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.

  • Dasus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    Personally I find it weird we pretend it’s even remotely acceptable or fun at any point.

    Yeah yeah leopards eating faces is a good source of schadenfreude, but I don’t think anyone actually found it humourous and entertaining when these were announced.

    It’s just the coping mechanism we use over things we don’t have control of.

    But at least in the countries claiming to be democratic, we really do have an option, it just requires a lot of cooperation. And since we’re just doomscrolling I don’t think anyone will ever get there.

    It’s like we’re scared of being mocked if we treat anything that’s going on in the world as a serious and urgent problem.