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Egg interceptions up 116% so far this year, while seizures of fentanyl down 32%

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[–] foggenbooty@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I honestly don't understand the focus on eggs. It makes even less sense than toilet paper during COVID.

Look, I get that for some people eggs are a cheap source of protein. But you don't need eggs, and the cheapness also limits the possibility for profeteering.

So you smuggle some eggs across the boarder and sell them for double. How much have you actually made? I don't see the reward outweighing the risk here.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 4 points 19 hours ago

Americans has no obligation to make sense to anyone.

[–] otters_raft@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] foggenbooty@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Thanks for the link. The basics of that article are eggs are nutritious, and people don't like when prices increase.

This article implies eggs are a litmus test for instability in every day life, but I'd argue the US should already at red alert and eggs are the last of their issues.

Stupid.

[–] chemikyle@lemmy.zip 2 points 14 hours ago

"Eggonomics" is rattling Americans. Eggs are now so valuable that they have been targeted by criminal gangs. Last month, 100,000 eggs worth $40,000 were stolen from a trailer in Pennsylvania. At current prices, that's roughly the equivalent to an American football's weight in gold.

This paragraph feels like an excerpt from a satirical dystopian fiction essay written by a middle schooler.