flexghost.Jan 17, 2023

Why is the prevailing story in the media “the price of eggs is high” and not “record windfall profits from food and oil companies” ??

America’s largest egg producer Cal-Maine reported a record quarterly profit of $198 million

Anti-poverty charity Oxfam is calling for governments to impose windfall taxes on large food companies

THAT’S the story.

Show threadChris ♾️
@flexghost
At this point I'm wondering when someone will come out and say the obvious: that the price-hikes we've been seeing are a coordinated exercise in punishing labor for demanding (and getting) marginally higher pay, while also gouging profits out of a public that deserves better antitrust protections and punishing voters for electing democrats
Jan 17, 2023 at 6:04pmWeb
Show threadWestTexasJesusJan 17, 2023
@beautifulmind @flexghost corporate America owns all political parties.
Show threadSoozcatJan 18, 2023
@beautifulmind @flexghost Some of it is just basic late-stage capitalist fuckery of "we've enjoyed record-breaking profits during the pandemic and we're not about to let that go without a fight"