Crime Egg prices at an all time high.

[LangfordBarrow]

trump's america.

won't be much longer until the egg becomes the national currency

 

[ChosenOne]

No mention of a global pandemic in your story there. Can’t take you seriously clown.

Global pandemic which both Trump and Biden managed thru is irrelevant to that narrative.

Just as Bush and Obama managing thru the financial crisis was irrelevant.

That is because the narrative i painted is not to put blame on how each POTUS got their start and instead just focus on where they started.

Obama and Biden started in deep, deep holes with very damaged economies. Bush and Trump and Trump again started with strong to booming ones.

We can add in a discussion on WHY those economies where the way they were, which would not end well for Trump, but it is not relevant to the specific point i was making.

 

[Mr Holmes]

Biden needed to raise interest rates to tame inflation,

That was the fed.

 

[LangfordBarrow]

I don't know if the thread is tongue-in-cheek, but here are my personal observations.

I live in SC now which is right around the average in terms of cost of living. Charleston so that probably puts me in the top 3rd in terms of cost. Eggs have gone up. Everything has gone up.

Are eggs at an all-time high? I'd have to presume yes. I think there are probably very few things that are not at an all-time high.

I'm guessing the insinuation here is that it's Trump's fault. On this, I have two comments.

1) I think it's a much better litmus test to ask the question at what proportion any good has gone up, not whether it's the highest it's ever been. TS is probably drunk as usual but the premise of the argument is dishonest, and probably would be even if he were sober.

2) I don't know whether it's Trump's fault or not. I don't think you can blame Trump for egg prices, just like I don't think you can blame Biden for gas prices. I do know this- if Trump COULD do something to help prices, he wouldn't do it unless it somehow served him.

I just went to the store an hour ago after seeing this thread. There are free range eggs, and plenty of them for $4.99. Relative to pre-covid, that's pretty bad. Relative to today, that's really good. But on the same shelf there are organic for $10.49.

If we really want to blame something, we need to blame two things:
1) Bird flu. There's no doubt there's a shortage. It's not what people are making it out to be. If you go to the store in the morning or early afternoon, there are plenty. But there is enough of a shortage, and enough stupid people panicking, to increase demand relative to supply.

2) The most important element is the same that has been affecting everything- fast food, cars, apartments, all major businesses: a refusal on the part of companies/shareholders to accept a smaller margin. Big businesses are greedy as fuck. Once they get a certain margin, they won't accept any reduction. McDonald's and other fast food restaurants are losing mountains of cash. The reason? It's not ecoli. It's not people suddenly becoming health-conscious. It's because the fucking shareholders don't want to take even the smallest hit to their returns. Inflation isn't hurting McDonald's. Any time they make the defense of "Oh no, if we increase wages we have to increase prices" it's bullshit. The CEO and shareholders could take less than a single percentage of a cut to their return (Not salary, his actual earnings) and pay every worker on the planet $22.00 - $23.00 an hour. But they won't do it because the corp mantra is "always more".

Which is retarded, unnatural and unsustainable. Does a gardener have a better harvest every fucking year? Up by 30% every goddamn time? What about Car Mechanics?

The only way you can make your bottom line continually go up without exception is to either continually make the best product imaginable relative to market, or inflict misery and hardship on others. I wonder which one these huge corporations are opting for.

No. The insinuation is that Trump said he'd lower prices on day one. I didn't read all your post, but I assume you explained why it's not his fault, which would be the same reason it wasn't Biden's fault.

 

[LangfordBarrow]

I don't know that that's the insinuation at all. It might be yours and if so you're correct.

The takeaway is that you guys, all of you, capitalize on anything to make whatever party you hate look bad

 

[LangfordBarrow]

"Biden's" inflation was caused by the pandemic, it hit the entire world and the United States actually did better than most of the western world.

Yes, egg prices will go down, no, their current high prices aren't Trump's fault, and you should be giving Biden credit for how his administration handled the pandemic inflation, not complaining about it. People are stupid and don't understand inflation, which is why every incumbent in the western world got hammered at the polls this year.

Trump already wants a 0% interest rate...

 

[PaddyO'malley]

So administerring adequate disciplin is an important facet of the chickenin' process?

Nah fam ting fi maintain social order haffi let mandem kno di peckin' order so dem nuh scrap inni di store so yeah kinda fam good point king

 

[WhiteMousse]

No. The insinuation is that Trump said he'd lower prices on day one. I didn't read all your post, but I assume you explained why it's not his fault, which would be the same reason it wasn't Biden's fault.

Given how intelligent you've shown yourself to be I expected more from you.

I've never said it was Biden's fault. The post you said you didn't read explicitly stated that.

I know Trump's statements. It is and always was bullshit. I recommend you read the rest of what I said.

 

[WhiteMousse]

The food prices of course aren't just because of the president (neither Biden nor Trump) but the issue here is that Trump promised over and over that he'd bring the prices down immediately, on day one. If he says so then it's 100% fair to hold him accountable for why he didn't keep his promise, as no honest and intelligent person promises things that's not within their power to keep. Any averagely gifted person would have known that it was an empty promise though.

Those that blamed Biden but not Trump are however naturally blind sheep because they actively has gone against what has been said and is only playing loyally for their masters.

Anyone who blamed Biden but not Trump is a hypocrite.

If that's the point of the TS then great. Trump's a liar. Huge revelation. But 1) The TS is simply perpetuating the cycle of hypocrisy and 2) there are other, clearer, more easily condemned parties to roast

 

[LangfordBarrow]

Given how intelligent you've shown yourself to be I expected more from you.

I've never said it was Biden's fault. The post you said you didn't read explicitly stated that.

I know Trump's statements. It is and always was bullshit. I recommend you read the rest of what I said.

I read the whole post and pretty much agree and it's what I stated. People are ragging on Trump for trying to blame Biden while claiming he'd lower prices immediately. It's beyond their control and was just rhetoric trying to get more votes. As far as inflation goes trying to get a 0% interest rate and lowering taxes yet again for the wealthy are only going to hinder. Let's wait to see where we are 2 years from now.

 

[Andy Capp]

edit: delete

 

[Squarechoke]

Anyone who blamed Biden but not Trump is a hypocrite.

If that's the point of the TS then great. Trump's a liar. Huge revelation. But 1) The TS is simply perpetuating the cycle of hypocrisy and 2) there are other, clearer, more easily condemned parties to roast

It sounds like we're pretty much in agreement. I don't think we should just accept lying out of being accustomed to it but one must of course also focus on the actual issues.

 

[44nutman]

No way Rocky could afford to do this under a Trump
Presidency.

 

[Scerpi]

That was the fed.

It's amazing how they don't understand this...


And also how "The American Rescue Plant" sent inflation into orbit.

Lovely idea, lets rescue Americans by printing yet more money and increasing inflation... lol

Also, this thread is trash. It was the Biden Admin that caused these eggs prices to increase

 

[44nutman]

No way Rocky could afford to do this under a Trump
Presidency.

It's amazing how they don't understand this...


And also how "The American Rescue Plant" sent inflation into orbit.

Lovely idea, lets rescue Americans by printing yet more money and increasing inflation... lol

Also, this thread is trash. It was the Biden Admin that caused these eggs prices to increase

excuses are nails in the coffin of the second place finisher.