And let’s take this outside of the myopic view of only looking at inflation.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/video-game-industry-revenues-by-platform/

Console gaming revenue: 1996 - 7 billion, 2022 - 30 billion

Let’s look at specifically Nintendo here since we’re talking about Super Mario 64

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2001/011121e.pdf

2001, 664 million in profit, adjusted for inflation in 2022 dollars, 1 billion.

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/84668/nintendo-made-6-billion-net-sales-1-7-profits-in-q322/index.html

2022, 1.7 billion dollars in profit.

You forget that in 1996 the gaming pool was also magnitudes smaller compared to today and despite all of the whining about increased development costs, which I also think is bullshit but that’s a different conversation, profits have increased to keep up.

So my opinion, no there’s absolutely no justification for a 80 dollar price point when you look at the over all picture.

They deadlocked because the extremist Barrett wasn’t there and this is a far cry from them blocking this.

Yeah, the Democratic leadership is completely corrupt and inept at this point and they did every every progressive presidential candidate dirty these past decade. And yeah it’s really sad and sickening that even now they’re thrashing like crazy and doing everything they can to resist progressive influence, trying to keep their wealthy donors happy, look at what their trying to do with Hogg.

But yeah, I do really agree with Sanders that Democrats, with all of their major character and leadership flaws, realistically is the only way to beat Trump and the Republicans.

He’s absolutely right with this current Democratic party and it’s shitty leadership.

Because Sanders isn’t a Real Progressive^TM and actually smart enough to acknowledges one can both be critical of the current Democratic party and leadership while accepting the reality in actual daily life in America and its citizens.

However, Sanders did strongly disagree with one of his host’s points when Schulz expressed disappointment that, despite being sidelined by the establishment, Sanders continued to back Democratic nominees like Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Kamala Harris in 2024.

Because that’s the point? The appearance of help while doing absolutely fuck all.

If enacted, workers could deduct all “qualified tips” from 2025 through 2028. Tips must be reported to qualify for the deduction.

In 2023, there were roughly 4 million U.S. workers in tipped occupations, representing 2.5% of all employment, according to estimates from The Budget Lab at Yale University.

“This is a very narrow subset of the workforce,” said Alex Muresianu, senior policy analyst at the Tax Foundation.

“For the lowest income tipped workers, it provides no marginal benefit” Muresianu said. “It would benefit moderate to middle income workers substantially.”

also from another article:

limited to cash tips that workers report to employers for withholding purposes on payroll taxes.

So many caveats it’s practically worthless.

She did not botch the definition, she maliciously redefined it per her extremist, dog-killing views hoping the majority of Americans will accept it as the new definition.

He’s not, he’s just being your typical hypocritical, whiny-ass Republican that only ever cares when it directly affect them. Hey still thinks that only Real Americans^TM should be helped.

The entire world, and very much so the United States, let China control rare earth supply chain because they were too damn greedy for cheap shit so what the fuck did you think was going to happen once they had complete control and influence?

Sunshine and bunnies?

Sigh… They’re not racist they’re just “economically anxious”.

What a fucking cunt.

Jesus H. christ Republicans are just dumb and reactionary. I mean how stupid and cult-minded to associate emissions testing, that other Red as fuck states do, as woke.

Jesus fucking Christ Democrats are worthless.

I honestly think it will sell a lot because most gamers won’t be able to control themselves.

Republicans aren’t giving aid to red as shit counties so unfortunately a blue county isn’t going get anything unfortunately and knowing Republicans, they’ll try to charge them for just reaching out.

The definition of what trump stated he wanted to do from the get go.

The hypocritical Republican activist judge of course.

Well Trump is a Republican after all.

Well unfortunately this is what Americans voted for.