We want cheap and affordable tomatoes!
According to the latest Consumer Price Index tomato prices are up about 40% over a year ago, Something as basic as buying fresh vegetables is starting to become a serious financial decision for our families, mister NotMyPresident.
How can someone be so stupid about stupid economics? By terrorizing all the hicks working in American tomato fields with ICE troops. By revoking the duty-free entry of Mexican tomatoes under pressure of large American producers. And finally, by increasing transportation and logistics costs through his stupid war in Iran, thus repeating the post-COVID problems in supply chains.
Here are the three economic reasons explaining the soaring prices of these red orbs, more than for any other food product. including coffee (up 18.5%), beef roasts (up 17.8%) fish and seafood (up 12%).
Inflation is like a tax. It certainly doesn’t require congressional approval, but it doesn’t benefit anyone. Certainly not the administration, which is going to be ousted in the midterm elections.
Understand… We are fed up with being treated like shit by that bunch of assholes in Washington. They’re doing the exact opposite of common-sense policy. And why is that? Purely because of some stupid ideology on migrants, on trade and tariffs and on our relationship with the Middle East (let the towelheads living in peace).