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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why on Earth are people offended by this? Besides Republicans feigning offense like they did with Obama's tan suit, I mean.[/quote]

Lots of Biden voters in comments explain their reason for offense to this tweet. [/quote]

Complaining about student loans in response to the price of food essentially remaining stable since last year does not indicate that offense was taken.

Have you visited Twitter before? It's very common for people to tweet complaints to politicians that have nothing to do with the original tweet.[/quote]

Did you put the tweet together? And expect it to placate the masses?

Prices That We've Never Seen Before': Rising Food Costs Hitting Restaurants Hard
Author: Christina Hager
June 21, 2021 at 5:25 pm

https://www.google.com/amp/s/boston.cbslocal.com/2021/06/21/food-costs-rising-boston-restaurants-demand-transportation/%3famp

“BOSTON (CBS) – Have you noticed how much it costs to fill your fridge these days? Some grocery store customers are feeling sticker-shock. “The cost of produce the cost of meat, deli, things that are prepared have gotten more expensive now,” said Melanie Kinsley of Franklin.

“They haven’t gone up. They’ve almost doubled,” said Nick Rando, who owns Ziti Trattoria in Natick.

It’s not just meat. According to the National Bureau of Labor Statistics, cereal and bakery items are up 5%. Fruit and vegetables are up 1%, and dairy products are up .6%.

We have seen prices that we’ve never seen before,” said Jim Tselikis, who runs Cousins Maine Lobster, a national chain of lobster roll trucks, along with his sister. “

[b]Food prices haven’t remained “stable.”[[/b]/quote]

Ah, so not only are you an Obama's-tan-suit-pearl-clutcher, you're also a reality-denier. The cost of food prepared at home is up 2.2% since the absolute trough of the pandemic recession. Yawn. What's that thing you guys always say? Nothingburger?[/quote]

Food prices are never "stable", which is why they, along with fuel, are not counted in official inflation rates.

Over time they definitely go up but they fluctuate a lot in between. The Iraq war and the steep increase in oil prices definitely drove prices up--that's also when half gallons became 1.75 or even 1.63 quarts and quarts became 30 or 29.5 ounces. Grocery stores started selling oranges and grapefruit by the piece instead of the pound. (I'm the kind of shopper who pays close attention to these things.)

There are still supply issues. My brother farms and I laugh every time he tells me about how there are "lots of cows waiting to be slaughtered"--I just imagine what the cows are saying (btw, "cows" is often used generically even when you're talking about steers, so don't call me on that). 
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