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Good news for Americans. "For the second year in a row, the cost of buying Thanksgiving dinner has decreased from the year before, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation's annual report released Wednesday."

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Bad luck Biden. Finally getting economy back on track after 4 years. Right after losing reelection.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 weeks ago

And guess who'll be taking credit for it.

[–] distantsounds 10 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

The headline is a little misleading…

[Inflation rose at a 2.6% annual rate](https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf) in October, according to the consumer price index report released last week. But, most importantly in the report to America's home chefs: Food at home prices are up just 1.1% from 2023. Compare that to 2022 when prices jumped more than 10% from 2021.  

Thanksgiving dinner may feel less expensive this year

Inflation-adjusted cost of Thanksgiving dinner falls to lowest point since 2020

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I would argue it’s more misleading to not adjust for inflation.

[–] distantsounds 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

That’s completely understandable, but the title should be just that. Oversights like this lead to a distrust in the media/government because the mixed messaging. People see cost and think price; which is not saying the same as cost adjusted for inflation.

People are dumb. I am person.

[–] Joeffect 20 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Thanksgiving dinner may feel less expensive this year Inflation-adjusted cost of Thanksgiving dinner falls to lowest point since 2020.

Yeah it's not ... ignoring the 30% increase in everything... Thanksgiving is cheaper

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago

For the moment he had shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen. It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grammes a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be REDUCED to twenty grammes a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

"Just cause it's an election year" /s

I added the "/s" so it was super apparent I don't actually think that. I'm merely preparing myself to hear that from at least one member of my family later this week.

[–] Bgugi 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

"see, trump is turning things around already!"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago

Nope, I'm not ready. Couldn't even read your tongue-in-cheek reply without rolling my eyes. Going to have to practice a bit more.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I swear to allah if a family member of mine brings that up I'm just going to walk out of the gathering.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

Same (if I even go at all this year)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Just cause it’s an election year

American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual report

Because the Farm Bureau Federation is definitely part of the federal government and not one of the largest lobbying groups for farmers in the USA and they definitely do not release this report annually. Only in election years.

Like, who do they think such a report is even benefiting 1. after the election and 2. when it's from a lobbying group? What's the logic about it influencing an election year??

I just can't anymore. I'm sorry you have to suffer that from family. My condolences

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 weeks ago

Thanks trump!

(Say the people who have no fucking clue)

[–] Exusia 12 points 4 weeks ago

Thanks Biden for making things less expensive. "I did that!" Sticker here

Shame "the eggs" were too expensive and I won't be able to host it next year

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

lol it’s too late most people are morons

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Tell that to my family who decided they hate turkey and want prime rib this year

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

Prime rib is good! I'd do that.

[–] Coreidan 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

And I distinctly remember stores nationwide last year were giving discounts around thanksgiving on staple holiday food items. So just another bullshit metric that doesn’t mean anything.

In general food is considerably more expensive now than it’s ever been so these moronic skewed metrics aren’t going to change my opinion on how badly the government’s monetary policy over the last fifty years has been fucking over the public.

All of the money printing by the federal reserve in response to Covid is largely why you’re feeling pain right now.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Yep, excess money printing (there is now 5 times more money in circulation in the USA than the start 2020) and flowing to the hands of the few wealthiest individuals means the middle class share of the overall financial pie becomes smaller.

Wages haven't increased to match the increased money flowing around society.

That results in regular people having less purchasing power and things feeling more expensive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

The American Farm Bureau Federation clearly doesn't shop at Kroger.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

I didn't realize turkeys are so cheap (I always cook a duck).