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PatSeg

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12. Exactly

Reply to 70sEraVet (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 09:30 AM

21 hrs ago

People KNOW what they pay for necessities and saying the price is lower does not make it so or "fake news". That's some major hypnosis trick to convince millions of people that that gallon of milk is cheaper than it was a year ago.

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'I've Gotta Stop You': Jon Karl Interrupts Kevin Hassett's Regurgitation About Cheaper Thanksgiving Dinner [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

HASSETT: "Inflation is about half what it was in December. This is something that's being fixed fast" progree Yesterday #1

People who actually go shopping know that they're paying more for less. 70sEraVet Yesterday #2

Exactly PatSeg 21 hrs ago #12

I had to pick my jaw up off the floor when I saw chuck roast at $8.99/lb. flashman13 16 hrs ago #22

The odd thing is, I haven't noticed the price of lamb going up at all (yet)! 70sEraVet 12 hrs ago #23

This is just a guess, but the sheep market is much smaller and is probably not in the hands of big ag processors so flashman13 12 hrs ago #25

I just know that almost all lamb sold in this country comes from Australia 70sEraVet 12 hrs ago #26

i don't buy meat at walmart Tetrachloride Yesterday #3

I never set foot in a WakMart and never will wolfie001 20 hrs ago #14

We get the majority of our stuff at Costco. Wednesdays 19 hrs ago #19

Great! wolfie001 18 hrs ago #20

Let these... MarcoZandrini 23 hrs ago #4

Boy, when republicans get a good lie they're like a dog with a bone. Aren't they? Ray Bruns 23 hrs ago #5

Johnny One Notes. erronis 20 hrs ago #16

In retail this is known as a "loss leader", like Trump. twodogsbarking 22 hrs ago #6

Thank you, Jon Karl. Paladin 22 hrs ago #7

He has evolved wolfie001 20 hrs ago #15

Hey, I'll take slow evolution over no evolution, every time. Paladin 20 hrs ago #17

Yes! A thousand times! Yes! wolfie001 20 hrs ago #18

They're all shameless liars. mwb970 22 hrs ago #8

Every word was a lie. Kudos for the ABC guy to fact check part of it, Bluetus 12 hrs ago #27

How long before IQ4.7 sues over Jon Karl's remarks? KS Toronado 22 hrs ago #9

And the he'll carpet bomb all Walmarts for making him look bad. travelingthrulife 21 hrs ago #11

An inconvenient truth: what will dump TACO in the end. If undocumented are bringing cattle into the US, it would LOWER.. marble falls 21 hrs ago #10

Look, we've got a chart here! Tsk tsk. chouchou 21 hrs ago #13

But they do love the electoral map by county Redleg 22 min ago #28

An OLD expression that applies to so many subjects these days. BobTheSubgenius 17 hrs ago #21

Aldi has a package, too spinbaby 12 hrs ago #24