Michael Ramirez for April 23, 2024

Once again, MAGAts have NO concept of market concentration. They don’t believe it exists — and even if it does, it has NO effect on prices whatsoever.

They believe all price increases are because of specific “Biden’s policies” that they cannot identify.

They don’t believe there is any connection between high food prices and record profits for food companies.

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Another example of Trump Disciple analysis skills.

You think insane traitor Trump will make everything better? Hahahahaha!

The first thing Trump wants to do is reinstate Trump tax breaks for billionaires like Trump, make the middle class pay rich people’s taxes, that’s the republican way.

MR…Nice artwork. Wry observation. Good tooning.

Now THAT’S funny (and another example of how we are suffering under Biden)!

Two of the things that strike me are, first, the huge displays of perishable food in super markets. Is it possible that all that stuff gets sold before it rots and gets discarded as garbage? Second, is the huge displays of junk “foods” — such as cupcakes crowned with piles of icing or goo pies with 50 item ingredients lists — along with aisle after aisle of ultra-processed “food” and God’s own quantities of soft drinks. This stuff is all very costly and it’s not food; it’s merely a means for people to dig their graves with their teeth. The stats, if I remember rightly, say that as much of 1 / 3 of all real food is wasted, discarded as “imperfect”, or lost to spoilage.

It’s Biden and the Progressive Left Democrats that are taking the blame for high food prices, like it or not. It’s human nature to blame the people in charge when things go wrong. The government has gotten too big and too unmanageable and too destructive under progressive Leftist political theory. Time for a change in November. Vote Republican.

Prices go up…corporate profits go up. How is it that every single trump supporter is unable to grasp this simple correlation?

Bidenomics in action. Each of these are up since 2020. Electricity – 23%, gas – 47%, Natural Gas – 27%, Egg’s – 49%, Milk – 15%, Chicken 24%, Used cars – 21%, Airfare – 22%.Any wonder why Biden’s approval rating has slipped to 33%?

Inflation. What is this? I guess it has never been seen before. At least that is the way it is being treated.

Hmm… Once again, the conservative call for socialism over the marketplace. Of course, I could get you all the cheep seafood and meat you want if you don’t care about chemicals, diseases, and rot.

During this political season it is easy to blame President Joe Biden and Democrats for inflation. But that’s just not accurate. Inflation is not unique to America. It is an international crisis. In the European Union, inflation is nearly 11 percent. In Germany, it is 11.6 percent. In the United Kingdom it is 10.1 percent. In Ireland, it’s 9.6 percent. In America, it’s 8.2 percent, much too high, but lower than it is throughout much of Europe.

While employers squeeze workers and their unions for cuts to health care and other benefits, the CEOs of major corporations now make nearly 400 times more than their average employees the largest employer-worker gap in our history. While 60 percent of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, we now have more income and wealth inequality than we have ever had in the history of our country – with three multi-billionaires owning more wealth than the bottom half

If you are wondering why we continue to pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, you should know that Pfizer has increased its profits by 42 percent so far this year to $26.4 billion. Profits of Exxon Mobil, Chevron, BP and Shell skyrocketed by 169 percent so far this year to $125 billion. These four huge oil companies are spending over $73 billion not to reduce gas prices at the pump but to buy back their own stock and increase dividends to their wealthy stockholders.

Global food prices skyrocketed by over 33 percent last year and are expected to go up another 23 percent this year. Billionaires in the global food and agri-business industry became $382 billion richer during the pandemic.

Right now, more than any time in modern history, we need a Congress that has the courage to take on the wealthy campaign contributors, super-PACs, and lobbyists who work overtime in protecting the interests of billionaires and corporate interests. And that is precisely what Democrats will do if they expand their majority in the House and the Senate.

Did anyone spot Crooked Joe’s hidden head?

Perception matters a great deal here. When workers’ salaries increase, often the thought is “well, I deserve that” (and they do!!!). But, when they see the higher prices, it’s “I don’t deserve that”.

If you want a free market as so many on the right claim to there is no “deserve”. In either case. It’s simply supply & demand.

You can’t let millions of illegal aliens in without affecting the grocery demands and prices and not increasing food production to meet all those illegals. As Biden quotes, “This is the New Normal, get used to it”.

“I don’t know anything about anything.” ~ Michael Ramirez

Why are food prices up? You are all very clueless of what the Biden administration has done to the policies and regulations to the aquacultural industry. Making it so much harder to grow or raise food. Never mind the ESG influence of the baking industry. Start looking at the issues farmer are having. It is so much more complicated than 20 years ago.

Price per pound of rib eye steak in 2021 = $10-15. Price of the same rib eye today = $20-25 at my local market. Consumer Price Index, Dec.2020 = 258.811. CPI, Dec. 2023 = 304.704. The inflation elevator “Going Up.”

If you think things are bad now, wait until climate change and overexploitation of just about every resource severely limits the food supply. But, no worries – we clever humans can engineer ourselves out of anything, including nature. /s

Speaking of that fish market smell, the naked poser that trump had sex with, melania trump (bet you thought I was gonna say Stormy), is selling cheap, goldplated, made in China, ugly as necklaces with a copy of her name on them, to raise donations for the melania trump’s prenup ain’t enough fund. Every nickel goes to her. $245.00.

And what a twist. Two hundred and forty-five dollars.

I swear to God.

Talk about macroeconomic morons. You really need to take some formal economics classes. That way you can at least try to stop being rectal ventriloquists.

Remember Biden is now counting 30 hour a week jobs as full time jobs.

One of the reasons for the high prices at market is Biden’s war against the petroleum industry and ICE vehicles. All that produce takes fuel to get to market.

Joe Biden’s destructive policies cause world wide inflation, Bidenflation.

Gas over 7.29 a gallon in California, going to need a loan to fill your car. And you know the raise you just received? It’s gone.

Everyone needs to understand that MBAs, especially Ivy League MBAs, are educated and trained to do one thing: Make money for themselves. They are now in charge of everything.

Between Pepsi and Coke, they control almost 75% of the carbonated soft drink market. Market concentration between 1 or 2 companies is a big deal when it comes to prices.