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That’s not food “inflation.” Maybe you should look up the profits of some of the larger grocery chains and the brands they carry. This is price gouging, as much as anything. Perfect opportunity to do it - when everyone is worried about inflation.
grocery stores on average in the US only net a 2% profit after expenses and taxes. this is a very low profit margin industry.
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Now the global supply chain issues are deep enough that unless there is some kind of global effort to resolve issues, we will not see a decline in prices.
But how? in America, it is by political and national consensus for governmental intervention or by private capitalist venture.
In other places, by edict.
Talking ain't getting it done, yet. We still need to get a lot more pain.
and the climate won't change just because we want it.
YIMV
Again, there are thousands of local economies in the US.
State/ county/ local governments all over the US closed or restricted hours of restaurants. This substantially reduced commercial demand for chicken, fish, beef and pork. To survive, many commercial packers made products available for retail purchase at deep discounts on select weekends. Even deeper discounts were available to those willing and able to commit to volume purchases.
Big box stores also benefitted from discounted wholesale prices.
The global pandemic significantly reduced the demand for oil. Then Saudi and Russia had themselves a price war. When the Saudis should have drastically cut production, it increased production and depressed global prices.
Unemployment in the US peaked at 14.8% at one point in 2020.
Using 2020 as a baseline for anything is unrealistic.
Use 2019 then, I don't care. Prices have not increased by only 8%
Here we go. Nothings “real” unless it’s what you want it to be. Let’s not forget one of the biggest right wing disingenuous horse**** narrative of real unemployment. Couldnt say it enough once the economy started to improve under Obama (that’s right, the country wasn’t this dystopia you all pretended it was in 2016), suddenly the measurement system that has ALWAYS been the universal method to measure it wasn’t real. Of course they’d still compare it to the numbers pre Obama under Bush…even though both numbers were arrived at using the same method.
That’s okay, the right wing has never cared about consistency. That’s why the second Trump took office you never heard the term in right wing media for 4 years.
That’s why approval numbers were “ZOMG FAIK NUZE” until Bidens got low enough to be concrete fact in the rights eye.
That’s also why I 100% guarantee that if the Democrats do manage to pick up or hold their Senate majority this year, that the right will suddenly change from “HEH YOU BULEEV DA POLES!?” to “WTF DA POLES SED WE WIN FRAUD DEY CANT BE RONG”.
Honestly, I’m most impressed “REAL UNEMPLOYMENT” has only made a slight comeback recently. Usually yall reach such a level of lack of shame where I honestly expected “REAL UNEMPLOYMENT” within a couple weeks of Biden taking office.
NEITHER side cares about facts. You're doing exactly what people on the right do.
If something bad happens when your side in charge ignore it, if the other side is in charge rant and rave.
Something good happens and your side is in charge keep talking about it, ignore it if the other side is in charge.
People in this country are so unbelievably brainwashed it's sad.
You keep letting rich corrupt politicians paint you into a box while they laugh all the way to the bank and maintain their power.
Trump is terrible, Biden is terrible.
Republicans are terrible, Democrats are terrible. And they're both getting worse. This country would be far better of if people stopped doing what they're told and literally voted every single incumbant for every single position out of office in every single election.
Here we go. Nothings “real” unless it’s what you want it to be. Let’s not forget one of the biggest right wing disingenuous horse**** narrative of real unemployment. Couldnt say it enough once the economy started to improve under Obama (that’s right, the country wasn’t this dystopia you all pretended it was in 2016), suddenly the measurement system that has ALWAYS been the universal method to measure it wasn’t real. Of course they’d still compare it to the numbers pre Obama under Bush…even though both numbers were arrived at using the same method.
That’s okay, the right wing has never cared about consistency. That’s why the second Trump took office you never heard the term in right wing media for 4 years.
That’s why approval numbers were “ZOMG FAIK NUZE” until Bidens got low enough to be concrete fact in the rights eye.
That’s also why I 100% guarantee that if the Democrats do manage to pick up or hold their Senate majority this year, that the right will suddenly change from “HEH YOU BULEEV DA POLES!?” to “WTF DA POLES SED WE WIN FRAUD DEY CANT BE RONG”.
Honestly, I’m most impressed “REAL UNEMPLOYMENT” has only made a slight comeback recently. Usually yall reach such a level of lack of shame where I honestly expected “REAL UNEMPLOYMENT” within a couple weeks of Biden taking office.
LOL, consistency??? "Fiery but mostly peaceful protests vs armed insurrection attempting to overturn an election...
And there are plenty more examples where that came from, but I get sick of bringing them up every time some lefty proudly puts their hypocrisy on display.
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That’s not food “inflation.” Maybe you should look up the profits of some of the larger grocery chains and the brands they carry. This is price gouging, as much as anything. Perfect opportunity to do it - when everyone is worried about inflation.
We should do away with price gouging laws.
Demand pricing is a wonderful tool to prevent hoarding, promotes toward planning, and allocates risk to those must need it now.
Capitalism is a wonderful thing.
YCMV
Here we go. Nothings “real” unless it’s what you want it to be. Let’s not forget one of the biggest right wing disingenuous horse**** narrative of real unemployment. Couldnt say it enough once the economy started to improve under Obama (that’s right, the country wasn’t this dystopia you all pretended it was in 2016), suddenly the measurement system that has ALWAYS been the universal method to measure it wasn’t real. Of course they’d still compare it to the numbers pre Obama under Bush…even though both numbers were arrived at using the same method.
That’s okay, the right wing has never cared about consistency. That’s why the second Trump took office you never heard the term in right wing media for 4 years.
That’s why approval numbers were “ZOMG FAIK NUZE” until Bidens got low enough to be concrete fact in the rights eye.
That’s also why I 100% guarantee that if the Democrats do manage to pick up or hold their Senate majority this year, that the right will suddenly change from “HEH YOU BULEEV DA POLES!?” to “WTF DA POLES SED WE WIN FRAUD DEY CANT BE RONG”.
Honestly, I’m most impressed “REAL UNEMPLOYMENT” has only made a slight comeback recently. Usually yall reach such a level of lack of shame where I honestly expected “REAL UNEMPLOYMENT” within a couple weeks of Biden taking office.
Cod went from $6.99 to $8.99/lb 2 months ago. Then last Friday it went from $8.99 to $12.99/lb
In the span of 3 months it has almost doubled in price. Friday is my fish day and I always go to a local seafood market so I know the prices very well.
I think they must have flown that cod in a private jet !
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How do you prepare cod?
we always do a light pan fry in a little oil, starting at high heat to brown-crisp the skin and flesh and then turn down to medium heat for a slower cook to the center. Seasoning is whatever aromatic is available, plus scallions, garlic, and ginger thrown in with the fish. If the fish is really thick, I'll cover the skillet and reduce to lower heat and get a little slow steam cook.
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