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Post by tempsy »

busterarm wrote: post #158
tempsy wrote: post #150

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I go to Whole Foods all the time, and yes their own brand of eggs really is that price. The egg inflation scare is being largely exaggerated. IMO what is different now vs a few years ago is there's a lot more high end organic pasture raised options. These are $6-$10, but that's not the price of standard conventional eggs.

Talk to people who raise chickens. Costs for everything from baby chicks to egg-laying hens have tripled pretty much country-wide. H5N1 has hit the US and Europe extremely hard this year and there seems to be no end in sight to this current outbreak.

Ok sure but eggs are still $3 something at whole foods

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Post by dokem »

jluxenberg wrote: post #95

My wife and I started a vegan diet 6mo ago and while there was a transition period, it wasn't nearly as difficult as I expected. If you're feeling the egg prices I'd encourage you to find ways to limit or remove eggs from your diet. It's easier than you think! Egg replacers work wonders in baked goods and a tofu scramble is similar to scrambled eggs.

Thanks for the tip! I've never heard of this vegan thing before. Will have to check it out.

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Post by moremetadata »

rhacker wrote: post #57
ravenstine wrote: post #22

I think there's something a bit misleading about these prices. This is reporting prices of $2.76 per dozen at a Wallmart near me. I happened to visit that store yesterday and I know damn well there were no eggs being sold at even remotely close to that low price. The Eggspensive site seems to be picking up on this dozen eggs, which happens to be not available at this or any other store in the region. They also are no…

I bet the government's inflation tracker is also connected to walmart links. No wonder the gov things we're at negative inflation.

Major employers can manipulate govt's in lots of ways like laying off staff to push up the unemployment figures, so if you get a Govt which wants to raise standards for the populations, major employers can make that difficult.

The prime objective of a business is to make profit, everything else is secondary.

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Post by bombcar »

gh02t wrote: post #166
matthewdgreen wrote: post #157

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Since this comment is at the top of the thread, I’m going to attach a quick reminder that egg prices are high due to a major outbreak of bird flu. I know that won’t keep this thread from degenerating into political rants about inflation, but maybe it will help someone move on with their day.

I believe the context of this post is likely the other one earlier today, which asserts that bird flu is being used as a pretense to gouge prices when the impact is actually minimal. I'm not taking a position one way or the other, but that's probably why this was posted. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34898074

My midget of data is that the local cage-free eggs have remained the same price for 3+ years now, but the "regular supermarket eggs" are now more expensive than the local ones.

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Post by algoatecorn »

4gotunameagain wrote: post #144
algoatecorn wrote: post #137

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Dice ~1lb of red potatoes (for potassium) Coat in olive oil. Season with salt, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika. Spread on oven pan. Bake at 420F for 20-22min until edges brown (I'm at >5000' elevation btw) Place in container and store in fridge. In the morning in sautee to heat them before adding scrambled egg. You can top with cheese and scallions but I don't. Amount of potatoes is determined by past 24hrs and…

cheers ! I make this spice mixture for fries and eggs, it might interest you: 2 parts salt 1 part sweet paprika 1 part garlic powder dash of pepper or mustard powder dash of citric acid powder for the extra kick

That sounds good, I'll try it out. Thanks!

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Post by dangwhy »

doodlesdev wrote: post #153
dangwhy wrote: post #135

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> price increases are mostly going to shareholders. I am confused. how are they going to shareholders, unless shareholders are actually selling the stock? how exactly are price increases coming to me as a shareholder.

Dividends?

Article just says 50% increase in stock value. Doesn't mention dividends or stock buybacks.

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Post by swores »

moremetadata wrote: post #176
rhacker wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I bet the government's inflation tracker is also connected to walmart links. No wonder the gov things we're at negative inflation.

Major employers can manipulate govt's in lots of ways like laying off staff to push up the unemployment figures, so if you get a Govt which wants to raise standards for the populations, major employers can make that difficult. The prime objective of a business is to make profit, everything else is secondary.

I agree with your second paragraph, but I'm failing to understand why a company would want to manipulate government unemployment figures (and indeed, surely if they actually lay off staff then they're not manipulating the reporting/figures, they're changing the reality which is then reflected in the figures)?
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