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The end of Saturday Night Live.
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I like corn on the cob every summer. But a dollar per ear at vegetable stands ( not supermarkets) is ridiculous. The US corn crop this yr estimated at about 17B bushels, with a bushel having 50-90 ears. Farmers only clear $2-3 per bushel. Somebody's getting rich.
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Supermarkets and their Shareholders Chris, though in their defence with all the shoplifting levels going through the roof or rather through their doors, without going through the tills first, and the thieving gits, who pick something up, open it, eat it, dump the wrappers and never pay for it are putting prices up for every paying customer.
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Serves them right in a way Steve, they were foolish to think that so many people would 'forget' to scan items at the self-checkout. As for people eating in store, if you're that hungry, go for it imo. I believe the average shopper doesn't care about these thefts because the excessive Supermarket prices are now close to theft, more a case of 'there is no honour among thieves'.
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Oh I agree with you Matt, the cost of groceries and services and everything else has sky rocketed since covid, everything from eggs to a visit to the Dentist, and at least for most people, their wages or the interest they may get on savings, or increase in pensions have all fallen behind.
And then the government, at least here in UK, is constantly looking at ways to increase taxes.
At this rate it won't be long, before they start increasing income tax rates, when I started work it was 33% basic rate with higher earners at 60 % +, now 20% and 40%.
So the attraction of increasing it again, must be very tempting for them, with all their spending plans, few of which benefit the British people and yet the cuts such as Winter fuel allowance for pensioners do !
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No matter what the business, groceries, insurance etc., all of them transfer any costs or losses to consumers.
In the US politicians campaign on a constant flow of speeches saying that they will cut taxes by taxing corporations.
Like idiots we all cheer as billionaire CEOs simply pass those taxes onto the paying public.
In the US politicians campaign on a constant flow of speeches saying that they will cut taxes by taxing corporations.
Like idiots we all cheer as billionaire CEOs simply pass those taxes onto the paying public.
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College football commentators who criticize players for running out of bounds and stopping the clock when they are ahead. Apparently not realizing that the clock only stops if they run out of bounds during the last two minutes. Then never acknowledging their mistake as the clock starts running as normal. I saw that happen multiple times yesterday.
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Agree, drove me crazy yesterday, it was multiple times and confused the situation more than once. I did laugh when they enforced the time out defensive injury rule (ball spotted) on Alabama yesterday. IT was very tick tack to be honest, but I think on the play before an Alabama D player "flopped". SO, you always wonder if the refs do make up calls don't you or is it just Kharma? (It was an SEC crew, so you can't accuse them of playing faves)
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