Exclusive poll: Inflation remains a concern despite president’s pledge to reduce prices on ‘day one’
Nine months after Donald Trump took office, promising to reduce prices on “day one”, a clear majority of Americans say their monthly costs have risen by between $100 and $749, according to an exclusive new poll conducted for the Guardian.
The president has continued to insist that there is “virtually no inflation”. “Prices are ‘WAY DOWN’ in the USA,” Trump wrote on social media in late August.
Yet according to a new Harris poll, Americans are still reporting soaring inflation and are increasingly pessimistic about the economy.
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Inflation is over … for the super rich.
Who else would they be thinking about?
And what are American’s going to do about it?
Nothing but vote for Republicans that caused it in the first place.
Whoa, isn’t Biden the responsible? /s
I mean, he is for not cracking down on price gouging. Then Trump came and made the crisis worde with his tariff nonsense.
I mean, Biden is definitely responsible for running a stupid af campaign as a wayyyyy too old candidate and then falling apart at the worst moment…? Doesn’t make him the one that is doing the evilest things, it doesn’t make him as shitty as Republicans and Trump, but yeah, I do find Biden responsible in a lot of ways?
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Why would they vote for Democrats when “Republicans are better for the economy” (says every poll since forever proving that Americans have no fucking clue what is “good for the economy”)?
Tariffs and inflation are only half the problem in my opinion. For some items, prices have increased and continue to increase for those 2 reasons. But there’s a hell of a lot of items made right here on US soil that have increased far more than they should have. It’s the egg bullshit all over again. Companies are using inflation and tariffs as an excuse to increase prices as high as possible. You know how I know that eggs or granola shouldn’t cost $10? Because fresh local farm eggs cost $4.50 after they increased their price due to the cost of feed increasing. And I personally started making homemade granola and know that it doesn’t cost nearly $10 per 16oz for the raw materials. Bunch of greedy fucks making a bad situation worse.
If only there were some sort of regulating agency that could investigate and punish businesses for price gouging. Someone should really look into that.
That’s the job of journalism: to report facts. But who thought it could be such a tedious job?
- President says hamburgers cost $1
- In reality, they cost $5.99
Investigative reporting = reading pricetags
“I was told there would be no fact checking!”
$5.99?! I wish.
Someone’s got to do it. Unless you shop repetively for specific items, its really hard to tell what’s inflation vs. non sales weeks, marketing gimmicks and etc.
Go to a sit down spot, burgers are 12-25 bucks depending on the place.
The other 25% are deranged and dangerous.
Or they don’t report.
They will report positively in their delicious denial
Yeah its over. OverDONE
Earlier this week I had to go back to my expenses/shopping records from last year and while I was there I decided to spend a few minutes comparing costs. I obviously knew shit is more expensive than in 2024, but I was still a bit surprised at just how much stuff has gone up.
And, yes it sucked when this happened in the covid years under the Biden administration, but at least then it was a worldwide phenomenon and there were logical reasons for it. This time around it’s happening due to pure incompetence if not outright malice.
But also, why is fucking hot sauce up 20%? Coffee 50%? Hamburger almost double? I mean I’m glad the 5 gallon buckets I bought last year are down 10%, but those don’t really put a dent in my weekly budget.
Something like over half the price increases are because the businesses are able to raise prices and consumers still buy. So high prices are in large part due to greed. The rest I assume are increased input costs and costs of doing business.
Inflation is over! Everything computer! Being broke, hungry, sick, misinformed, and unemployed is good for the economy. Thank you for your attention to this matter! 🫲🍊🫱
Just remember: Nothing bad can happen, it can only good happen.
The other 25% are clueless and out of touch.
2 lbs of red grapes and a box of brownie mix: $25
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You can’t just say it’s over and expect things to change.
“I didn’t say it. I declared it.”
Trump IS inflation.
It’s nice to see the “the economy is great for billionaires! Why are you complaining that you can’t afford groceries?” crowd come around to the idea that lying about the economy to people who are struggling isn’t a good thing.
For now, anyway.
“Mission Accomplished”
