Topic: Affordability in the U.S. under Trump
Mortman's photo
Mon 05/18/26 07:40 AM

After more than a year after basically running on how bad inflation was under the Biden Administration, but when Biden left, inflation was back down to 2.9%, and now under Trump it's at 4% and climbing. Trump has been at this for a while.

Trump Just Said That Affordability "Doesn't Mean Anything To Anybody," And It's Out There Even For Him
www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-just-said-that-affordability-doesn-t-mean-anything-to-anybody-and-it-s-out-there-even-for-him/ar-AA1RAnP4
Trump said, "There's this fake narrative that the Democrats talk about — 'affordability.' They just say the word. It doesn't mean anything to anybody. They just say it. 'Affordability.'"


Trump doubles down after dismissing affordability concerns amid Iran war
thehill.com/homenews/administration/5881166-donald-trump-affordability-iran-war-comments/

Trump apologists dismiss the public outrage at Trump, saying that he didn't mean it that way, and it was only about Iran having nukes, but Trump is unable to apologize for anything and insists that he means it.
President Trump on Friday defended his controversial remarks earlier this week when the president said he was not factoring in Americans’ cost of living concerns during negotiations to end the conflict with Iran.

“That’s a perfect statement. I’d make it again,” Trump told Fox News’s Bret Baier, ahead of his return to the U.S. from a summit in China.


Where I live, gasoline is up 70% more than it was when Biden left office. Along with all the other stuff that went up in price thanks to Trump's illegal tariffs.

motowndowntown's photo
Mon 05/18/26 10:38 AM
Edited by motowndowntown on Mon 05/18/26 10:39 AM
I don't care much about gas prices. I can always walk or take a bus. And from the number of folks I see sitting outside of the grocery store idling their humongous SUVs and pick-ups with the AC on full blast while they wait an hour for their wives neither do a lot of other folks.

What I do care about is the price of food and the taxes I pay so that government officials can, go on expensive trips, ride around in limos, and enjoy steak dinners and imported wine and liquor.

Sir's photo
Thu 05/21/26 09:59 AM
Everything is up...gas, food, utilities, healthcare. Just so the rich can get richer and the less fortunate can get scammed even more.

motowndowntown's photo
Thu 05/21/26 04:23 PM
Obviously you haven't been grocery shopping in the last couple of years.

motowndowntown's photo
Thu 05/21/26 10:02 PM
Price Increases on Key Grocery Staples

Coffee: Up 55%
Romaine Lettuce: Up 38%
Ground Beef: Up 31%
Steak: Up 21%