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Hassett: "Inflation is going down at the microeconomic level by a million things we've done, like fix the avian flu so egg prices are down and make drug prices more affordable with TrumpRX. But at the macroeconomic level the driving force right now is the temporary increase in the price of gas."

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They have done a million things?? Hilarious. Maybe a million things to make Trump and his cronies richer. But when it comes to making the lives of average Americans better? Close to nothing I would say.

The cost per barrel of oil went down about 20% but the price at the gas pump never moved. When barrel prices went up the pump prices followed immediately. See how that works in the real world?

Feb 2025 "State and local public health officials have gone weeks without regular updates on avian flu from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after President Donald Trump froze nearly all external communications from the agency.."

TrumpRX includes only 43 drugs. “More affordable” doesn't mean affordable. It means less exorbitant. If you read the fine print, in many cases it might or might not do that.

Farmers in 2024 culled millions of chickens to help stop the avion flu.... not Trump. Always taking credit where none is deserved. Always diverting blame to someone else. This is associated with a Trumpie lack of accountability, insecurity, or narcissistic traits.

It is the Administration who chooses who puts out its message. But media should push back harder. And let’s be honest, Hassett and his smug face should fool no one.

So big nerd that I am I've been tracking prices weekly at my local grocery store since Election Day 2024. As of today: Eggs have dropped from $3.29 to $1.99 (-$1.30). Milk has increased from $3.49 to $5.22 (+$1.73). I'm exhausted by all the winning.

If he thinks they have fixed avian flu then he doesn’t understand biology, how diseases spread in the natural world and the risk of avian flu.

Temporary…

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Eggs aren't down. Food isn't down. Housing isn't down. Utilities aren't down. Gas is astronomical. Funding a vacation right now is going to cost you ..... What's down?

They did not fix avian flu. They fixed the price. They fast tracked a vaccine under development in the Biden administration and changed culling policy. Over 60 countries will now not accept our vaccinated poultry, crashing prices by creating a domestic oversupply. Avian flu is still a real threat.

Right.... Everything's hunky-dory on the microeconomic level, where fuel prices will affect only products that are delivered to stores on trucks that run on diesel. I mean, that impact's gotta be minuscule, right?

"It may feel like it's raining and youre getting soaking wet, but in fact there is mostly dry spaces between all the raindrops"

When eggs were stupid expensive, I could cut back on their use. They were not essential, mostly. It's different for fuel. And for transporting ALL goods to everyone. And for all the OTHER things affected by oil increasing (like fertilizer and medicines). FDT and this administration.

iS tRUMP rx LIKE THE PHONES HE CLAIMS HE WAS SELLING, BUT NEVER SHIPPED. ANYONE stupid enough to believe they'll receive their meds from TRUMP deserves to worry about delivery. NEVER never TRUST TRUMP.

You did nothing about the bird flu fuckface! Wormbrain removed all research and scientists work without govt support to find a possible resolution on H5N1. Gfy, fucker

And how exactly did he FIX the avian flu? Did he require all birds--wild or domestic --to be vaccinated? Or did he just order the USDA to not report the numbers of the sick or dying? What they don't know won't hurt them.

In other words: "The Orange Buffoon really stepped in it when he started pointlessly shooting rockets at Iran and now we don't have a fucking clue how to get out of it."

Yup- He tells you it's a good sign that credit card debt is at it's highest level in years. Think about that. Does maxxing out your credit card feel good so you can feed your family or get to work? The fact that he speaks BS doesn't matter. It's how stupid the listener is,

It's been shown that TrumpRX (as likely illegal as it is) is not actually saving money for anyone; it make no effort to sell generics that would save people significantly. So go stick your head back up Trumps nethers Hasset; you're an emabarrassment.

He thinks his word salad will fool people, but even the people who don’t see it for what it is know what they pay at the pump and the supermarket.

Trump in five and a half years has done nothing to help people financially or socially in the US. Gas prices are just another financial disaster by their actions. From basics like housing to agriculture he has manipulated or destroyed everything he touches. Every time it just adds more burden on us.

A first year econ student would call this out as nonsense. Microeconomics = individual household and firm decisions. Macro = aggregate issues (GDP, inflation, etc). He's talking about individual commodities impacting inflation, but that's still macro. This man is a puddinghead.

I don't think Hassett realizes that we can now blame Trump for the egg prices since he apparently didn't do enough to bring it down when they went up

Correct--and as a result, since no one is SEEING anything going on, they can SAY they stopped it. I keep wondering how long it will be before avian flu rises again. You can only bankrupt the folks who keep the eggs coming to the market so many times, but out of sight=out of mind, I guess.