ABC: What do you say to voters who blame Kamala for the sky-high prices of the past four years? WALZ: "Going to the grocery store, you see false info

[excalibur]

Oh, my!

The guy is dumber than Kamala. No wonder she picked him as her running mate.

 

[excalibur]

 

[1srelluc]

Price gouging?

 

[MarathonMike]

Both Harris and Walz have brought up "PRICE GOUGING" at the grocery store at least a hundred times. Kamala sez she is going to CRACK DOWN on this "PRICE GOUGING". But neither she nor Knucklehead can seem to define anything related to this. Umm the election is 4 weeks from now, maybe they could give us a hint as to what the heck they mean by "Price Gouging" and "Crack Down"? Just a thought.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

It's always the 'price gouging' line.
They are desperate to disconnect themselves from the 40 year high inflation we've all gone through, and continue to suffer from. They don't have the balls to just own it, they immediately have to deflect deflect deflect! Guess where the buck stops Kumalla?

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Excalibur write another piece that is liable under law.

 

[Nostra]

The morons have no clue grocery stores operate on abputva 3% margin. But the Cult claps and cheers.

 

[kyzr]

"They are killing us without killing us"

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/08/14/philadelphia_mom_inflation_is_killing_us_i_blame_the_federal_government.html

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

"They are killing us without killing us"

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/08/14/philadelphia_mom_inflation_is_killing_us_i_blame_the_federal_government.html

This might be a reason............

Dollar General Green Bell Pepper
$2.37

Green Bell Pepper
$0.86

Walmart & more

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[kyzr]

This might be a reason............

Dollar General Green Bell Pepper
$2.37

Green Bell Pepper
$0.86

Walmart & more

Bell peppers was only one example. My fav sandwich meat more than doubled in price.

Every trip to the grocery store proves Bidenomics is a disaster.

You can make excuses all day long, but voters have had enough of democrats in DC, just look at the "right track - wrong track".

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Bell peppers was only one example. My fav sandwich meat more than doubled in price.

Every trip to the grocery store proves Bidenomics is a disaster.

There are a lot better options than Dollar General.

Great Value Cooked Ham
$4.17

You can make excuses all day long, but voters have had enough of democrats in DC, just look at the "right track - wrong track".

Trump is on the wrong track.
He doesn't even know how tariffs work.

 

[j-mac]

Bell peppers was only one example. My fav sandwich meat more than doubled in price.

Every trip to the grocery store proves Bidenomics is a disaster.

You can make excuses all day long, but voters have had enough of democrats in DC, just look at the "right track - wrong track".

I think dems know this, which is why we see even more, if possible, gaslighting from them....JESH doesn't know crap about grocery prices. In fact, he didn't even post anything factual, only looked through the internet to find an absurd comparison....I'm not even sure they were a comparison of the same area, or time frame...It's a joke...

 

[j-mac]

There are a lot better options than Dollar General.

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Great Value Cooked Ham
$4.17

Trump is on the wrong track.
He doesn't even know how tariffs work.

Another lib chimes in...It's easier just to say to you prepare lib. In about 25 days, you'll be saying "President Trump" again.....

 

[Dragonlady]

The morons have no clue grocery stores operate on abputva 3% margin. But the Cult claps and cheers.

No they don't but thank's for proving you're clueless as usual. Or are you just promoting lies for foreign governments? Why don't you have a real job Nostra?

This is why you call everyone else a "liar" because you lie consistently and believe others do it too.

In Thursday's report, the FTC found that a measure of annual profits for food and beverage retailers "rose substantially and remains quite elevated." The commission said revenues for grocery retailers were 6% over total costs in 2021, and 7% in the first nine months of 2023, higher than a peak of 5.6% in 2015.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-regulators-urge-congress-look-into-grocery-profits-2024-03-21/#:~:text=In%20Thursday's%20report%2C%20the%20FTC,peak%20of%205.6%25%20in%202015.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

I think dems know this, which is why we see even more, if possible, gaslighting from them....JESH doesn't know crap about grocery prices. In fact, he didn't even post anything factual, only looked through the internet to find an absurd comparison....I'm not even sure they were a comparison of the same area, or time frame...It's a joke...

A MAGA accusation is always a MAGA confession.

I would save you 25 to 30% on your normal grocery shopping.

 

[excalibur]

Both Harris and Walz have brought up "PRICE GOUGING" at the grocery store at least a hundred times. Kamala sez she is going to CRACK DOWN on this "PRICE GOUGING". But neither she nor Knucklehead can seem to define anything related to this. Umm the election is 4 weeks from now, maybe they could give us a hint as to what the heck they mean by "Price Gouging" and "Crack Down"? Just a thought.

Or the time Harris called it 'price gauging'.

Will 'The View' give her a record-breaking deal?

 

[dblack]

Price gouging is just price controls. A standard socialism schtick. Anything that gives the state more power over resources and labor.

 

[excalibur]

No they don't but thank's for proving you're clueless as usual. Or are you just promoting lies for foreign governments? Why don't you have a real job Nostra?

This is why you call everyone else a "liar" because you lie consistently and believe others do it too.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-regulators-urge-congress-look-into-grocery-profits-2024-03-21/#:~:text=In%20Thursday's%20report%2C%20the%20FTC,peak%20of%205.6%25%20in%202015.

What about their profits?

The FTC’s report shows grocery store revenue over cost changed from roughly five to seven percent between 2015 and 2023, slightly above where it was in 2000. However, other evidence shows that while grocery store profits increased above two percent in 2019 and 2021, by 2022 it was back down to only 1.11 percent. The Food Industry Association shows profits spiked in 2020 to three percent after taxes and started decreasing in 2021, which accelerated the next year.

Grocery stores are known for having thin profit margins. On average grocery stores earn one to three percent returns. The data show grocery store profits stayed within that range through the pandemic and associated recession.

This trend is normal. During economic downturns grocery stores often see increased sales as fewer people dine out. The increase in grocery profits reflect changing market conditions during an economic crisis, not monopolistic pricing.

In its rush to micromanage increasing sectors of the economy, the FTC seems not to have examined the changes in either the supply chains of the retail grocery market nor in consumers’ demands from the grocery market. For example, the FTC’s claim that grocery stores are using supply chain issues as an excuse to keep grocery prices high can be checked against the actual data on producer costs. From February 2020 through February 2024 the producer price index for grocery stores increased nearly 29 percent. Grocery store prices have increased almost the same amount at 25 percent.​

The FTC's Fruitless Endeavor to Micromanage Grocery Stores - The American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research

Grocery prices have remained persistently high post-pandemic. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) claims this is due to large grocery stores’ desire to generate record profits. However, the evidence shows that while profits spiked during the pandemic they have since fallen. Even at the peak of the sp

www.theamericanconsumer.org

 

[DGS49]

The irony here is that VP Harris has/had absolutely nothing to do with inflation, except to the extent she might have broken a tie or two in the Senate on a profligate spending bill.

But because they are promising to bring inflation under control, they can't very well say, "It's Congress that impacts inflation or the lack of it, not the President."

It's a case of being strangled on your own bullshit.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Going to the grocery store was far cheaper while Trump was POTUS... so was everything else