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17. I'm not wedded to food vouchers

Reply to All Mixed Up (Reply #16)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 01:31 PM

Apr 3

I've also suggested Biden shame the food companies. I'm sure there are better ideas, but only if the chattering class notices it's probably the No. 1 problem for families and tries to address it. We ignore it at our peril.

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A chicken in every pot -- it's that time again [View all] splat Apr 3 OP

Stimulus feeds inflation (again) and GOP will scream "Communist Socialist Pinko!" bucolic_frolic Apr 3 #1

Inflation is down, the economy is chugging along nicely, RW is pushing economic scary stories Bernardo de La Paz Apr 3 #2

Many, many people are squeezed now splat Apr 3 #6

Let 'em scream splat Apr 3 #3

If you reply to a post like #1, please reply to that exact post rather than to the OP Bernardo de La Paz Apr 3 #4

IIRC, a chicken in every pot was Hoover's re-election slogan. Aristus Apr 3 #5

Dates to 16th century Henry IV splat Apr 3 #7

Yes. A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage. All Mixed Up Apr 3 #8

Republican. An ad by Republican businessmen. Hoover didn't say it, but Ds used it against him Bernardo de La Paz Apr 3 #9

Part of the problem is you go to the grocery store every week or more, CrispyQ Apr 3 #10

These measures would likely be counterproductive at this point. All Mixed Up Apr 3 #11

How about Biden embraces this problem? splat Apr 3 #12

I think you responded to the wrong person. All Mixed Up Apr 3 #13

I wanted that to be at the end splat Apr 3 #14

I don't think you understand how inflation works. All Mixed Up Apr 3 #16

I'm not wedded to food vouchers splat Apr 3 #17

All my original post said was that vouchers or a stimulus would likely make inflation worse. All Mixed Up Apr 3 #18

We paid over $12 dollars CDN CANADIANBEAVER69 Apr 3 #15

I hear prices are really bad in Canada right now. All Mixed Up Apr 3 #19

The prices are all over the place. Eating healthy is expensive CANADIANBEAVER69 Apr 3 #21

I just paid $8.54 USD onethatcares Apr 3 #20

Similar pricing it seems CANADIANBEAVER69 Apr 3 #22