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Posted on 11/06/2025 8:07:51 PM PST by Miami Rebel
With a social-media post that said “STOP LYIN” about there being an affordability crisis, President Trump claims he’s whipped inflation.
But consumers are still feeling the squeeze.
Target’s prices are up 5.5% nationwide this year and Walmart’s are up 5.3%, according to an analysis by DataWeave, which looked at roughly 16,000 items across each retailer’s website.
Amazon’s price hikes have averaged more than 12%, according to a report.
After seven months under Trump’s tariffs, Americans are paying more for nearly everything — from a cup of joe and plush living room sofas to children’s toys.
Inflation for food has been tamed to 3.1%, according to September’s Consumer Price Index — a far cry from the double-digit increases under President Biden.
But certain groceries, particularly meat, are still up for various reasons. Bananas are up 8.6%, mostly because of tariffs, as almost none are produced domestically. Chicken and eggs have fluctuated because of bird flu.
Beef is up across the board — up more than 19% for steak, and 14% for ground beef. Ranchers blame smaller herds because of drought. They are also helped by tariffs on foreign beef, and Trump says he’s considering consumer relief by boosting Argentinian imports.
“Putting Joe Biden’s inflation crisis firmly behind us has been a Day One priority for President Trump,” White House spokesman Kush Desai told The Post in a Thursday statement.
“Americans are paying less for essentials like gas and eggs, and today the Administration inked yet another drug pricing deal to deliver unprecedented healthcare savings for everyday Americans.”
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Interesting. During the Biden administration, prices were up 9% and not a peep from you guys. Now, prices are up on some goods by half as much and the world is coming to an end. Also, you cherry-picked Target, Walmart, and Amazon because they sell mostly items that are imported. The last numbers I saw was a CPI of 2.9%.
Also, the whole idea behind tariffs is to increase the price of imports, which will induce more domestic production and jobs. The bad news is that these supply effects to lower prices require increases in plant and equipment, and that takes time. In the short run, the only thing to do is avoid imported goods when you can.
Nope I would be sad he failed at the task as the People will suffer.
2025 Thanksgiving dinner under Trump is 25% lower than 2024 Thanksgiving dinner under Biden, according to WalmartKeep enjoying turkey, gravy, mashed spuds, and jello salad all year long.
So, now, instead of 60 cents/pound, bananas are 65 cents/pound? *yawn*
Typical of the Post's garbage propaganda...
Same loaded language is on the leftist news panels such as MSNBC.
With fewer daily Epstein stories they will have time to show starving families with desperate mothers unable to afford food as they serve thin soup made from weeds and grass to the crying kids.
Yup.. the TDSer that denies being a TDSer....
Typical dpetty121263 and Miami Rebel douchebaggery on the same thread.
Fitting.
I think your duck is burning.
If democrats were in charge, all we’d be hearing is how they reduced inflation (because it wasn’t as bad as someone predicted).
Things are getting cheaper. Gas for instance. Walmart’s thanksgiving dinner is 25% less than last year under Biden.
So this is pretty much BS.
Not writing to you.
The average price for....whatever, seems to be about the same as it was last November.
Moreover, I am more than willing to eat these prices until the other side is exhausted, gives in, reduces their prices and commits to fair trade...
Or I will eat popcorn while they commit Hari Kari...
Zactly
If Murica was so unaffordable, why wouldn’t they leave....
Reagan inherited double digit inflation, unemployment, and interest rates. It took him two years to tame them….thanks to the oil price crash in the mid 80s.
Powell will be gone in May from the Fed.
>> Typical dpetty121263 and Miami Rebel douchebaggery
“Disruptors”
(a. k. a. trolls)
FRegards
>> Moreover, I am more than willing to eat these prices until the other side is exhausted, gives in, reduces their prices and commits to fair trade... Or I will eat popcorn while they commit Hari Kari...
Well said. I align with that. Now pray that “our” Senators will do the same!
>> “... while inflation rages across America...”
Nah, that’s wetbacks, islamonazis, and antifa raging. Not inflation.
We have had a major consolidation in the food industry in the past few years…especially in meat packing (Tyson, Cargill, JBS, Smithfield, and National Beef) and egg production (Cal-Maine and Rose Hill Farms). Less competition means no desire to reduce prices. Time to start breaking up some of these companies.
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