• speff@disc.0x-ia.moe
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    “Before, I used to buy eggs for 70 rubles ($0.78) a dozen. Now they cost between 130 and 140 rubles ($1.45 to $1.56)—twice as much,” Ilia Zaroubine, a 21-year-old student, said.

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      And here in Quebec we are paying 6CAD(4.50)usd for a dozen… While not being embroiled in a war of our own design.

      Correction: The 6CAD was for 18. That is what I get for checking grocery websites before coffee - It is more like 4CAD per dozen.

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        Americans and everyone else constantly complaining about food prices. Meanwhile us in Canada being fucked by the same three companies and a government who (regardless of party) hasn’t shown they give a flying fuck on lowering anything.

        Even when Americans had the big egg shortage last year it was coming up to the average prices of eggs round me.

        Utter bullshit. Half the time I’m too broke to afford food.

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          Is there a difference between regulations regarding eggs between the US and Canada? Eggs in the US are dirt cheap because almost nothing surrounding poultry is regulated. I’m happy to pay the premium in Germany for minimum living conditions, antibiotics restrictions, no culled male chicks, etc. but I also realize that not everyone here is as fortunate.

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            It varies by state. If you’re selling into certain states, your chickens must have at least a certain standard of living. Unfortunately, eggs probably aren’t often shipped across state lines, in which case it doesn’t mean anything for farmers in other states and they can still abuse their chickens. https://cagefreelaws.com/

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          In the current economic system, widespread lowering of prices is considered to be harmful. So it’s not really possible without major economic reforms. Best solution is to increase wages/income to offset higher prices.

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              Not really the issue. Deflation is a transfer of wealth from debtors to creditors which is not necessarily healthy. It also encourages hoarding money which can cause job losses.

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            The only way a legislated raising of wages works is by initiating price controls, otherwise corps can and will raise prices to protect profits

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        But average Canadian makes more money than average Russian, therefore Canadian farmer will ask for more money to afford his shopping or farm expenses than Russian farmer would.

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        You can’t just compare the dollar value of items across countries when median incomes and cost of living vary so much. The same dollar has different buying powers in different countries.

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          But I can compare the increase by percentage, and everything went up in cost in America, so Russia can’t expect anyone to give a shit about their problems when they are murdering and land grabbing. Fuck Russia, and fuck anyone sympathizing with them.