The main reason he, and the GOP and pretty much anyone challenging the establishment in 2024, was swept into office was because things were falling apart. And those who voted for President Trump want them fixed.
Right now we've seen a hurricane of activity from the White House, and some of it appears to be addressing some of those problems. The chaos along the border, handling international crises, just giving the impression he's doing something as opposed to nothing. In the wake of the Biden White House, just mailing a letter could be seen as a leap forward in personal accomplishment.
But we're going to have to see more. The economy is not improving on any noticeable level for most people I know. I just paid .70 a gallon more for gas than a month ago. Prices aren't lowering, and now I'm sad to say, I'm seeing some go up. I fear part of it is that the press has 'Covided' tariffs. Remember how during the Covid panic and shortages that companies raised their prices, sometimes significantly and overnight? Remember how they blamed Covid and the supply shortages? Notice in most cases, those prices haven't gone down despite the Covid pandemic and shortages being over with?
I fear companies will do it again, this time using tariffs - and all with the media's blessings. If that happens, and if people don't see some radical improvements to the staggering economic problems of the Biden years, it is going to go badly for the GOP. And if it doesn't turn around, Republicans can give up on their dreams of a Vance presidency.
Oh, and for heaven's sake don't make the mistake that the Democrats/Press/Left made going into 2024. Don't deny the obvious. I saw a discussion about this on another site, and there were people saying things are great! Prices are going down, salaries taking off, jobs, jobs everywhere! Well, I'm glad they live somewhere those things are happening. Because they aren't here, and aren't where most people I know are living in different cities and states. And at the end of the day, that is what will matter.
My son and I went to Five Guys yesterday. We got one regular and one small burger, one large and one small drink, and shared a large fries. It was $42. That’s a little more than twice what the same meal cost in 2019.
ReplyDeleteYep. Same here. My son noticed that drinks that cost 9.99 last year are not 10.99. I see some have reacted to JD Vance teasing a presidential run. If the economy doesn't improve, that won't be a discussion to worry about. The Republicans were right to point out how disastrous the economy was heading into 2024. But now they have to fix it. Blaming or denying (which was attempted by the Democrats and Press and rightly called out by the Right) won't help any more than it helped the Democrats).
DeleteThis sounds like followers of puritanical Protestants trying to trick Catholics. Old Know Nothing Society propaganda
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ReplyDeleteI do love data, so off I went to get some.
Looking over my receipts from Costco:
Two years ago eggs (18 egg cartons is what we buy) were $4.69.
Now the same carton is $3.99. The price decreased.
Two years ago milk (1 gal bottle) was $3.29
Now milk is $2.59. The price decreased.
Two years ago strawberries were $2.89.
Now strawberries are $3.89. The price increased. (assuming here that the cartons were the same size. I can't tell from the receipt.
Two years ago the 3lb bag of Columbian Supremo coffee beans was $19.99.
This month the same bag was $19.99. No change. HOWEVER! The weird thing was delving into the stats more deeply, and I did notice that the price declined from 2023 down to about $16.50 this spring. And now it is back up to $19.99. That is a $3.50 increase which is 21%, and if we have a new 10% tariff on coffee from Columbia the tariff does not explain the increase in price. AND, fwiw, as a coffee addict I have noticed that the price of beans sometimes fluctuates dramatically for other reasons, like weather having a negative effect on production.
Anyway. Some of what we live on is now cheaper. And I have DATA!!!!!!
Anon at 11:02.
ReplyDeleteThat is prepared food. Was there by any chance an increase in the minimum wage in your locale?