Why is Everything So Expensive? 

I had a delivery the other day to this dude in LA. He opened the door, and this wave of frozen vapor immediately wafted off his shirt and froze me in place. His large, hot-dog shaped fingers grasped the bag of liquid deaths, and then he started cackling like a maniac. He goes "want a tip lil bro? Buy nvidia" and then he slammed the door in my face. Best delivery I've had all week.

1:14 the fact u dont have a go to meal prepped item for lunch is why u are lil bro status but I'll help u out homie. This is truly goated easy to make in like 45 minutes and u can make it in batches to put in the fridge and have it good to go. Taco Bowl with Street Corn and Seasoned Rice: Primary Items: 2lbs of lean Ground beef 2 12oz Bags of frozen corn 2-3 cups of rice (basmati is the lowest in calorie and can be bought at sams club for like $15 for 5 lbs) Cilantro 2 Limes 4 Roma tomatoes Half a red onion Low fat Mayo Low fat sour cream Garlic (U can buy it fresh and chop it or be lazy and get the minced stuff I personally get the minced cause its cheaper and the flavor is the same) A crumbly white cheese preferably Cotija but parmesan or feta can work Seasonings: Knorrs chicken and tomato bullion Taco seasoning Onion Powder Cajun seasoning (McCormick) Tajin Cook | Rice (start with this because u need to let the rice soak and whilst it is u can get everything else ready) Rinse the rice off and drain it atleast 2 times or until the water runs clear. Add more water in to barely submerge the rice Sprinkle in your Knorrs chicken and tomato bullion whilst stirring until the water changes colors then add in your onion powder and stir that in to Allow this to sit on the stove for 15-20 minutes for the rice to fully absorb all of that flavor and a good bit of water. Add in more water then your garlic and stir that in as well Cook the rice on a high heat and turn it down to a low heat, stir a few times to keep from burning, Cook | Corn Add the corn to a bowl Add the juice of 1 lime Add 3 table spoons of the mayo and sour cream Chop your cilantro and add half of it Add tajin and red chili flakes to ur heat tolerance Add your cheese then mix and transfer to an greased oven safe dish Cook at 400F for bout 10-15 minutes check in on it half way thru to stir it and if you hear the corn popping its ready. Cook | Beef Add the beef to a bowl with your taco seasoning Mix together Cook on the stove Prep | Pico De Gallo (this is your garnish) Chop the roma tomatoes into cubes Dice half the onion, or the whole onion if you get a small one and really like onion Add the juice of one lime Add the other half of your chopped cilantro Sprinkle in some coarse sea salt and mix Put it all together in a meal prep container this recipe makes 7 meals for 1 person and is around 650cals and 40gs of protein. The total cost is roughly like $20 a week for me. Cooking tips Keep your knives sharp cutting veggies like tomatoes is very difficult with dull knives and is more like smashing them than chopping them. Cook the rice when you start cooking the meat turn your oven on when you finish seasoning the rice and if you time it out correctly everything will come out hot and ready at the same time then you can work on your garnish. Use metal mixing bowls that are easily cleaned and reusable to reduce dishes.

2 decades ago when I was growing up you could get a whole-ass meal for 5 bucks, now that same meal should be 7$ but it's actually 15.. how did it get so bad man

Raegan also brought back stock buybacks, which are a huge part of the why the stock market is so completely disconnected from reality today.

And each of those 3 days he orders 2 full days worth food

The apathetic attitude people have toward politics because, "they can't do anything about it," is what incumbent politicians WANT. If every fucking person who wanted even a slight bit of change voted, there would be more changes enacted.

French toast is an easy to make lunch and looks fancy. Just mix eggs in a bowl with some milk, salt and spices. Soak bread slices in it then fry on a frying pan with butter.

One of the fundamental reasons trickle down doesn't work as advertised is because "capital" is not really a limiting factor when considering the productivity of a society. It's just a way to allocate labor and material power. In the simple example presented, if it were profitable to build a second factory (i.e., if the capitalist is incentivized to invest in one), then theoretically they could easily get a loan to build the second factory. They don't necessarily need the capital that was taken from taxes. However, what if they can't get a loan? They would need that capital if (both) they thought building the factory was a good idea and banks or other private investors did not think building the factory was a good idea. This gets at one of the principles of capitalism in general: people with capital have the best idea of how to use that capital for society (or, at the very least, deserve to choose how that capital gets used). This isn't necessarily wrong; IMO, if your objective is to maximize societal productivity (like global GDP), this isn't really a bad idea. And there's definitely good reason to maximize the goods produced; in general, and for much of human history, more productivity has meant higher quality of life. However, societal productivity isn't directly tied to everyone's quality of life. As companies try to squeeze every last dollar out of consumers, you start to reach a point in society like we see right now: people unable to retire, unable to save for retirement, and spending more and more for necessary goods. It *is* a maximization of productivity, since the productive output of workers is, in general, going up if they cannot afford to save or retire. They have to work more. For the working class to see the benefits of societal growth, some force (in the past, either organized labor or the government) needs to step in and check the incentives of the capital-owning class. I wanted to contribute to the discussion because "Let the capitalist build a second factory instead of losing his taxes to the government" seems like a strawman of trickle-down economics (that factory would probably get built with or without taxes); what trickle-down economists really argue is that it's best for society if capitalists have minimal economic power stripped from them by the government (they might advertise that the incentives of capitalists align with the incentives of the working class, although I find it hard to believe anyone watching society the past few decades genuinely believes that).

Vasa skeppet is a massive ship built by the Swedish king Gustav Adolf II. It sailed for only 120 meters before capsizing, and has its own museum near the harbour where it sank

Lil bro is such an out of touch streamer

I think to touch on the last guy's point, you wouldn't hear someone that doesn't care say they're demotivated or discouraged by the lack of substantial positive change in government. That type of person just wouldn't say anything because they don't care. I care deeply about politics and I feel so much dread surrounding our public offices because in my lifetime things are only getting worse and worse for people like me. It's not that we don't want to hear about real things, it's that the neverending onslaught of evil and greed is so tiring.

My go to for lunch includes: - PB&J - Pre-cooked chicken strips (just put them in the toaster oven for 30 minutes and it's pog) - Red pepper dip sandwhich toasted with cheese - Scrambled eggs (can be combined with flat bread and shredded cheese to make a nice wrap) - Instant noodles They're all very easy to make, and even if whoever's reading this only ends up enjoying one of those meals, at least I could give you one more stable to your diet.

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Atrioc’s based Reagan take

I love the grey blob in the lower right corner of this video that was my favorite part. Thanks big A

Lil bro, ain’t got no lunch bag

Props to the editor for linking the reddit thread abt the ship

'knowledge is power, bro'

Just 3 times a week, he's so inspirational

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Problem is even if Reagan wasn't elected, someone else around the same time would have implemented similar policies. The 1970s saw a period of stagflation which was primarily caused by the Oil Crisis. Around the same time, a school of economics from Chicago began to gain prominence within the circles of Western political elites. That school popularized the idea of "Neoliberalism", which argued that the state should minimize its control over the economy as much as possible so that the free market could thrive, untethered by the "unnatural" constraints imposed by the state. Reagan wasn't the first to implement neoliberal policies and dismantle the state's capacity to regulate the economy; Thatcher was. It's around this time (1970-1990) that we see industrialized nations around the world all turn to some form of neoliberal economics. So "Reaganomics" in the US would have emerged regardless, only under a different name.

In Denmark we have the same mindset, converted to, not a law, but a norm, called Janteloven. It basicly tells everyone, that they CAN NOT belive, that they are better than others.

they make high grade instant ramen now, Shin Black or Nissin Raoh Green is so little effort for so high of a return and its still cheaper than take out.

It was New Zealand that made the 2 percent goal. I believe back in the 90’s. At the time, it was acknowledged as arbitrary.

"the snowball gets out of control if there's no drag on it" saying this next time my friends clown on me for being depressed

"How do you cope with existential dread? Just smoke weed bro." Hell yeah nothing in life matters 😎

If you want a cheap easy meal this is my go to. It's a bit like a chili con carne. Get cans of beans. Black, kidney, any beans you want and like. Two cans of each. Can of Chickpeas. Cans of corn. And then cans of tomato. And meant. You want to try and keep it all in a 1:1 ratio. So if you use 400g of meat you need ~400g beans. Start by adding the portion of meat and get that browned tomatoes. Add spices. No wrong answers. Oregano, basil and chili are my go to choices but also garlic powder is good. Do what you like. Then add tomatoes and stir. Then just keep adding beans and chickpeas etc I usually have 400-500 grams of meat so I use 2 cans of each. Then let it simmer. Have a taste and add spices to taste. Done. Then you can store this in tupperware in the fridge and freezer and you'll have a decent meal for cheap when you need it. So heat it up and add rice and maybe cheese on top. If you want to which it up you can just adjust. Add a couple bags of frozen vegetables and remove the beans and you can make it more like a pasta sauce and eat it with pasta instead of rice. This is just one of my go to easy meals I can make a lot of easily, but I recommend everyone learning to make food and not just order all the time.

Atrioc: Ordering food delivery wastes too much money Also atrioc: factor meals!

the economics/ business videos go hard fr fr

9:51-10:01 this 10 seconds explains my life, mental state, and day to day better than i could’ve explained it in 2 hours

whats crazy is how we tried trickle down economics before reagan. It was called "The Hoover Presidency"

7:50 Golden Shower Economics 😂😂😂😂

Cooking streams could be fun

I'm not seeing any more info in the disc, regarding the swedish king 👀

I appreciate this information

Its nice to see another fellow Arizonian.

Big A Clips, please plaese please bring back the old outro music if you can that shit was so good

Wow becoming a big streamer really got to his head. I remember when he was fine with just a single cup of coffee.

dude i’m high and ur 5head jump scared me 😅 I LOVE YOU BIG A!!

restaurants set their own prices on apps like uber eats - so it's the restaurant who is upcharging

dude I watch the stream live, the vod and then the RU-vid cuts.

Bro turned into the joker near the end there

Some good lunches - Pitta/Wrap pizzas, Beans on Toast, Sardines on Toast, tuna mayo sweetcorn in bread of choice, eggs on toast, avovacdo on toast, soup with bread, mushrooms on toast, nachos with some beef mince (seasoned and a bit of tomato stuff) with some cheese, sausage sandwich. All

bro i order food maybe twice a month and that still feels like a lot. 3 a week is crazy and you should feel bad still love u tho big a great videos man

Bro make hoagies for lunch. Good bread tastes like ordering out but much cheaper.

It's feels like there's so many generations of people before us who had the mentality "I don't want to be fucked over let the next generation deal with that bullshit" and now we're here

As an Ancap listening to all the things "people want" makes me absolutely hopeless for people.

the trickle down❓❓❓didnt come❓❓❓❓❓

The reason prices are so high is because people buy it, cheap food is available at the supermarket but you're willing to pay 200% mark up for Uber eats slop, why would they ever make it cheaper.

bro I feel bad when I spend $6 at taco bell 3 times a week.

Please define elephant husk. Thank you that is all

As someone with a low appetite and who cannot cook, it's always infuriating to look up recipes. They spend an hour preparing a meal and at the end, they add with a smile, "And it's only 300 calories"... I get it that the majority of people getting into fitness want to size down but come on. Is a 1000+ calories, but still healthy meal that hard to ask for?

My barber told me she and her bf use Uber Eats 2-3x a DAY. Financial awareness is rock bottom

My commitment is to eat at chipotle only once a week but try for once every two weeks Edit: Chipotlane not delivery

2:00 i orderd 1 kebab roll and fries with delivery, 39 dollars. i do live in Norway tho

i’m pretty sure 0% inflation would be bad for indirect reasons

Where's the link promised in the description?

3:46 is bitcoin in 2140 after the supply shocks stop forever

Look as a European, the problem of having a meal for lunch is crazy Like… just grab bread

Ordering food more than 0 times a week is insane. (I am much more in touch. I walk to a local place and bring it home myself).

Lil bro is small but head is swol

Hey atrioc I stg I fixed it. Every like 40-50 or so years, all the money gets distributed equally but people still own their assets and liabilities and shit. So then all the money stays the same value and 0% inflation and people can still have a chance to do shit and get wealthy or just survive while not uberfucking the uberwealthy.

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Instead of buying chipotle, buy chipotle stock 5head

9:24 Well you’d be happy to know that taxation is not a revenue source for the federal government (state and municipal taxes are a different story). As long as you have currency sovereignty you can never run out of money. high deficits probably don’t cause inflation as long as your country has the productive capacity to do the things the government is paying for (See Japan). That being said, taxes are still good. Not just because they probably lower inflation at least somewhat, and give your currency value (since you need it to pay the tax man), but because it’s a useful tool to stop wealth inequality getting too severe

KING WITH REGARDS TO THE REAGAN COMMENT. Always liked Brandon, but he clearly gets it.

Bro cant cook

Knowledge is Depression 😅

"knowledge is power bro" nah, knowledge these days is just realizing more about how little power you have

Trying to build muscle in a calorie deficit is not hard if you aren't skin and bone, you just need to make sure you get extra protein in over what you would have if you're trying to gain weight

5:00 I saw that boat when I was like 6 years old. It was yoinked out the bay, and turned into a museum. The king was too opinionated, thought rudders were ugly or some, and it tipped.

Gaining muscle is very possible in a calorie deficit

Atrioc for president?????

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Why would you order a water bottle to your house

Lil bro is outta touch

I love hearing about all of this stuff but I does make me feel down when I think about how little impact I can ever have on an absolutely rigged system

48.67? Its 28 bucks here tor the same thing in ohio i just checked. What is he doing?

Yes! Loved the tax discussion in this one Big A! Glad to hear Keynes's money burying coming through. I wish you would have gone in that direction further in the inflation discussion though. Higher inflation is good for the same reason high taxes are good, assuming wages are inflated as well. The problem with inflation in the US recently is that it is really just corporations reeling in slack and increasing prices without increasing wages. But if prices and wages both increase, then that increases the power of wage earners relative to capital holders. This can be a powerful tool to reduce inequality. Ha-Joon Chang even suggests that much higher inflation in the 10% range may be healthy, so long as wages grow in line with prices and there is a strong support net for retirees

As a rich person I don’t like taxes, they take my money (I’m not rich)

Until i moved in with a woman the last time I ordered food was when i ordered domino's after i finished college in like 2019 Wasnt Until late 2023 because she didn't hold her end and cook something or was too tired 😂 (which isn't a problem) or didn't give me time to prepare something I really rather cook myself then spend what I'd cook to be better and last a week. Vs a shitty burgers and chips for £15

inflations goals were set to good mined and not used for useful applications but for "shiny rare thing precious"-hoarding aka gold reserves for currency. now in turbo capitalism its the idea lil bro a said

It does _not_ make sense for the _lowest price tier_ of restaurants to be more expensive than cooking for yourself! What happened to economies of scale?

Imagine bringing kids into this mess oooooof

Why not cook for yourself, it almost never take long is in most cases better and cheaper

80s were boom years bc of the drug money propping up economies not bc of trickle-down economics.

I don’t think the last chatter was asking you to stop talking about it 🤣 he was just saying that it’s insanely depressing that this is widely known information and yet nothing is being done. That’s an entirely normal reaction to the state of the country 😂

I swear cooking is not that hard 😭😭😭

Big A is def a John Hinckley Jr. fan

I never order food for the sole reason i dont want to provide sustenence for the sore looser who is going to deliver it.

Little bro watches his own clips btw

your go to lunch being a pbnj sandwich is embarrassing

The most American thing to commit to ever

Imagine not knowing how to cook bruh dass crrrazy

Lil bro is about to weaken the local economy and make people loose their jobs in food and deliveries just to buy some stocks from wall street 😂

That last take on that last comment was lowkey super ignorant of Big A. He definetly didn't understand the point.

Ironically i saved more and lost weight when i stopped gym Tho i do miss the feeling of happy joints and running 3 Miles incline before work But also, way more free time

cool

The reason 2% inflation was chosen as the target is because that was how how much the gold supply increased. When we transitioned to fiat currency we maintained that level of inflation as a secret tax on the general populous. It also gives us higher multiples on the effect of money supply.