We're Economists. Here's What We Really Think Of Trump's Plan To 'Lower' Grocery Prices.
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One of Donald Trump’s key campaign promises was to combat perhaps the most painful aspect of inflation: rising grocery costs. Many pundits have cited “egg-flation” as one of the reasons Trump won. But what is the former president-turned-adjudicated felon-turned-president (again)-elect’s actual plan to lower food prices for average Americans?
In the words of the formidable Lucille Bluth from “Arrested Development,” “It’s one banana, Michael, what could it cost? $10?”
And now the answer is … maybe?
We spoke with expert economists about Trump’s “concepts of a plan” while also looking back on what the incoming president has promised so far.
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