Cost Coalition
@USCostCoalition
Focused on restoring the American Dream by lowering costs and making America more affordable. Join us: http://www.costcoalition.org
Cost Coalition Adviser @AndrewBatesNC on @weeknightmsnbc: "People are infuriated that they're paying more" & "that economic growth is going down" When they hear millions will "lose their coverage" so "billionaires...can get a deficit-hiking tax giveaway," they're even angrier
In the 5 months since President Trump announced sweeping tariffs, Amazon quietly raised prices on low-cost products such as deodorant, protein shakes and pet care items, a WSJ analysis of nearly 2,500 items found. wsj.com/business/retai…
"Shocking for a small business to have an extra $20,000 in six months added to our costs." Tariffs force Sonya del Peral to pay more for aluminum cans at Nine Pin Ciderworks. Upstate New York businesses are hit hard @timesunion reports @RepPaulTonko @SenSchumer…
Tariffs and uncertainty are hurting family farmers and ranchers like Ben Peterson who power $2.4 billion in Montana exports each year. From the @daily_montanan and @TariffsCostUS dailymontanan.com/2025/07/25/mon…
Las Vegas seniors like Carol Mandelstein are struggling to find affordable groceries in their neighborhood @KTNV reports. ktnv.com/news/new-affor…
50,000. That's how many pounds of coffee beans Maine's Rock City Coffee imported last year. CEO Jessie Northgraves is increasing prices: "We have been seriously hit by the tariffs in coffee-exporting countries, and must raise the prices of our beans." nytimes.com/2025/07/25/bus…
Rising grocery costs provide hurdle to West Virginia economy wvnews.com/news/wvnews/ri… via @WVNews247
Dandelion Hair Studio in Baltimore is paying more with tariffs and customers are seeing their prices go up, @wbaltv11 reports. "You used to get the same product four for $20. Now, that same product is one for $16." wbaltv.com/article/salons…
"I had to cancel the order." Detroit small business owner Rachel Lutz was hit with a $1500 tariff on a $2000 merchandise order from England. @wxyzdetroit wxyz.com/news/detroit-s…
"It's scary. This is my life. This isn't just a job for me." After 20 years as a teacher, Jamie Pikulsky opened From Scratch Uniontown. She wants to keep prices low to compete with corporate coffee chains, but tariffs are raising her costs. @KDKA cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/new…
Cost Coalition Adviser @AndrewBatesNC: The "Big Beautiful Bill" is raising taxes on working families "so wealthy folks can get new tax breaks." It's "cutting health care - going to take it from 10 million people - and is worsening the inflation that" @POTUS promised to end.
FL orange crop in 2025 could be the lowest in 95 years. Brazil is the largest producer of orange juice in the world, accounting for 75% of global exports. Washington's solution: Raising prices with a trade war with Brazil. cnn.com/2025/07/22/eco…
Trump tariff threat on Brazilian coffee rattles Michigan shop Watch the full video here: tinyurl.com/3wxp5sus
The trade war with Brazil makes your morning more expensive. "When people go to their local coffee shop, whether it's Starbucks or something else, they will likely be buying some form of Brazilian coffee," says Monica de Bolle of @PIIE. npr.org/2025/07/21/nx-…
Tariffs cost GM $1.1 billion in Q2. Stellantis paid $350m in tariffs. How can American automakers afford to invest, hire and grow when they are losing billions to tariffs @StephenM?
REPORTER: GM says tariffs will cost the company between $4 and $5 billion. Ford says they can't commit to not raising prices. Is this administration open to doing more to give automakers relief? STEPHEN MILLER: The question unfortunately misses the entire point.
"Tariffs don't help small businesses. Why are we doing it?" That's what Colby Barr of @Vervecoffee said about uncertainty and price increases from the trade war with Brazil where the US gets 1/3 of our coffee. npr.org/2025/07/21/nx-…
This is what I hear when I travel the country. Americans want more focus on high prices. New CBS News poll finds 70% do not think there is enough focus on lowering prices. It’s hard to capture exactly what people are frustrated about in a poll like this, but housing costs, food…
"Tariffs will contribute to inflation." That's what UL-Lafayette professor David Hughes told @KATCTV3 about the impact on prices in Louisiana. katc.com/st-martin-pari…
"More people are going to die. More babies and moms are going to die." That's what @UzaziVillage's Shalice Clay told @kmbc about Medicaid cuts in Missouri where Medicaid pays for 40% of all births. @repcleaver kmbc.com/article/uzazi-…
Cost Coalition Adviser @AndrewBatesNC on @NewsNation: "Bringing costs down is by far what people care about most." They "want billionaires and big corporations to pay their fair share in taxes to bring the debt down & counter... Trumpflation."