Are people eating so many eggs that a few dollars difference per dozen is breaking the bank? If you eat 2 eggs a day, an extra $3 per dozen is $15/mo
Eggspensive
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These kind of comments are the strangest imho. Do we really need an official declaration to deduce someone who says something as clear as "[I don't have] faith in government that you have currently."? Even if they then claim to be something else -- or even against conservatism -- they still are using the exact same rhetoric GP points out that American conservatives use to unjustly cast doubt on government. It's not h…
This is exactly how I end up being labeled a conservative, besides the fact that I like to shoot guns. I don't have faith in government. Government is merely a necessary part of the equation. In the eyes of some, this makes me a conservative. Conserving what? I think taxes are necessary, that social programs can do good (including forms of welfare), that no one should be discriminated against, and that the God of the…
> Seriously, I don't know why you think lacking faith in government is a good metric for guessing whether someone is a conservative, as if it even matters for such a comment. Do you assume someone is Black because they say they like basketball?
It's a dogwhistle.
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#223Are people eating so many eggs that a few dollars difference per dozen is breaking the bank? If you eat 2 eggs a day, an extra $3 per dozen is $15/mo
Maybe it's possible to extrapolate the price difference to the entire store? I know it's a single data point, but maybe it reveals cheaper stores nearby than the ones you're currently shopping.
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#224Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
That's about right. Ever since I stopped raising chickens, I've been buying cage-free eggs. The price doesn't seem to have changed much over the last year and that is probably why they were selling out faster.
I just bought groceries yesterday, and checking the Walmart I went to, this site was accurate at least for that location.
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#225Earlier quoted context omitted.
Certainly, I had backyard chickens for most of my childhood. I'm not sure the relationship makes sense for me is all. Within a strictly ethical context, it seems to me that abstinence from eating chickens or eggs is the only answer yielding the most completely satisfying results. It's a very subjective thing though. I've had people argue that simply having the chickens offers them a chance to live whereas if everyone…
At that lengths would there be any reason to have a pet? A cat, perhaps? Now imagine said cat lays eggs ...
Haha, it's a great question. My conclusion at this point is that caring for a rescue makes sense. I wouldn't buy an animal from a breeder. I don't have pets, but I do like the idea of a rescue in which the benefits are more evidently mutual, and the relationship isn't initiated like a purchase.
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#226Earlier quoted context omitted.
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)?
I saw a stock market company in the UK do this in the 90's, mostly through natural wastage and not replacing the position, a total ban on recruitment except essential jobs, whilst blaming the new govt.
Businesses need ways to control govt for their own means, just look at the legislation, regulations and business practices that exists and does not exist in one country and not another.
The US Supreme Court case Gonzalez v. Google, even some of the US Judges have said congress need to be addressing this, but these politicians are all bought and paid for, except perhaps Bernie Sanders. Perhaps this is also why US tech stock is laying off big, they know the game is up and changes are a foot.
Look at parts of the German Autobahn where its got no speed limit, do you think the German Car manufacturers had a little bit of a say in keeping things unchanged since 1934?
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#227Like I said to my family members when this topic came up the other day. "Egg prices are barely a blip compared to paying an extra 2 months rent per year for no reason" If investigating collusion...I suggest starting with real estate.
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#228Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've never quite related to the appeal. My pet (slightly tin-foil hat) theory is that the draws to this kind of behavior is: A) It's a status symbol of being able to afford a frequent 9.80$ expenditure on something as basic as frappé (or 5 for a normal coffee). B) The typical sugar content of drinks (that have sugar/syrups in them) from places like Starbucks is addictive, like how fast-food chains add excessive sugar…
Wasn't there a movie where a coffee exec sardonically talks about plying customers with "legal addictive stimulants"? Caffeine is addictive. There are a lot of caffeine addicts in the U.S. Starbucks sells a menu full of caffeine. That's why people buy from them.
>plying customers with "legal addictive stimulants"?
> Caffeine is addictive. Starbucks sells a menu full of caffeine. That's why people buy from them.
Hey, your quote says "stimulants", plural, but you only mention one, caffeine.
Can someone put some sugar on this list? More addictive than cocaine-infused heroin with a methamphetaine sidecar.
And I hear some Starbucks products may contain sugar. Probably just a rumor.
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#229I 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…
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.
Sure, but how often do the politicians admit they caused inflation without some similar excuse?
"Bird Flu" is better than the usual "greedy landlords/businessmen". But when we hit record prices in 2023 there is the obvious point to make that the record price is usually in the most recent year. I'm also going to complain about people blaming the war in Ukraine for price rises, which is one of those moments where the cynics roll their eyes as politicians try to pretend that Russia and Ukraine combined represent some sort of economic superpower instead of backwaters.
These events affect the marginal price. Why are these things controlling the marginal price? Because of bad political decisions that stopped the marginal producer being someone with cheap goods to sell.
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#230Earlier quoted context omitted.
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> Equate others' continued faith in said government with naivety To be fair, most people's trust/reliance in the Federal government is based out of naivity or lack of knowledge. Considering most news today is just regurgitating government press conference talking points, it's not surprising most people's knowledge stops at naivity.
Most news? Government press conferences? What?