Posted on 06/13/2021 3:00:42 PM PDT by artichokegrower
House Republicans are blaming Democrats for the rise in Chipotle burrito prices. You heard me right. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) issued a statement on Wednesday claiming that Chipotle’s recent decision to raise prices on their burritos and other menu products by about 4% was caused by Democrats.
“Democrats’ socialist stimulus bill caused a labor shortage and now burrito lovers everywhere are footing the bill,” said an NRCC spokesman, Mike Berg.
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Once again he comes up short.
Say, nobody’s seen him and Joe Rogan in the same room together, have they?
Denial is always the first stage of the inflationary cycle.
Next up—the politicians freak out and start blaming someone, anyone they can find.
Next step—price controls.
Next step—rationing.
Enjoy the denial phase—you will soon see it as the good old days...
Hey, Little Guy, come pay my gasoline/electric/grocery bill, you twerp.
I have never lost money betting against Robert Reich.
No. Just his brain.
Robert Reichhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...shuh!
I miss Rush. :-(
Yeh and milk
Robert Reich has Paul Krugman’s knack for being totally wrong regarding economics, Michael Avenatti’s mendacity and corrupt opportunism, and Hillary Clinton’s tin political ear.
Fools come in all sizes.
His explanation for 49’ shipping containers going from $3k to $10k? Price was steady from 2016 to 2020 . Tell me that won’t affect the cost of goods. Would Reichhhhhhh consider that inflation?
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