Ep. 1815 - The Hidden Reasons Why Grocery Prices Are Still Rising
August 3, 2026
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5 min readThe Hidden Reasons Why Grocery Prices Are Still Rising
Food prices in the United States have shot up by 33% over the last seven years—the biggest jump in half a century. Ground beef hit $6.82 a pound in June, a 79% increase from 2019. While egg prices have fallen 40% from their peak, nearly everything else in the grocery store has gone in the opposite direction, and the compounding effect means Americans are facing the most severe food affordability crisis in living memory.
The New York City experiment
The most immediate flashpoint in this crisis is New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani's plan to open five city-owned grocery stores that will sell a core set of staples at prices 30% lower than anywhere else. At a press conference, Mamdani held up plantains and promised that "all fresh produce, meat, and seafood" would be discounted, projecting the savings would cut New Yorkers' average grocery bill by about $90 a month.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:30) **The Egg Price Anomaly and the Broader Crisis** - Matt Walsh frames the episode by contrasting the resolved egg-price spike with the persistent, worsening rise in all other grocery costs.
- 2 (03:38) **Why Food Prices Are a Revolutionary Threat** - Walsh argues that unaffordable food is historically the single most dangerous political and social problem, far beyond a mere partisan issue.
- 3 (05:16) **The "Solution": New York's Soviet-Style Grocery Stores** - Walsh introduces and mocks New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to open five city-owned grocery stores that will sell goods at 30% below market price.
- 4 (09:00) **The Inevitable Consequences of Price Fixing** - Walsh explains why the plan will lead to shortages, empty shelves, and the destruction of private grocery stores.
- 5 (12:52) **Debunking the Socialist Defense** - Walsh dismantles a TikTok video defending the plan, focusing on the flawed claim that it’s just a new "business model" like Aldi.
- 6 (17:50) **The Resale Problem and the ID Hypocrisy** - Walsh highlights the inevitable black market for subsidized goods and the hypocrisy of requiring ID for groceries but not for voting.
- 7 (22:09) **Mamdani’s Other "Achievement": Making Delivery More Expensive** - Walsh criticizes the mayor for bragging about a policy that forced food delivery apps to increase default tips, making takeout even more costly.
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Show Notes
Grocery prices continue to rise with no solution in sight. What is causing this?
Ep. 1815
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