Robert Reich

RT @FarmActionUS
🚨 The largest U.S. egg producer's profits surged 718% last quarter as Americans struggle to afford to feed their families.

Corporations have gotten away with price-gouging consumers for too long. It's time for consequences.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/29/business/egg-profits-cal-maine/index.html

Mar 29, 2023 at 9:24pmWeb
Show threadWendy LadyMar 29, 2023
@rbreich wait wait wait...didn't they just pull a bunch of eggs from the shelf this past few months because of avian flu risk? How the hell are they making these record profi...ohhhhhh. Exploiting workers and consumers. Got it.
Show threadScott AsnaultMar 29, 2023
@rbreich I have my own chickens. Don't pay those prices
Show threadRockZombieMar 29, 2023
@rbreich “inflation” is code for taking more for rich, at the expense of all working people. That’s why there are revolutions.
Show threadSFborn1940Mar 29, 2023
@rbreich Don't look for help from Congress.
Prices skyrocketed from COVID related shortages . That is over now, but we will never see prices drop to where they should be.
Show threadChristineSaysHiSep 22, 2023
@rbreich Australian Unions have hired a very well known and eminent person to conduct a public investigation into price gouging. Public submissions have been invited! Check it out here: https://pricegouginginquiry.actu.org.au/
Inquiry into price gouging and unfair pricing practices

The ACTU has commissioned renowned expert Professor Allan Fels AO to convene and chair an Inquiry into Price Gouging and Unfair Pricing Practices.

Inquiry into price gouging and unfair pricing practices