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Miles Archer

(24,409 posts)
Sat May 23, 2026, 08:57 AM 22 hrs ago

Trump: "Biden regulations drove costs of food in grocery stores, where they have freezers. It was called a refrigerant."

Aaron Rupar

‪@atrupar.com‬
Trump: "Biden regulations on refrigerators and air conditioners drove the costs even of food in grocery stores, where they have freezers. It was called a refrigerant."

Trump: "Biden regulations on refrigerators and air conditioners drove the costs even of food in grocery stores, where they have freezers. It was called a refrigerant."

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-22T20:33:37.786Z
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Trump: "Biden regulations drove costs of food in grocery stores, where they have freezers. It was called a refrigerant." (Original Post) Miles Archer 22 hrs ago OP
Piece of shit is desperate dalton99a 22 hrs ago #1
Here's what the lunatic was raving about. boonecreek 21 hrs ago #2
Another stupid move UpInArms 21 hrs ago #3
We have a guy who makes things up in the Oval Office. Initech 21 hrs ago #4
Dumb Six117 21 hrs ago #5
Also from the article... chowder66 15 hrs ago #6
So stores are going to buy older technology freezers? yellowcanine 15 hrs ago #7
STFU malaise 15 hrs ago #8

UpInArms

(55,409 posts)
3. Another stupid move
Sat May 23, 2026, 09:32 AM
21 hrs ago
“This rule works against basic supply and demand,” Stephen Yurek, president and CEO of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), said in a statement.

“By extending the compliance deadline, the EPA is maintaining and even increasing demand in the market for existing refrigerants while supply continues to fall under the AIM Act. So, instead of falling, refrigerant prices are likely to rise, resulting in higher service costs, and higher costs for consumers.”

Initech

(109,299 posts)
4. We have a guy who makes things up in the Oval Office.
Sat May 23, 2026, 09:46 AM
21 hrs ago

Because he really thinks he’s just president of the viewers of one network on TV. He’s called our stupid president.

chowder66

(12,533 posts)
6. Also from the article...
Sat May 23, 2026, 03:43 PM
15 hrs ago

But rolling back the regulations is highly unlikely to lower grocery prices for everyday consumers. Supermarkets operate on razor-thin margins and have very little wiggle room to lower good prices that have been on the rise as the Iran war has sent diesel prices surging. Fresh produce prices rose sharply in April — up 6.5% from a year earlier — because the cost of shipping has soared over the past several months.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-to-roll-back-biden-era-regulations-on-refrigerants-but-it-s-unlikely-to-save-consumers-money/ar-AA23KgVv

yellowcanine

(36,829 posts)
7. So stores are going to buy older technology freezers?
Sat May 23, 2026, 04:07 PM
15 hrs ago

First of all, they are not going to replace existing freezers until the old ones wear out. Second, switching to older refrigerants would not be possible in most cases. And the older refrigerants are most likely MORE expensive in most cases because they are being phased out in favor of the new ones by companies making them.

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