2 billion ? “How much could a banana cost? 10 dollars?”
You don’t lost 2 billion dollars, you get bananas worth 2 billion dollars in return, which undoubtedly gets inflated by profit margins at the register, meaning you sell it for more than what you bought it for.
I think he means “we the country as a whole” buy for 2 billion dollars from Brazil, then add costs and profit margins; instead of “we the consumers” spend 2 billion dollars buying bananas from resellers, who have already added costs and profit margins. But it doesn’t really matter, he just says whatever to get what he wants. Whether it’s true or makes sense is not relevant to him.
2 billion ? “How much could a banana cost? 10 dollars?”
You don’t lost 2 billion dollars, you get bananas worth 2 billion dollars in return, which undoubtedly gets inflated by profit margins at the register, meaning you sell it for more than what you bought it for.
I think he means “we the country as a whole” buy for 2 billion dollars from Brazil, then add costs and profit margins; instead of “we the consumers” spend 2 billion dollars buying bananas from resellers, who have already added costs and profit margins. But it doesn’t really matter, he just says whatever to get what he wants. Whether it’s true or makes sense is not relevant to him.
Enough to make sure there’s always money in the banana stand.