Pay more: With Donald J Trump!

Congratulations Americans!

You get to pay more for everything, thanks to Donald J Trump!

Don’t worry, whether it’s beef, “groceries”, homes, copper, steel, tshirts, pretty much anything - you WILL PAY MORE!

All of the above cost far more than when Trump became president. Instead of taking any kind of responsibility for the current situation, their plan is to blame YOU and to reconfigure voting maps to avoid any accountability whatsoever. He will always try to blame the Fed’s Jerome Powell, because Trump is too demented to remember who appointed Powell (IT WAS TRUMP). God forbid the Fed do its job and prevent inflation (TRUMP wants far more inflation!!!)

Again, this is all so EPSTEIN’S BEST FRIEND can bury the Epstein files, give Ghizzy Maxwell a pardon, and avoid prison! Oh and so they can continue to stay in power! 

So when November rolls around and you realize you need 40% more for your Christmas budget, just remember that Donald J Trump told you that Americans desire too much, and should scale down for the holidays. It’s the ultimate anti-Christmas message, from the godless president who has never belonged to any church, ever. 

And just in case you are a gambler who doesn’t care much for the church, don’t worry, he raised your taxes too and hasn’t lifted a leg to fix that (because he hates you). 
YAY EXPENSIVE CHRISTMAS!!! 
HOPE YOU LOVE PAYING FAR, FAR MORE!!! 

We plan to spend 40% less this Christmas season, but not because of said higher prices.  No, we have too much stuff, we don't need anything!!

we could use a new crockpot but dang those are like $40.  Our beef comes from the half cows,, pork from the pigs that eat the Libs for dinner.  the only copper I bought was the waterline from the street to my basement, I do need some steel and the China steel is crap to weld....pop,pop,pop

@Sidehatch

 why are you promoting Christmas before the box stores?  its not even Halloween yet bro...

Christ, mas(but)

re reading post #1, who is actively reconfiguring voting maps right now?

that's right the Democrats are, in Texas no less...the 'other' populated state.

just like the Russia, Russia, Russia conspiracy.  just like the fake computer that was 'left' at a UbrakeIfix store 

the whole problem is y'all can't stand the fact that the guy with the middle finger up in your face won it with the votes

we've gone thru Bush X2,OB X2, Mr Orange, Mr Grey, and now 2.0 Orange.  

We have been through rougher times my friend, remember the late 70s with Carter, and the early 80s with more than 10 % interest.  the only good then was my great grand Pepere lived off the interest from the bank

In Texas, republican legislature is cheating by partisan gerrymandering to gain extra seats in war against democracy.

Hehe - I love that the world is burning around you and you talk Christmas presents - that is so fucking American it is unreal  I hope you have Chuck Norris lined up when you are hit by 5000 nuclear missiles 

This is true! To blatantly ignore this and pretend it doesn’t exist would certainly be arguing in bad faith.

What am I promoting? If anything, it’s to budget early and ahead of time. A 40% increase in the Christmas budget isn’t something most people can afford. I budget months in advance for most holidays and vacations. And I’m doing better than most folks. This is unfortunately going to hit the middle and lower income classes hard.

It’s Trump’s war on Christmas

Money doesn’t grow on trees, asshole. 

40% seems a bit "inflated", no pun intended. Only time will tell though. Maybe best to revisit this thread in a couple months.

Again, it's crazy what some people get away with in this forum when compared to what others are boxed for.

To be clear, I don't think you should be boxed or even warned for calling my dude Trece an asshole. It's just that in the past week, i've been led to believe using thevword Democrats is somehow inflammatory. Double standards, you know?

Nice attempt to try and distract from the topic at issue - the remainder of 2025, including the holidays, are going to be horribly expensive. Start saving a few months early so you aren’t hurting in November/December. 

Ya boy wished that I die - with a F-bomb I might add - for bringing this critical issue to people’s attention. Talk about thin-skinned.

Save up early, and you won’t be hurting when December comes.

Yay, now coffee is going to be more expensive than ever! That should go over well

https://apple.news/AzCWbNNP_QPaHpxsJLPTQFw

https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/coffee

I don’t wish anyone to die - except Putin and Netanyahu - I wouldn’t cry over those two - I just found it funny that the “world” is on the verge of world war 3 versus the biggest atomic nation on earth - a conflict Trump is a part of as he moves his nuclear submarines closer over here - in such a world I find it funny to talk Christmas presents - I am sorry - but yeah mostly because it is just so American as I said - it is like a school girl discussing with her girlfriends what makeup to wear the next day while a school shooting is happening

But of course I know it is also a problem with expensive presents - and of course you can discuss that as well - I don’t know why it just came across funny to me - maybe it is just because it confirmed my presumption of a typical American 

Btw I am not Stu.’s “Boy” - I haven’t discussed more with anyone but him and Slim. In here - I don’t have a problem with either of them though - because I don’t care - I have experienced way too much shit in my life to care about what happens on a internet forum - I am actually very thick skinned and don’t hold personal grudges or attack anyone’s person - I don’t know if you know the term “Scandinavian banter” - but we are basically famous for ripping each other apart for our amusement (those conditions most often create thick skinned people)  - because we are basically people that have everything - and a perfect life can be boring too

To give context we have a TV show (facing children) where the story is about a guy that does everyday stuff (like walking the dog etc) using his dick 

And another where a naked female and male - answer questions about the body the kids can write in - both aired in prime time TV

In one of our amusement parks you enter the crouch of a female cartoon character 

We have a TV series like your “the office” or “big bang theory” where the main characters keep a Thai girl locked up in the basement so they can sexual assault her while their kids is out selling drugs - both scenes being shown - and them stating they won’t take a cab because it is driven by a black guy - said to his face - and saying Chinese people are the most disgusting human race 

You guys can barely make a racist joke without getting sued - you guys have never been more thin skinned since you went all woke 

So you guys have “freedom of speech” as long as the counter party agrees with what you saying (that is actually the best part of Disney movies that they have to put disclaimers before they start :) Like they are even remotely offensive)

You must be so proud. 

Investment banker Roger Altman warns Trump tariffs aren't good for US economy.  Eventually Americans will be paying more in the future.  This mean higher prices, less consumption, less jobs, less profit and less economic growth.  Now it is hard to see much of this because inventories were increased to hedge against tariffs impact.  Some businesses absorb loss for the time being but that will not last.  Previous stagflation lasted almost a decade in the 1970s and 1980s..   US went thorough recession and 20% interest rate to recover.

Coffee prices are currently lower than when Trump took office, sugar is lower. Copper prices plunged at the beginning of the month back to where they were. Cotton prices have not been this low since the last time Trump was in office. Wheat, oats, soybeans, ALL LOWER. Crude oil, Natural gas. 

CHECK IT OUT, SCROLL THROUGH THE TRENDS, LAST 5 YEARS AND YTD. https://www.macrotrends.net/2531/soybean-prices-historical-chart-data

That they allow you to speak  - doesn’t mean you have free speech 

And here I thought we were cool. Oh well.

You, like many even over here, don’t understand the concept of free speech. Just because we don't choose to make dick cartoons, it doesn't mean we don't have free speech.

We’re cool — I don’t mind you at all . I almost never agree with you, but I think you’re one of the few on that side of the political spectrum who actually backs up their arguments. A lot of others here just say stuff like “Biden smells” and leave it at that.

Regarding "free speech"

Take South Park, for example: the fact that it’s even a talking point that Trump might sue them shows you don’t really have “free speech.” I brought up sexual examples earlier because they might be the most extreme opposite of your stance versus ours, but if a cartoon here made fun of our prime minister — even in some crude way like giving her giant breasts or playing with the idea she was selling children to a sweat shop or fucking the devil — it wouldn’t be a national scandal (where people are wowed someone dared to do that) or ground for sueing. It would just be another day at the office.

Or look at the Muhammad cartoons: Denmark was not only the first country in the world to publish them, we also republished them after all the backlash. Meanwhile, in South Park, they blurred Muhammad out entirely — and that’s one of the most provocative shows you’ve got (that I know of). If you know of something more extreme pushing the boundaries over there, I’ll gladly check it out.

The fact that your society has turned so litigious, where you practically need a disclaimer apologizing in case your disclaimer didn’t include every possible insult, is exactly what’s wrong.

Again you have "free speech" as long as the counterparty agrees with what you saying

My idea of free speech does not include my children or grandchildren entering a crouch of a cartoon woman.

Just say'n.