Post #1180 by UpNorthJoe on the Macroeconomic Trends and Risks board

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"Same tomatoes (Product of Mexico) is now $2.65 (was $2.48-$2.49). Iceberg lettuce now $2.39 was sub-$2.00 last time"

definitely inflationary. In your example, tomato's up 6%, lettuce up 19%.
Americans are going to be feeling those tariffs and the deportation of ag workers.
Probably going higher on food products.

Trump is so proud of how much the Treasury is taking in via tariffs, he'll be crowing
non stop soon. His supporters will be doing backflips in their elation of paying more,
but no not really paying more, the foreigners pay the tariffs,lol. But the rest of us
will know we're getting screwed.

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