Murrmurr
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- Sacramento, California
I'll thank you with a big ol' >X< on the cheek, dear Aneeda. (it's ok, it wipes offSo I guess I am not getting a thank you,
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The price of gas always go up. People travel less, gas goes down, people travel more, gas goes up. This is true since the beginning of gas. Add on to the fact that there was less travel the last couple years and the gouge factor appears.
Companies want to gain that lost income. And they will
As for the cost of eggs-truckers move those eggs, deliver those those eggs. There is a shortage of truckers so companies pay them more. The trucks use fuel and fuel has gone up. The price of the containers the eggs come has gone up. The ink they print the cartons with etc. Thus the price of eggs goes up.
I doubt the egg farmers (?) or any farmer is making a killing on the increase in price of their products. In fact, they may not be making any extra money at all. They might be making less. But others are making a killing.
It reminds me of a fairy tale-for want of a horseshoe the kingdom was lost.
I personally think this house of cards is going to crash, and crash hard. It is not sustainable. But, what do I know? Nothing, nothing at all.
The economy is a mess, but this isn't the first time that's happened.
