Burrito economics: Republican claims about price rises are so much hot air

The Guardian ^ | June 13, 2021 | Robert Reich

[artichokegrower]

House Republicans are blaming Democrats for the rise in Chipotle burrito prices. You heard me right. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) issued a statement on Wednesday claiming that Chipotle’s recent decision to raise prices on their burritos and other menu products by about 4% was caused by Democrats.

“Democrats’ socialist stimulus bill caused a labor shortage and now burrito lovers everywhere are footing the bill,” said an NRCC spokesman, Mike Berg.

[artichokegrower]

Besides, if employers want additional workers, they can do what they necessarily do for anything they want more of but can’t obtain at its current price – pay more.

Well Mr. Reich unlike the government we can not just print more money to cover the cost of paying more.

Maybe we should all get a taxpayer funded gig like teaching nonsense at the University of California

Robert Reich PROF-AY University of California, 2018 $359,738.00

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I thought the little Munchkin was dead?

[cranked]

Apparently RiechIdiot does not buy groceries, get gas, etc? What a frakin moron who is blowing propaganda BS.

[sauropod]

This guy is SUCH a tool.

[sitetest]

He’s braindead. Does that count?

[KC_Lion]

Inflation is actually GOOD for average person’s budget!

[Bookshelf]

Five will get you ten this failure hasn’t seen the inside of a grocery store in the last twenty years.

[Fai Mao]

Because nothing is EVER a democrats fault!!!!!

[Lod881019]

A 9 percent increase in basic services since Joe took over and more pain yet to come then Reich is a communist so Venezuela’s inflation levels are a minor inconvenience

[antidemoncrat]

“House Republicans are blaming Democrats for the rise in Chipotle burrito prices.”

I’m so glad the House Republicans are worry about such an important thing as burrito prices. Is that because a lot of them have a sizable $$$$ investments in Chipotle. This would be hilarious if the country wasn’t going down in flames.

[struggle]

All prices are rising.

Reich focuses on burritos.

[M Kehoe]

I kinda feel sorry for the vertically challenged, even if their mouth overloads their ass.

5.56mm

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Qualifies him to be President of the United States, evidently.

[escapefromboston]

“You heard me right”
...and that’s when I stopped reading. If you can’t be bothered to write on a professional level I can’t be bothered to read it.

[bgill]

Bet most folk’s income hasn’t gone up 9%.

Whew, the price of meat these days!

[Richard Axtell]

Robert Reich has Paul Krugman’s knack for being totally wrong regarding economics, Michael Avenatti’s mendacity and corrupt opportunism, and Hillary Clinton’s tin political ear.

Fools come in all sizes.

[Socon-Econ]

What happens to our wallets at the gas station and supermarket is not “hot air”. More like a deflating balloon.

[Skywise]

“Planet Krypton is just shifting its orbit.. you must not try to incite the people! Not like we do...”

[immadashell]

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) issued a statement on Wednesday claiming that Chipotle’s recent decision to raise prices on their burritos and other menu products by about 4% was caused by Democrats.

This is certainly cause to impeach Biden. Let's get with it!

[blackdog]

Actually a same price burritos today are 40% smaller than ten years ago. Shrinkflation to hide inflation. Pretty soon gas pumps will list the per liter price.