Trump increases cost 2.9% with tarifs

[SlipDrip]

For people that don’t think elections matter. Trump tarrifs continue to increase cost. And just wait until oil jumps after the midterms. Every American can proudly say they are worse off today than when Trump took office.

Best of luck to all the big government Republicans this midterm. Even I’m going out to vote against Darlene. Maybe starting a forever war was a bad idea.

and yes trumptards, yall were anti war during Trump’s first term.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/inflation-tariffs-trump-fed-consumer-goods.html

 

[baltimorened]

For people that don’t think elections matter. Trump tarrifs continue to increase cost. And just wait until oil jumps after the midterms. Every American can proudly say they are worse off today than when Trump took office.

Best of luck to all the big government Republicans this midterm. Even I’m going out to vote against Darlene. Maybe starting a forever war was a bad idea.

and yes trumptards, yall were anti war during Trump’s first term.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/inflation-tariffs-trump-fed-consumer-goods.html

just to be clear, not every American is worse off, I for one am doing just fine and, in fact am in a better financial position now than what I was when Trump took office. To be fair, I'm a little worse off than since the war started, so you are correct in that regard.

so, the other 339999999 Americans might be as you described, but not me. And if I read the posts correctly, even Dpic73 is better off during the trump years

These really, really general statements are rarely accurate.

 

[ClemsonCO14]

just to be clear, not every American is worse off, I for one am doing just fine and, in fact am in a better financial position now than what I was when Trump took office. To be fair, I'm a little worse off than since the war started, so you are correct in that regard.

so, the other 339999999 Americans might be as you described, but not me. And if I read the posts correctly, even Dpic73 is better off during the trump years

These really, really general statements are rarely accurate.

What do you mean by general statements? The NY Fed provided statistical support that the tariffs increased prices by a net 2.9%.

Factual statement: Tariffs + war have caused inflation and high interest rates.

 

[Gibbs6]

I don’t understand the point of the tariffs. I thought it was to have more products made in the US but I’m not seeing any results of that. All it did was jack up the cost of items more than what Biden already did the previous 4 years. The really sh.itty thing is that American companies raised prices as well.

 

[dpic73]

just to be clear, not every American is worse off, I for one am doing just fine and, in fact am in a better financial position now than what I was when Trump took office. To be fair, I'm a little worse off than since the war started, so you are correct in that regard.

so, the other 339999999 Americans might be as you described, but not me. And if I read the posts correctly, even Dpic73 is better off during the trump years

These really, really general statements are rarely accurate.

I have no idea what you're talking about. Quote me please.

 

[SlipDrip]

just to be clear, not every American is worse off, I for one am doing just fine and, in fact am in a better financial position now than what I was when Trump took office. To be fair, I'm a little worse off than since the war started, so you are correct in that regard.

so, the other 339999999 Americans might be as you described, but not me. And if I read the posts correctly, even Dpic73 is better off during the trump years

These really, really general statements are rarely accurate.

How does higher cost of living make you better off?

I assume you’re a fiscal conservative. Maybe enlighten me why you think Trump’s fiscally liberal policies are good.

 

[FLaw47]

@baltimorened, I think what might be going on here is that your net worth is higher than it was when the Trump administration started and that's enough to offset the increased cost of living. It's worth keeping in mind, however, that the increased cost of living from the tariffs still made you worse off than you otherwise would have been, as I'm not aware of any evidence that the tariffs have strengthened our economy or buoyed the stock market.

You were almost certainly better off at the end of the Biden administration than you were at the start, as well.