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Speaker 0 reviewed a Walmart order from two years ago, where 45 grocery items for a month cost $126. Using the reorder function, the same 45 items now cost $414. This represents a fourfold increase in price.

Living costs in Canada are overwhelming, shifting from a cost of living to a cost of survival. A single mother, working 3 jobs, shared her struggles with debt to the government. The CRA criticized her for not maxing out credit cards to pay them, urging her to cut back on groceries for her 3 children. She confronted them, blaming the high prices on their actions. She emphasized that everyone is suffering together. Translation: The high cost of living in Canada is making it difficult for people to survive. A single mother working multiple jobs shared her struggles with debt to the government. The CRA criticized her for not using credit cards to pay them, telling her to cut back on groceries for her children. She confronted them, blaming them for the high prices and emphasizing that everyone is suffering together.

The cost of basic food items is up. Eggs are up 48%, cookies are up 27%, and butter is up 31%. This is just the beginning, and it's a disaster.

In BC, life is expensive. I recently spent $102 on groceries, which included salami, sausages, blackberries, raspberries, soup, bagels, yogurt, melon, eggs, and chicken. This amount of food will probably only last 2 to 3 days. It's now expected to spend $300 to $500 per week to feed a family. This is incredibly high and sickening.

Rent, groceries, car insurance, utilities, and everyday expenses have skyrocketed in price over the past few years. The speaker used to pay $1200 for rent, but now it's a staggering $21100, not including utilities. A simple trip to the grocery store cost them $67 for just three bags of chips, ground turkey, and vegetables. Their car insurance has also increased from $130 to $240 per month, despite having a clean driving record. Electric bills have gone up from an average of $45 to $125. Even buying a can of dip costs $8. The speaker is frustrated with the rising cost of living.

Biden's America is shown in a grocery store with high prices: $6.19 for Lay's potato chips and $12 for ground beef before discount.

Economists in the 1970s suggested that families with both parents working were economically diversified. The speaker argues that this created a "two-income trap." Families shifted their budgets to rely on two incomes (104 paychecks) instead of one (52 paychecks) to cover expenses like mortgage and health insurance. Instead of becoming financially safer, the speaker claims families became riskier. As housing prices in suburbs increased, more mothers went back to work to afford mortgages. This caused prices to further increase, leading more women to work, creating a trap that was unforeseen.

Reality hit hard when the general manager called to say the business was closing for good. The closure coincided with California's fast food minimum wage rising to $20 per hour, leading to layoffs. The plan to raise prices and cut shifts fell through due to financial constraints. Workers face challenges finding new jobs to cover college tuition and expenses amidst inflation. Both employees and business owners struggle with the impact of rising costs.

Speaker vents about Walmart price hikes, citing dramatic price quotes: "They want a dollar and 32¢ for one one neck ring." "About 32¢ for one neck ring, yo." "I'd be better off walking over here and getting a goddamn hunch for 97 freaking cents." "One app oh, apple is 1¢ 8 a pound. But those are each." "Look, lemons, 68 freaking cents." "They went twice as much as they were." "Look at your tomatoes. $1.97. $2 for a tomato." "No salsa for you. Oh, Walmart." "Y'all are raking it. Y'all are raking it, Walmart." "You think I don't see it? Oh, I see it. I see what you're up to." Riley. "Okay, Riley. You got that. Appreciate it." "Time to go."

There's so much more that goes into the cost of our food than just the actual food itself. There's a lot that goes into the producing it, moving it around, the transportation, the marketing, getting it on the shelves. It's not just the food. It's all of the inputs that go into it. Unexpected global events set the stage for a sudden rise in food costs. It was a global pandemic. There were disruptions all around the world in terms of production at the same time that you just have this unexpected, unprecedented wave of demand, that is a recipe for it to really break down and you to go into grocery store and see empty shelves or go into grocery store and see really higher prices.

Eggs cost under $1.50 a dozen when Kamala Harris took office, but now cost around $4 due to her inflationary policies. Pennsylvania has seen some of the worst grocery price increases in the nation because Harris cast the deciding vote on the "inflation explosion act." Pennsylvanians should be able to afford groceries, but Harris has presided over a $1,000 increase in monthly expenses to afford the same life as three and a half years ago. The speaker believes that firing Kamala Harris and returning to common sense economic policies is the only way to make groceries affordable again.

The cost of basic foods is increasing. Eggs are up 48%, cookies are up 27%, and butter is up 31%. This is just the beginning, and it's a disaster.

In 2025, a young person describes surviving on near-minimum wage: "I just got off an eight hour shift at work where I make double minimum wage in my state." They have "$50 to last me till next week" and must run to Walmart because "the wire in my bra snapped. I don't have underwear because it keeps going missing. My eyelash curler broke, and I have no food." They bought "four things. Four fucking things, and it came out to $40," and are "living off granola bars." With "$10" left, their car "keeps misfiring" and they can't afford repairs, so they cycle through turning it off and on. They share living with four roommates, paying "$8.50 a month" (including everything). They lament "Remember back in the good old days..." and conclude, "Fuck you. You guys had it so fucking easy and then you destroyed everything behind you. Fuck you."

Growing up, my dad supported our family on a 100k salary while my mom stayed home. Now, as an adult, I struggle to afford rent on a 60k salary. It's hard to understand how my dad managed to support a family of four on his own income, while I can barely support myself.

Everyday prices are too high, including food, rent, gas, and back-to-school clothes, which is called Bidenomics. A loaf of bread costs 50% more today, and ground beef is up almost 50%. There's not much left at the end of the month. Bidenomics is working. The price of housing has gone up, and it feels hard to get ahead. The speaker states they are very proud of Bidenomics.

The Camilla Harris price hikes have cost the average family $28,000. Credit card debt is at an all time high, and the prices of things have never been like this before. To bring the prices down and have a good life, vote for Trump.

A nurse and her husband express their frustration about their financial struggles despite having good jobs. They live in a small house with their two kids and are stressed about making ends meet. The nurse is also studying full-time. They feel that despite working hard and living within their means, they are still struggling financially. They mention the rising prices and lack of influence to change the situation. They hope to share their story to find support and possibly inspire change. They request not to bring politics into the discussion and emphasize the need for solidarity during these challenging times.

Speaker is a full time employed person living in Florida who can't afford to live. They spent their day off trying to find a more affordable place to live because they can't afford fucking $1,300 a month in rent and then fucking a $650 car note and then $300 in fucking insurance and then you got utilities. It's either I eat or I pay my bills, and which bill is gonna be fucking late this month? I nor anybody else should be working sixty plus hours a fucking week and not be able to fucking live. I'm about to crash the fuck out. Maybe it's just me losing my fucking mind. apartment complexes and and realtors and even private renters, fuck you. The frustration is extreme and they feel unable to afford basic housing in Florida.

Some people feel good about the economy, while others feel bad. Shelley believes that groceries and gas prices have increased compared to previous years. Despite low unemployment rates, higher wages, easing inflation, and a thriving stock market, she disagrees that these factors are positively impacting her day-to-day life. Another person, who retired three years ago, shares that they are not benefiting from the stock market's success and had to dip into their retirement savings due to the current economic situation. They feel they are not earning the same amount of money as before.

Both Trump and Biden are boasting about their economic records, but the reality is that many Americans are struggling. One example is Keith Amato, a commercial fisherman who has no pension and relies on food stamps to survive. However, the price of food has skyrocketed due to inflation caused by funding wars and printing money. In fact, the price of basic food items like chicken, eggs, and milk has increased by 78%. To make matters worse, 30 million Americans, including Keith, had their food stamps cut to $23 a month. Meanwhile, the government is spending billions on foreign aid and bailing out banks. This economic disparity has led to half of Americans relying on credit cards to make ends meet, resulting in a record-breaking $1.1 trillion in credit card debt. Many families are forced to choose between basic necessities like food, gasoline, and medicine, leaving them in a state of desperation.

The US is facing record inflation, the worst in 30 years, due to increased prices on essentials like bread and gas. The Build Back Better agenda aims to reduce living costs by making childcare and elder care more affordable and accessible for working families. This plan will be funded without additional costs to taxpayers.

A single mother earning $20 an hour with two children states that after bills, she has no extra money. She was denied food stamps because she makes too much. She believes that people who come to the country legally and do not work receive whatever they want, while she, working 40 hours a week, receives no financial help. She says this is why many Americans are angry, because they feel the situation is unfair.

Economists in the 1970s suggested that families with both parents working were economically diversified, as one parent's job loss wouldn't leave the family with no income. However, the speaker argues that this created a "two-income trap." Families shifted their budgets to rely on two incomes to cover expenses like mortgage and health insurance. Instead of becoming financially safer, they became riskier, needing 104 paychecks a year instead of 52. As housing prices increased in suburbs, more mothers went back to work to afford mortgages. This caused prices to further increase, trapping families in a cycle that was unforeseen.

A loaf of bread costs 50% more today than before the pandemic. Ground beef is up almost 50%.

Inflation has steadily cooled over the past two years despite seeing a slight stall in October and November 2024. Prices for items like gasoline, used cars, and energy have declined accordingly. But food prices continue to outpace inflation, increasing by 28% since 2019. Eighty six percent of consumers reported feeling frustrated with rising grocery prices, and over a third said they have resorted to buying fewer items to save money. That's one of the real gauges people have of their cost of living because it's an important aspect of their cost of living, and it's something that we have a lot of exposure to. We go to the grocery store. We pick up the different products. We look at the prices.