#magicalthinking , MAGA-style:
JD Vance Finally Admits What Trump’s Big Plan to Lower Food Prices Is (New Republic)
The Plan Is No Plan
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“You campaigned on lowering prices for consumers. We’ve seen all these executive orders. Which one lowers prices?” asked Brennan.
“We have done a lot,” Vance said. “And there have been a number of executive orders that have caused, already, jobs to start coming back into our country, which is a core part of lowering prices. More capital investment, more job creation in our economy, is one of the things that’s going to drive down prices for all consumers but also raise wages so that people can afford to buy the things they need.”
“So grocery prices aren’t going to come down?” Brennan interjected.
“No, no, Margaret, prices are going to come down, but it’s going to take a little bit of time,” Vance continued, claiming that Trump has so far used the power of his office to accomplish more in five days than President Joe Biden did during his entire term.
“The way that you lower prices is that you encourage more capital investment into our country,” Vance added.
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Of course, JD doesn't point out exactly which executive orders caused jobs to start coming back into our country.
Nor does he point out any executive order that encouraged more domestic capital investment.
Nothing Trump did over the past week directly addressed food prices or food production. But a lot of Trump's actions arguably would raise prices, such as on coffee (although the tariffs on Colombia have been cancelled for now).
I've often accused the left of #magicalthinking when it comes to the environment, EV adoption, and renewable energy.
Now it's time to call out MAGA for their #magicalthinking regarding the reshoring of manufacturing, domestic investment, and the lowering of grocery prices such as eggs.
The difference is that MAGA doesn't even hide their st00pidity, because all they care about is "pwning the libtards."
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