Pro-Trump owner shocked as grocery store that thrived for 43 years goes bankrupt under his tariffs and policies - WTF Detective
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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. Wong Kai Imports, founded in 1983 by John Wong and his two brothers after their family immigrated to the United States from Hong Kong, has been a cornerstone for the local community…

Pro-Trump owner shocked as grocery store that thrived for 43 years goes bankrupt under his tariffs and policies Wong, who supported Trump in the last election, said he was swayed by campaign promises to reduce grocery costs. But now, as his business struggles to stay afloat, he admits the reality looks very different. Grocery inflation is at a two-year high, and prices continue to climb with no end in sight.

Wong told NPR that virtually all of his products have increased in price since early this year. For instance, a box of mabo tofu sauce — a popular Sichuan dish — has gone from $2.75 last year to $3.95 at the beginning of this year. “We just had this shipment come in yesterday — it’s $5. We cannot catch up. Every shipment coming in, we have to put a new price on it,” Wong said.

  • tomkatt@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    15 hours ago

    The fact that we see so many people having regret is a good thing. I’d rather have people that realized they fucked up then people that are doubling down and defending everything Trump is doing.

    And that’s why it’s not funny, but the suffering has to continue. The person in this article and many who support Trump will not see reality for what it is until it hits home and affects them dramatically.

    It sucks, but there’s a lack of empathy in this cohort that means they’ll never understand the consequences of what they’ve done unless they’re directly impacted by it, and only for a prolonged enough duration for it to sink in and become a long term pattern instead of a “one-off” experience.

    If you want to help, donate to your local food bank. Nobody can save these people from themselves, but you can at least ensure that they don’t starve long enough to maybe turn things around.