Brutkey

William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social

"Prices are going up on just about everything. 'Government data, including from the Commerce Department this week, show that prices rose in June on items heavily exposed to tariffs, such as home furnishings, toys and appliances,' The New York Times reported over the weekend."

~ Alex Shephard

#Trump #economy #tariffs #TaxCuts #inflation #polls
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https://newrepublic.com/article/198809/mamdani-warren-democrats-2026-message-trump

William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social

"He may be trying to cook the books in other areas—notably by firing the federal official tasked with collecting (recently disappointing) jobs data—but he can’t hide the fact that the economy is getting worse.

On Friday, a Morning Consult poll found that nearly two-thirds of surveyed voters blamed Trump for rising prices—"

#Trump #economy #tariffs #TaxCuts #inflation #polls
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William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social

(continued from /2):

"and that nearly eight in 10 of them, including an astounding 70 percent of Republicans, believe Trump’s tariffs will increase the price of everyday goods. ...

Trump was elected because Americans were furious about post-pandemic inflation. He promised to lower prices. Instead, he embarked on a stupid, reckless, and unnecessary tariff regime that is accomplishing the exact opposite."

#Trump #economy #tariffs #TaxCuts #inflation #polls
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William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social

"The truth is that Trump’s poll numbers are historically bad. The only president with a worse approval rating at this point in their term is… Donald Trump in 2017. His numbers have fallen significantly since the beginning of his term.

These numbers should be concerning for Republicans running for reelection next year."

~ Dan Pfeiffer

#Trump #economy #tariffs #TaxCuts #inflation #polls
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https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/the-poll-that-should-freak-out-every

William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social

"So voters who felt financially squeezed during Joe Biden’s presidency, and were expecting some relief under Trump, are in for a rude awakening. Next year could make the inflation of recent memory look mild."

#Trump #economy #tariffs #TaxCuts #inflation #polls
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Nicole Parsons
@Npars01@mstdn.social

@wdlindsy@toad.social

Many of the worst pandemic price-gougers are Trump donors.

Prices rose because Ronalf Cameron of Montaire decided eggs were good opportunity to screw over the consumer.
https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/how-a-poultry-mogul-is-profiting-from-the-pandemic

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/07/20/how-trump-is-helping-tycoons-exploit-the-pandemic

Cameron sees bird flu outbreaks as the new covid.

His public corruption is vast.
https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2022/02/04/big-polluter-is-top-donor-to-koch-political-group/

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2016/10/16/arkansas-poultry-magnate-backs-trump-pac-with-2-million

https://www.poultryproducer.com/delaware-judge-denies-mountaire-motion-to-dismiss-in-class-action-suit/

https://www.sunherald.com/news/politics-government/article41470500.html

https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/article/15530786/poultry-feed-leaders-on-trump-economic-revival-team-wattagnet

Nicole Parsons
@Npars01@mstdn.social

@wdlindsy@toad.social

Many of the worst pandemic price-gougers are Trump donors.

Prices rose because Ronalf Cameron of Montaire decided eggs were good opportunity to screw over the consumer.
https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/how-a-poultry-mogul-is-profiting-from-the-pandemic

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/07/20/how-trump-is-helping-tycoons-exploit-the-pandemic

Cameron sees bird flu outbreaks as the new covid.

His public corruption is vast.
https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2022/02/04/big-polluter-is-top-donor-to-koch-political-group/

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2016/10/16/arkansas-poultry-magnate-backs-trump-pac-with-2-million

https://www.poultryproducer.com/delaware-judge-denies-mountaire-motion-to-dismiss-in-class-action-suit/

https://www.sunherald.com/news/politics-government/article41470500.html

https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/article/15530786/poultry-feed-leaders-on-trump-economic-revival-team-wattagnet