Long lines at the food pantry: Inflation tests Trump’s base in Michigan

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CAPAC, Michigan, Dec 21 (Reuters) - On a recent snowy morning in a Trump-loving part of rural Michigan, three dozen cars idled outside a firehouse-turned-food pantry. Inside, volunteers packaged lettuce, apples and other household staples that have surged or stayed high in price this year.

Taylor Ludwig, a 35-year-old mother of three, had lined up in her pickup truck well before the pantry's 10 a.m. opening in the town of Capac, seeking the kind of help she hoped would not be necessary when she voted last year for President Donald Trump, who campaigned on lowering prices.

Ludwig said she had expected Trump to have made greater progress on inflation nearly a year into his presidency. But, the cost of basics such as cereal, fruit and vegetables remains painfully high.

Long lines at the food pantry: Inflation tests Trump’s base in Michigan

CAPAC, Michigan, Dec 21 (Reuters) - On a recent snowy morning in a Trump-loving part of rural Michigan, three dozen cars idled outside a firehouse-turned-food pantry.

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[Walt]

There are definitely a lot of people doing far worse because of trump... Bizarrely the people doing worse often voted for trump.

 

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[IBDaMann]

There are definitely a lot of people doing far worse because of trump.

This wouldn't be more poor judgement on your part, would it?

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CAPAC, Michigan, Dec 21 (Reuters) - On a recent snowy morning in a Trump-loving part of rural Michigan, three dozen cars idled outside a firehouse-turned-food pantry. Inside, volunteers packaged lettuce, apples and other household staples that have surged or stayed high in price this year.

Taylor Ludwig, a 35-year-old mother of three, had lined up in her pickup truck well before the pantry's 10 a.m. opening in the town of Capac, seeking the kind of help she hoped would not be necessary when she voted last year for President Donald Trump, who campaigned on lowering prices.

Ludwig said she had expected Trump to have made greater progress on inflation nearly a year into his presidency. But, the cost of basics such as cereal, fruit and vegetables remains painfully high.

Long lines at the food pantry: Inflation tests Trump’s base in Michigan

CAPAC, Michigan, Dec 21 (Reuters) - On a recent snowy morning in a Trump-loving part of rural Michigan, three dozen cars idled outside a firehouse-turned-food pantry.

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Isn't Michigan a Blue state? The Texas economy is booming -so why is Michigan sucking?

 

[Walt]

This wouldn't be more poor judgement on your part, would it?

No one is in a recession because of my "poor judgement", and hopefully that will continue to be true.

 

[Matt Dillon]

CAPAC, Michigan, Dec 21 (Reuters) - On a recent snowy morning in a Trump-loving part of rural Michigan, three dozen cars idled outside a firehouse-turned-food pantry. Inside, volunteers packaged lettuce, apples and other household staples that have surged or stayed high in price this year.

Taylor Ludwig, a 35-year-old mother of three, had lined up in her pickup truck well before the pantry's 10 a.m. opening in the town of Capac, seeking the kind of help she hoped would not be necessary when she voted last year for President Donald Trump, who campaigned on lowering prices.

Ludwig said she had expected Trump to have made greater progress on inflation nearly a year into his presidency. But, the cost of basics such as cereal, fruit and vegetables remains painfully high.

Long lines at the food pantry: Inflation tests Trump’s base in Michigan

CAPAC, Michigan, Dec 21 (Reuters) - On a recent snowy morning in a Trump-loving part of rural Michigan, three dozen cars idled outside a firehouse-turned-food pantry.

news.yahoo.com

Cereal is garbage. Bacon, sausage, and eggs is where it's at.
Cereal got going because the government subsidized it, it's bad for people.
Have not eaten a bowl of cereal in like..8 mos.
I got 4 boxes. Tried a square a couple months ago, it's still not stale. Kinda scary if ya ask me.
Da fuq do they put into that stuff?

 

[Matt Dillon]

No one is in a recession because of my "poor judgement", and hopefully that will continue to be true.

We're not even in a recession, retard.
America is about to boom.
Things are getting better, and they're going to get much better.
MAGA is a real thing, back to before 40 years of presidents being hostile to Americans.
That's about where I think we'll land.

 

[Maze]

No, the U.S. is not officially in a recession as of late 2025, with overall GDP growing, but many Americans feel like they are due to high costs, stagnant wages for many, and a slowdown in job creation, leading to a "hiring recession" in some areas, with about half the states seeing economic contraction. While big-picture numbers show growth, a "K-shaped" economy means wealthy households thrive while lower/middle-income families struggle with affordability, creating a mixed and often confusing economic picture.

Key Points:
Official Status: Not in recession; the economy continues to grow overall, especially driven by high earners and AI investment.
Public Perception: Many people feel economic hardship due to high prices and stagnant incomes, despite national growth.
State-Level Weakness: About half of U.S. states are experiencing economic contraction, notes Moody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi.
"Hiring Recession": Job growth has slowed significantly, with a lack of new positions, even as the official unemployment rate stays low.
Divergent Experiences: Wealthy consumers are spending, but lower-income families face rising costs for essentials, creating a bifurcated economy.

 

[Matt Dillon]

No, the U.S. is not officially in a recession as of late 2025, with overall GDP growing, but many Americans feel like they are due to high costs, stagnant wages for many, and a slowdown in job creation, leading to a "hiring recession" in some areas, with about half the states seeing economic contraction. While big-picture numbers show growth, a "K-shaped" economy means wealthy households thrive while lower/middle-income families struggle with affordability, creating a mixed and often confusing economic picture.

Key Points:
Official Status: Not in recession; the economy continues to grow overall, especially driven by high earners and AI investment.
Public Perception: Many people feel economic hardship due to high prices and stagnant incomes, despite national growth.
State-Level Weakness: About half of U.S. states are experiencing economic contraction, notes Moody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi.
"Hiring Recession": Job growth has slowed significantly, with a lack of new positions, even as the official unemployment rate stays low.
Divergent Experiences: Wealthy consumers are spending, but lower-income families face rising costs for essentials, creating a bifurcated economy.

The Joe Biden puppeteers set all that in motion on 1/20/2021.
Link:

https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2021/02/f83/eo-13990-protecting-public-health-environment-restoring.pdf

It's all fixed now, but reversing that damage will take time. Highest fuel prices ever in America.
Everything moves by fuel. Need to undo that Bush BS too.
Something he did right after Ford sold a bunch of nice diesel trucks, too.
Jacked the price of diesel up.
Are you aware diesel was about 60% the price of gas for almost a century?
Now it's more than. Bush did that. Most goods move around this country in diesel trucks.