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Peacetrain

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Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:29 AM Jul 28

Mr Peacetrain took canned goods to the food pantry this morning.. and people were in line [View all]

outside waiting for the doors to open. He made a comment just a moment ago that may tell more the truth of our economy than anything else.

The people standing in line were individuals from obviously every economic strata.

We always donate part of our garden to the pantry and I have volunteered there for years. People need support to make ends meet. This cutting of so many programs aka DOGE have hurt so many. The crazy thing is that a month or two later the Trump government will reinstate the grant monies.. but the damage is done. The Americorp workers are gone etc.. just as an example. This economy may be booming for the billionaires (and even many of them understand the total unfairness of the tax cuts) but the average person is paying the price

Don't even get me started on tariffs and who will end up paying them.

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