SugarBees, Rockits, and the apple economy
Gebbers Farms | Photo by Bret Thorn I had some interesting conversations this past week when I was…
#Economy #Food #foodcosts #marketing #News
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#foodcosts — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #foodcosts, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.europesays.com/3306735/ SugarBees, Rockits, and the apple economy #Economy #Food #FoodCosts #marketing #News
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Maine food pantries seeing surge in demand https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/49297/ #appointment #ChrisStevens #demand #DistributionDay #DistributionManager #EllieGibbs #FeelingThePinch #FoodCost #FoodCosts #FoodPantries #FoodPantry #FutureFundingCut #Maine #MaineDining #MaineFood #MaineGroceryStores #MaineRestaurants #pinch #SouthPortlandFoodCupboard #supermarket #surge #SurgeInDemand #WMTW
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Demand grows at NH food pantries as high food costs continue https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/42760/ #app #day #demand #download #FoodCosts #FoodPantry #HighFoodCost #MoreVisitor #NewHampshire #NewHampshireDining #NewHampshireFood #NewHampshireGroceryStores #NewHampshireRestaurants #NhFoodPantry #PastYear #plenty #price #TwinRiversFoodPantry #update #week #worker
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Kentucky food insecurity rates continue to rise; Local nonprofits see growing demand as costs increase | News https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/38730/ #ChildFoodInsecurityRate #FeedingAmerica #FeedingKentucky #food #FoodBank #FoodCosts #FoodInsecurity #JacksonPurchase #JordanOjile #Kentucky #KentuckyDining #KentuckyFood #KentuckyGroceryStores #KentuckyRestaurants #OverallFoodInsecurity #OverallFoodInsecurityRate #PaducahCooperativeMinistry #WilliamBrandon
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Five foods that could cost even more this winter – and why
#Environment #Economy #Food
#FoodPrices #ClimateChange #Potatoes #Cocoa #ElNino #Bread #FoodSecurity #Agriculture #Food #OliveOil #FoodCosts #Drought #Spinach #Sustainability #FoodProduction #The14Media
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Diesel just punched a record in Canada so hard the pump should get hazard pay. ⛽🇨🇦
$342.57. For 105 litres. Not a meme. A total. 🧾
Thought grocery prices were already a hostage situation? Cute. Wait till this works its way through the system and lands on you. Yes, you. 🛒
#FuelTax #IndustrialCarbonTax #carbontax #tax #dieseltrucks #FoodCosts #GroceryPrices #cdnpoli #canada #liberalsdestroyingcanada #MarkCarneyCantBeTrusted #Liberals #MarkCarney #WakeUpCanada
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Not everything you can eat is food
I recently read a post celebrating a Senate committee vote to require warning labels on certain ultra-processed foods. What caught me was not the vote itself…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #ConsumerBehavior #conveniencefoods #FoodChoices #foodcosts #foodpolicy #healthcolumn #healthyeating #nutritiondebate #personalresponsibility #ProcessedFood #ultraprocessedfoods #Warninglabels
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Not everything you can eat is food https://www.diningandcooking.com/2816548/not-everything-you-can-eat-is-food/ #ConsumerBehavior #ConvenienceFoods #food #FoodChoices #FoodCosts #FoodPolicy #HealthColumn #HealthyEating #NutritionDebate #PersonalResponsibility #ProcessedFood #UltraProcessedFoods #WarningLabels
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https://www.laviezine.com/1639471/food-and-labor-costs-eat-up-71-6-of-korean-restaurant-sales/ Food and Labor Costs Eat Up 71.6% of Korean Restaurant Sales #FoodCosts #KoreanRestaurantIndustry #LaborCosts #MinimumWage #OperatingMargin #PrimeCost #SelfEmployedBusinessOwners #seoul
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Food and Labor Costs Eat Up 71.6% of Korean Restaurant Sales https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/26530/ #FoodCosts #KoreanRestaurant #KoreanRestaurantIndustry #KoreanRestaurants #LaborCosts #MinimumWage #OperatingMargin #PrimeCost #SelfEmployedBusinessOwners
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Poll finds more than half of Oklahoma voters struggled to afford food https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/5836/ #ChrisBernard #FoodAssistance #FoodCosts #FoodInsecurity #HouseholdFinances #hunger #HungerActionMonth #HungerFreeOklahoma #HungerPrograms #NutritionPrograms #Oklahoma #OklahomaDining #OklahomaFood #OklahomaGroceryStores #OklahomaRestaurants #poverty #SNAP #SupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram #tulsa #voters
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What impact will July’s energy price hike have on UK inflation figures?
Higher energy prices are expected to send UK inflation surging back up when official figures are released on…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #UK #energypricecap #foodcosts #Foodinflation #inflationarypressures #theBankofEngland #UnitedKingdom
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/104463/ What impact will July’s energy price hike have on UK inflation figures? #EnergyPriceCap #FoodCosts #FoodInflation #InflationaryPressures #TheBankOfEngland #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Budget woes
You might be tired of hearing about the higher costs everywhere these days. However, I’m not complaining, I’m just explaining. I feel fairly sure many of you are feeling the same budget strains as me these days as our living expenses and grocery costs keep rising. It’s not just here in the US but all over the world that people are struggling. History told us this would happen because history has a way of repeating itself. It may not be called another “depression” but it certainly is lining up to be an economic crash.
I’ve had to rework my budget due to higher costs of living expenses. In July I was surpirsed by a $200 increase on my six months auto insurance payment due by August 3rd. There was no warning at all. I had to shuffle around a few budget items to pay it including not buying any grocery items except for bell peppers. I’m sure glad my pantry is well stocked for such emergencies.
About the bell peppers, regular price was 1.89 each. These were on sale for 99 cents each at Meijer. I have plenty of the color peppers in the freezer due to a previous sale but I needed green ones.
As usual I look for any rarely noticed savings by buying in quantity. I saw the sign saying the three pack was only $2.59 for a cost of only 86 cents each.
I bought two packs which saved me 82 cents over the singles price. That may not sound like much of a savings but when someone is in financial survival mode every penny saved counts.
At home that evening I saw on our local news that our sewer company was given permission to raise their rates starting with the August bill. The sewer company claims it will only raise our bill by $3 but that is never the true cost. That’s the base rate and not the actual cost which depends on how much water is used and also how much rain we get. I won’t know the exact amount until I receive the August bill. Thankfully, for now, I do get a 30% senior’s reduction on the sewer bill. We never know if this reduction will continue or be stopped at some point in time.
While at the store I decided to check on a couple of prices. The Del Monte peaches and pears are $2.89 each That’s the only brand without added sugars. I won’t be buying any and hope that we continue to get some in the USDA senior commodity boxes each month. I’ll be very conservative with fruit from now on.
I needed crackers but the cost of plain saltine crackers is still $4.49 a box. I left them on the shelf.
As I walked past the bakery isle I noticed that bagels are also $4.49 but for a pack of five now instead of six and they’re a smaller size. I sometimes find bagels discounted 75% but not that day. I like to make flavored snacking chips out of them.
I stopped counting on the COLA for Social Security because Medicare costs usually takes it. For this year I read that both Medicare part B and part D will cost more next year due to Trump cancelling the government subsidies. If you want to read it for yourself here is the link. Government center for medicare and medicaid services. Of course we won’t know the actual amount of Medicare premium increases until late September. That’s before we learn in late October what the COLA will be for 2027. No reason to worry about this until it happens. I’ll just prepare myself to live with less as I do every year.
I have a question for blog readers. Do you have and use a manual pasta maker? If you do, what brand? How often do you use it? I would really like to start making my own pasta instead of buying it in the store to save money. Long before I’m able to buy something I do lots of online searches to learn about it. I prefer a manual machine because it wouldn’t raise my electric bill plus I could still use it in a power outage.
I’ve been looking at some brands on Amazon to learn more about the manual machines. The customer reviews are like roller coasters. Plenty of people telling their likes as well as dislikes. I found one I believe I could enjoy and I’d love to know if anyone has one already and would give me advice. Or, if you have a different brand please tell me about it.
It’s the Imperia. There are additional parts available to make various other pasta shapes including this ravioli maker. Please understand, I’m only looking at machines to get an idea of what I like just in case I see one at a thrift store or a yard sale. Better to get knowledge now and not get burned later when it can’t be returned. Right?
NaNa’s thoughts: I’m a believer in the here after. When I walk into another room I can’t remember what I’m here after.
Anita
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One-Third of the World Still Can't Afford a Healthy Diet
It's not just about getting enough calories. The price of nutritious food is also shaped by the entire chain of processing, storage, and transport.
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UK Prices Climb, Food Costs Lead the Surge
Why are UK food prices rising in May 2026? Learn how the increase in grocery costs affects household budgets and what the Bank of England is doing.
#ukfoodprices, #ukinflation, #costofliving, #ukeconomy, #foodcosts
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Food costs in the UK have risen for several months in a row. This is higher than last year and makes it harder for families to buy daily items.
#ukfoodprices, #ukinflation, #costofliving, #ukeconomy, #foodcosts
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Supermarkets urged to absorb more price increases from Iran conflict
Questions are being raised about who pays to ensure Australians have enough food on the table during a…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #AU #Australia #Coles #costofliving #fertiliserprices #Foodcosts #fuelcosts #ozharvest #Rural #supermarketprofits #Woolworths
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The Wagyu Enigma: More Than Just a Label, Or Just a Label?
Understand why Wagyu beef costs so much. Learn about the breed, grading, and what affects its high price in 2026.
#WagyuBeef, #BeefPrices, #FoodCosts, #JapaneseCuisine, #MeatQuality
https://newsletter.tf/wagyu-beef-price-explained-why-expensive/
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Wagyu beef can cost 10 times more than regular beef. This is because of its special breed, how it's raised, and strict quality checks.
#WagyuBeef, #BeefPrices, #FoodCosts, #JapaneseCuisine, #MeatQuality
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UK Commodity Markets Decouple from Ceasefire Reality
Why are UK fuel and food prices still high? Learn how the Strait of Hormuz ceasefire is not yet lowering costs for British households.
#UKInflation, #HormuzCeasefire, #FuelPrices, #FoodCosts, #MarketInertia
https://newsletter.tf/uk-fuel-food-prices-high-hormuz-ceasefire/
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Even with a ceasefire in the Strait of Hormuz, UK fuel and food prices remain high. This is different from last year when prices dropped faster after similar events.
#UKInflation, #HormuzCeasefire, #FuelPrices, #FoodCosts, #MarketInertia
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Culinary Icons Fold Under Unseen Pressures, Questioning Industry's Viability
Sydney chef Opel Khan closed restaurants because food costs rose 40%. Find out how rising wages and interest rates affect Australian dining.
#RestaurantClosures, #FoodCosts, #OpelKhan, #SydneyFood, #AustralianDining
https://newsletter.tf/sydney-chef-closes-restaurants-food-cost-rise/
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Food costs have jumped 40% for some Australian restaurants, making it hard to keep prices the same for customers.
#RestaurantClosures, #FoodCosts, #OpelKhan, #SydneyFood, #AustralianDining
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/53100/ Inflation rises sharply in Berlin #berlin #EnergyPrices #FoodCosts #Germany #inflation #news
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Trump’s Latest Speech Sparked Fact-Checking Trend – POTUS’ Lowered Food Costs Claims Questioned
In a ‘Celebration of Agriculture’ event at the White House on 28 March, President Donald Trump told hundreds…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #DonaldTrump #Factcheck #foodcosts #politicsfactchecking #POTUS #presidentdonaldtrump #presidentoftheUnitedStates #presidenttrump #speech #trump
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https://www.europesays.com/2881951/ Trump’s Latest Speech Sparked Fact-Checking Trend – POTUS’ Lowered Food Costs Claims Questioned #DonaldTrump #FactCheck #FoodCosts #PoliticsFactChecking #POTUS #PresidentDonaldTrump #PresidentOfTheUnitedStates #PresidentTrump #speech #trump
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Australian households facing food cost spike due to risk of ‘genuine shortage’ of fertiliser, economist warns
Commbank agricultural economist Dennis Voznesenski has warned a “genuine shortage” of fertiliser could cause food costs to spike…
#NewsBeep #News #Economy #AU #Australia #Business #DennisVoznesenski #fertiliser #Foodcosts #Iran #straitofhormuz
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🚀 Ah, the joys of modern journalism! An article promising a deep dive into skyrocketing food costs due to urea and Iranian conflicts... promptly delivers a riveting "403 Forbidden." 🎉 Because who needs actual content when you can have an HTTP status code adventure? 😅
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Food costs set to spike as urea prices nearly doubles due to war in Iran
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/urea
#HackerNews #FoodCosts #UreaPrices #IranWar #EconomicImpact #Agriculture
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Restaurant Price Hikes Driven by Rising Expenses
Restaurants are raising prices because food, labor, and other costs are higher. See why your meals cost more.
#RestaurantPrices, #FoodCosts, #BusinessCosts, #Inflation, #DiningOut
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Many restaurants are finding it harder to pay for food and workers. Because of this, they have to charge more for meals. This is happening because the cost of ingredients and running a business has gone up a lot.
#RestaurantPrices, #FoodCosts, #BusinessCosts, #Inflation, #DiningOut
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Frugal people say they're better off now after inflation made them stop buying these 20 foods
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/how-inflation-helped-frugal-people-food-choices
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Frugal people say they're better off now after inflation made them stop buying these 20 foods
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/how-inflation-helped-frugal-people-food-choices
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Trump picks the wrong time to lie to the public about grocery prices – MaddowBlog
MaddowBlog, From the Rachel Maddow Show
The Trump administration won’t say tariffs raised food prices, despite everyday Americans’ struggles November 16, 2025 / 05:24
Trump picks the wrong time to lie to the public about grocery prices
On Tuesday morning, the Trump administration acknowledged a spike in grocery prices. On Tuesday afternoon, Trump played make-believe anyway.
Jan. 14, 2026, 12:00 PM EST
By Steve Benen
Those hoping to see American consumers catch a break received another round of discouraging news this week, specifically related to grocery prices. Axios reported:
Grocery prices (or “food at home,” as the Bureau of Labor Statistics calls it) rose by 0.7% in December, the largest monthly gain since the peak inflation period in August 2022. Food inflation was evident at restaurants, too: Costs for dining out (or “food away from home”) rose by a similar amount, the largest monthly gain in three years. […]
Grocery prices were up roughly 2.4% in December compared to the prior year. But that masks double-digit price increases for a slew of household staples over the past 12 months, including coffee (+20%), beef (+16%) and candy (+10%).
With these numbers having been released by his own administration on Wednesday morning, Donald Trump had little choice but to acknowledge reality a few hours later during his speech in Detroit about the economy.
No, I’m just kidding. The president lied again anyway.
“Grocery prices are starting to go rapidly down,” the Republican president boasted, the same day his own administration told the public that grocery prices are now rising faster than at any time since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.
About a month after Election Day, Trump offered a candid assessment of why he won a second term — and it had nothing to do with immigration, crime, transgender Americans or even the economy in general.“I won on groceries,” he said on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” adding: “I won an election based on that.” Looking ahead, the Republican went on to vow that he and his incoming team would bring food prices “way down.”
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Trump’s weird claims about grocery prices are the most self-defeating of his lies
Most Americans are stressed about grocery prices, despite Trump’s weird falsehoods
More than a year later, the president keeps pretending he has successfully delivered on that promise — reality be damned.
And while Trump’s dishonesty is obviously one of his defining traits, this specific deception remains one of his most self-defeating lies.
Continue/Read Original Article Here: Trump picks the wrong time to lie to the public about grocery prices
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Mom finds long-lost grocery receipt from 1997. She bought 122 items for a shockingly low price.
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Mom finds long-lost grocery receipt from 1997. She bought 122 items for a shockingly low price.
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Trump Will Fund Only Half of SNAP Benefits, Leaving Millions Short on Food
The Trump administration announced on Monday that it will provide only half of the usual Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in November after money for the program officially ran out on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown. More than 42 million Americans, amounting to around 1 in 8 families overall, depend on the program, sometimes known as food stamps…
This post has been syndicated from Truthout, where it was published under this address.
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14 Best Countries To Retire Comfortably on $1,200 a Month
Retirement doesn’t have to mean sacrificing comfort for affordability — especially if you move abroad. International Living‘s latest…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #foodcosts #InternationalLiving #Latvia #localliving #LV #publictransportation
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Timflation? The price of your coffee is going up at Tim Hortons – National
The price of your morning cup of coffee is about to go up slightly, Tim Hortons said on…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #CA #Canada #coffeeprices #Consumer #Economy #foodcosts #TimHortons
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"Fluffy doughnuts made from locally-grown flour" found at 7-Eleven in Kobe, Japan. For $2.30 USD, it's a killer deal. I'd much prefer these over Top Pot.
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Pre-packaged lunch box. For $7 USD, this one is on the expensive side. And it tastes better than a $20 lunch available at a typical restaurant in Seattle.
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Alleged 'potato cartel' accused of conspiring to raise price of frozen fries, tater tots across U.S.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/potato-cartel-fries-tater-tots-hash-browns-1.7387960
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Trump's Lawless Crash (video);
Ending the #RuleofLaw Brings Down the #Economyhttps://snyder.substack.com/p/trumps-lawless-crash-video
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As the struggle to put food on the table or gas in the car persists due to growing inflation, many Metro #Vancouver residents are turning to food banks and other non-profit organizations to bridge their widening financial gap.
Murray Baker, financial empowerment manager of Family Services of Greater Vancouver, says demand for the non-profit’s free financial planning services has risen nearly 50 per cent this fiscal quarter compared to last year.
#GroceryCosts stood out as a growing concern, the #Canadian Social Survey found. Twenty-three per cent of Canadians reported they were “somewhat” or “very likely” to get food or meals from community organizations over the next six months.
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #YVRpoli #YYJpoli #FoodInsecurity #FoodCosts #FoodBanks
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‘Pitiful’ number of childminders sign up to government grant scheme | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/childcare-startup-grant-scheme-government-b2549765.html#Childcare
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#Tories
#Labour
#FreeChildcare
#ChildminderStartUpGrant
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#Ofsted
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Americans Are Very Worried About Food and Housing Costs
https://www.newsweek.com/americans-worried-food-housing-costs-1864483#housing #affordability #affordablefood #foodcosts #corporategreed #CorporateGreedKills #CorporateGreedIsOUREnemy #economy #economics
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Record numbers in #UK seeking help with #EnergyBills and #FoodCosts
#CitizensAdvice figures show an unparalleled number of people unable to pay their bills in 2023
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/dec/28/record-numbers-in-uk-seeking-help-with-energy-bills-and-food-costs-citizens-advice
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Global News BC: Younger B.C. generations spending less on groceries, more on app deliveries https://globalnews.ca/news/10111399/younger-b-c-generations-spending-less-on-groceries-more-on-app-deliveries/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #bcfoodbudgets #BCfoodcosts #foodcosts #Consumer #Economy #Vancity #Canada
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‘What benefit have #Brexit-voters seen?’ asks expat who fled #UK🇬🇧for £260,000 #French🇫🇷 farmhouse!😳 The red tape & costs of EVERYTHING are just rising ever since!🤬 #EnergyCosts #FoodCosts #MedicalCosts just SO stupid!😤 #RejoinEU 🇪🇺❤ ASAP! @SydesJokes
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