Hi, I'm Amanda Weinstein, and I'm so glad we're talking about the economy in this episode.

Egg prices are just one way that real families are paying the price for decisions that are being made in Washington right now.

I hope you enjoy this episode.

There's so much happening in politics right now.

So red wine and blue is here to ask,

okay, but why?

Grocery prices have skyrocketed cereals are up 26%.

Eggs are up 46%, and many items are up at much higher rates than that.

Everything is bad, and we're going to straighten it out.

We're going to bring prices way down, and we get it done fast.

When Trump was running for office last year, he promised to lower prices on day one.

So why are eggs still so expensive? So why are eggs still so expensive?

And why is everything else so expensive too? And with such high prices, why are Republicans cutting funding and programs that help struggling families put food on the table? The price of

eggs has risen the most dramatically,

but they're just part of the bigger picture.

Grocery prices have been rising across the board.

But let's start with eggs as an example.

They're not just a breakfast staple.

They're in so many products,

from cookies to pasta to mayonnaise.

That means they're in high demand. Then on the supply side,

we have fewer eggs available because of the current outbreak of avian flu. So far seems pretty

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