Eight dollars for a package of bacon. Perfectly normal

Over here in Germany I noticed more Americans seem to be shopping at German grocerie stores rather than on base at the commissary.

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Originally posted by kimber1911:
Biden admin held a press conference to address skyrocketing grocery prices.

This was their claim/excuse.
If you take out beef, pork and poultry, the “price increases are more in line with a historical norms.”

In other words, if you take out the entire meat section of the store, this really isn’t that big a deal, right?

I’m sure that’s going to make families struggling to pay higher grocery bills feel a lot better. Geez.

Oh they know.

They simply don’t care

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Originally posted by kimber1911:
This was their claim/excuse.
If you take out beef, pork and poultry, the “price increases are more in line with a historical norms.”

In other words, if you take out the entire meat section of the store, this really isn’t that big a deal, right?

Hmmmm, I wonder how that would work for me running large projects. Yeah, one segment of the project is off schedule, way over budget, and may push our complete date, but don't sweat it given the other 9 segments of the project are pretty much on time and on budget. Wonder how that would work out for me?? Only the retard administration could try and sell this BS as AOK.

Just hear that ATF nominee Chipman is OUT

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Originally posted by PASig:
Just hear that ATF nominee Chipman is OUT

Excellent news!

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ATF nominee Chipman

Yeah, he was going to combat "gun violence"

There's no such thing. There's only violence.

The communist in charge have started making noises about price gouging by the meat industry. Basically pointing the finger at the big boys and pretending the problem is price fixing. They'll stick their corrupt fingers into the food supply chain and we'll have people starving before you know it.

Biden's plan to let the IRS SNOOP on bank accounts, Venmo, PayPal and crypto deals as part of his $80billion investment to crack down on tax evaders

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...P-bank-accounts.html

The proposal would require banks to report to the IRS every deposit and withdrawal from an account in order to target audits
The IRS estimates that compliance on taxes due on wages is 99% while compliance on 'less visible' sources of income is only 45%

The plan would most especially affect the self-employed, who self-report their income and deductions, and the wealthy

Banks are largely against the proposal, which they say would impose onerous reporting requirements on institutions for little benefit

The proposal would require banks to report to the IRS every deposit and withdrawal from an account, including transactions from Venmo, PayPal, crypto exchanges and the like in an effort to fight tax evasion. The IRS would know how much money is in an individual's bank account in a given year, whether the individual earned income on that account and exactly how much was going in an and out.

Biden, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, IRS chief Charles Rettig and a number of Democrats in the Senate, most especially Elizabeth Warren, are pushing for the deep dive into individual financial transactions as part of an $80 billion plan to enforce tax compliance.

More at link:

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Originally posted by Expat:

Kellyanne Conway zaps Biden on a White House request to step down from the Board of Visitors to the US Air Force Academy.

Link to her response.

"President Biden, I'm not resigning, but you should."

I followed the link, and read her entire letter.

WOW!

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in an effort to fight tax evasion

Start with Al Sharpton.

It’s starting to get serious.
I will not comply.

Biden Regime Drops Iron Fist on Private Sector: Will Require Vaccines or Weekly Covid Testing – Employers That Don’t Comply will Face “Substantial Fines”

The Biden Regime will be dropping the iron fist on the private sector by requiring all employees get jabbed or tested weekly for Covid… OR ELSE.

In addition to telling all 2.1 million federal employees to get jabbed in the next 75 days or face firing, the Biden regime will be forcing all companies with 100+ employees to either test workers or prove they are vaccinated.

Small businesses that do not comply with the Biden Regime’s new Covid mandates will face hefty fines.

According to Biden’s Covid response director Jeff Zients, employers can be fined up to $14,000 per violation.

Link



Ohio Senate Candidate J.D. Vance Calls for “Mass Civil Disobedience” in Response to Joe Biden’s Tyrannical Mandates
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Just because they have 100+ employees doesn't mean the company is hipaa certified. How exaclty are these companies supposed to keep vaccination records?

How is my company going to test me weekly? I am vaccinated but if they allow sitting in a clinic on the clock every week I'll deny being vaccinated and enjoy the time away from the plant.

I wonder if they'll just use info from the insurance companies to determine if you're vaccinated or not. Renew times are coming soon for health insurance, so I wonder also if there will be one rate for vaccinated and another for those that aren't.

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Originally posted by bryan11:
so I wonder also if there will be one rate for vaccinated and another for those that aren't.

In a way this is already happening.

Some small medical practices have been given an option by Cigna.
Either your entire staff gets vaccinated or we will no longer accept you as an in-plan provider.

My Dentist said nope, not going to mandate vaccines on my staff.
Notice went out that the Dental services will no longer be “in-plan” with Cigna.

Therefore either switch Dentist or pay out of plan higher rate for dental work.

Dentist did not state why they were no longer and In-Plan provider for Cigna.
I discovered by word of mouth.

Had planned on going to a different dentist, but now morally, I can’t leave.
So I will now be paying a higher dental bill do to this COVID tyranny.

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Just because they have 100+ employees doesn't mean the company is hipaa certified. How exaclty are these companies supposed to keep vaccination records?

In general, A company requiring you to self attest your vac status or even calling your doctor/insurance and asking them has nothing to do with HIPAA. HIPAA does not blanket apply to everyone.

HIPAA comes into play when your doctor/insurance gives them any information because as a covered entity HIPAA applies to them.


ETA: I work for a huge liberal company who has been pressuring us into volunteering our status. They have effectively created 2 classes of employees, the stuck group and the unstuck/have not shared proof of being stuck group. As a member of the 2nd group I take a (company provided) covid self test before every shift I work. I then take a picture of the results with me and show it to security and get a pass for that shift. The pointlessness of this really becomes apparent when you realize that no one is making sure you actually swab your nose. They do add 5 minutes to my timecard each shift to cover the test time at home so they have that going for me. Our campus is testing around 600 employees every 12 hour shift.

The question I have repeatedly been asking is “since the only difference between the stuck group and the unstuck group is that the stuck group is more likely to have a less severe case of Covid and not show any symptoms when Covid positive, why aren’t we testing them? Not only no answer but they have pretty much stopped coming out to the manufacturing floor to ask if we have any questions.

They have put out a company wide mandate to be stuck by Oct 4th but then said the timeline for manufacturing and distribution depts will be announced at a later time. They are trying to get a feel for how many people will refuse and if it will shut down our supply chain. You know, no product to sell, no income.

For the record, I am part of the stuck group based on my medical issues and discussions with my doctor but I refuse to share my medical information with the company. Its none of their business.

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Originally posted by SpinZone:

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Just because they have 100+ employees doesn't mean the company is hipaa certified. How exaclty are these companies supposed to keep vaccination records?

In general, A company requiring you to self attest your vac status or even calling your doctor/insurance and asking them has nothing to do with HIPAA. HIPAA does not blanket apply to everyone.

HIPAA comes into play when your doctor/insurance gives them any information because as a covered entity HIPAA applies to them.

If I am required to keep employee health information in order to report to the gov't, then I am required to follow hippa protocols.

If the order is to only report that 100% of my employees are vaccinated, without proof (which I doubt), then that seems a bit silly.

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Originally posted by Shaql:
If I am required to keep employee health information in order to report to the gov't, then I am required to follow hippa protocols.

If the order is to only report that 100% of my employees are vaccinated, without proof (which I doubt), then that seems a bit silly.

There's a lot of confusion about HIPAA and what it does and does not do and who it applies to. It does not apply to employers.





https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-...consumers/index.html

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Originally posted by Lord Vaalic:
How is my company going to test me weekly? I am vaccinated but if they allow sitting in a clinic on the clock every week I'll deny being vaccinated and enjoy the time away from the plant.

I have heard that a lot of employers are requiring their employees to provide the test results on their own dime and on their own time. That's another 'incentive' for them to take the jab.