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The vast majority of US adults are stressed about grocery costs, an AP-NORC poll finds

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NEW YORK (AP) — The vast majority of U.S. adults are at least somewhat stressed about the cost of groceries, a new poll finds, as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs remain widespread.

About half of all Americans say the cost of groceries is a “major” source of stress in their life right now, while 33% say it's a “minor” source of stress, according to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Only 14% say it's not a source of stress, underscoring the pervasive anxiety most Americans continue to feel about the cost of everyday essentials.

Trump supporters, tell us again how horrible prices were under the Biden administration, we love that story.

Owning the libs is getting quite expensive, no?

 
It sucks. Can't do much about it, though.
 
I'm a bit "meh" on this for the moment.

So far, it doesn't look like food prices are too much higher than normal -- maybe 1% or so, barely noticeable.



Higher food prices are coming, and thus (for a change) those inflation fears are probably justified. But it's a bit too early to demand explanations for the food inflation that doesn't seem to have fully hit yet.

That said, I have no sympathy for the administration on this. They traded on people not understanding inflation, so they can suck it.

It is notable that the price of eggs is falling -- but also that a) it was elevated because of bird flu, and b) El Jefe did nothing whatsoever to actually fix that issue, either in the short or long term, and c) egg prices are still significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels. (Adjusted for inflation, between 2016 and 2021, eggs at retail were around $2/doz; today they're around $3.40.)

 
Holy shit, no wonder people freaked out under Biden. His increases were like 3X what we are seeing now.

If Trump doesn't get this under control, he will face the same fate as Biden, and never be elected again.
 
Throwing food workers out of the country and placing import taxes on foods will cause people to buy less. That will reduce demand. The economy will shrink into recession. That's why people are worried.
 
It's ALL Joe Biden's fault!
 
With Trump, it's no biggie. But at least the White House now has a $200 million dollar ballroom. The Golden Age is upon us- and it's all that warm wet yellow stuff trickling down your head from president Trump. MAGA!
 
Opinion polls huh? They must be primarily getting responses from blue states.
 
Opinion polls huh? They must be primarily getting responses from blue states.
Aren't you the brilliant one? Yeah, opinion polls like the ones showing trump underwater on almost everything. I live in a red state and prices are sure as hell going up here and that ain't an opinion, it's fact. Try laughing it off and making excuses for how shitty everything is currently, you might even be able to convince yourself this is the golden age.
 

I'm sure cutting people off form their SNAP benefits won't have any effect on grocery prices... hahaha. We're so screwed.
 
I'm sure cutting people off form their SNAP benefits won't have any effect on grocery prices... hahaha. We're so screwed.
I can't imagine the residents of those poor red states are happy with all the increases in prices of just about everything at this point.

Suck it up trump voters, you are now getting punished along with us who didn't vote for Trump.
 
Three words:

"Beef, Coffee, Electricity"
Outrageous, outrageous and outrageous isn't the trump economy wonderful compared to the Biden economy? Wars won, prices going down, down and down, drugs, down...and then I woke up.
 
I can't imagine the residents of those poor red states are happy with all the increases in prices of just about everything at this point.

Suck it up trump voters, you are now getting punished along with us who didn't vote for Trump.

Pretty much yeah. If only the Democrats could get their shit together by the midterms.
 
Wait until natural gas and electricity prices skyrocket.

Because it's coming.
 
These types of threads of void of MAGA.

IF they do come it's excuses and diversions.
 
I'm glad inflation is lower than under Biden.

We're all aware of how historically low food costs are as a percentage of income...

Farmers will someday have to charge more; they should already be doing so. It will be a shock to many, but farmers need to have a living wage, or only rich people will have food.
 
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