Despite the initial court rulings and TACO retreat on Trump’s China tariffs last month, shoppers are already seeing price increases at Walmart and Target.

We are seeing a real premium being paid for Trump’s erratic moves on the economy.

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Great news for the TACO traders but outlook still very cloudy for small business owners trying to plan www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

Trump promised to lower prices on “day one,” but as my report w/ @groundwork.bsky.social shows, prices are increasing we’re heading for more inflation and slower growth, and the American people and small businesses know it.

Read the report here: groundworkcollaborative.org/wp-content/u...

More bad economic news under Trump 2.0 on top of stock market losses: Latest @nfib.bsky.social small business optimism survey finds that optimism fell again in February and that its uncertainty index rose to its second highest ever recorded reading

Trump Admin signaling it will in fact try to end birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. This is one of the least popular items on his agenda according to a recent @wsj.com poll - early proof point that they're on track to overreach /1

Add in universal tariffs and you have the recipe for a Trump Administration that is about to turbocharge housing costs.

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Take construction, for example. Deportation raids will have a chilling effect on an industry that by some counts is more than one-third foreign born, with about half of that population undocumented, slowing down projects and raising housing costs

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Beyond the human impact of seizing long-time residents with minor crimes on their records and potentially splitting up families, the reported Trump deportation push set to launch in Chicago is part of an agenda that will raise costs for everyone

www.wsj.com/politics/pol... /1

Goodbye Hans

Update:

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night #DieHard