A Tariff-ic Movie Scene

 

March 8, 2025

 

I was watching “Life With Father”, a 1947 movie set in 1883.

 

I was tickled at a brief scene where the father complains about the cost of replacing a teapot. His wife responds that it’s his fault, because he voted for the president who imposed the tariffs, so the teapot costs more. She goes on to say that the tariffs raise prices, and hurt the working people and the farmers.

 

He responds that the tariffs safeguard jobs.

 

Something about this old-timey dialogue sounded the teensiest bit familiar… 

 

 

 

An Egg-spensive Proposition

August 27, 2024

 

The current hullabaloo is over a new state law that says homeowners’ associations in Missouri can’t ban backyard chickens. The intent is to help people who are upset by the rising cost of eggs to produce their own.

 

So, to avoid paying $2 a dozen, people can shell out for the laying hens; the cost of a coop (unless their chickens are free range); and the chicken feed. 

 

I’m no economist, but I suspect that it’d be cheaper just to buy the eggs.