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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Banksy ✸✺🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: F’ em
Date: 09/07/25 10:05 AM
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A pound of bacon at the Walmart grocery store is $5.25 per pound.~LM

Since Trump took office:
Bacon is up 2.9%. The combined cost of meats, poultry, fish and eggs rose by 2.8%.
Coffee prices rose by 11.3%. Dairy and related products rose slightly, by 0.5%.
Sugar and sweets rose by 3.7%.
Ground beef saw the biggest increase, rising by a whopping 11.6%!
These increases are over half a year. If these items’ prices continue to rise at the same rate over a full year, the percentage increase would double.
Ice cream hit the highest prices on record since the 1980s.
Miller Lite and Coors Light six-packs are up more than 13% at Walmart.
Imported beer prices also rose with Peroni increasing 10.5% and Modelo Especial 9.5%.
Cookout essentials like aluminum foil, grill tools, and sunscreen saw hikes between 6% and 18%.
68% of those surveyed said barbecues are noticeably more expensive to host this year with 55% noting Trump's tariffs are making holiday celebrations more expensive."

Trump lied to you...once again. You are in an abusive relationship.
{Lying is considered a form of emotional abuse because it creates confusion for the victim and manipulates their perception of reality, often used as a tactic by the abuser to gain power and control.
This consistent dishonesty increases anxiety and clouds the victim’s thinking, undermining trust and causing emotional harm. Abusive relationships are defined by negative patterns of power and control,
which can be exerted through emotional means like lying, manipulation, humiliation, and other controlling behaviors.
Therefore, persistent lying can be one of the signs that a relationship is abusive.}

Sad.

politifact.com - Prices energy groceries gasoline inflation

axios.com - July 4th barbecue prices inflation trump tariffs
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