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Rhiannon12866

(256,265 posts)
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 12:15 AM 4 hrs ago

Trump DISASTER ECONOMY Exposed By SHOCK Source - Meidas Touch



Trump Pawn Shops and Egg Prices define Trump’s failed economy and the suffering of American voters callously ignored by the Trump Administration, who, taking a page out of Marie Antoinette, tell Americans to just eat more “eggs.”

Michael Popok explains that a leading indicator of a failed economy is the rise in Pawn Shop loans for $200-$300 at 300 % interest rates, so that Americans can just fill up their cars with gas, eat, and live a dignified life. - 04/10/2026.

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Trump DISASTER ECONOMY Exposed By SHOCK Source - Meidas Touch (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 4 hrs ago OP
My God! Is everyone in this adminstration stupid or blue-wave 4 hrs ago #1
Thanks for the historical clarification! Rhiannon12866 4 hrs ago #2

blue-wave

(5,268 posts)
1. My God! Is everyone in this adminstration stupid or
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 12:39 AM
4 hrs ago

Last edited Sat Apr 11, 2026, 01:14 AM - Edit history (1)

do they hate Americans so much they basically tell them to "eat cake." And that's exactly what this is. They despise us and everything and I mean everything, America stands for.

Historical FYI: Some claim Marie Antoinette never said "Let them eat cake." But if she did, what she meant was "let them eat crumbs." Back in her day, bread bakers would take fresh loafs of baked bread out of the ovens and trim the hard crust from around the top of the loaf. This crust was called "cake." Of course as they trimmed it from the loaf of bread, the hard crust crumbled into crumbs.

Rhiannon12866

(256,265 posts)
2. Thanks for the historical clarification!
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 12:55 AM
4 hrs ago

And of course the current administration is not at all concerned about the American people, they have other priorities.

Here in the New York north country they started teaching us French in the 7th grade. And in high school we all had to choose a French name, so of course I chose Antoinette.

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