Biden Administration and Media Drag Cookie Monster Into Narrative About Shrinkflation
“He pointed out his cookies are getting smaller, but he’s paying the same price. I was stunned when I found out that’s what actually happened.”...
“He pointed out his cookies are getting smaller, but he’s paying the same price. I was stunned when I found out that’s what actually happened.”...
"As an ice cream lover, what makes me the most angry is that ice cream cartons have actually shrunk in size but not in price. I’ve had enough of what they call Shrinkflation."...
"Shrinkflation is just another way for giant corporations to pad their profits and leave us with the crumbs."...
“Because small donors are a proxy for enthusiasm, if people aren’t concerned about the drop-off in contributions, then they just aren’t paying attention or whistling past the graveyard”...
The supply shortage to raise global food prices. India accounts for 40% of the world's rice trade. ...
"if higher education wasn’t an adjunct of the Democratic Party, surely the left would be charging the industry with consumer fraud and price gouging"...
“For decades, Americans have been told that they will be rewarded for saving their money and building a good credit score. This policy turns that time-tested principle upside down”...
"All seven of Oregon’s public universities have announced tuition increases for the next school year"...
"this academic year saw the largest one-year increase in full-time faculty members’ average salaries in over three decades"...
I cannot wait to see what Biden latches onto in this report to make it positive....
Meanwhile, a group claims the egg industry is price gouging...
California's housing market is cooling fastest, hitting home equity hard....
Food at employee sites and schools rose 110.1% in the past 12 months. Food at elementary and secondary schools went up by 254.1% in the past 12 months!...
It's especially bad for babies who need a special formula....
However, Cyber Monday hit a record high, bringing in $11.3 billion, making it "the biggest online shopping day of all time."...
$25 billion deficit is not likely to dissipate soon, as more California companies moving headquarters out-of-state than ever before....
As shortages continue and after another recall, Abbott planning construction of another infant formula plant....
"Seniors are getting the biggest increase in their Social Security checks in 10 years through President Biden’s leadership," the Biden White House tweeted Tuesday....
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