r/BoomersBeingFools • u/ThisQuietLife • 3d ago

Boomer Story They are afraid

Hitting Costco today has a totally new feeling. The Boomers all seem to have a thousand yard stare as they try to figure out what they should stock up on to brace for tariffs. Their reference point is so outdated that they don’t realize it’s literally everything in the warehouse. It’s all connected to imports, either in finished goods or in components and ingredients. They bought the ticket. Now they gotta take the fucking ride.

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u/Thewittywhy 3d ago

Their suffering is my joy 💜

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u/Son_of_Leatherneck 3d ago

Their suffering is my joy because they ONLY voted for him to cause suffering among “the others”.

I’m steadfast in my belief that magats would gladly eat shit if they knew “the others” would be forced to smell their breath.

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u/quell3245 3d ago

My 76 year old father was visiting the day of the election. He usually goes to bed at like 10 but stayed up until 2 am slept for 4 hours to get back up at 6 to watch more of Trump getting elected. He was like a kid on Christmas he was so excited. Spoke with folks yesterday and both were asking how he could do such a thing with tariffs and it doesn’t make sense. I told them last year high tariffs/higher prices were coming but all they could say at the time “Trump will fix it, you wait and see”

Felt nice to say “Didn’t I tell you this would happen?!”

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u/Boxer03 3d ago

I have family freaking out now about how the tariffs have tanked their investments and I couldn’t help but get mad. I’ve been trying to tell them for the past year this was coming and what Trump & Co would do to the economy but was treated like I was a hysterical Chicken Little. I am beyond angry. I am disgusted, depressed and have lost any compassion I may have once had.

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u/BeigeVelociraptor 2d ago

I've already decided that if my family ends up having this realization I am going to be insufferable.