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In reply to the discussion: Anyone Care to Wager How Long It Will Take? [View all]Ocelot II
(121,844 posts)though once it gains momentum it really piles up. By November of 2025, if the deportations and tariffs have been accomplished as promised, inflation will be too noticeable for Trump's fake government to cook the books. There won't be enough workers to harvest summer and fall crops, so food will be more expensive. Produce imported from Mexico will be more expensive, too. Black Friday sales will be down because people won't be able to afford the electronic toys and other things imported from China. The announcements about Christmas bonuses or the lack of them will have been made. Schools and universities that rely on federal funds might not be receiving them this year, so services and programs will have been cut. College tuition will increase when federal education funding is cut, and the student loan forgiveness program will be gone. Housing and construction costs will be through the roof; wood needed for home construction that's usually imported from Canada will be more expensive, and there won't be enough workers to build houses anyhow. People who can't afford to buy houses will have to rent, and the demand will drive rental costs up. And so on.
Get ready with your "Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kamala" t-shirts. Might consider giving them as Christmas gifts next year. Maybe even this year.