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mercuryblues

(16,169 posts)
1. Isn't that it.
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 08:31 PM
Wednesday

Paychecks only go so far. Then ya dead ass broke until the next one. trump and his minions can't spin that.

That is what Dems need to run on...inflation directly caused by trumpconomics, supported by Vance. Not calling it affordability. Hammer the shit out of republicans for rubber stamping everything trump does. Tether him and Vance around their necks.

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Isn't that it. mercuryblues Wednesday #1
Inflation caused also by tRump tariffs FoxNewsSucks Wednesday #3
Except don't let them take away words. There is nothing wrong with discussing affordability. travelingthrulife Thursday #14
Trump & Co. Making America 'Great' B.See Wednesday #2
When Trump tells us the economy is great and prices are coming down Diamond_Dog Wednesday #4
Fox News needs to be shut down before MAGA will ever notice. travelingthrulife Thursday #15
You write well cachukis Wednesday #5
Thank you for the nice compliment. nt moniss Wednesday #8
I went shopping just before Christmas (in Canada) and got beef sirloin tip Bev54 Wednesday #6
Shopped today at a popular grocery dweller Wednesday #7
Yes indeed and I have noticed some quality issues moniss Wednesday #9
Same. Tried to buy asparagus and the picking were slim and they looked terrible. Produce guy said they are Raftergirl Thursday #16
Interesting. PoindexterOglethorpe Wednesday #10
Plain old chuck roast is moniss Wednesday #11
Trump can take credit for all the cheap beef he got from Argentina rather than American farmers and ranchers. Norrrm Thursday #12
You mentioned late credit card payments. The amount of card debt has been rising since Q4/22. It currently sits at 1.23T flashman13 Thursday #13
I bought a bottom round roast a few weeks ago, it was $7.99/lb at the butcher shop. Very reasonable, imo. Raftergirl Thursday #17
Yes sometimes it's hit or miss on pricing and moniss Thursday #18
My local butcher shop is excellent. I usually go once a month and stock up. I have a freezer chest so plenty of Raftergirl Thursday #19
Sounds wonderful and sometimes I wish I had moniss Thursday #20
We love soup in our house. H just made a pot a lentil soup - which is sort of his traditional New Years Day Raftergirl Thursday #21
I'm just glad I don't have debt. House and land paid for, though it's not much of a house. mucholderthandirt Friday #22
No good sales jonstl08 Friday #23
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