[News] Face, meet Leopard.
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What makes this especially delicious is the farmer admits he thought -someone- was going to get screwed. He thought his Canadian supplier was going to have to cover the cost and it wasn't his problem because they had a contract. He was fine with it then.
Dave
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I have an MBA with a concentration in Macroeconomics. If I had a nickel for every Trump supporter who just plain do not understand economic policy or even what a fucking tariff is, I'd be one of Trump's billionaire buddies. Tomorrow I'm going to have to explain to them that yes, beef prices will be coming down soon but that's because supplies will be glutted since the rest of the world won't be buying our beef. It has to go somewhere and that somewhere is here. But after this limited time and demand does not go up appreciably, even though we still have good supply, the PRODUCERS will be going broke. Farmers will lose fucking everything. And then that supply glut will fall, all while demand stays the same. Then the scarcity effect will come into play and the prices will fucking explode through the roof. Shelves will clear. The poor will no longer be able to afford beef.
Now, take that same concept and change it to tomatoes. And soybeans. And corn. And wheat. And chickens. And...
Now, take that same concept and change it to tomatoes. And soybeans. And corn. And wheat. And chickens. And...