Grocery Chains Are Passing Trump Tariff Costs on to US Consumers With Higher Prices: Report | Common Dreams
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As 90% of Americans say grocery prices are a major source of stress, the nation's top grocery chains have said they're passing the cost of Trump's tariffs onto consumers, according to a new report.
  • gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world
    18·
    8 months ago

    It’s going to be super frustrating when a court suddenly decides in a couple of years that actually these tariffs were illegal all along and the federal government has to give the money back to the businesses and they just pocket all this money

    • cley_faye@lemmy.world
      10·
      8 months ago

      when a court suddenly decides in a couple of years

      Good start

      that actually these tariffs were illegal all along

      We hope

      and the federal government has to give the money back

      I don’t think that can happen, but it would be nice down the line to-

      to the businesses and they just pocket all this money

      GOD DAMN IT

      • guldukat@lemmy.world
        2·
        8 months ago

        You know it’s true. Why would trump push them if it wasn’t some scam? Guys birthday was sponsored by a Bitcoin scammer

  • mycodesucks@lemmy.world
    8·
    8 months ago

    And let’s not forget the “Look, the tariffs are adding 10% already… what’s an extra 5% on top of that?” tax.

  • LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world
    7·
    8 months ago

    Well yeah. Tariffs are taxes and I told people last year I need to save up for the trump tax and most people shrugged it off or gave me a hard time.

    I work with international sales, tariffs are my job. But as we know, people don’t like facts or reality.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
    7·
    8 months ago

    Now they should put up signs next to the prices showing how much of the raise is due to Trumps tariffs.

  • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
    105·
    8 months ago

    This is why you don’t fuck around and abstain from voting or shit on your vote and throw it in the trash with a non-viable 3rd party.

    Because then conservatives gain control and trash our economy (again) and, oh yeah, bring fascism to America.

    • 3abas@lemmy.world
      12·
      8 months ago

      You’ve learned nothing since the election. Fuck your grocery bill, you deserve it for being okay with the other non viable genocidal candidate.

      It’s those principled citizens who don’t deserve it, and they’re the ones that will be on the front lines when it comes down to it, you’ll just continue barking at them and when you experience the effects of civil war for the first time, you’ll respond the same way: you’ll blame those who actually resisted and fought back for starting a war, instead of voting for Newsom or whoever the fuck Democrat you think will save this collapsing empire.

      Read some books. Start with Manufacturing Consent and the Orientalism, but you’ll need some capacity for empathy towards people outside your country first.