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KW NORTON's avatar

Good post. The only good thing about these politicians is their impotence. They will go down in whatever history we have left as eunuchs.

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TAM's avatar

Ok. About the egg thing. I'd like to clarify. I went to my local grocery store which nearly everyone I know says "is high" in regards to prices. Yes, you CAN find $7-8 eggs. BUT, these are the organic, free-range, brown eggs. Right below them are cartons of jumbo white eggs, advertised as WIC-eligible, for HALF that price. So yes, it is true that eggs are $8 a dozen. But it is also true that there are cheaper eggs to be found. Now I have not gone to any of the discount stores in my area, such as Aldi's, Save-A-Lot, or Walmart, to check on egg prices but I suspect very strongly that I would find eggs in the $4 range there as well. So I do not think the whole story is being told here. It all depends on what you are looking for and what you are willing to pay. I also live in an area where there are lots of local farmers and none of them I know are charging $8 for a dozen eggs. That doesn't mean that people should be concerned about food prices--they should. But is the situation really as bad as a lot of people paint it as being?

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