Eggs, whenKamalaHarristookoffice, wereshortof $1.50 a dozen.
カマラ・ハリスが大統領に就任したとき、卵は1ダース1.5ドルに満たなかった。
Now, a dozeneggswillcostyouaround $4, thankstoKamalaHarris' inflationarypolicy.
カマラ・ハリスのインフレ政策のおかげで、いまや卵1ダースの値段は約4ドルだ。
That's a viralclipof J.D. Vanceat a grocerystoreinPennsylvaniathisweekblamingKamalaHarrisforthepriceofeggsrisingto $4, whilestandinginfrontofpricetagsthatclearlysaytheeggsare $2.99.
And I knowthisseemslike a prettyminorlieinthescopeof J.D. Vancelies, liketheimmigrantseatingpetsthingthathewillnotallowtodiedespitezeroproofthatit's happening.
However, I thinkit's importanttotalkaboutinthecontextofunconscionablyhugepriceincreaseshappeningatthegrocerystorethatis a hugetalkingpointformostAmericansatthemoment.
There's not a precisedefinition, anditmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople, butthebasicconceptisthatfoodcompaniesareabletotakeadvantageofthemonopoliestheyhaveovertheirindustriesandusescarcity, eitherrealorfabricatedscarcity, toartificiallybumpupthepricesandpassthecostontotheconsumer.
AndHarrisis, ofcourse, thevicepresident, which, as I'vesaidinpreviousepisodesaswell, doesnotcomewith a wholelotofpower.
ハリスはもちろん副大統領だが、以前のエピソードでも申し上げたように、副大統領には大した権限はない。
She's nottheonewritinglawsorsigninglaws.
彼女は法律を書いたり、署名したりする人ではない。
Shedoeshave a tie-breakingvoteintheverydividedSenate, butwhatshedoesanddoesnotgettovoteonandthepoliciespromotedbytheBidenadministrationareveryoutofhercontrol.
ResearchersattheLiberalGroundworkCollaborativeinWashingtonproduced a reportinJanuarycalculatingthatcorporateprofitmarginsaccountedforabouthalfofAmericaninflationinthesecondhalfof 2023.
Maybethisisradicalandcrazyofmetosay, butifyourbusinessmodeldoesn't includepayingyourworkers a fairwageanditcan't handlethefinancialstressofthatexpectation, maybeyouhave a sh** businessmodel.
Andontopofthat, lessthan a thirdoffarms, mostlybigones, evenbenefitfromUSDAsubsidiesinpartbecausethesystemhas a longhistoryofdiscriminationagainstfarmersofcolorandsmallfarmswithoutthetime, resources, orexpertisetodedicatetoonlineapplications.
Shehas a lawdegreefromYaleandwhilestillinlawschool, gainednationalattentionforherworkinantitrustlawbywritinganinfluentialessaycalledAmazon's AntitrustParadox.
TheyblockedNvidiafrompurchasing a majorcompetitor.
彼らはNvidiaが主要な競合他社を買収するのを阻止した。
TheyfiledlawsuitsagainstMetaandMicrosoftandAmazon, filedlawsuitsaddressingjunkfeesandsubscriptionsthataretoohardtocancel, made a ruletobannon-competesandworkercontracts, andsuedtoblocktheconsolidationofAlbertsonsandKroger's, whichwouldbethelargestgrocerychainconglomerationinhistoryifallowedtogothrough, amongtonsofotherlegalactionsacrossprettymucheverysectorintheeconomy.
Interestingly, whilethemajorityofProject 2025's agendaistodismantletheadministrativestate, whichtheFTCasanagencyis a partof, theyactuallyseetheFTCas a handywingofgovernmentthey'd liketokeepintactandexpandsothatantitrustlawstakeon a wholenewmeaning.