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surfered

(10,536 posts) Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:52 PM Nov 19

Treasury Secretary blames high beef prices on migrants' diseased cattle

https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/scott-bessent-blames-immigrants-beef-1508856

Wtf? How in the world?

Oh.

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Treasury Secretary blames high beef prices on migrants' diseased cattle (Original Post) surfered Nov 19 OP

Truly ridiculous. efhmc Nov 19 #1

Mad Trump Disease no_hypocrisy Nov 19 #2

Omaha Steaks passed the $10 a pound threshold a while ago fargone Nov 19 #3

efhmc

(15,965 posts)

1. Truly ridiculous.

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Wed Nov 19, 2025, 01:00 PM

Nov 19

no_hypocrisy

(53,889 posts)

2. Mad Trump Disease

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Wed Nov 19, 2025, 01:21 PM

Nov 19

fargone

(528 posts)

3. Omaha Steaks passed the $10 a pound threshold a while ago

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Wed Nov 19, 2025, 03:02 PM

Nov 19

Currently they advertise a package of 32 burgers (12 pounds) and 32 weiners (6 pounds), so 18 pounds of meat for $140. That is $8.88 per pound, but that is a "sale" price. The "regular price" for that package shows as $440.00 or $24.44 per pound.

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