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There's a massive disconnect between the Corporate Green narrative people want to push defensively, and the inflation people are finding at grocery stores that run on very narrow margins.
Elizabeth Warren Blames High Food Prices on Grocery Chains' 'Record' 1 Percent Profit Margins
"Grocery stores consistently have among the lowest profit margins of any economic sector. According to data compiled this month by New York University finance professor Aswath Damodaran, the entire retail grocery industry currently averages barely more than 1 percent in net profit. In its most recent quarter, Kroger reported a profit margin of 0.75 percent, during a time in which Warren claims that the chain was "expanding profits" due to its "market dominance."
"In actuality, for much of the last year, grocery stores have seen enormous boosts in revenue, but not increased profitability, for the simple reason that everything has been costing more: not just products, but transportation, employee compensation, and all the extra logistical steps needed to adapt to shopping during a pandemic. Couple that with persistent inflation"which Warren also recently blamed on "price gouging""and it is no wonder that things seem a bit out of balance."
Joe Biden is a politician, I don't care what he says.
#91 | POSTED BY JOE AT 2022-01-14 10:40 AM | FLAG:
You should, because as both candidate and President he has legal teams behind him that thoroughly explored this issue. It was obvious it had zero chance when after months and months of "it's not legal, Congress has to do something" it became "we found new legal theory!" So it goes to court and the answer is... "it's not legal, Congress has to do something".