With the teachers unions and colleges having succeeded so royally in mucking up education, we unfortunately seem to need another four years of schooling to get people often still to a lesser level of basic education.
But most illegals come here themselves uneducated and they learn on the job—in large part because taxpayers subsidize the cost of illegal laborers, who regularly undercut our low-skill citizens in the market.
And I get it, for those like you of limited mobility and likely dependent on social security, etc., you favor anything that at its most immediate keeps consumer prices down. But as I pointed out, even going to the threatened, not likely to be imposed, highest level of tariff, at 25%, would only raise produce prices approximately 6%.
And American sovereignty and the future of the country are yes, more important than subsidizing fresh, year-round berries from Mexico for purchase those of low-income and low-mobility.
Basic food is still relatively incredibly cheap in the US.
People not on SS really don’t appreciate the hardship. Fortunately I have a little other income. However, for 2 years in a row there was no change in SS. Then it was increased slightly, but so was Medicare, erasing the increase. Then the 4th year I had a small increase, but got a ticket because I failed to turn my lights on at dusk in a well light downtown area of a small community. I would have seen it as soon as I left that area and turned my lights on. That ticket ate my entire increase. This year I got a $36 increase, but if I had a 6% increase in my $300 a month food bill, I would only have $20 dollars to put towards the increases in property taxes of 5% and fire insurance. Thank heavens I am only on one cheap medication.
In addition if one has some supplemental income then you may have to pay taxes on your SS. The calculator for determining if you owe this taxes allows a $25,000 deduction for singles, and $32,000 for a couple. As a widow, if I have a new man in my life, we would be unlikely to be able to marry and give up the $50,000 we can deduct separately, rather than $32,000. Guess when that deduction was decided—1983. Guess how much it has been increased since 1983—ZERO, NEVER. Guess how many people realize that they or their parents or grandparents are being scxxxed by this—Very Few.