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Home Front: Politix
Trump: 'A Lot of People Just Don't Have the Money' for Groceries
2024-08-14
[Breitbart] Former President Donald Trump
...So far he's been unkillable, and they've tried....
spoke about how ''a lot of people'' do not have the funds to be able to afford ''a whole cart'' of groceries.

''We've got to get the prices down,'' Trump told Elon during a live interview on X. ''You know, when I look at bacon costing four or five times more than it did a few years ago. When you look at some of the food products in grocery stores, people know — they can't believe it. They used to be able to buy a whole cart, and today, a lot of people just don't have the money. They go in and they can't buy anything.''

During the interview, Trump also spoke about how people in the country ''can't buy groceries because they don't have enough money.''

''The election's coming, and the people want to hear about the economy and the fact that they can't buy groceries because they don't have enough money to buy groceries,'' Trump said. ''The inflation has killed them, food prices are up 50, 60, even 100 percent in some cases.''

Under the Biden administration, grocery prices have increased. In 2021, the prices for food increased by 6.3 percent, and 10.4 percent in 2022, according to TheStreet. In 2023, the increase in food prices ''slowed'' to 2.7 percent.

The outlet noted that supply chain issues, increasing production costs, and higher demand were some of the factors behind food prices increasing.
Posted by:Fred

#12  It's those greedy gas station attendants, Jack!

Hey Daily Mail...maybe it is because of printing off a bunch of funny money to have NGOs bring in millions of unemployable 3rd worlders and pay for their food, shelter, and crime?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-08-14 16:46  

#11  A "Retail Apocalypse" Is Gaining Momentum All Over America.
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-08-14 15:16  

#10  The unexpected items which are pushing up the cost of your groceries - as US inflation reaches major milestone
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-08-14 15:14  

#9  ^^^ We are in an inflationary house fire.
Posted by: Glavinter Peacock7962   2024-08-14 13:50  

#8  Just got back from buying 2 tube's of bathroom shower caulk. With Ga. sales tax, almost $11. each.

Posted by: Besoeker   2024-08-14 13:12  

#7  I showed my age the other day with a gallon of milk, bag of chips, thing of paper plates, pack of tea, and a soda, and pulled out only a $20.

"LOL what is this, 2019?!" and pulled out another $20.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-08-14 12:46  

#6  My cost of living increase this past year of $4.69 isn't enough to buy a pound of ground beef even at the cheap store.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2024-08-14 12:31  

#5  I mean the ones in badanov's video.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2024-08-14 12:15  

#4  Those guys have some moves.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2024-08-14 12:14  

#3  * offer not available in California
Posted by: Procopius2k   2024-08-14 07:17  

#2  The outlet noted that supply chain issues, increasing production costs, and higher demand were some of the factors behind food prices increasing.

You mean production costs like transportation? Frack, drill, crush back to the 2019 level of gas and diesel and you'll cut production costs.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2024-08-14 07:15  

#1  
Posted by: badanov   2024-08-14 00:51  

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