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[–] Lojcs@piefed.social 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Why is there a -1.6% next to energy?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Yeah these percentages don't add up

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 54 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

It's one banana Michael, what could it cost? 6.6% more than it used to? (I assume this is since he took office but it's not explicitly stated)

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Soon a banana might indeed cost $10. The economic numbers don't look that great.

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 52 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Randall's going to need to make some revisions:

https://xkcd.com/2892/

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

When did this chart start? I was looking to buy steaks on friday and those fucking things were like 2.5X what they cost last time I bought one. Ended up with porkchops instead. Bourbon was cheaper though...

[–] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 hours ago

I cook for someone who hates porkchops but loves steaks and we ran into a similar problem with outrageous prices. Found a happy medium in thick cut pork chops cooked like steaks. Think I ended up using Lawry's seasoned salt and some white/black pepper but cooking it in the same cast iron with some butter had it coming out with the same texture and flavor as the steaks.

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 93 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

This post is PROOF you Have TRUMP Derangement syndrome! That's a MENTAL ILLNESS and you MUST be Jailed or EXECUTED now according to Fox News!

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 33 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

We will reduce your sentence to 2 years of ~~re-education~~ de-education if you say something nice about Charlie Kirk.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 6 hours ago

say something nice about Charlie Kirk.

He wanted to see the Epstein files released. We should honor that!

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 14 points 20 hours ago

We will kick another year off of that if you swear allegiance to Israel.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 5 points 18 hours ago

I heard that RFK Jr. is working on a treatment for TDS using crystals, homeopathy, and acupressure. I am praying that they are able to find a cure for this terrible illness that is destroying our country!

[–] dmention7@midwest.social 8 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

The irony of MAGA coining the term "TDS", as though they aren't worshiping him like a rabid cult is too much. It's always projection with them.

TDS is basically having the gall to take the things he says and does at face value.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 2 points 13 hours ago

It's projection, as usual.

[–] Damage@slrpnk.net 16 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

To be fair I expected worse

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 13 points 17 hours ago

There's still time.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

Well you’re in luck because we’re in free fall

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

yeah there's still time for us to go into deflation

[–] Embargo@lemmy.zip 64 points 22 hours ago

Wait... A... Second...

He said he had concepts of a plan!

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 29 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

This data is flawed because it doesn't take into account the increase in CEO bonuses and payouts. That should be enough to offset inflation for those who are rich enough and therefore actually matter and deserve to exist in peace. For the rest of us, we have to make do with trickle-down happiness.

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 6 points 18 hours ago

Or just the general price gouging companies are doing because they can

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 35 points 22 hours ago (4 children)

Bankrupt a casino? How can You bankrupt a casino? He managed to bankrupt, what is basically a scam, and still calls himself a businessman.

[–] hyperhopper@lemmy.world 64 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

He did it 6 times, not 1.

The answer is corruption, skimming from the top, and using company assets as if they were his.

Sounds familiar

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 13 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I suppose he also made lots of money from his bankruptcies.

Capitalism

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 19 points 20 hours ago

Bankruptcy is a feature for the wealthy, and a horrible last resort for the working class.

[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 3 points 13 hours ago

If you embezzle enough, you can kill any business

[–] vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Casinos are not "basically a scam" they are literally a scam on paper.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 hours ago

Even as a young child I couldn't see the appeal of slot machines. Like isn't it obvious that the computer in it is programmed to pay out less than you put in?

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago

He never said he was a "good" business man.

https://youtu.be/WO2Ij-PHx8E?t=17m26s

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 28 points 22 hours ago

That’s deep state antifa demoncrats doing it, they control Big Grocery!

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 14 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Coffee has become more expensive all around the world though. Because harvests have failed.

[–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 9 points 18 hours ago

Yes, and egg prices were rising rapidly due to disease, not some economic mechanism, yet he still promised to that if he were in office it wouldn't have happened. So if he is going to promise on things outside of the control of the government, we should hold him to it.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 16 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Did he lower them on day 1? Because technically maybe he didn't say he'd keep them low? 😅🤸‍♂️🤪

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 23 points 22 hours ago

Yes, the grocery prices were lower on day one

…than they are today.

[–] sharkaccident@lemmy.world 10 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I just re-upped my coffee beans for home. I knew it was going to be more than expected but was not prepared for just how much more. I don't go to Starbucks and the like but man those prices must be an insane jump as well.

[–] zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I honestly think the rising price of coffee is gonna end in violence. People will fight in the aisles to get their fix, I know I'm desperately addicted. I can grow my own cannabis and make my own beer and wine, but coffee only grows far away.

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 2 points 20 hours ago

I gave up caffeine a few years ago. I sleep better, wake up with more energy. The first two weeks were hell but now I don't care about the price of coffee. I do have the occasional decaf still, but a cup a month doesn't impact my finances.

[–] shplane@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago

So long as he’s rounding up brown people, Trump could shit in the mouths of his supporters and they’d still love him

[–] Fandangalo@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (3 children)

I’m not a fan of this administration and consider myself pretty far left. Having said that, I watch the egg prices from time-to-time because Trump loves to use this line about fixing the egg prices in one week. At the moment, seems like they are down? Could be the USDA is lying; could be the meme refers to CA prices, which are statistical outliers at the moment.

I’d say the chart feels accurate for what I’ve experienced for prices. Energy has spiked so badly around us.

[–] relativestranger@feddit.nl 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

eggs have been pretty stable here the last several months, but they're still over triple the 'pre pandemic' price.

[–] Fandangalo@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Yeah, the pandemic was a complete shift, and I have 0 faith in the current economic policy. Tariffs won’t yield benefit for the average American and will often cost them more. Isolationism is a terrible policy when our main “products” are financial services, and the average American would never accept the wages of the global south. Even if we had factory infrastructure (which we don’t), the margins don’t make sense. We’ve also got bubbles on bubbles of fictional value (micro loans, housing, AI…). Tech is also imploding for the average worker, so less middle class opportunities.

I feel like my confidence in the American economy is at an all-time-low each day, lower than the last.

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not sure I would trust the chart on that page. Not only does it conflict with the numbers lower down on the page, but it says the average price for a dozen eggs is like $3. Looking around online, the cheapest I could find for a dozen eggs (across multiple states) was over $3.

Also, ancedotally, by me eggs have been going back up again from about $5.50 to over $7.

[–] Fandangalo@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

That’s a good observation. How can the highest and lowest prices be between $6 - $11, but the average is $3?

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Because that's not the average price, that's the average cheapest price

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

They are lying, I purchased 2 dozen organic, free range eggs for $4.59 this Sunday from Costco in Cali, which translates to $2.30 per dozen of hipster premium eggs.