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Speaker 0 reviewed a Walmart order from two years ago, where 45 grocery items for a month cost $126. Using the reorder function, the same 45 items now cost $414. This represents a fourfold increase in price.

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The cost of basic food items is up. Eggs are up 48%, cookies are up 27%, and butter is up 31%. This is just the beginning, and it's a disaster.

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Texas should ban Kellogg and similar companies from public institutions due to their sale of less safe cereal versions in the U.S. compared to other countries. Kellogg uses artificial dyes and preservatives in the U.S. for higher profits, despite having safer options. Over 450,000 signatures have been collected for a petition urging Kellogg to provide safer products. Kellogg refused to engage, claiming American children prefer the brighter colors. Recently, California passed a bill banning six artificial food dyes in public schools, including Froot Loops. Texas should take similar action to improve public health. There is an opportunity for Texas to lead in removing harmful ingredients from food and reversing this trend.

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In BC, life is expensive. I recently spent $102 on groceries, which included salami, sausages, blackberries, raspberries, soup, bagels, yogurt, melon, eggs, and chicken. This amount of food will probably only last 2 to 3 days. It's now expected to spend $300 to $500 per week to feed a family. This is incredibly high and sickening.

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Biden's America is shown in a grocery store with high prices: $6.19 for Lay's potato chips and $12 for ground beef before discount.

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Reality hit hard when the general manager called to say the business was closing for good. The closure coincided with California's fast food minimum wage rising to $20 per hour, leading to layoffs. The plan to raise prices and cut shifts fell through due to financial constraints. Workers face challenges finding new jobs to cover college tuition and expenses amidst inflation. Both employees and business owners struggle with the impact of rising costs.

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The speaker reveals the true food inflation by comparing prices at Costco with photos he took a year ago. He points out the significant price increases, such as Madras lentils going from $6.99 to $15.99, and chicken broth increasing from $5.69 to an undisclosed price. The speaker expresses disbelief at the reported 6% to 7% inflation rate, suggesting that the government manipulates data in a questionable manner.

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When Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office, over 10 million jobs had been lost during the height of the pandemic, and hundreds of people were dying daily due to COVID. The economy had crashed, in large part due to Donald Trump's mismanagement of the crisis. Their highest priority was to rescue America. Inflation is now under 3%, and America recovered faster than any wealthy nation. However, grocery prices are still too high. Harris's agenda includes bringing down the price of groceries by dealing with issues like price gouging.

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In the past, a McDonald's Big Mac value pack, including a large Coke, a Big Mac, and a supersized fry with 30% more, cost $2.59. Ordering the equivalent in 2025—two Big Macs, two large fries, and two large Cokes—totals $26.46 before taxes.

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There's so much more that goes into the cost of our food than just the actual food itself. There's a lot that goes into the producing it, moving it around, the transportation, the marketing, getting it on the shelves. It's not just the food. It's all of the inputs that go into it. Unexpected global events set the stage for a sudden rise in food costs. It was a global pandemic. There were disruptions all around the world in terms of production at the same time that you just have this unexpected, unprecedented wave of demand, that is a recipe for it to really break down and you to go into grocery store and see empty shelves or go into grocery store and see really higher prices.

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Eggs cost under $1.50 a dozen when Kamala Harris took office, but now cost around $4 due to her inflationary policies. Pennsylvania has seen some of the worst grocery price increases in the nation because Harris cast the deciding vote on the "inflation explosion act." Pennsylvanians should be able to afford groceries, but Harris has presided over a $1,000 increase in monthly expenses to afford the same life as three and a half years ago. The speaker believes that firing Kamala Harris and returning to common sense economic policies is the only way to make groceries affordable again.

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Kroger is partnering with Microsoft and Intelligence Node to implement digital price tags that could increase based on consumer data. The electronic shelving label Edge allows employees to change prices instantly. Grocery industry analysts suggest that prices could be raised on items like water during hot weather. Cameras will be placed near the displays, and facial recognition software may assess a shopper's age and gender to determine their willingness to pay for an item. Kroger owns Fred Myers, Food for Less, Ralphs, and QFC. If the merger with Albertsons is approved, this technology could affect many more shoppers across the US.

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Welcome to 2025, where a dozen eggs costs $12. An 18-pack of fizzy drinks is available, and a smaller pack is priced at $10. It's shocking to see that these used to be three for $5. Please send help.

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Cargill is the largest privately owned company in America, with revenue exceeding the combined revenue of the third, fourth, and fifth largest companies. They profit from almost every food purchase due to a century of consolidating and acquiring other companies. Cargill's power has suppressed wages, weakened worker power, pushed family farms to near extinction, and manipulated consumer prices. The company once had an intelligence operation larger than the CIA. Cargill is planning to acquire a chicken empire, which will further expand their reach.

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Minister Champagne will summon the heads of major grocery stores to Ottawa to discuss the issue of rising food prices. The government expects to receive their plan to stabilize prices by Thanksgiving. If the plan fails to offer substantial relief to the middle class and those striving to join it, further action will be taken, including potential tax measures. The aim is to address the disparity between record profits for grocery stores and the struggles faced by Canadians in affording food.

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Kellogg's has been called out for selling different, safer ingredients in other countries while using harmful chemicals in the U.S. Over 450,000 signatures have been gathered to demand accountability. During a recent Senate round table, it was highlighted that food companies, like McDonald's, use questionable ingredients in the U.S. that are banned elsewhere. The FDA lacks the capacity to regulate these chemicals effectively, allowing companies to introduce unsafe ingredients without proper oversight. A national boycott of Kellogg's is underway, urging consumers to demand healthier options. Citizens are rallying for change, emphasizing the need for better food safety regulations to protect American health.

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The cost of basic foods is increasing. Eggs are up 48%, cookies are up 27%, and butter is up 31%. This is just the beginning, and it's a disaster.

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Experts question how far policies can really go to affect food prices. "There's no silver bullet in terms of bringing down food costs." "We've went through a brutal inflationary cycle for food." "There's really nothing government policymakers could really do about this." "This is not something unique to The United States." "This has been felt around the world." "The uncertainties introduced by the current political climate also make it challenging to predict the future of grocery prices." "There's no doubt that tariffs will massively make things more expensive, especially food." "So any food that we import gets a lot more expensive when you add a tax on that." "Same thing with mass deportations." "So I think there's absolutely no doubt that things will get more expensive under some of the policies that we're seeing the Trump administration propose."

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A loaf of bread costs 50% more today than before the pandemic. Ground beef is up almost 50%.

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Inflation has steadily cooled over the past two years despite seeing a slight stall in October and November 2024. Prices for items like gasoline, used cars, and energy have declined accordingly. But food prices continue to outpace inflation, increasing by 28% since 2019. Eighty six percent of consumers reported feeling frustrated with rising grocery prices, and over a third said they have resorted to buying fewer items to save money. That's one of the real gauges people have of their cost of living because it's an important aspect of their cost of living, and it's something that we have a lot of exposure to. We go to the grocery store. We pick up the different products. We look at the prices.

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Walmart may be misrepresenting the weight of its meat products. The speaker weighed meat purchased from Walmart and found discrepancies of over two pounds between the labeled weight and the actual weight. The speaker believes that either Walmart's scales are broken or the misrepresentation is intentional. They cite a recent case where Walmart was accused of falsely inflating the weight of grocery items and was ordered to pay $45 million on 04/09/2024. The speaker suggests this may be an ongoing problem, as the profit from misrepresenting meat weights could outweigh the fine. They believe customers shouldn't have to reweigh items to ensure accurate pricing.

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BlackRock owns the four meat packers in the country, who are keeping meat prices high and cow prices low, hurting both farmers and consumers due to their monopoly. BlackRock also owns all the pharmaceutical companies. The speaker suggests initiating antitrust suits against the meat packers and regulating pharmaceutical companies to prevent cartel-like behavior.

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The attorney general announced an investigation into Kellogg's for advertising their product as healthy while using petroleum crude tar, which requires a warning label in Europe due to concerns that artificial food dyes harm children's brains. There are currently seven million children in the US diagnosed with ADHD. Kellogg's also uses the preservative BHT, which is linked to cancer and endocrine disruption. These ingredients have been removed from Kellogg's products sold in Europe, Canada, Australia, India, and Korea. The demand is for big food companies to serve the healthier versions already produced for other countries. The attorney general in Texas is holding one of the major food companies accountable, with the expectation that many other states will follow suit.

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Rancher FURIOUS Over Trump's Argentina Beef Scheme

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Rancher Mike Calrate explains that US ranchers have not benefited from increased consumer beef prices due to a "middleman problem" and severe market concentration. Four major meatpackers control 85% of the slaughter market, collaborating with big retailers, which has depressed livestock prices for decades. This has led to a significant decline in US ranchers and cattle herds, making the nation reliant on imports. Calrate argues that President Trump's decision to import Argentinian beef will not lower consumer prices but will further harm ranchers, hindering domestic herd rebuilding. He criticizes the lack of effective antitrust enforcement from both Democratic and Republican administrations, highlighting how corporate market power allows companies to extract wealth at the expense of producers, workers, and consumers. Calrate supports the "greedflation" argument, where consolidation enables retailers to inflate prices for maximum shareholder and executive returns. He advocates for local and regional food models and stronger regulation to address the abusive market power of "big food" and ensure a fair, competitive marketplace for all stakeholders.

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How A Bag Of Doritos Explains The US Economy

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Matt Stler discusses how the pricing of Doritos illustrates broader economic issues, particularly price discrimination between large retailers and independent grocers. He highlights a lawsuit against Pepsi alleging that it offers better wholesale prices to big chains like Walmart, allowing them to sell products at lower retail prices than small stores can purchase them for. This dynamic creates significant challenges for independent grocers, leading to higher prices for consumers and contributing to the rise of food deserts. Stler emphasizes that this price discrimination fosters a lack of variety in the market and links it to broader economic consolidation, affecting various industries beyond groceries. He calls for renewed enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act to address these disparities.