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310 points greenie_beans | 1 comments | 19 Feb 25 21:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.227s | source

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redcobra762 ◴[20 Feb 25 14:52 UTC] No.43115368[source]▶

I genuinely don't understand why the focus is on egg prices. Who out there is paying more than a total of $3-$5/month more in eggs? And no, even to the absolutely poorest among us, that's not a meaningful amount.

Yes, egg prices, as a percentage are going up a lot, but as an absolute value? I can get a dozen eggs from Walmart right now for $5.46. That isn't, by any measurement, a lot of money more than I would have paid a year ago.

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1. schwartzworld ◴[20 Feb 25 17:54 UTC] No.43117902[source]▶

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> Who out there is paying more than a total of $3-$5/month more in eggs?

You don't think a family of 4 can get through a dozen eggs in a single meal?

> I can get a dozen eggs from Walmart right now for $5.46.

This is literally your least expensive option and it's over the arbitrary $3-5 range you yourself defined.

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Egg prices are soaring. Are backyard chickens the answer?