The only thing I know for sure is that we need to take a page from the Republican book of tactics: Do not give an inch. Anywhere. Ever. And point out every failure, at top volume, every day. Gas prices go up a dime? TRUMP INFLATION. Jobs report didn’t live up to expectations? ANOTHER TRUMP FAILURE. All day, every day.
The only thing I know for sure is that we need to take a page from the Republican book of tactics: Do not give an inch. Anywhere. Ever. And point out every failure, at top volume, every day. Gas prices go up a dime? TRUMP INFLATION. Jobs report didn’t live up to expectations? ANOTHER TRUMP FAILURE. All day, every day.
I have no faith in the Democratic gerontocracy to do this, but some of the younger crowd give me hope.
There’s no point in blaming, especially at this point, because things will be different in two years, much less four. Focus on what to do now.
And don’t forget those egg prices… climate change is rearing its ugly head and this cost has not been part of our economic conversation. In Oregon, a law prohibiting caging chickens for egg production went into effect, about Easter time when the bird virus struck. Our egg prices went up, but have eased somewhat. Before the Covid lockdown, a minimal number of producers were selling designer eggs:organic, free range, grain-fed, cage-free, Heirloom, pasture raised, vitamin and omega vegetarian. Now, with an egg cooler full of choices at $6,7or 8, the store brand seems cheap at $2.99, which my 50 cent coupon. I get that prices went up and have stayed up. Funny, the same thing happened the other times in my 74 year lifespan when we experienced the economics of inflation. So I expected nothing different. Maybe the truth of inflation is that prices are never going to go down, so our job is to help you make more in wages. The truth is when climate alters the growing patterns of our farms and gardens, prices are probably not going to go down. I buy a large amount of produce weekly, and those costs have more than doubled. It isn’t cheap to eat fresh produce, no matter where it is coming from. Add the deportation of workers and tariffs. The truth will not be easy. But we need to be honest and loud.
The only thing I know for sure is that we need to take a page from the Republican book of tactics: Do not give an inch. Anywhere. Ever. And point out every failure, at top volume, every day. Gas prices go up a dime? TRUMP INFLATION. Jobs report didn’t live up to expectations? ANOTHER TRUMP FAILURE. All day, every day.
I have no faith in the Democratic gerontocracy to do this, but some of the younger crowd give me hope.
There’s no point in blaming, especially at this point, because things will be different in two years, much less four. Focus on what to do now.
And don’t forget those egg prices… climate change is rearing its ugly head and this cost has not been part of our economic conversation. In Oregon, a law prohibiting caging chickens for egg production went into effect, about Easter time when the bird virus struck. Our egg prices went up, but have eased somewhat. Before the Covid lockdown, a minimal number of producers were selling designer eggs:organic, free range, grain-fed, cage-free, Heirloom, pasture raised, vitamin and omega vegetarian. Now, with an egg cooler full of choices at $6,7or 8, the store brand seems cheap at $2.99, which my 50 cent coupon. I get that prices went up and have stayed up. Funny, the same thing happened the other times in my 74 year lifespan when we experienced the economics of inflation. So I expected nothing different. Maybe the truth of inflation is that prices are never going to go down, so our job is to help you make more in wages. The truth is when climate alters the growing patterns of our farms and gardens, prices are probably not going to go down. I buy a large amount of produce weekly, and those costs have more than doubled. It isn’t cheap to eat fresh produce, no matter where it is coming from. Add the deportation of workers and tariffs. The truth will not be easy. But we need to be honest and loud.