Experts say high food prices are here to stay. Here’s why.

[pknopp]

You just tried to give a flimsy rationalization for it by trying to claim that the money printing stopped under Pedo Peter, and was all the fault of Trump.

I clearly said Obama and Trump.

The printing stopped under Biden for the most part. The debt didn't. Both ran under Obama and Trump.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Substitute Trump for Harris, you can do it. Well, maybe not.

For the macistas, everything must go through the lens of orange man.

 

[Oddball]

What you didn't calculate is, with a few million illegals deported, who is going to harvest the crops that have to be selectively harvested.

Such as : All tender fruit, cabbage, broccoli, melons, Artichokes, Peppers, Table grapes, Pumpkins, Lettuce

If the slaves are freed, who will pick the cotton?

 

[berg80]

Trump also promised to reduce everyone's taxes.
And eliminate tax on overtime, tips, and social security.

Trump promised everybody $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Cuz his goal was to evade prosecution for his crimes. He doesn't give a shit about the inevitability of broken promises.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

Inflation has steadily cooled over the past two years, despite seeing a slight stall in October and November. Prices for items such as gasoline, used cars and energy have all declined accordingly. However, food prices continue to outpace inflation, increasing by 28% since 2019.

More than 85% of consumers report feeling frustrated with rising grocery prices, and over a third say they have resorted to buying fewer items to save money, according to a 2024 survey by RR Donnelley.

However, experts say high food prices are here to stay.

“Once food price goes up, it tends to stay up,” said Claudia Sahm, a chief economist at New Century Advisors. “The inflation may come back down, so you don’t see the big price increases. But outside of widespread depression, we don’t tend to see prices falling across the board.”

Experts are also skeptical of whether policy intervention can affect food prices.

“There’s really nothing government policymakers could do about this,” said Jason Miller, a professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/04/inflation-has-cooled-but-experts-believe-food-prices-will-remain-high.html

It is my contention, based on exit polls, that Dotard would not have been re-elected if not for Biden/Harris being successfully, and erroneously, blamed for inflation. Especially food inflation.

Should history hold true, and these economic experts prove correct, I can't help wondering how many millions of sincere but misinformed voters will regret their vote.

Approx 88% of goods are transported via trucks so if we can reduce energy prices then stores can start implementing sales to garner market share and hence prices come down naturally.

 

[Oddball]

I clearly said Obama and Trump.

You also said it stopped under Xiden, when it clearly didn't.

 

[hadit]

“There’s no doubt that tariffs will massively make things more expensive, especially food,” said Rakeen Mabud, chief economist at Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive advocacy group. “Same thing with mass deportations. We have workers in this country who really prop up our food system and when you start to really harm that workforce and send them away, that harms our entire economy.”

Translation: "We have to have illegal aliens we can exploit to keep our food costs down". Why do you want to continue exploiting these workers?

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

What you didn't calculate is, with a few million illegals deported, who is going to harvest the crops that have to be selectively harvested.

Such as : All tender fruit, cabbage, broccoli, melons, Artichokes, Peppers, Table grapes, Pumpkins, Lettuce

People with work visas who are vetted and aren’t a danger to America. Novel concept.

 

[pknopp]

You also said it stopped under Xiden, when it clearly didn't.

The pumping largely did. The debt didn't.

 

[Woodznutz]

The currency still doesn't go away.

The drug money does.

 

[postman]

Please explain what Kommie did to lower prices?

Fish and seafood prices decreased by -1.8%.
Dairy products prices decreased by -0.8%.

 

[Oddball]

Cuz his goal was to evade prosecution for his crimes. He doesn't give a shit about the inevitability of broken promises.

 

[postman]

Bidens budget almost doubled and his deficit more than doubled. So, yes he went past those levels.

Bidens top deficit was $2 Trillion
Trumps last two years were $3 trillion each

 

[Oddball]

The drug money does.

 

[ThisIsMe]

Trump also promised to reduce everyone's taxes.
And eliminate tax on overtime, tips, and social security.

Trump promised everybody $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Yes, he did promise that. How much he can actually do is to be seen.

 

[postman]

Yes, he did promise that. How much he can actually do is to be seen.

Trump promised to (DOGE) balance the budget, and reduce taxes.

And with both houses of congress controlled by republicans, I wonder what his excuse will be?

 

[ReinyDays]

You also said it stopped under Xiden, when it clearly didn't.

The last time the bleeding stopped was under the Clinton Administration, and that for only one year ... tax breaks for the Rich started under the Bush Administration ... I haven't paid taxes since ...

Here in the United States ... Congress is solely responsible for spending tax-payer dollars ... let's see how well Republicans can balance the budget ... now's their chance to show us how easy it is ... [taps toe] ... we're waiting ...

 

[pknopp]

The last time the bleeding stopped was under the Clinton Administration, and that for only one year ... tax breaks for the Rich started under the Bush Administration ... I haven't paid taxes since ...

Here in the United States ... Congress is solely responsible for spending tax-payer dollars ... let's see how well Republicans can balance the budget ... now's their chance to show us how easy it is ... [taps toe] ... we're waiting ...

They aren't solely responsible. Nothing get spent until a president signs off on it.

 

[blackhawk]

The word expert gets greatly overused nowadays.

 

[whitehall]

Wishful thinking by lefties who have no agenda left?