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lydiaquayle
02/17/24 7:50:28 PM
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https://www.meidastouch.com/news/tucker-carlson-claims-groceries-are-cheaper-in-russia-despite-a-russian-food-inflation-crisis
Tucker Carlson Claims Groceries Are Cheaper in Russia Despite a Russian Food Inflation Crisis

Carlson filmed himself and his crew shopping for groceries for the week at a Russian grocery store. Carlson and his crew estimated that the amount of food they purchased for the week would run about $400 in an American grocery store, but the bill was around 9,400 Russian Rubles, about $100 American.

"I went from amused to legitimately angry," Carlson says in the clip, feigning outrage that groceries would be so much cheaper in Russia. "If you take people's standard of living and you tank it through filth and crime and inflation, and they literally can't buy the groceries they want...you're wrecking people's lives and their country, and that's what our leaders have done to us."

The problem with Carlson's view of life in Russia is that he doesn't take into account how much less Russians get paid on average. It's easy to say quality of life in Russia is higher if you assume Russian salaries are equal with those in the U.S., but they aren't.
According to the most recent economic data, the average monthly wage in Russia is 73,383 Rubles, the equivalent of roughly $800 a month in the United States. That comes out to 18,345 Rubles per week for the average Russian, around $200 American. This means that Carlson's grocery bill of roughly 9,400 Rubles represented more than 50% of a Russian weekly salary.

According to the Russian news agency TASS, Russia is experiencing a massive food supply crisis. Food inflation is one of the most frequently referenced quality of life issues for everyday Russians. In a survey of 5,000 people aged 20-55, TASS found that 60.4% of Russian citizens spend about half of their monthly income for food, 16% spend almost all their earnings on food, and 14.8% about a third of their income. Only 8.8% spend no more than 20% on food.

I hate it when idiotic Americans try to make direct comparisons to prices, without taking into account standard of living, and America's dollar value being propped up as the international reserve currency.

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solosnake
02/17/24 7:52:57 PM
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lydiaquayle posted...
I hate it when idiotic Americans try to make direct comparisons to prices, without taking into account standard of living, and America's dollar value being propped up as the international reserve currency.

Tucker is pretty obviously just a russian shill now. He almost certainly cashes a check from the kgb

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SiO4
02/17/24 7:53:24 PM
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Tucker Carlson + Bull Shit = I could not have imagined.

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hmnut7
02/17/24 7:53:49 PM
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Tucker's shopping video is utter bullshit huh.....

So how is it different than any other video he's posted?

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DragulaRULEZ
02/17/24 7:58:33 PM
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Did he rip off "The Interview"?

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02/17/24 8:02:34 PM
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LeCh0nk
02/17/24 8:32:11 PM
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That's 47th/48th President of the United States Tucker Carlson to you.

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Takuya_Lee
02/17/24 8:34:25 PM
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Oh no, really?

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KnightofShikari
02/17/24 8:36:25 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hC3uyQdQKM

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008Zulu
02/17/24 8:45:57 PM
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Tucker lied? I am shocked, shocked I say! Well, not that shocked.

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Giblet_Enjoyer
02/17/24 9:00:37 PM
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lydiaquayle posted...
This means that Carlson's grocery bill of roughly 9,400 Rubles represented more than 50% of a Russian weekly salary.
That sounds like a big deal until you realize the median hourly wage in America is about $17 and some change, which is like $700 a week assuming a 40-hour work week. The $400 for the American groceries is more than half our median weekly pay

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creativerealms
02/17/24 9:01:58 PM
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He was missing many many details. Like how much money the average Russian makes per week and how much money they spend on food per week.

Yes you can get a lot of food for the 100 American dollars but that is also half of what the average Russian makes in a week. Can't spend nearly that much on food, and don't.

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creativerealms
02/17/24 9:04:46 PM
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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...
That sounds like a big deal until you realize the median hourly wage in America is about $17 and some change, which is like $700 a week assuming a 40-hour work week. The $400 for the American groceries is more than half our median weekly pay
I don't know anyone who actually spends 400 a week for groceries.

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emblem-man
02/17/24 9:05:29 PM
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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...
That sounds like a big deal until you realize the median hourly wage in America is about $17 and some change, which is like $700 a week assuming a 40-hour work week. The $400 for the American groceries is more than half our median weekly pay
The median American household makes over 70k a year.
And I don't think the median family spends $400 on food a week

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Dragon56
02/17/24 9:05:35 PM
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wow nice detective skills tc
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OmegaShinkai
02/17/24 9:07:13 PM
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Dragon56 posted...
wow nice detective skills tc
sure thing Russia shill
right on time to defend Tucker
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hockeybabe89
02/17/24 9:07:47 PM
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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...
That sounds like a big deal until you realize the median hourly wage in America is about $17 and some change, which is like $700 a week assuming a 40-hour work week. The $400 for the American groceries is more than half our median weekly pay
We have 4 adults under one roof and we don't even spend $100/week on groceries.

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animebop
02/17/24 9:08:24 PM
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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...
That sounds like a big deal until you realize the median hourly wage in America is about $17 and some change, which is like $700 a week assuming a 40-hour work week. The $400 for the American groceries is more than half our median weekly pay

We have no idea what he bought. We just know Tucker thought it should vaguely cost $400.

What we know is that Americans spend around 10% of their income on groceries and Russians around 35%.

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creativerealms
02/17/24 9:10:01 PM
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The most expensive state for groceries is Hawaii and that's $556 per month. So that 400 a week is total bull crap.

https://www.zippia.com/advice/average-cost-of-groceries-by-state/

Unless that's inaccurate.

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emblem-man
02/17/24 9:11:29 PM
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divot1338 posted...
Uh what?
I corrected it

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Dark_Arbron
02/17/24 9:11:36 PM
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Dragon56 posted...
wow nice detective skills tc

We know youd rather people keep things like this quiet.

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ClayGuida
02/17/24 9:14:09 PM
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emblem-man posted...
The median American household makes over 70k a year.
And I don't think the median family spends $400 on food a week

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/9/9880bee3.png
That says household income, not individual. 35k a year for two working families is $17.50 an hour.

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Dragon56
02/17/24 9:16:14 PM
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Dark_Arbron posted...
We know youd rather people keep things like this quiet.

Cute but no. I am poking fun at the fact TC is presenting this like breaking news.
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ablegator
02/17/24 9:16:59 PM
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Dragon56 posted...
Cute but no. I am poking fun at the fact TC is presenting this like breaking news.
No you absolutely are not.

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Dragon56
02/17/24 9:18:04 PM
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ablegator posted...
No you absolutely are not.
Yes I am? "Turns out something Tucker Carlson said was bullshit". Is it TCs first day in the world of politics?
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__aCEr__
02/17/24 9:18:09 PM
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Everyone is well aware that Tucker Carlson is just a Western mouthpiece for Putin's propaganda.

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PraxagoraKassan
02/17/24 9:21:29 PM
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It's wild how the Tucker Carlson of the left is like... Anderson Cooper

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bfslick50
02/17/24 9:21:32 PM
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Dragon56 posted...
Yes I am? "Turns out something Tucker Carlson said was bullshit". Is it TCs first day in the world of politics?

Hes pointing out specifically how its bullshit so when my uncle repeats Carlson I can specifically call out his lies instead of generically bitching about Tucker. Youre free to not read the topic. The topic title was very clear.

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Dark_Arbron
02/17/24 9:22:24 PM
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Dragon56 posted...
Yes I am? "Turns out something Tucker Carlson said was bullshit". Is it TCs first day in the world of politics?

You can play smug all you want, but we all know your position on this. Right winger gets fact checked and you dont like it.

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Dragon56
02/17/24 9:23:51 PM
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bfslick50 posted...
Hes pointing out specifically how its bullshit so when my uncle repeats Carlson I can specifically call out his lies instead of generically bitching about Tucker. Youre free to not read the topic. The topic title was very clear.
It's the topic title I was poking fun at...
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lydiaquayle
02/17/24 9:26:11 PM
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Dragon56 posted...
Yes I am? "Turns out something Tucker Carlson said was bullshit". Is it TCs first day in the world of politics?
Wasn't trying to claim that this was breaking news. Just making sure that people are aware that even little simple things like grocery shopping is being twisted by Tucker Carlson.

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lydiaquayle
02/17/24 9:28:51 PM
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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...
That sounds like a big deal until you realize the median hourly wage in America is about $17 and some change, which is like $700 a week assuming a 40-hour work week. The $400 for the American groceries is more than half our median weekly pay
Median hourly wage among salaried wage workers is different from median income. People who get paid by the hour tend to be low paying jobs vs overall cross-section of workers. Median salary income across all individuals in the US is more around 65 to 80k.

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emblem-man
02/17/24 9:39:18 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/bf7161a1.jpg

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ClayGuida
02/17/24 9:40:58 PM
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Weird that single with child and single but older than 55 have the same income of $21.60 an hour.

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DrizztLink
02/17/24 9:41:55 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0c499fc5.jpg

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FolkenRawr
02/17/24 9:47:19 PM
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Dragon56 posted...
Yes I am? "Turns out something Tucker Carlson said was bullshit". Is it TCs first day in the world of politics

Yea, you right. TC should close the topic and we should all just stop talking about it

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bfslick50
02/18/24 12:31:04 AM
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Dragon56 posted...
It's the topic title I was poking fun at...

Making fun of clear informative topic titles is weird.

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ScazarMeltex
02/18/24 12:36:08 AM
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You mean to tell me that a conservative is a complete lying sack of shit?

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Ricemills
02/18/24 12:44:08 AM
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Even if the video is true, it doesn't mean anything.

You can go to a 3rd world country and spend of what you need to pay for same grocery items in US.

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Thud
02/18/24 12:47:44 AM
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Dragon56 posted...
Yes I am? "Turns out something Tucker Carlson said was bullshit". Is it TCs first day in the world of politics?

Guys guys, stop fighting. The important thing is you both don't like Fuckwit Carlson. Build on that

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Dudebusters
02/18/24 12:50:07 AM
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Thud posted...
Guys guys, stop fighting. The important thing is you both don't like Fuckwit Carlson. Build on that

Dragon56 does like Tucker though. It's why he has tried to run interference on this in multiple topics now

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Dark_Arbron
02/18/24 12:50:40 AM
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Dudebusters posted...
Dragon56 does like Tucker though. It's why he has tried to run interference on this in multiple topics now

Also,

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Dragon56
02/18/24 12:51:59 AM
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Dudebusters posted...
Dragon56 does like Tucker though. It's why he has tried to run interference on this in multiple topics now
When have I ever said anything positive about Tucker? Please post the message.

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Ricemills
02/18/24 12:52:50 AM
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Dudebusters posted...
Dragon56 does like Tucker though. It's why he has tried to run interference on this in multiple topics now

More like he's pro russian propaganda, and tucker is a piece of it.
Try ask his opinion on Ukraine war.

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Dragon56
02/18/24 12:54:20 AM
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Ricemills posted...
More like he's pro russian propaganda, and tucker is a piece of it.
Try ask his opinion on Ukraine war.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80696191

Nothing says russian propaganda like wanting Europe to provide more assistance to Ukraine.

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psideresider
02/18/24 12:55:37 AM
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LeCh0nk posted...
That's 47th/48th President of the United States Tucker Carlson to you.

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Ricemills
02/18/24 12:55:50 AM
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Suuuuure.
That's definitely the angle you gonna take lmao

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