Couponing, comparison shopping and cutting back on favorite foods are new habits for her and millions of other Americans as they absorb the biggest jump in grocery prices in a half-century. Buying food to eat at home has gotten 33% more expensive in U.S. cities since the beginning of 2019, according to government figures. In the 7 1/2 years before that, prices rose 6.4%.
The historic increase happened for numerous reasons. The coronavirus pandemic snarled supply chains and raised labor and transportation costs. Droughts, hurricanes and diseases like bird flu drove down production. Tariffs raised prices on foreign products like coffee, tomatoes and chocolate. Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine disrupted oil and fertilizer supplies.
My blood still boils when I think of Biden’s messaging in 2024. Holy shit that was the worst time to ever identify myself as a leftist. Worst Democrat of my lifetime for sure.
Agreed.
My parents have driven for DoorDash in a car I lent them for the last three years. My dad drove for them up until three months before his death, at age 83. That something like this is necessary to stave off homelessness would prompt real reform if we lived in a country ruled by people with any semblance of a conscience, but clearly, that is just not the case.
If a couple dozen socialists can get elected in November though, maybe that can move the needle slightly. Many of them are working class people who actually understand the struggle of being an American worker, and that is sorely lacking in Washington.
Positively grim.