A beloved family-run grocery store in Florida may soon close its doors after more than four decades in business — and the owners say tariffs are to blame.

The trouble began when President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect, shaking the foundation of small import businesses across the country.

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    9 days ago

    If it makes him feel any better, had he voted Democratic, people still wouldn’t be able to shop at his store. Part of what got Donald elected was food staples becoming cost-prohibitive, after all.

    So there’s that I guess.

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      You remember when, before he even took office, dementia Donald admitted he wouldn’t be able to do fuck all about the food prices…and has since put many domestic farmers out of business while putting tariffs on pretty much all imports making food and everything else EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE than it was when you morons believed his obviously flawed plans would help you

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        9 days ago

        Yes, I’m well aware this is a both sides problem.

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          Why would you pretend to agree with me and then state someone I never even remotely insinuated?

          Republicans fucked shit up, blamed Democrats for it, blocked any attempts to fix it, continued to blame Democrats, them morons voted them back into power for them to further fuck shit up. What both sides?

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            It’s honestly a little shocking to me that you all are still arguing for Dems powerlessness after watching Donald Trump change the whole fabric of the country in nine months with exactly the same amount of power.

            They didn’t care if you ate or not either. If they did, they would have gone nuclear and made real change, just like the fascists are doing now.