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I think it's the opposite. These were announced 9 months ago and none of the doomsday predictions have come to pass. There's been major impact to some things

by treis 9mo ago

I think it's the opposite. These were announced 9 months ago and none of the doomsday predictions have come to pass. There's been major impact to some things but for the most part the economy has hummed along without a blip. Certainly not the everything in Walmart is going to get 34% prognostications that some were making: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43561253 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43561253

rafterydj 9mo ago
What are you saying? "None of the doomsday predictions have come to pass." -> nothing is wrong and the USA is fine "There's been major impact to some things" -> so bad things have happened "but for the most part the economy has hummed along without a blip." -> so despite bad things happening, just plug your ears and sing loudly? As for prices in Walmart, they HAVE gone up. Several companies have had press releases stating they need to increase prices because of tariffs: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/31/trump-tariffs-here-are-the-retailers-raising-prices.html https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/31/trump-tariffs-here-are-the-r... "Retailers like Costco and Best Buy said they have already raised some prices, while Walmart, Target and Macy's plan to follow suit" I'll be the first to say that given the circumstances our underlying economy and people have held up better than complete collapse. But you can't pretend this is not happening.
dyauspitr 9mo ago
Prices are wild right now. Meat has almost never been at $9-10/lb. Just a few years ago they were at $3-4/lb
- treis 9mo ago
  Eggs were the same way. Now they are at their lowest point since 2019 and cost 5% of what they peaked at. There's an inherent volatility in food prices that can't really be helped.
ahoka 9mo ago
Without a blip?! Have a look at the SP500 in Euros.
dgellow 9mo ago
Have you checked the USD value versus other currencies? It's not going well
- treis 9mo ago
  For the Euro, lower than last year, higher than 2021, lower than 2017, higher than 2014, much higher than 2008...
agumonkey 9mo ago
I could agree that it wasn't the doomsday event some people said it would be, still people are now struggling for food.. so well. Also, i was hinting at the fact that issue is larger than economics.

by treis 9mo ago

rafterydj 9mo ago

What are you saying? "None of the doomsday predictions have come to pass." -> nothing is wrong and the USA is fine "There's been major impact to some things" -> so bad things have happened "but for the most part the economy has hummed along without a blip." -> so despite bad things happening, just plug your ears and sing loudly? As for prices in Walmart, they HAVE gone up. Several companies have had press releases stating they need to increase prices because of tariffs: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/31/trump-tariffs-here-are-the-retailers-raising-prices.html https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/31/trump-tariffs-here-are-the-r... "Retailers like Costco and Best Buy said they have already raised some prices, while Walmart, Target and Macy's plan to follow suit" I'll be the first to say that given the circumstances our underlying economy and people have held up better than complete collapse. But you can't pretend this is not happening.

dyauspitr 9mo ago

Prices are wild right now. Meat has almost never been at $9-10/lb. Just a few years ago they were at $3-4/lb

treis 9mo ago
Eggs were the same way. Now they are at their lowest point since 2019 and cost 5% of what they peaked at. There's an inherent volatility in food prices that can't really be helped.

ahoka 9mo ago

Without a blip?! Have a look at the SP500 in Euros.

dgellow 9mo ago

Have you checked the USD value versus other currencies? It's not going well

treis 9mo ago
For the Euro, lower than last year, higher than 2021, lower than 2017, higher than 2014, much higher than 2008...

agumonkey 9mo ago

I could agree that it wasn't the doomsday event some people said it would be, still people are now struggling for food.. so well. Also, i was hinting at the fact that issue is larger than economics.