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Brent Briggs's avatar

PRICE CONTROLS: Candy for the weak of mind!

Our Dem Senator sent out an email a while back blaming "GREED-FLATION" on businesses and corporations (inferring that "business owners" are greedy capitalists bleeding the poor). I wrote him a response (he never read) mentioning the terrible destruction democrat policies wreak on a supply chain. For example:

* Any business with a truck fleet must maintain 10-15% more trucks than needed. The complex exhaust systems fail so regularly that they must have a reservoir of standby vehicles. The onboard computers will only let the truck start if the system works. If they bypass the system, an alert is sent to federal officials!! These either replace the 'downed' truck or serve as "DONORS" for parts since the supply chain for the exhaust systems is horrendously overburdened......because the exhaust systems are shi*t built in China!. At any given time, 1 in 10 trucks in a fleet are inoperable! (IF you see a new tractor trailer on the road, just the tractor costs in the neighborhood of $1/3-3/4M.

I spoke with my building materials supplier about his operational costs. He pointed to a tractor trailer pulling in with a load of lumber. He said it costs him $6-7,000.00 for that truck to drive into his lot - no matter what is on the trailer. The cost of the load is separate. As for his own fleet, he's lucky if he can get enough of his trucks to operate to even make a day's delivery. He said, "Ten years ago, all we did was maintain our trucks. Now, we are looking to invest in a heavy tow truck just to haul ours back and forth to the damn SHOP!"

I have a friend who has two fleets of trucks; one fleet delivers home heating fuel, and the other delivers stone, sand, asphalt, etc. He has 20% of his trucks standing by; either needing exhaust system repairs or ready to replace one that does.

I have another friend who is the lead mechanic for the bus fleet in our school system. He, too, must maintain a 10-15% cushion for all the problems the exhaust systems present. He told me he and his guys used to fix problems with wrenches. Now, they must attend computer training to program these vehicles' sensitive and complex exhaust systems. He said he must keep a driver on the payroll to drive an operable bus to one that has broken down. They shift the kids to the operable bus, and the driver waits with the downed unit for a tow.

So, I asked my congressman where "greed-flation" fits into this picture.

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TexBritta's avatar

I love Alex Jones but why can’t he shut the hell up and let his guests finish their sentences before he interrupts! So annoying.

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