According to an Axios survey by The Harris Poll, most Americans believe it is harder to afford groceries compared to a year ago. The findings, released Thursday, show that 47% of the general public feel pain in their wallets, while 34% said that prices are about the same. Meanwhile, 19% of respondents think groceries are now easier to afford.

Among independents, 54% say groceries are more costly, compared to 50% of Democrats and 34% of Republicans. Republicans remained more split in their responses — with 28% arguing that they are easier to afford, while 37% say they are similar to last year.

The survey also found that 8 in 10 Americans believe the president has “significant influence” over the U.S. economy, and only 47% believe the current administration has had a positive impact on it, signaling a pressure point for Trump and the GOP ahead of the 2026 midterms. Less than 1 in 3 respondents maintain that tariffs have been beneficial for the economy, business or personal finances, while most Americans — standing at 63% — worry of shortages of key goods due to Trump’s signature policy.

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    Bought three days of food on Sunday for $80. Four boxes of ready rice, two chicken breasts, two Italian sausages, one steak, french beans, brussel sprouts, and some asparagus. They can eat my ass with this cheap grocery narrative.

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    The people claiming prices are the same or lower either are lying or their butlers are picking up the groceries.

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    I operate on a beans and rice budget; shit like an 6 ounce can of tomato past went from $0.60 to $1.00. Same sorts of price increases go for rice, beans, garbonzos and other canned/dry non perishables. Flour has gone up. Sugar has gone up. Don’t even get me started on the price of meat. Produce has gone up, A bulb of garlic cost $1.00 now, and where it used to be 30-50 cents. Green onions $1.50 when they used to be $1.00. Seeing similar price rises in cilantro, fresh corn, cucumbers, potatos, onions. I started making stuff from scratch to save money . . . aaaannnnd it’s gone.

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      Our grocery budget is up at least 50% in the last few months. Food is becoming stupid expensive.

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        Hope you like corn and soy beans. We grow a ton of that and no other country is buying it from us.

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    It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grammes a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be reduced to twenty grammes a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it. - George Orwell, 1984

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    A year ago I wondered what all the fuss about raising grocery prices was all about this year I know.

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    Quick check of the community forums and you’ve got at least 50% of people either denying prices are too damn high or they’re justifying it with “Buh my Trump!”.

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      I’m sure there would’ve been one or two occasions where he may have stepped into a (likely closed) one, in order to survey before demolishing it to build one of his gaudy towers or failed casinos.

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    This dipshit believes anything anyone tells him. And the only people telling him things, are the sycophants he surrounds himself with. Of course he thinks everything he’s doing is making everything better. They’re all afraid to tell him anything else.

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    It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week. And only yesterday […] it had been announced that the ration was to be reduced to twenty grams a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.

    • George Orwell, 1984
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      partisan lines

      Ah, you mean between people who accept objective reality as fact and people who don’t.

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      Literally everything is. It’s insanity. Politically conscious People’s opinions in this country now have their entire reality dictated to them by their party of choice.

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        Wow what a take.

        Groceries being expensive isnt some thought injected into my head by Nancy pelosi from beyond the grave. It’s a measurable fact that is true or is not true.