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[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 103 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Wait... wasn't he just giving a "press conference" about how grocery prices have gone up? If not price controls, what will hinder price gouging?

[–] kevindqc@lemmy.world 76 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Only he can do it. With big numbers, the best. I mean low

[–] Thrashy@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago

Only by giving massive amounts of no-strings-attached government money to Smithfield and ConAgra while lightly scolding them about shrinkflation can we address high grocery costs!

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He will simply tell the companies they have to lower the prices, and they will say "no way" and he will say "way".

Problem solved.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I mean, we're looking
Down on Wayne's basement. Only
That's not Wayne's basement.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Weren’t you paying attention? He’s not going to use price controls, he’s going to use container size controls.

It can’t be communist if it’s big!

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

the shrinkflation shall continue until his tiny hands can wrap themselves around a can of diet coke.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

Like that picture of Shaquille O'Neal with the water bottle?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

We need to De-Woke the agricultural sector. There are too many regulations. Not enough people can keep a cow in their back yard and sell milk to the neighbors.

Retvrn to Tradition!

[–] DMBFFF@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

backyard chickens in cities.

Of course going vegan could also lower prices.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Sure. But then people will accuse us of being insufferably annoying for knowing the ingredients to a good curry.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Just... not anywhere close to Trump-owned real estate.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Oh, I think there should be a cow and a chicken hutch in every Trump Towers lobby.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 3 months ago

Didn't Mussolini hate sheep and people actively hid* them from his view?

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Tax cuts for the elite. It will trickle down to cheaper groceries. Read the art of the deal already.

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 6 points 3 months ago

More tax reliefs for rich people.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Well, we're still waiting for the details on that "amazing" healthcare plan him and his team lied about having when they tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act, so I'm sure it's just around the corner!

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Did he actually say that? I just saw the dumbass holding up two sizes of tic tacs and idiotically proclaiming "tHiS iS iNfLaTioN".