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Weird thing is, he didn’t have to lie. He said that the price went from $1.5 a dozen to $4 a dozen, but it’s not like his argument would have been that much weaker had he used the real price $3…

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Weird thing is this would still be a lie.

No need to point out how he could have lied better while ignoring the fact that he’s blaming Kamala for the price of eggs while ignoring avian flu and corporate forced inflation.

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It’d be more of a spin, or a lie of omission, at most. Either way it’d be less stupid.

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The Republican Party is like the lowest-effort scammers who send you spam full of typos, bad grammar, and an obvious malware link to click on. They don’t want people with an ounce of brainpower voting for them because they’d be harder to fool down the line. By appealing to only the biggest morons who can’t see through the most obvious lies, it’ll be easier for the Republicans to strip away all their rights and kick us all in the face while blaming anyone else.

Just like the scammers, it’s pathetically sad that there are so many people who barely pass as sentient so the scam can work.

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A lie of omission is still a lie.

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Weird thing is, last time I bought eggs, a few weeks ago at Safeway, a dozen was about $7. All he’s done here is make me feel a little better about the economy.

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Price increases in eggs have largely been due to the outbreaks of avian flu and producers having to cull their stock, anyway. Not something Harris or Biden caused or could wave away with a wand.

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That would account for about 6 weeks of price increase. Chickens don’t live that long.

Dude what?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken

A chicken may live for 5–10 years, depending on the breed.[24]

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You are finding out about the disparity between commercial farm chickens and wild chickens (or rescued chickens).

Reference: (can find a bunch more about this if you want) Meat chickens: https://meatcheftools.com/how-long-do-commercial-meat-chickens-live/

Quick Summary Commercial meat chickens typically live for about 5 to 7 weeks before they are processed for meat production. These chickens are raised in a controlled environment with optimal conditions for fast growth, resulting in a short lifespan compared to chickens raised for egg production or as pets. The rapid growth rate and early processing are designed to maximize meat production efficiency in the commercial poultry industry.

Egg laying chickens:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/egg-laying-hens_n_59c3c93fe4b0c90504fc04a1

Chickens live eight years on average, but hens only productively lay eggs in the first two, maybe three years of their lives. And on the commercial level, it’s closer to two years, and sometimes less.

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Yeah, if you let them live until they die of old age. But they are killed for their meat, and that usually happens around 6 weeks.

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Egg birds take 6 months from hatching to laying

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That’s the justification, and maybe the catalyst, but prices have stayed higher than they were due to price gouging. It’s not Biden/Harris fault, but rather capitalism. They saw they could still make more profit while selling less at a higher price, so they kept doing so.

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well.

yes.

though, I’m pretty sure the FDA isn’t entirely powerless to create regulations about vaccinating livestock… oh fuck. Republicans shat on that, too.

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On top of that, the FTC under Biden/Harris has been investigating price gouging at the grocery store level and Kroger just came right out and admitted it. While vying for a merger with another conglomerate chain grocery.

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Yeah and a bunch of other shit the FTC has done under Biden to protect consumers. But Biden will never get credit for any of that.

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Yeah. Was quite surprised when I first read that. Brazen.

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We desperately need to break up Kroger, it’s not helping anyone anymore.

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Republicans don’t want to hear facts. They just want “alpha males” to cater to their feelings.

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Who cares how much eggs cost? If I put eggs on a pie chart with the rest of my monthly expenses, I would need a microscope to see it. Focus on real problems like price gouging rent.

You might as well buy the free range eggs for $8/dozen. If that’s too much money, it’s not like the purchase will make you more financially doomed than before.

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For staple food items, especially things like eggs or bananas that were very cheap in the past, pointing to increasing prices is one way to make the cost of living figure easy to see and feel.

Using examples to illustrate a point is perfectly normal, both in politics and real life, and I expect people will continue to do so.

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Diabetic people probably care about egg prices. Low-carb diets were a bit pricier already. But I’m going to go out supposing you are really asking why every article about inflation for the past two years focuses on eggs. I just assumed it was a manifestation of that meme about United Statesians desperately grasping for any metric other than the metric system to quantify the world around them.

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He said eggs were $4.

Eggs are $4 at my store.

y’all are really reaching on this shit

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To be clear those are cage free eggs per the label and box art. I personally approve but lets be clear those are not your standard eggs that is insinuated.

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They are the cheapest eggs at my store.

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But that’s your store. Vance was saying Eggs were $4 while standing in front of a sign saying “Eggs $2.99” and complaining about egg prices in the area, while blaming Harris for making eggs $4.

He could’ve stood in front of the $2.99 sign to only show the more expensive eggs. He could’ve gone to a “higher end” store to find those $7 eggs. He could’ve just stood in a different part of the store. But his crew looked at the backdrop and said “eh, go for it.” and did.

Harris isn’t responsible for the price of eggs anyway. There’s no “Vice Presidential Office of Egg Prices” she presides over.

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He said eggs are $4. Eggs are $4.

Like I said, reaching.

It sucks (in your eyes; I don’t care) that he didn’t have the PR smarts to ensure he wasn’t in front of a $3 price tag, but that’s only a reflection of how carefully he manages his image. Careful management of image is not really something I care about.

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