Prices going up because of Trump tariffs

[schmidlap]

SweetTea needs no stinking "irrefutable data."

SweetTea needs no stinking "irrefutable data."

The irrefutable preponderance of it must make him very pissy.

Car prices rise as auto giants start feeling tariff effects

Used car prices jump to highest level since 2023
as auto tariffs squeeze consumers

Bananas To Car Seats,
Walmart Warns Of Price Rise Due To Trump Tariffs

US consumer sentiment slides to 3-year lows
as trade war raises inflation anxiety

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[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Again, nothing scares me after 2022.

I nearly died that year. Death looks different to me.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

I guess you missed all the job revisions and the fact that we were coming out of covid. Also, he hired a lot of government workers. Sorry it was terrible. In his foreign policy was off the charts bad.

No, he did not. Covid was far worse becuase of Trump's mismanagement ("it will be over by April" / what an asshole). The fed workers hired were a very small minority of the total job creation. Biden did a good job.

Now let's Trump headed in the right direction.

 

[sealybobo]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/15/business/walmart-prices-tariffs

Just want to be sure everyone is aware of this since it will most likely receive minimal if any coverage from Fox "News." As wealthy maga Republicans, I realize that these tariffs will have very little impact on you but will definitely hit your enemies,blacks and Latinos. And, as we all know, massive new manufacturing with tons of new jobs is headed to America thanks to the farsighted vision of the genius Trump.

Hell, he has even figured out how to get foreign oil rich companies to give airplanes to America.

Bigly!!!

Republicans have been saying "prices haven't gone up yet". Yea? Just wait

The de minimis exemption, which allowed shipments valued under $800 to enter the country duty-free, came to an end globally on Friday.

• The provision had been slated to end in July of 2027 but an executive order from President Trump eliminated it much sooner, giving businesses, customs officials and postal services less time to prepare.
• Companies big and small have used the exemption to save money on digital fulfillment, and the change could lead to higher prices.
• Small business owners on Etsy, eBay and Shopify, for example, relied on the provision to support their marketplace businesses.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Core inflation is up .2% today, it was reported.

The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the core PCE price index, rose 2.9% year-over-year in July. This was consistent with the forecast and marked an acceleration from June's 2.8% reading. On a monthly basis, the core index was up 0.3%, as expected. The headline index was up 2.6% year-over-year.
yahoo.com

Going up. May it still this mild.

 

[Hafar1014]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/15/business/walmart-prices-tariffs

Just want to be sure everyone is aware of this since it will most likely receive minimal if any coverage from Fox "News." As wealthy maga Republicans, I realize that these tariffs will have very little impact on you but will definitely hit your enemies,blacks and Latinos. And, as we all know, massive new manufacturing with tons of new jobs is headed to America thanks to the farsighted vision of the genius Trump.

Hell, he has even figured out how to get foreign oil rich companies to give airplanes to America.

Bigly!!!

Inflation is stable prices have not gone up. Wages are up taxes cut the middle class is far better off now then when Biden was wandering around the WH

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

You idiots are still paying more for food the thing is it done without yer knowledge.

And gas went back up this week also to $2.85 a gallon, it was $2.52

Yeah, and even with that "increase", it's STILL over A FULL DOLLAR LESS than when your ankle grabber was in the WH.
So suck on that.

As I recall, the ONLY time gas prices dropped during Biden's term was just before elections. Imagine that.

 

[sealybobo]

Core inflation is up .2% today, it was reported.

The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the core PCE price index, rose 2.9% year-over-year in July. This was consistent with the forecast and marked an acceleration from June's 2.8% reading. On a monthly basis, the core index was up 0.3%, as expected. The headline index was up 2.6% year-over-year.
yahoo.com

Going up. May it still this mild.

And Trump wants to lower interest rates. I thought Republicans have always claimed to know how economics work. Now suddenly they don't realize higher interest rates is how we deal with inflation?

And what are interest rates? 6.6 on a 30? Is Trump a *****? Reagan had to deal with 20% interest.

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

Digi-Key electrical supply is so woke they are the only ones I know of that audaciously add a "Tariff" fee right on every invoice.

I try to use Mouser whenever possible.

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

And Trump wants to lower interest rates. I thought Republicans have always claimed to know how economics work. Now suddenly they don't realize higher interest rates is how we deal with inflation?

And what are interest rates? 6.6 on a 30? Is Trump a *****? Reagan had to deal with 20% interest.

In your infinite wisdom, do you recall the interest rates during the Biden exaggeration?
Even 5 year olds understand that you folks kept rates low during your terms to prop up your disastrous policies.

 

[sealybobo]

Yeah, and even with that "increase", it's STILL over A FULL DOLLAR LESS than when your ankle grabber was in the WH.
So suck on that.

As I recall, the ONLY time gas prices dropped during Biden's term was just before elections. Imagine that.

More like 14 cents you schmuck.

That seems to happen before every election, tbh. I want so badly to accuse the oil companies of only doing that for Republicans but it seems to always lower right before an election.

I do believe the oil companies help Republicans though. Wouldn't you if you were them?

Gas prices are lower this year compared to this time last year; the national average is approximately $3.21 per gallon, whereas last year it was about $3.36 per gallon, a decrease of around 14 cents.

Now that Green energy is dead in America, the oil companies are happy.

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

Hey Lefty.....since the proof is at the polls...lets see just how wrong you all are again in the mid terms

So loud...and so wrong.

 

[sealybobo]

In your infinite wisdom, do you recall the interest rates during the Biden exaggeration?
Even 5 year olds understand that you folks kept rates low during your terms to prop up your disastrous policies.

You're suggesting the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for political reasons. They didn't. Trump wants them to lower interest rates, for political reasons.

Reagan handled 20% I think Trump can handle 6%. Put your big boy pants on Donny.

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

More like 14 cents you schmuck.

That seems to happen before every election, tbh. I want so badly to accuse the oil companies of only doing that for Republicans but it seems to always lower right before an election.

I do believe the oil companies help Republicans though. Wouldn't you if you were them?

Gas prices are lower this year compared to this time last year; the national average is approximately $3.21 per gallon, whereas last year it was about $3.36 per gallon, a decrease of around 14 cents.

Now that Green energy is dead in America, the oil companies are happy.

Are you REALLY that dense?
How did your God (Biden) lower gas prices?

BY SELLING OFF THE STRATEGIC RESERVE YA PUTZ !!

(And it averaged FAR MORE than 14 cents over the Biden circle jerk years)

 

[sealybobo]

In your infinite wisdom, do you recall the interest rates during the Biden exaggeration?
Even 5 year olds understand that you folks kept rates low during your terms to prop up your disastrous policies.

All I remember was Trump, and you guys, screaming that Obama's economy was FAKE because interest rates were so low. You wanted the Feds to raise interest rates and said if we did Obama's economy would crash. That was ridiculous but whatever. You arm chair QB'ed and tried to tell the Feds to do something they didn't want to do for good reasons. You of course think of conspiracy theories but whatever YOU think, they did it for FISCAL reasons I'm sure. Got any proof otherwise?

Anyways, you're a child

The Federal Reserve began raising interest rates in March 2022 to combat inflation that surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. After a period of cuts in late 2024, rates were held steady in 2025 but are expected to be cut again later this year.


July 2023: The final rate increase of the cycle, bringing the target range to 5.25%–5.50%

You said it yourself the night before election day. The economy sucked because of INFLATION. So clearly 5.50% wasn't enough. So the feds raised it even more. Is inflation solved? Is AGA suddenly and magically like it was suddenly and magically sometime in the middle of Trump's first presidency?

I think you should let the Feds, and CDC doctors do their jobs.

 

[Nostra]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/15/business/walmart-prices-tariffs

Just want to be sure everyone is aware of this since it will most likely receive minimal if any coverage from Fox "News." As wealthy maga Republicans, I realize that these tariffs will have very little impact on you but will definitely hit your enemies,blacks and Latinos. And, as we all know, massive new manufacturing with tons of new jobs is headed to America thanks to the farsighted vision of the genius Trump.

Hell, he has even figured out how to get foreign oil rich companies to give airplanes to America.

Bigly!!!

 

[sealybobo]

Are you REALLY that dense?
How did your God (Biden) lower gas prices?

BY SELLING OFF THE STRATEGIC RESERVE YA PUTZ !!

(And it averaged FAR MORE than 14 cents over the Biden circle jerk years)

Sorry facts piss you off. 14 cents.

And from 1989 to now Democratic presidents created 50 million jobs to Republicans 1 million.

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

Anyone reading this thread should realize just how glaringly hypocritical every Leftist complaining about Tariffs really is.

Reason? Tariffs put more money in government hands. They ALWAYS love that.

And yet here they are in droves, using Tariffs to complain about the Trump administration.

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

Sorry facts piss you off. 14 cents.

And from 1989 to now Democratic presidents created 50 million jobs to Republicans 1 million.

Oh, since you lost the argument, it's off to diversion ville

And btw, those "jobs" you brag about...those were 99.99999% government jobs which does absolutely ZILCH for the economy.

Get over yourself water boy.

 

[sealybobo]

Oh, since you lost the argument, it's off to diversion ville

And btw, those "jobs" you brag about...those were 99.99999% government jobs which does absolutely ZILCH for the economy.

Get over yourself water boy.

Government jobs do a lot for the economy. And some things shouldn't be privatized.

What's the difference between paying a government employee to do something compared to outsourcing that work to a private company? You think you save money privatizing the work?

Tax payers like you eventually get ripped off because of the profit motive. Imagine what healthcare would cost if you took the profit motive out of the equation. How much does the CEO of Blue Cross make?

Profit motive in medicine may contribute to a bloated, complex, and fragmented health care system said the American College of Physicians (ACP) in a new policy paper published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

The United States has a market-based, capitalist system, which means market forces—including the profit motives of corporate interests—can shape the delivery of and payment for medical services. Read about this quintessentially American topic and its implications for medical ethics.

The August issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics examines how the market orientation of the U.S. system influences medical education and physicians’ relationships with drug and device manufacturers. It also examines the market-based system’s influence on the availability of drugs, patients’ access to care, the types of treatment prescribed and what happens when patients can’t pay for care.

The United States is the only country in the world where for-profit insurance and other products and service companies are central to its health care system.