ok, now im sad

[JeRMz]

But, everyone is saying the market if over-run with breeders. Hell, some are saying they make more $ on breeding mice & rats! Wouldn't that mean bp prices are, just a little, jacked up? How many people are producing (for example) Pieds? There's a ton of them, around. Yet they remain in the $1000 range. Fleecing, in my book.
Also, the current guy in the White House has everything to do with prices. Value of the dollar is going down the toilet. Plus, I'm pretty sure one can't purchase a snake with food stamps...

[Raptor]

Also, the current guy in the White House has everything to do with prices. Value of the dollar is going down the toilet.

Not sure if serious or being sarcastic. If you're trying to blame the decline of the dollar on Obama, you might want to do some googling. The dollar has been on a steady decline overall, since the mid 1930s. He doesn't have a magical lever that adjusts the prices of everything. Essentially, it's the businesses and the people that help drive the economy. If the people don't buy much, the businesses do poorly, and therefore, the economy does poorly. Exchange of money and goods is what helps things.

[JeRMz]

Not sure if serious or being sarcastic. If you're trying to blame the decline of the dollar on Obama, you might want to do some googling. The dollar has been on a steady decline overall, since the mid 1930s. He doesn't have a magical lever that adjusts the prices of everything. Essentially, it's the businesses and the people that help drive the economy. If the people don't buy much, the businesses do poorly, and therefore, the economy does poorly. Exchange of money and goods is what helps things.

Oh yeah, I forgot. Obama is the Savior, silly me.

[Raptor]

Oh yeah, I forgot. Obama is the Savior, silly me.

Oi. Where in my post did I say that (hint: I didn't)? Do I really need to post charts showing that the dollar has been in decline (never mind the fact that it's easy to find. Just google "value of the dollar chart")? It was in decline during Bush's presidency, Clinton's, and all the president's before. There have been blips in the small scale of things where it's improved, but the overall change has been in a downward trend. Just like oil has been in an over all upward trend (excluding that massive drop 'round Jan of 2008).

Honestly. You people need to stop being so rabid when people brings up the president. It's a fact that he doesn't control the economy or the value of the dollar. Which is my entire point. The value of the dollar itself is determined on several factors, which include: exchange rates, treasury yields and foreign currency reserves. It fluctuates daily; it's going to have a different value today than it did yesterday and tomorrow is going to be different from today.

Sure. I wasn't a fan of Bush when he was in office, but I didn't try to claim he was in control over things that he wasn't. That was even before I had the pleasure of being taught politics by a man in his sixties who's seen a number of presidents.

Regardless, I'll end the rant here since I have to get ready to leave to take a final.

[RobNJ]

How many people are producing (for example) Pieds? There's a ton of them, around. Yet they remain in the $1000 range. Fleecing, in my book.

Glad I haven't read your book then...

Nothing wrong with any prices if people are paying them, IMO. Breeders who put in the time and money to produce nice snakes are under no obligation to make them affordable to the masses.