Consequences of a mindless vote.

I know that everyone has had sticker shock when they go grocery shopping…..but we have a new president and that will soon change, right?

Let’s start with fresh produce….do you buy such items as…. Corn, beans, tomatoes, squash, cotton, vanilla, avocados, cacao, and various spices….or maybe such items as….fresh cucumbers, eggplant, lettuce, squash, and strawberries….

Those items are grown and brought into the US in Mexico and Canada…and in 2025 those and other items will be hit with tariffs….

President-elect Donald Trump vowed Monday that on his first day in office he would impose a 25% tariff on all products coming into the United States from Mexico and Canada.

“As everyone is aware, thousands of people are pouring through Mexico and Canada, bringing Crime and Drugs at levels never seen before,” Trump wrote in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.

Trump said that on Jan. 20, in one of his first executive orders, he would sign all the necessary paperwork to levy a 25% tariff on all products arriving from the U.S.’s North American neighbors.

“This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!” he wrote. “Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem. We hereby demand that they use this power, and until such time that they do, it is time for them to pay a very big price!”

Trump said in another Truth Social post that he also would levy an additional 10% tariff on top of existing tariffs on Chinese products coming into the United States.

(usatoday.com)

The key to that statement is the word ‘ALL’….

That means that YOU will be paying higher prices for your fresh veggies and fruit.

Let me help you understand…..the cost of the tariffs will be paid by the importers not the nations affected….and that means YOU will pay for the tariffs because importers will stick you with the extra cost.

So people get ready….bend over and spread ’em….

But not to worry the wealthy will be making lots more money while you spend more just to feed your family….

Trump is not even president yet and already the wealthy has made a killing….and that does not include the proposed tax cuts they will be getting…

An analysis released Wednesday showed that the United States’ 815 billionaires have seen their combined wealth surge by roughly $280 billion since Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election earlier this month, a finding that came as Republicans continued to lay the groundwork for another massive tax giveaway for the rich.

Citing Forbes data, Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) noted that the collective net worth of the nation’s billionaires jumped $276 billion between November 4—the day before Election Day—and November 12. Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man and a Trump confidant, accounted for 20% of the total billionaire wealth surge, with his net worth growing by $57 billion in just a week.

ATF found that U.S. billionaire wealth is now at an all-time high of $6.7 trillion—a fact that hasn’t deterred Republican lawmakers from pursuing additional tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, which they want to pay for in part by slashing Medicaid and federal nutrition assistance.

(commondreams.org)

Something for us all to look forward to in the coming Trump administration…

But not to worry the GOP will blame the Dems or immigrants for their screwing of the American people and the humorous thing is morons will believe the bullshit.

This is what YOU voted for….merry christmas.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”