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FakeNoose

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10. It was the threat of tariffs that caused prices to soar

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2026, 12:17 PM

5 hrs ago

Now the threat of tariffs has mostly died off, but retail prices will never come down. Consumers will never be compensated for the higher prices we've had to pay, and will continue to pay thanks to Chump

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New Data Shows Grocery Prices Rise For Americans Since Iran War [View all] BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP

New data shows groceries are more expensive than yesterday. twodogsbarking 21 hrs ago #1

"everyday goods are now up 2.4 percent from a year ago, " - sure Jan progree 21 hrs ago #2

It looks like they do a "market-basket" type data collection based on select commonly-purchased products BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #4

Yes, that's how the PCE does it too (though with more categories) -- if a lot of people switch from beef to chicken neck progree 20 hrs ago #5

I don't understand where they get their numbers. slightlv 21 hrs ago #3

At the bottom of the link the page is this BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #7

Most things in stores is up a whole helluva lot more than "2.9%" GenThePerservering 19 hrs ago #6

Kick BlueWavePsych 9 hrs ago #8

MaddowBlog-U.S. inflation surged in April, pushed higher by the effects of the Iran war LetMyPeopleVote 5 hrs ago #9

It was the threat of tariffs that caused prices to soar FakeNoose 5 hrs ago #10

They suppressed it as long as they could. republianmushroom 5 hrs ago #11