Walmart CEO be warnin’ that tariffs gonna be raisin’ prices. And you might be wonderin’, who gonna be the lucky ones and the unlucky ones when it comes to inflation? NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe be chattin’ with Mark Blyth, a political economist at Brown University, ’bout the impact of President Trump’s tariffs.
So, who gonna be feelin’ the heat of them raised prices? Well, it gonna be you, me, and everyone else out there. Prices gonna be goin’ up on all sorts of things we buy, from groceries to clothes to electronics. And that ain’t gonna be good for nobody. But hold on, ’cause there gonna be some winners too. Them companies makin’ stuff here in the good ol’ U.S. of A. gonna be seein’ more business, ’cause folks gonna be lookin’ for alternatives to them expensive imported goods.
Now, when it comes to inflation, it gonna be a tricky game. Prices gonna be goin’ up, and that gonna be squeezin’ our wallets real tight. We gonna be thinkin’ twice ’bout buyin’ that fancy new phone or takin’ that vacation we been dreamin’ ’bout. And them companies gonna be strugglin’ too, tryin’ to keep up with them increased costs. So, next time you be hittin’ up Walmart for some cheap deals, remember that them tariffs gonna be affectin’ more than just the price tag on that new TV.
