Welcome Back, Inflation! |
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In 2024, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that “a vote for Trump means your groceries will be cheaper.” He vowed that prices “will come down fast, with everything” starting “on Day One.”
Unfortunately, prices are moving in the other direction. In fact, grocery prices have reached record highs as foods like ground beef (up 13 percent), oranges (15 percent), and bananas (9 percent) have all gotten more expensive.
In fairness, eggs are down a little, and bread is 2 percent cheaper. If all you eat are egg salad sandwiches, you’ll do OK. (But hold the mayo — that’s gotten more expensive.)
Beyond groceries, electricity prices have risen 7 percent since Trump took office. And natural gas and gasoline are up 6 percent.
All told, inflation is surging — and soon could get worse. To start, deporting millions of law-abiding, hard-working immigrants can only drive up prices.
Undocumented immigrants are half of the agricultural workforce. Trump’s own Labor Department........