Close to Home by John McPherson for January 13, 2025

wise thinking

It’s a duty really

That’s why instead of buying TP, I bought coffee. Still have two unopened cans.

“Tariffs” will be the excuse every manufacturer will use as all of them jack up the prices of their goods and services again. It’s just like how they blamed covid for their price increases a few years ago.

Gotta keep the economy rolling…

Looks like piling up of non-essentials.

Hmmm, I could use that totem pole.

I’m confused. Where is Bleeb?

Looks as though her husband is a horder.

Won’t work. Trump will make the tariffs retroactive as of January 1, 2020!!

No Bleeb. :(

Smart.

I’m the hogman, goo-goo-goo-go-joob.

Great one. Get used to brainless Trumpenomics.

Where’s Bleeb?

I can’t find Bleeb, either. Is he under the llama’s foot? Smooshed into the painting upper right? Stuck in that snow globe? Or [gasp] fizzling on top of the lamp? Hope he’s safe.

Tariffs are a great negotiating tool.

Hoard buying could give the economy a brief bump. Invest in storage rental.

Did he buy a Martin guitar?

IDE be surprised if he will follow through and enact tariffs…he promises the moon then delivers NOTHING! Mean while he screws his own country and people…..☹️☹️☹️

Since most items are made in foreign countries, China, being the biggest one, good luck finding American made anything…..and be prepared to pay big bucks! Sad!

Great minds!

Morons are great agitators. :)

Ed’s tariff-ied of what might happen.

well, yeah… cuz ya never know when you’ll need a totem pole!

European chocolate and other foodstuffs, whisky, champagne, electronics, etcetera. Clothes made in Asia. I’m sure there’s a list you can find. FYI, if/when tiny increases the tariffs on Canadian goods the price of real maple syrup will go up.

You never know when you might need that stuff. But, wait… weren’t the prices supposed to go down?

I WANT MY BLEEB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holding my breath until we find him! :)

He’s expecting tariffs on totem poles?

Considering that a lot of the middle-US is conservative, and they also do a lot of their shopping at Walmart—where the low prices come from products all made in China—I wonder how they will feel when the cost of food and clothes suddenly shoots up 25% or more?