Trump ran on a pledge to reduce the price of groceries and then, a few weeks after taking office, imposed a 25% tariff on the countries that import the most food to the United States.
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And he wants to deport a lot of workers that farmers rely on. It could cause a food crisis but fortunately this admin is inept at deporting people.. so far anyway.
Also told American farmers to "have fun" and strongly implied they could adjust their production to fill any any demands in the American market, with a couple of days notice. I'm not sure that's how farming works.
It's easy. The American people want avocados, oranges, lettuce year round, etc. I'm sure it won't take long for your average Kansas farmer to accommodate.
In his first term, pork EXPORTS to Mexico Then the largest buyer of American Pork products, ceased completely!
There was an attempt to rebuild under Biden, but it never fully recovered.
Nothing that he does is rational. Or a good, positive decision. Why can't MAGA admit that? Why won't GOP leaders stop it? They seem to be willing to ride him all the way to their own personal total downfall.
Closed minds and closed eyes voted for groceries and gas, oblivious to the fragility of our democracy and the consequences of putting a wannabe autocrat working for Russia into office.
Except that the pledge was made to GOP voters who have shown a willingness to turn on a dime (in hours, a record I think, after the Zelensky meeting) on any issue. It isn't even that Trump could shoot someone on 5th, it is that his base is conditioned to follow orders, and does, and they vote.
No man, you got it wrong, he promised to reduce the groceries you take home by 25%, for the moment he got it - no eggs for you guys. Beware next is toilet paper. Between you and me, tariffs are a shitty business
Some people cant be reasoned with. They will defend and justify what they stake their reputation on. Remaining defiant to the truth, even when things are clearly illogical and their justifications literally go against their best intrest.
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CLASSIC TRUMP! Promised cheaper groceries, then slapped a 25% tariff on our top food suppliers—raising prices for EVERYONE! This isn’t “America First,” it’s America Last—paying MORE for less, all so Trump can play tough guy. Your wallet’s empty, but his ego’s FULL! TOTAL FRAUD!
Here is an aspect most don’t realize; it doesnt help matters.
Over 5 years USD$ has ‘appreciated’ 8.5% vs CAD$. US economy did way better than the world since COVID. US products imported by Canada are at least 8.5% more expensive.
So, 36 eggs at Canadian Costco for CAD$15 should be USD$10.34
And managed to convince MAGA voters that those countries would foot the bill. [That's not how tariffs work].
Americans need to wake up and start paying attention. We're about to lose our democracy.
And using an absolute lie about our border. Less than 1% of the fentanyl coming into the US comes from Canada. Yet we STILL allocated 150B of our tax dollars to “prove” we’re listening. He lies. He wants our resources. We will not be backing down. Canadians will fight this psychopath.
It”s as if he believes he can fool every worker who voted for him to think this is good for them.. He’s raising prices on workers, making America less safe and making himself and his friends very rich
And workers r so stupid they voted for him. Everybody with any sense knows what tariffs do and he told them he was imposing tariffs yet they voted for him. There u go. Hope they’re happy.
They will purge 5-10% of checks with .01-.02% of them having enough political connections to make it a national story.
The algorithm will be set to purge the powerless but none of their algos work too good.
He cut half the Social Security staff and closed many offices and fired the staff that maintained the web site. Good luck retirees and fuck you all for voting for Trump.
Are any of the Trump voters out there having regrets? Most of them I know voted for him as they believed he would lower prices on groceries and gas, making their life easier. The exact opposite has happened.
His plan (or their plan since Trump himself is barely there) is to blame "the enemies" for disrupting Derr Orangefuhrer's grand plan when it doesn't work.
Immigrants, trans people, the "Deep State" its all their fault and it would all be working but for "THEM"
Canada has lots of cheap eggs too. Saw something about the US wanting to import to relieve the cost. I just bought 36 eggs at Costco (the most expensive Omega 3 eggs) for $15 Cdn. Just stabbing themselves in the eye on so many levels.
Absolutely not! This is why he changed the leaders of the DOJ and military so fast. By the time the people who support him figure it out, there will be no way to fight him. They are currently changing voting, so there will be no way to get rid of him.
He is definitely a Putin fan - he took notes.
To be honest he won’t give a shit. He’ll just blurt out something about immigration, trans athletes and something about woke and his base will forget all about the rising costs and the lies and refocus their anger on Mexicans immigrants again
He will. If allowed, spend this last one term enriching himself and his family. Enriching & empowering his buddies and loyalist of friends (Musk for one) through tax breaks and government contracts. Stripping regulations to make it easier for workers to be abused and under paid.
You get what you vote for. Even if you didn't vote for these heinous creatures, we missed seeing and acting on what was happening amongst us. We have been pushed apart, now a chasm between us, with our thumbs, either on our screens or on our remotes.
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I'm still wondering why Congress has disappeared, our "representatives".
There was an attempt to rebuild under Biden, but it never fully recovered.
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Well,
that's what happens when you let someone like that into the White House (again) . . .
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Anyone else would be in prison.
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Cheers when he attacked Woke.
Tariffs? Silence when he spoke.
Looks like Republicans know,
Trump’s tariffs are a shit show.
We know they, but his and where!!!
Over 5 years USD$ has ‘appreciated’ 8.5% vs CAD$. US economy did way better than the world since COVID. US products imported by Canada are at least 8.5% more expensive.
So, 36 eggs at Canadian Costco for CAD$15 should be USD$10.34
… put simply the US is expensive in Canadian eyes …
… US Tarrifs gives Canadian even more incentive to buy local …
Yesterday grocery shopping 🛒 in Stamford Connecticut
One dozen = $10.99
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why on earth would people believe a grifter 🤔
it’s disgusting 🤢
Awful but consistent
We are going to largely reducing importing anything from the U.S here in Canada.
He stated this on fox news in 2014.
comments made on television in 2014, Donald Trump told Fox News that “total hell” would make America “great” again.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-riots-fox-news-obamacare-putin-economy-us-coronavirus-george-floyd-a9544491.html
You don't even understand basic terminology but you want to appear as some sort of expert.
Pathetic.
Tariffs are taxes on Americans.
Americans need to wake up and start paying attention. We're about to lose our democracy.
And the idiots cheered
#electrolytes
The algorithm will be set to purge the powerless but none of their algos work too good.
Where did she get her mathematics degree?
Immigrants, trans people, the "Deep State" its all their fault and it would all be working but for "THEM"
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He is definitely a Putin fan - he took notes.
He is a certified DUMBASS ~
But we'll always have the Gulf of America.