doesn't mean they will want it.
Win first, then go ham.
From: https://www.nasdaq.com/article/3-weird-indicators-that-could-be-pointing-to-a-recession-cm1132538