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uponit7771

(93,414 posts) Wed Nov 12, 2025, 10:10 AM Nov 12

BoA Transaction volumes stagnate prices up ... that's inflation

BoA Transaction volumes stagnate prices up ... that's inflation .... as if you need more proof.

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BoA Transaction volumes stagnate prices up ... that's inflation (Original Post) uponit7771 Nov 12 OP

High import taxes fuel inflation pressures... Wounded Bear Nov 12 #1

Pissed off yet? Shut the spending down. Deny the banks their processing fees. Shut down the credit card use. Hotler Nov 12 #2

Yep but as she has said lower income consumers aren't buying discretionary outside of food, it's the top 10% keeping the uponit7771 Nov 12 #3

Another excuse not to even try. Hotler Nov 12 #4

My point is majority of working people ***ARE*** trying looking at data in video, they're **NOT** spending on anything uponit7771 Nov 12 #6

You do understand durablend Nov 12 #5

Yea, but that's not what Door Dash says. (sarcasm) Cloudhopper Nov 12 #7

Wounded Bear

(63,539 posts)

1. High import taxes fuel inflation pressures...

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 10:12 AM

Nov 12

I'm not an economist and I know that.

Hotler

(13,634 posts)

2. Pissed off yet? Shut the spending down. Deny the banks their processing fees. Shut down the credit card use.

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 10:14 AM

Nov 12

There's power in your consumer dollar, use it.

uponit7771

(93,414 posts)

3. Yep but as she has said lower income consumers aren't buying discretionary outside of food, it's the top 10% keeping the

Reply to Hotler (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 10:16 AM

Nov 12

... discretionary spending going and I'm skeptical of that cause it's "JUST" 70 million costumers that have bank accounts.

Hotler

(13,634 posts)

4. Another excuse not to even try.

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 10:22 AM

Nov 12

uponit7771

(93,414 posts)

6. My point is majority of working people ***ARE*** trying looking at data in video, they're **NOT** spending on anything

Reply to Hotler (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 10:24 AM

Nov 12

... but food and that's were the extra money is going not discretionary items.

The top 10% are spending 50% of discretionary items

durablend

(8,798 posts)

5. You do understand

Reply to Hotler (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 10:22 AM

Nov 12

That has a ripple effect. Spending goes down, business don't need (as many) employees and start canning them.

Just something to keep in mind.

Cloudhopper

(157 posts)

7. Yea, but that's not what Door Dash says. (sarcasm)

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 10:49 AM

Nov 12

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