• Mereo@lemmy.ca
      171·
      3 years ago

      I don’t think so. The elections are in two years and the Liberals are losing in the polls. I think they want a win to reverse the trend.

      • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
        71·
        3 years ago

        I expect shit gets done in the next couple years. Good, bad, happy or sad remains to be seen, but they’ll be grinding the crank hard.

  • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    3 years ago

    Costco really has nothing to apologize for; they’re the only chain that hasn’t been jacking prices like there’s no tomorrow. They’re not much above pre-pandemic levels on a lot of the items I buy. Things like dairy are nearly half the price of shitbirds like Safeway.

    • mycatiskai@lemmy.one
      2·
      3 years ago

      Some things went incredibly high even at Costco. The canned chicken went from 13-14 dollars up to 21 dollars. I haven’t bought it since but it’s probably smaller as well.

      That said Costco staples have stayed much closer to original price than every other supermarket I’ve been in.

    • MinimalistPotato@sh.itjust.worksdeleted by creator
      1·
      3 years ago

      A lot of products I buy shrinked in size since the beginning of the year. Kirkland toilet paper for instance has less sheets per roll (from 425 to 380)… so I’m not sure they have nothing to apologize for…

      • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 years ago

        I noticed that on shop towels a little before covid. I sent an email and got no reply. But for the most part, Costco has held the line with only a few shrinkflation items.

    • karlhungus@lemmy.ca
      61·
      3 years ago

      Yes the same grocery store owners who have been making record profits will pass the savings on to us.

      We have 40 years of evidence that lower taxes aren’t better for anyone but the most wealthy.

      On top of that you want to ignore climate?

      Please reconsider this vote.

    • stembolts@programming.dev
      61·
      3 years ago

      This is something I have not heard. Economists often mention that taxes are at historic lows in many western countries being lower than almost any other point in history.

      Please provide more information on this as I would like to learn more. On what items do you feel taxes should be addressed? What is the current tax rate on those items? To what level do you think it should be changed?

      Also, in general, food prices have been driven by profit-seeking behavior. It has been proven, but its also obvious that food prices are massively out-pacing inflation if you do any sort of static budget planning.

      It seems odd to me that we would lower taxes on profit seekers, but I hope your follow up will provide more info. Regards.