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comment by ButterflyEffect
ButterflyEffect  ·  3 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: May 21, 2025

we reduced sales volume for the year by 7% because of consumer spending in the US and because of Canadian impact due to tariffs and political situation

meanwhile it’ll be harder (maybe not possible?) to get a covid-vaccine later this year? and the budget proposal is fucked

if there’s not a big democratic sweep in midterms we are fucked as a country

maybe the west coast can band together again like last time - definitely feeling more and more like WA should hold federal taxation and use it to fix our own shit at this point





usualgerman  ·  2 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Americans are mostly too broke for frivolous purchases. That’s what’s behind the reduced spending. When grocery prices go up but paychecks don’t, buying stuff falls.

I’m not expecting a sweep in 2026. Most people aren’t engaged in politics unless they’re forced to.

ButterflyEffect  ·  2 days ago  ·  link  ·  

there’s a massive and lengthy “yes, and” response to this but im too tired and lazy to type it out

our product costs less than $3 each and we haven’t raised prices this year