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Grocery cost question

Farmers had to kill millions of chickens because of bird flu epidemic that has been going on for years under the biden administration (am i doing that right?) that's the biggest driver of the increased cost and lack of availability of eggs.
You did it gud! Now there will be no more chicken massacres under Trump because its a deep state hoax perpetuated by Fauci!
 
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Dude you need to un-retire if all you plan to do in your golden years is spam the board with trash from Xitter. Junking up every thread with your juvenile bullshit is getting old.
Look at this ftard projecting his bs like always. Get out of you mama's basement and get a job loser...
 
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This has been painful to read… Seems to reason these are some of the puts and takes for grocery prices:

Tariffs should increase costs, but I’m guessing that tariffs on common groceries will be minimal.

At least in the short term, reducing illegal farm labor should increase costs. We need to replace with work visas so these people are here legally and we have the cheap manpower needed. They don’t need protection from the government on minimum wage and other work protections. They don’t have it now anyways. Vet them, register them, make them pay taxes, kick them out if they break the law. Very simple.

Lowering energy costs should lower prices.

Removing some regulations could lower prices, but I’m hoping RFK adds regulation to our food supply. We desperately need to remove harmful ingredients. If they do that, short term costs should increase.

TL;DR, not sure how prices actually come down. Maybe they do - not sure. Not betting on it though. I’m fine if they don’t if we clean up the immigration issue, diversify away from Chinese imports and improve the quality of our food supply. Hopefully all of those things happen.
 
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"That’s not exactly correct, and it needs some context.

Those “killings” are required by the Department of Agriculture to contain the spread of the highly contagious avian flu that has afflicted 100 million birds since 2022, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. The egg-laying birds either die naturally or are culled to avoid the spread of the deadly virus. It is up to farmers to report an outbreak to state officials and the Department of Agriculture, which will eliminate the impacted flock. Farmers can apply for financial assistance from the USDA if they lose their flocks."

"In November and December alone, the virus killed about 17.2 million egg-laying hens – half of 2024’s total, according to the USDA. The avian flu has also spread to dairy farms and been detected in humans."

"If the infected egg-laying birds weren’t killed, the virus could spread and egg prices could be even higher. Unless the Trump administration decides to change its bird flu policy, President Donald Trump’s USDA will also help assist in the “mass-killing” of chickens."

 
Question adjace because I buy groceries at COSTCO. Is it not government overreach for Gov to advise COSTCO on what programs (DEI in this case) to end? Is that counter to traditional Republican platforms?
 
And yet, a month from now we'll hear "why hasn't trump fixed egg prices yet" herp derping.
Now wait a sec here....are you saying it's better to let the avian flu spread to all flocks? Remember, Trump or more accurately, the Dept. of Agriculture, will be faced with this same choice. If he attempts to own Mean Mr Biden by not culling those flocks and egg prices go higher because of his choice, will you own it?
 
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