US Politicians get their Economic Advice from:

[DrLeftover]

Cookie Monster has had it and isn't about to crumble quietly!

His beloved treats are shrinking faster than his willpower around a plate of cookies, and even the White House agrees.

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“C is for consumers getting ripped off. President Biden is calling on companies to put a stop to shrinkflation,” the White House re-tweeted his post.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio felt the same way and said, “Me too, Cookie Monster. Big corporations shrink the size of their products without shrinking their prices, all to pay for CEO bonuses. People in my state of Ohio are fed up — they should get all the cookie they pay for.”

Cookie Monster is throwing a monster-sized tantrum over the US economy

Cookie Monster has had it and isn't about to crumble quietly! His outcry over the U.S. economy and shrinkflation got the White House and Capitol Hill talking.

scrippsnews.com

 

[NeoMetallix]

In reality shrinkflation is the same as raising the price. It's just a way to keep it under the radar so consumers don't get upset.

Much like the federal government using inflation to tax you without the majority actually realizing it and then putting the blame on corporations so you don't know who is really stealing your wealth.