Posted on 12/19/2024 5:27:06 AM PST by marcusmaximus
Vladimir Putin bizarrely suggested that Russian eating habits were to blame for rising food prices.
His comments came in response to questions about the economy during a marathon press conference broadcast live on state TV.
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In an attempt to answer his own question about how to address food inflation, he noted that consumption of some goods had risen beyond supplies.
As an example he pointed to meat consumption, saying Russians were eating "significantly" more than the global average.
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Putin also appeared to target Russian farmers, blaming a lack of milk production for rising butter costs.
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Russia's central bank has raised interest rates to 21%—a record high—in an attempt to cut inflation in half.
Bank officials have warned that rates could be further hiked over the coming weeks.
Again, Putin tried to absolve himself of any blame for the high inflation, implying that bank officials had been asleep on the job.
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The beatings will continue until morale improves…
These Russian fools have this bad habit of - eating.
They need to learn to re-cycle food.
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Previous POTUS debates. BOTH Al Gore and Barak Obama just had to mention how much food was wasted on a cruise line and how many poor families it could feed. Problem: How do you get the wasted food to those families without taking them along on the cruise without the cruise line going out of business?
Solution-allow only Michael Moore sized families on the ship. They’ll end up rioting when the food runs out.
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Potato is for drinking!
Not a good performance by Putin today. Russians also fumed at him for allowing massive unchecked immigration, saying it’s ruining their county.
My source is expecting food rationing cards in Russia in 2025. He gives the Russinn economy only about 4 to 6 months.
Curiously, although there is food, especially potatoes, some are going hungry because they have no money to buy food. The value of the Ruble has declined to the point where prices have become too expensive. There are workers who have not been paid andd others who have had salaries reduced with the result that some can’t afford the most basic food.
The pensioners in St Petersburg and Moscow are really hurting right now.
that's funny.
Which of the propaganda rags is your go to source bert?
You mean a KGB boss in charge of a Country, who isn’t a fan of Capitalism, is dodging responsibility for the vestiges of Communism he refuses to let die?
Color me SHOCKED. Shocked I tell you...
This is exactly the kind of thing I would expect Biden to say...
Consumption of some goods had risen beyond supplies.
The way things are going they could be stock piling?.
Biden’s foot prints are noted all over the world.
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