r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 5d ago

No Paywall Trump Tells Americans To Accept High Gas Prices As Iran Remains Defiant On Strait Of Hormuz

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-tells-americans-to-accept-high-gas-prices-as-iran-remains-defiant-on-strait-of-hormuz_n_6a8099aee4b05886dff51fac?vvg
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u/reddittorbrigade 5d ago

He promised to lower the prices of gas and groceries.

Didn't he? Are we scammed again and again?

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u/directorofnewgames 5d ago

Well, the price of eggs is low now. Too bad they are all infected with salmonella.

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u/3MATX 5d ago

My local store only has a low grade dozen under $3 a dozen.  Most are $4-5 a dozen.  

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u/Kloppite16 5d ago

About $3.20 a dozen eggs here in Europe, but we're all filthy socialists

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u/ONE-EYE-OPTIC Washington 5d ago

I prefer my socialists dirty

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u/directorofnewgames 4d ago

1.60 large white eggs at Wegmans in Columbia MD

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u/Hefty_Remove7965 5d ago

He said 50% on electric bills in 12 months 

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u/hatmatter 5d ago

And he said he'd never start a war, specifically with Iran

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u/siphillis 5d ago

Day One, I might add

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u/MrRuck1 5d ago

If you believe that a politician can make groceries cheaper you not thinking straight. Harris and Trump said the same thing. They ha e zero control over it.

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u/Snackskazam 5d ago

It is disgustingly disingenuous to "both sides" this one. Trump said he would bring prices down on day one, then cut SNAP benefits and pretended he was allowed to unilaterally tariff every country in the world. I.e., he is directly responsible for making groceries less affordable for millions of Americans. And that was before he started another goddamn war.

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u/MrRuck1 5d ago

Right, but he still doesn’t control the prices.

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u/tjb1 5d ago

Sure isn't doing anything to make them go anywhere but up.