This is going to be unpopular with many (the truth often is), but what President Trump has said is true. There is no affordability crisis. I could blather on about statistics and examples, but I don't think I could say it any better than the big man himself:
*“We have a great economy and the prices are coming down,” Trump told reporters Sunday night before boarding Air Force One on his way back to the White House from his Florida resort.
He blamed Democrats for an economy he described as having “the highest inflation in the history of our country. I have it down now to a normal level and it’s going down further.”
In a social media post Friday, Trump said of the GOP: “We are the Party of Affordability!”*
I don't think it gets any clearer than that. Gas is cheaper, eggs are cheaper, housing is cheaper, wages are up, inflation is down, there are lots of jobs out there (if you're willing to work), and the stock market is setting new records every week. If you're still struggling, then maybe you need some self-evaluation. I saw people on this forum complaining about food stamps being shutdown. I think they might be deep state plants sent to try and stir up dissention, and we shouldn't tolerate any of that. This is about Making America Great Again through the Great Awakening. We need to stop the complaining, and get in line. As the sidebar says, we are soldiers on the digital battlefield, not some just some pansy fair weather supporters who run at the first sign of hardship. It is not our job to question President Trump. If he says it, I believe him, which is at least the bare minimum. I mean, after all we have seen, after the violence, the accusations, attempts at assassination, wardrobe malfunctions, and misleading headlines, they still can't stop him. This is the revolution. There are now millions of us. We should no longer tolerate those who pretend to be supporters, but constantly doubt and sow desention. Heck, if charging a small fee for being able to log in and use this site is what it takes, I would be all for that (as long as the money from that went to support President Trump). I think that would clear out the doubters really quick, and then we can get on to figuring out the best ways to support our commander in chief. Whose with me?!?
P.S. Mods, can we sticky this post?
Exactly what I wanted to say. Beef is like 18.99 for 3 lbs as opposed to it being 8.99 a year ago.
I'm in a red state but my family and I are on disability income and it's hard for me to find a job that pays more than our disability income. We aren't even on SNAP so for the last year, it has been hard trying to buy groceries as everything has doubled or tripled in value and we even cut back on some stuff, but still it feels seemingly impossible to be able to have enough food to last for the whole month.
Yeah, OP suffered a brain fart. (Either that, or maybe is just an entitled dork. Lots of discussion here but OP disappeared. Hmmm...)
Anyone on fixed income, unless they have a good cushion, is suffering. I'm in blue territory where gas is $5/g, and I only buy whatever meat is on the promo cycle. I still eat well, but I never used to care much about store sales.
Some of us have lives and responsibilities outside the internet.
If people are smart with their finances, they will never end up on a "fixed" income. All this means is that they decided to have someone else control their finances and give them an allowance. Yeah, it sucks for some people, but that's because of the decisions they are making, not because of the economy.
By all means double down. When humility eventually finds you, I hope it treats you kindly.
I don't know about you, but I trust the plan.