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I would agree here. I’m no Trump supporter and I wish I knew the goal of these tariffs, but the Democrats have been stuck with their foot in their mouth when raising hell about Trump policies too early before.
We’ll see. I may actually end up being wrong (for once) on the Monday morning prediction but it won’t take long. Patience Grasshopper.Monday (morning, no less), you say….
Will this finally be your FAFO moment?
Egg prices have risen largely due to flock liquidation related to avian flu. The policy of eradicating an entire flock when animals test positive pre dates both he Biden and first Trump administrations so this was something that would happen regardless of who is president*. But there are a bunch of things we heard "Let's go Brandon" over for 4 years that Biden had little to no influence over so I've come to the conclusion that turnabout is fair play.
*There is a caveat to this. Layer slaughter and egg production numbers are compiled by the NASS. Im not sure how often they survey or how many job openings there are in that department but Trump’s day 1 let's screw with federal workers policy hasn't helped. If the department that compiles this data is short staffed it's going to impact the ability to get meaningful results which will cause confusion in the commodity markets surrounding eggs and could lead to price increases. I don't think there is any way to quantity the effect but it is a perfect example of a Trump policy that can have an impact on what consumers pay.
I understand the reason for your concern (definitely valid), but I will provide an alternative view. If DOGE truly is designed to make the government more efficient and save taxpayer funds, I think providing “read-only” access is probably necessary.I'm sure giving an unelected man who just happens to be the wealthiest man in the world unprecedented access to the Federal Payment system. isn't anything of concern, right?
It is not unusual at all for Fortune 500 companies to hire consulting groups (Accenture, BCG, KPMG, etc) and provide them access to all billing, procurement, and financial records.
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The poultry industry has been vertically integrated for decades. We know how many chickens and eggs there are without, and in spite of, what some government bureaucrat tells us lol.
Are your parents related?
No, I am sure it is better to complain about everything.
Like the tweet below.
1) Gas prices are going up! Whoops, gas prices have actually dropped $0.03 since inauguration.
2) Dow Jones is going down! Whoops, Dow is actually up 600 pts since inauguration.
3) Taxes are up! Whoops, no taxes have increased.
4) Social Security is on the chopping block! Whoops, that claim has no validity unless your source is Joy Reid.
5) Eggs prices are up! Whoops, based on Dec 2024 prices
Maybe, just maybe, think about how it has only been 13 days. I am sure there will be valid things to complain about, but making things up doesn’t serve a positive purpose and is just extreme partisan silliness
Not my tweet.
Not anything I said.
Suggesting Musk and his cohorts, with direct interests and conflicts, getting access to all billing, procurement, and financial records to a Fortune 500 company hiring an independent consulting firm (with confidentiality and fiduciary responsibilities to said company) is head in the sand level Ostrich nonsense.
I know you can’t. But can you attempt to explain why it is nonsense?
The fact that you don’t understand (or don’t care about) the difference between a hired independent consulting firm with fiduciary and confidentiality obligations to the company that hires them having such access,
and
someone like Musk who has direct, personal, and conflicting financial interests in that information having that same access with no confidentiality or fiduciary responsibility whatsoever to anyone is what makes it nonsense.
To be fair to those people they’re actually saying, “it MIGHT be okay….let’s wait and see how it plays out…no need to worry about it now.”
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When I mention eggs, it is as a joke, cuz republicans were screaming about egg prices...what about grocery prices? what about gas prices? what about normal household items? tRump ain´t doing $&*t about anything that will help the middle to lower class and never will...
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nobody is gonna change anybody's opinion on here...I will never trust tRump and his band of billionaires to be doing anything to help the ´common folk´ and a few on here will continue to play whataboutism and say, ´we gotta be patient´... even if deep down they doubt that advice and are thinking WTF is this ´new and improved´ GOP thinking??!!
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BBC summary
Summary
- Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urges consumers to buy Canadian goods as US President Donald Trump defends the imposition of tariffs, saying any pain will be "worth the price"
- Canada and Mexico are set to bring in retaliatory tariffs after the US imposes 25% import taxes on goods from the two countries, as well as a 10% tax on China
- China says it will implement "corresponding countermeasures", and plans to file a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization
- The tariffs, which Trumps says are in response to concerns around illegal immigration and drug trafficking, will come into effect from midnight on Tuesday
- International reaction is starting to pour in, as France's industry minister Marc Ferracci says "it's clear we have to react"
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from BBC summary: The tariffs, which Trumps says are in response to concerns around illegal immigration and drug trafficking, will come into effect from midnight on Tuesday
from USA facts.org: According to a 2023 report from the Department of Homeland Security, most fentanyl is primarily found and seized from vehicles driven by US citizens at official ports of entry. Between January and December 2024, 88% of all confiscated fentanyl was intercepted at these official entry points.
from USA facts.org: According to a 2023 report from the Department of Homeland Security, most fentanyl is primarily found and seized from vehicles driven by US citizens at official ports of entry. Between January and December 2024, 88% of all confiscated fentanyl was intercepted at these official entry points.
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