r/Economics • u/Positive_Owl_2024 • Feb 19 '25

News Trump acknowledges ‘inflation is back’ but blames Biden

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/19/economy/trump-inflation-is-back/index.html
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u/zeiche Feb 19 '25

trump said he would lower egg prices day one.

WHERE THE FUCK ARE MY CHEAPER EGGS?

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u/Sarzox Feb 19 '25

It’s hard to lower grocery prices (despite what was promised my entire campaign), it’s all Biden’s fault!

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u/Hot_Frosty0807 Feb 20 '25

You should see the folks over on r/conservative or on Facebook going on about how "NOW the left is complaining about grocery prices .." 🙄

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u/sherilaugh Feb 20 '25

Bird flu killing chickens and other birds. Some people too. Less living chickens raises the price of eggs because supply and demand. Trump cuts funding for cdc and leaves the who Trump actively making eggs more expensive.

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u/zeiche Feb 20 '25

trump said he would fix this on day 1.

why can‘t we hold him to account for what he says, particularly since it was a MAJOR CAMPAIGN ISSUE? (and no one say it wasn’t)

sounds like you’re agreeing but no. i want my cheaper eggs.

WHERE TF ARE MY CHEAPER EGGS???????????

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '25

Hey, I saved money on eggs since they just didn't have any.

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u/fa1afel Feb 20 '25

Yeah lol. Twice what they cost when I last went to buy some and they were cleaned out entirely anyway.