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post 1670632043 11-04-2022, 11:47 AM
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How Did Food Get So Expensive?

I remember the pizza 4 years ago cost $2 and now it costs $3-3.5 a slice, about the same 50-75% price hike in everything else as well, how did this happen?
post 1670632053 11-04-2022, 11:48 AM
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Biden's America
post 1670632123 11-04-2022, 11:49 AM
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Gotta save ukraine bro
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post 1670632353 11-04-2022, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted By twovalvekid⏩
Biden's America
lolololololololol

Trump spent 4x what Biden has spent and cut taxes for the rich, but "Biden's America..."


lolololololol
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post 1670632693 11-04-2022, 12:00 PM
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stop living that high carb, high processed food, fruits/vegetable lifestyle. Of course going out is gonna be expnesive, or fast food meals, etc.

buy ground beef, pork, chicken, white rice, some potatoes - you're set for a whole week. CHEAP. Eat that carnivore/keto lifestyle. Oh, you'll also be 1000x healtheir and jacked.
Weight Loss: Go carnivore or keto/low carb. Create calorie deficit. Buy packaged healthy meals if needed. Meat is good and heals, stop being lied to.

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post 1670632843 11-04-2022, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted By SillieBazzillie⏩
lolololololololol

Trump spent 4x what Biden has spent and cut taxes for the rich, but "Biden's America..."


lolololololol
trump isn't pres no more . Joe Brandon is your pres
post 1670632853 11-04-2022, 12:04 PM
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A chit tier conflict in 3rd world Ukraine forced businesses everywhere to raise their prices because Ukraine is the engine that drives the world economy
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post 1670633123 11-04-2022, 12:09 PM
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Is this a real tea question?

Combination of fuktard loons in office, the scamdemic, and, the bigger reason: Powell turning on the money printers, breaking the handle off, and then realizing he fukked up by not turning it off fast enough.
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post 1670633223 11-04-2022, 12:11 PM
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A combination of there being too much money in circulation, as well as high energy prices.
post 1670633323 11-04-2022, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted By mikebadg3⏩
trump isn't pres no more . Joe Brandon is your pres
So Obama the Great was responsible for the Great Recession in your opinion? If you're in traffic and someone rams you from behind and you hit the car in front of you I guess that's your fault too?

lmfao
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post 1670633353 11-04-2022, 12:13 PM
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Products cost more to make
Shipping/Gas costs more
COL/Housing is more
Many other factors too

I’m curious if gas dropped back down to 2.00 gallon would products REALLY cost less now that its already increased
post 1670633473 11-04-2022, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted By OliverHeldens⏩
A combination of there being too much money in circulation, as well as high energy prices.
It's not even close to mostly being energy prices. We've had energy prices this high or close to this high in the past. It's the last 10+ years of Fed quantitative easing and zero interest rates combined with Trump cutting taxes and spending money like no one ever has before.
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post 1670633483 11-04-2022, 12:15 PM
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The ACTUAL reason? Its that people hear about inflation on the news and then jack up their prices, because they know that people heard about inflation on the news and won’t be shocked at the higher prices, thus won’t rebel or boycott etc. ded fkn srs
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post 1670633623 11-04-2022, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted By Shysty021⏩
Products cost more to make
Shipping/Gas costs more
COL/Housing is more
Many other factors too

I’m curious if gas dropped back down to 2.00 gallon would products REALLY cost less now that its already increased
Originally Posted By desslok⏩
The ACTUAL reason? Its that people hear about inflation on the news and then jack up their prices, because they know that people heard about inflation on the news and won’t be shocked at the higher prices, thus won’t rebel or boycott etc. ded fkn srs
These are both correct. Plus supply chain shortages from covid and Trump's insane spending.
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post 1670633823 11-04-2022, 12:20 PM
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Learning to cook is honestly the most valuable skill you can have these days.

Get a mixer with a dough hook and make your own pizza. It's so easy and tastes so much better than whatever crap you get at the pizza by the slice.

post 1670633893 11-04-2022, 12:22 PM
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post 1670634933 11-04-2022, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted By mikebadg3⏩
trump isn't pres no more . Joe Brandon is your pres
Ruined the country and passed the buck.
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post 1670635633 11-04-2022, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted By JIA⏩
Biden's America
Not giving Biden a pass but thats pretty bold to say he’s emperor of the world since pretty much every country is feeling it

To me its more like corporations profit greed with no country checking them

We’ve given them a pass for too long because they lobby and donate money to our corrupt politicians whie shafting over the rest of the people

How do politicians go from being near millionaires to multi-millionaires when the pay for civil service is around six figures
post 1670635893 11-04-2022, 12:55 PM
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oil is like 3x as expensive and part of every product cost
post 1670636393 11-04-2022, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted By mesobuild⏩
oil is like 3x as expensive and part of every product cost
Actually oil isnt more expensive. That is why the companies that sell gasoline’s profits are astronomically higher. Like laughably higher, especially if you are investing in them.
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post 1670636673 11-04-2022, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted By mesobuild⏩
oil is like 3x as expensive and part of every product cost
Actually oil isnt really more expensive. That is why the companies that sell gasoline’s profits are astronomically higher. Like laughably higher, especially if you are investing in them. Look at historical charts of crude oil, it was higher 8 years ago when gas prices were half of what they are now. And remember, oil prices are for 50 gallons. So even a $50 increase in oil should be like $1 a gallon. And here we are paying like $3 a gallon more for gas.

Look at Conoco Philips profit on the 5 year, lmao:

https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/c...s/gross-profit
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joe brandon and the gang did this.
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Originally Posted By SillieBazzillie⏩
lolololololololol

Trump spent 4x what Biden has spent and cut taxes for the rich, but "Biden's America..."


lolololololol
yet prices were lower under Trump

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- monetary inflation
- supply chain issues [yes, still and yes, includes foodstuffs]
- labor shortage/higher labor costs
- some greed

also:

- drought/poor conditions/bad harvests
- higher input costs for farmers and ranchers
- artificially constraints hitting fertilizer/chemicals

Are grocers raking in cash? Looks like it.

Are farmers and ranchers making bank? Not so much. There is a general expectation that it could be 2 years for food supply to return to where it was previously.
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The Democrats war on fossil fuels and the Democrats big spending and money printing are the main drivers of the higher food, gas, and energy prices.

Along these lines, saw this today ~


Larry Kudlow: Joe Biden saying that he inherited a terrible recession is a 'bold-faced lie'
Biden and the Democrats radical left policies have damaged America, Kudlow argues

https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/la...bold-faced-lie
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Companies are beginning to comprehend that they can charge whatever they want and the government will come in and save their azz. The tipping point is here.
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How did people get so obese?
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