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Demobrat

(10,014 posts)
29. Yes. This is what I dread
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 05:56 PM
Jan 22

Nothing on the shelves but ultra processed crap at double whatever it is now. No berries or avocados from Mexico. No sweet corn or tomatoes from the Central Valley. No onions, peppers, or fresh herbs. Just packaged crap loaded with high fructose corn syrup and sodium.

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Yes!! Let it happen! Grins Jan 22 #1
The laws of stupid will play out here ... they will make their lives bad to make someone else (immigrants) hurt more JT45242 Jan 22 #7
That is disgusting Cirsium Jan 22 #15
Hell yeah! Let them go broke trying to feed their families! TheProle Jan 22 #27
Disgusting Cirsium Jan 22 #36
Farm owners will suffer losses and raise prices permanently to make up the loss bucolic_frolic Jan 22 #2
They are also hurting all of the little stores and so forth around the farm that depend on the workers' business Walleye Jan 22 #4
Raise prices on what??? BonnieJW Jan 22 #13
Yes. This is what I dread Demobrat Jan 22 #29
pretty rare for basic producers to "set" prices Kali Jan 22 #26
The American people cannot take much more inflation Keepthesoulalive Jan 22 #30
No Cirsium Jan 22 #38
This is exactly what we all expected. Maga supporters are ecstatic. Walleye Jan 22 #3
Ag workers are easy pickings for ICE. MineralMan Jan 22 #5
That has been going on for a long time Cirsium Jan 22 #19
Very true. MineralMan Jan 22 #23
Thanks Cirsium Jan 22 #35
We already knew this would happen if Dump were to be elected. sakabatou Jan 22 #6
And the people who voted for Trump did so because they wanted to see this happen. sop Jan 22 #28
Also tariffs on Mexican vegetables and other produce will raise prices wishstar Jan 22 #8
And That's Going to Piss Off Some of His Supporters MineralMan Jan 22 #9
Nobody could predict this! Phentex Jan 22 #10
Vitally important post. Kick and Rec. Mike 03 Jan 22 #11
He's already started overplaying his marginal win. Ppl are going to be so pissed...his goons as well PortTack Jan 22 #12
Nope OrangeJoe Jan 22 #17
Growers and businesses are already affected. PortTack Jan 22 #34
I saw social media posts with pictures of Border Patrol SUVs crusing through Victorville, CA. SunSeeker Jan 22 #14
Good. Kern County Republicans and agribusiness voted for what they wanted and got it. hatrack Jan 22 #16
There are a lot of assholes, morons and enablers Hassler Jan 22 #18
Millionaire and billionaire ag businesses pfitz59 Jan 22 #20
Well this time Nasruddin Jan 22 #22
Hello good people. Think for yourselves. twodogsbarking Jan 22 #21
It really blows me away that the Trump regime refuses to even consider... keep_left Jan 22 #24
You are implying that they think Keepthesoulalive Jan 22 #31
Good point. keep_left Jan 22 #33
This was front-page news in AL papers during the first tRump conspiracy. eppur_se_muova Jan 22 #25
yeppers . hem. AllaN01Bear Jan 22 #32
Arrest and lock up more people, send them out to pick the crops. Real cheap labor. hadEnuf Jan 22 #37
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