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#trumpflation

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Food prices have been rising, but not as quickly as I expected under "Trump-flation," but today I think I figured it (at least some of it) out. Things are getting smaller...
I had two examples today. I picked up my usual Thursday food truck orange chicken bowl for lunch. The bowl was different, if similar, and smaller. Huh.
Then I bought a box of... (Continued in picture's alt text)
#trumpflation #foodprices #costofliving #economics #trump #tariffs #groceries

Huge sales tax that will increase cost of living: 20% on Vietnamese-made goods, 40% on items coming through Vietnam. When your shoes & shirt cost more, you know whom to blame: #Trumpflation Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam as global talks continue www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Trump announces trade deal wit...

The Washington Post · Trump announces trade deal with Vietnam as global talks continueBy Rachel Siegel

Article from BI normalizing #Trumpflation from tariffs. One of the 3 key points:

"Analysts expect the overall impact of tariffs to represent a small percentage of total spending."

Golly gee, if only the MSM had reported that post-COVID inflation under Biden was also "only a small percentage of total spending."

Let alone that even conservative economists said Republicans increased inflation by blocking effective legislation in the Senate and House.

businessinsider.com/walmart-pr

Business Insider · Images show price increases at Walmart and TargetBy Dominick Reuter