
“Is America Great Yet?” Guy Shares Insane Grocery Prices In The US, Sparks Outrage
Americans are concerned about several economic issues: 72 percent claim the role of money in politics is a very big problem, 67 percent say the same about healthcare affordability, and 63 percent believe inflation is also a major issue.
The latter can feel particularly threatening when you see that your favorite food products are becoming more expensive, stretching your budget to a point where you have to make concessions to afford the basics.
Sparked by frustration, one TikToker filmed the prices at a local store and asked if his followers agreed with him that things were getting out of hand.
Americans are starting to notice that certain food prices are going up
Image credits: Franki Chamaki (not the actual photo)
Some, like TikToker ‘Knightfall Vader,’ even fear that it will lead to great civil unrest
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He filmed the tags on local store shelves
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His video immediately went viral
@knightfall__vader Will people just start taking stuff when they inevitably can’t afford anything anymore !? This is crazy ! #foodprices#grocery#shopping#prices#inflation#2025#walmart♬ Suspicious, slow and simple song – Kohrogi
So, the guy made another one with even more examples
Image credits: @knightfall__vader
Which also received a lot of attention
@knightfall__vader Part 2, are these prices crazy? I feel like this is getting out of hand 🤦♂️ #grocery#groceryprices#prices#shopping#inflation#fyp#foryoupage♬ Occult/Mystery/Horror Suspense(844669) – mm
But is the situation that concerning?
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ADVERTISEMENT‘Knightfall Vader’ is really trying to sound the alarm bell. However, if you strip his videos of intimidating soundtracks and police siren emojis, the prices of those items alone don’t mean much—we need to look at more numbers to paint ourselves a more accurate picture.
According to data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the all-items Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of economy-wide inflation, increased 0.7 percent from December 2024 to January 2025 and was up 3.0 percent from January 2024.
The CPI for all food increased 0.6 percent from December 2024 to January 2025, and food prices were 2.5 percent higher than they were in January 2024.
If we take a step back at look at a longer timeframe, the change is more dramatic. Food prices are up 31% since 2019, and according to experts, there’s no single factor to blame for that. Things like rising operating costs, supply-chain disruptions, corporate profits, and political instability all play a part.
But different sectors have different challenges, and not all of them are hurting in the same way. While the price of eggs has gone up about 53% in the last year (and 15% in the last month), it shot up largely because of a highly contagious and fatal bird flu that hit the U.S. in 2022 and has been wreaking havoc ever since. The price of fresh fruits, on the other hand, went up by just 1.4% since twelve months ago (and 0.5% in the last month).
The USDA speculates that in 2025, prices for all food should increase by about 3.4 percent, with a prediction interval of 1.1 to 5.9 percent. Food-at-home prices are expected to grow by 3.3 percent (with a prediction interval of -0.2 to 7.0 percent), while food-away-from-home prices are anticipated to increase by 3.4 percent (or between 2.1 to 4.7 percent).
However, there’s also politics. New import tariffs could raise costs for households and farmers even more. Plans to impose duties on American agriculture imports might boost the price of vegetables, sugar, and coffee. Meat is also at risk — with the lowest cattle herd in over seventy years, the U.S. imported a record $11.7 billion in beef and derived products last year.
“Any way you slice it, this is a tax on American citizens and will have a real impact on our economy,” said Matt Campbell, a risk management consultant at futures and options brokerage StoneX in West Des Moines, Iowa. “Ultimately, this has inflationary impacts.”
A few days ago, the current White House administration said the U.S. is thinking of imposing tariffs on “external” agricultural products starting on April 2. The move comes just as the country’s food imports balloon, driving its agriculture trade deficit to a record $49 billion this year.
Many of the TikToker’s viewers are pretty alarmed and uneasy over what’s to come
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This is exactly what Trump voters voted for. It takes a really simple stupid person to vote for a 6 time bankrupt rapist and think they will fix anything. Every Trump voter better STFU the next 4 years and gladly pay inflated prices.
Unfortunately, the people who didn't vote for him have to pay for the stupid decisions the MAGA supporters made.
Load More Replies...They voted for him because he wasn’t a brown woman and he told them what he wanted to hear. Grocery prices will go up by 25% as will gas and electricity. ButTrump and Musk will get richer and that’s all that really matters to them.
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she is smarter than Trump will ever be and you just can't face the fact that you have doomed America with your vote and I hope you get everything that is coming to you and I hope you enjoy it have a lovely day
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I too hope I get everything coming to me because for the last 4 years I have gotten screwed repeatedly. You have too, you are just to, I don't know what, stupid, butt hurt, who knows. But you need serious psychological help. Please seek it.
I'm genuinely curious, Jack...are you really okay with the tariffs increasing prices? Are you really okay with an unelected billionaire firing thousands of Americans? You really don't mind that Trump is absolutely going to give tax cuts to the rich, and will cut funding from the most vulnerable population? Not baiting here, I'm genuinely asking.
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Yes I am ok with tariffs. And its sweet you are so concerned with unelected billionaires since George Soros has been leading your party around by the nose for how long now. Oh and don't forget the WEF billionaires who again dictate everything the left does. But yeah, tariffs are a wonderful tool. I hope he continues.
I appreciate you answering. I actually have a problem with *any* billionaire meddling around in politics, and I'm very aware there are plenty of corporate Democrats on the take. The legal bribery is a problem on both sides. I have a problem that Musk went through no formal vetting or confirmation, took no formal oath of office, and I don't trust that the obvious conflicts of interest will be addressed meaningfully. There's more, but I asked you about your thoughts because 1. I tend to get too worked up about politics, and I know that angrily responding really doesn't solve anything. And 2. I really believe that our country is in trouble and the only way to fix it, is for the working class to stop fighting each other and start holding ALL politicians accountable. I don't know how we get there from here, though.
Nobody in any appointed cabinet position has ever been elected under any president. Even Kamala ran with ZERO votes from her own party.
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I agree with most of what you said. Musk being unvetted and not taking an oath I'm not sure I get. How many people that work in our government do you believe are vetted or voted for. I certainly didn't vote for Fauci. He wasn't vetted. Swore no oath to this country. Sure ended up with way too much power and didn't help that he has been wrong about everything all the way back to the AIDs epidemic. Our government is full of unelected bureaucrats. The difference here is that over half of the country did vote for Trump who never hid what he was going to have Musk do and we all voted for it. Meaning we technically did vote for what Musk is doing.
Interesting that so many thought Biden was too old to be president, but don't have a problem with how old Trump would be at the end of this term.
Nah. I honestly believe (maybe it’s just hope, but I am sticking with it for now) that people WILL have had enough and something will be done. Republicans are already looking at angry constituents. They will stop kissing drumps enormous a&& soon enough if it starts to look like they won’t get re-elected to their cushy jobs and free healthcare. It will be painful, but I have to believe Americans will wake up and DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS sooner rather than later.
Republicans don't care about angry constituents. They care about wealthy campaign donors. They will drum up some boogeyman or rally round the flag/cross or some other nonsense and those voters will continue to vote for them to "save America".
100% We're truly, totally fücked and I don't see how we get out of it. The fat orange tûrd actually said to a group of dumbáss christians at some rally last year that he just needed them to turn out and vote for him this time as they'd have it "fixed" going forward. So, basically, he admitted right there and then that he's a dictator. The only thing that will liberate us from him is good old fashioned mortality at this point. However, that doesn't get us out of the bind. The party would still have control, and they're fücking evil.
Umm... Excuse me, but inflation has been hitting hard since COVID 5 years ago. And you're just noticing it Now...?
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I haven't had an issue with food prices and I'm on a major budget. Where is everyone shopping at? Do they not even try to shop sales at better stores that cost less over a Safeway? Trumps been in office 2 months and people are quick to blame. I didn't vote. But inflation started prior to Trump. Also things can get worse before better. I'm just saying (what quick judgement) patience is a virtual and an attractive quality. People who don't live in America are complaining about inflation. They don't have an US president.
You didn't vote. Jesus f*cking christ. Over 133 million people didn't vote, which is one of the real reasons Trump is in office. He's cutting funding for cancer research. He's working on dismantling the department of education. The tariffs are going to hit everyone's pocket. He's sucking up to a Russian dictator and pissing off almost every ally. But you couldn't be bothered to vote. Slow clap for you...you are partly to blame.
Good luck with that patience when tariffs hit hard and climate change exacerbates.
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STFU. GOTTA GIVE EM TIME D*******G JOE F****D A LOT UP
You do realize that Trump doesn't give a rat's a$$ about you, right? You're a regular, working class stiff. He doesn't give two $hits about you. Don't worry, he's proving it. Those tax cuts for the rich will be paid for by gutting Medicare and Medicaid, putting the poorest and sickest of us at risk. He let Musk shut down the Veterans S*****e Helpline, for f*ck sake. You guys don't get it. It's not the left versus the right. It's the working class versus the wealth class, and you voted in the person who will absolutely not pi$$ on you if you were on fire.
Well said, he likely won't ever read it or if he did, he won't comprehend it. But you're right and someone had to say it.
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And in a month or two you'll see the difference. The pics in this article obviously show grocery stores that have these high prices like Wholefoods, Publix and Aldi. The food shown here in this article are a lot cheaper and dollar general and family dollar stores. No reason to complain if you know how to shop
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You are right. It is exactly what I voted for. And no, I will not STFU lol. You supported the most depraved administration for the past 4 years. An administration that was the absolute worst in the history of our country. But I know, big bad Trump hurt you deep down. And all those evil billionaires too. Have fun raging at the world for the next 4 years and hopefully the next 8 after that. It has been a truly awesome experience watching the left turn into children.
and I hope you get everything that you got coming to you and the worst president in history was Trump the first time look it up I'm not just pulling stuff out of thin air so when you get out of your Echo chamber and realize what the rest of the world knows I hope you understand what you've done
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My god you are dumb as a box of rocks. I live in a red state. Not poor. But I'm sure you don't know the first thing about most of what you say. Just what CNN tells you. And things were not improving. I certainly hope you are not that absolutely stupid. If so please refrain from voting so we don't have to suffer that for another 4 years.
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LOL, I don't think I'm the one in the echo chamber. Spit your Koolaid out and pay attention.
"I voret for a felon rapist and a n**i. That's just KKKolonizer things."
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Grow TF Up....its been 46 days for crying out loud.....
God needed only seven days to build. Are you telling us that your doG Trump can't destroy in 46? Grow up, get an education, learn to think for yourself, buy a clue.
Tik-Tok does not easily translate to BP. It just irritating with all those pix with captions.
Tbh, readily prepared food is also expensive here in northern Italy and an average, good middle class salary is 1500-2000 € (after taxes and healthcare) a month, so a lot less than US wages. But we cook a lot! Flour, potatoes, rice, seasonal veggies are low cost and I suspect they're also in the US. I love meat, but I just eat it 1-2 times a week. That's healthier and also saves money. Highly processed food is s****y and very expensive
I agree, the focus seemed to be on ultra-processed foods.
Load More Replies...Unless you want to spend twice the amount, all they have is ultra-processed foods
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How bout learning to cook REALLY FOOD ! From scratch lol it’s far cheaper ffs sorry but USA do em selves no favors hence most of em being obese
No, it's really not cheaper. SOME ingredients are, but not all the parts. Other parts of a meal are much, much more. There are also opportunity costs in there that you're missing. We work more hours in the US(average) than freaking Japan, iirc. Scratch cooking takes time. Still can't get the Youths at work to move toward a union with me, though, so wtf am I gonna do?
Um, ultra-processed food in the USA is the cheaper choice. It's that way on purpose...to make us obese and sick. I'm tired of other countries telling us about how our food is here. Yes, you guys in Europe and in Asian countries have wonderful foods, but here, we have this thing called for-profit healthcare, and that means having as many sick people as possible. Our food is manufactured to make us ill, but we are still able to work. Our "health" food is priced outrageously high and usually doesn't taste very good, unless you go to a farmers market or buy direct from the farmers who grow it or raise it. So please stop speaking about the USA food situation as if you know about it.
Highly processed foods are VASTLY cheaper here thanks to the way the economic system has been taken advantage of (and some government officials' active participation in that). He did show a few fruits and vegetables, but I'm guessing he didn't show meat because it's just too depressing.. I live in a part of the country where I was able to get the stuff for an entire tossed salad for the price of that bag of peppers, and the meat prices here are still almost entirely out of reach. Pork can still be had for $6-7 a pound. Ham and fresh chicken are about double that. Any beef worthy of human consumption is just... no.
This is exactly what Trump voters voted for. It takes a really simple stupid person to vote for a 6 time bankrupt rapist and think they will fix anything. Every Trump voter better STFU the next 4 years and gladly pay inflated prices.
Unfortunately, the people who didn't vote for him have to pay for the stupid decisions the MAGA supporters made.
Load More Replies...They voted for him because he wasn’t a brown woman and he told them what he wanted to hear. Grocery prices will go up by 25% as will gas and electricity. ButTrump and Musk will get richer and that’s all that really matters to them.
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she is smarter than Trump will ever be and you just can't face the fact that you have doomed America with your vote and I hope you get everything that is coming to you and I hope you enjoy it have a lovely day
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I too hope I get everything coming to me because for the last 4 years I have gotten screwed repeatedly. You have too, you are just to, I don't know what, stupid, butt hurt, who knows. But you need serious psychological help. Please seek it.
I'm genuinely curious, Jack...are you really okay with the tariffs increasing prices? Are you really okay with an unelected billionaire firing thousands of Americans? You really don't mind that Trump is absolutely going to give tax cuts to the rich, and will cut funding from the most vulnerable population? Not baiting here, I'm genuinely asking.
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Yes I am ok with tariffs. And its sweet you are so concerned with unelected billionaires since George Soros has been leading your party around by the nose for how long now. Oh and don't forget the WEF billionaires who again dictate everything the left does. But yeah, tariffs are a wonderful tool. I hope he continues.
I appreciate you answering. I actually have a problem with *any* billionaire meddling around in politics, and I'm very aware there are plenty of corporate Democrats on the take. The legal bribery is a problem on both sides. I have a problem that Musk went through no formal vetting or confirmation, took no formal oath of office, and I don't trust that the obvious conflicts of interest will be addressed meaningfully. There's more, but I asked you about your thoughts because 1. I tend to get too worked up about politics, and I know that angrily responding really doesn't solve anything. And 2. I really believe that our country is in trouble and the only way to fix it, is for the working class to stop fighting each other and start holding ALL politicians accountable. I don't know how we get there from here, though.
Nobody in any appointed cabinet position has ever been elected under any president. Even Kamala ran with ZERO votes from her own party.
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I agree with most of what you said. Musk being unvetted and not taking an oath I'm not sure I get. How many people that work in our government do you believe are vetted or voted for. I certainly didn't vote for Fauci. He wasn't vetted. Swore no oath to this country. Sure ended up with way too much power and didn't help that he has been wrong about everything all the way back to the AIDs epidemic. Our government is full of unelected bureaucrats. The difference here is that over half of the country did vote for Trump who never hid what he was going to have Musk do and we all voted for it. Meaning we technically did vote for what Musk is doing.
Interesting that so many thought Biden was too old to be president, but don't have a problem with how old Trump would be at the end of this term.
Nah. I honestly believe (maybe it’s just hope, but I am sticking with it for now) that people WILL have had enough and something will be done. Republicans are already looking at angry constituents. They will stop kissing drumps enormous a&& soon enough if it starts to look like they won’t get re-elected to their cushy jobs and free healthcare. It will be painful, but I have to believe Americans will wake up and DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS sooner rather than later.
Republicans don't care about angry constituents. They care about wealthy campaign donors. They will drum up some boogeyman or rally round the flag/cross or some other nonsense and those voters will continue to vote for them to "save America".
100% We're truly, totally fücked and I don't see how we get out of it. The fat orange tûrd actually said to a group of dumbáss christians at some rally last year that he just needed them to turn out and vote for him this time as they'd have it "fixed" going forward. So, basically, he admitted right there and then that he's a dictator. The only thing that will liberate us from him is good old fashioned mortality at this point. However, that doesn't get us out of the bind. The party would still have control, and they're fücking evil.
Umm... Excuse me, but inflation has been hitting hard since COVID 5 years ago. And you're just noticing it Now...?
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I haven't had an issue with food prices and I'm on a major budget. Where is everyone shopping at? Do they not even try to shop sales at better stores that cost less over a Safeway? Trumps been in office 2 months and people are quick to blame. I didn't vote. But inflation started prior to Trump. Also things can get worse before better. I'm just saying (what quick judgement) patience is a virtual and an attractive quality. People who don't live in America are complaining about inflation. They don't have an US president.
You didn't vote. Jesus f*cking christ. Over 133 million people didn't vote, which is one of the real reasons Trump is in office. He's cutting funding for cancer research. He's working on dismantling the department of education. The tariffs are going to hit everyone's pocket. He's sucking up to a Russian dictator and pissing off almost every ally. But you couldn't be bothered to vote. Slow clap for you...you are partly to blame.
Good luck with that patience when tariffs hit hard and climate change exacerbates.
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STFU. GOTTA GIVE EM TIME D*******G JOE F****D A LOT UP
You do realize that Trump doesn't give a rat's a$$ about you, right? You're a regular, working class stiff. He doesn't give two $hits about you. Don't worry, he's proving it. Those tax cuts for the rich will be paid for by gutting Medicare and Medicaid, putting the poorest and sickest of us at risk. He let Musk shut down the Veterans S*****e Helpline, for f*ck sake. You guys don't get it. It's not the left versus the right. It's the working class versus the wealth class, and you voted in the person who will absolutely not pi$$ on you if you were on fire.
Well said, he likely won't ever read it or if he did, he won't comprehend it. But you're right and someone had to say it.
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And in a month or two you'll see the difference. The pics in this article obviously show grocery stores that have these high prices like Wholefoods, Publix and Aldi. The food shown here in this article are a lot cheaper and dollar general and family dollar stores. No reason to complain if you know how to shop
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You are right. It is exactly what I voted for. And no, I will not STFU lol. You supported the most depraved administration for the past 4 years. An administration that was the absolute worst in the history of our country. But I know, big bad Trump hurt you deep down. And all those evil billionaires too. Have fun raging at the world for the next 4 years and hopefully the next 8 after that. It has been a truly awesome experience watching the left turn into children.
and I hope you get everything that you got coming to you and the worst president in history was Trump the first time look it up I'm not just pulling stuff out of thin air so when you get out of your Echo chamber and realize what the rest of the world knows I hope you understand what you've done
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My god you are dumb as a box of rocks. I live in a red state. Not poor. But I'm sure you don't know the first thing about most of what you say. Just what CNN tells you. And things were not improving. I certainly hope you are not that absolutely stupid. If so please refrain from voting so we don't have to suffer that for another 4 years.
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LOL, I don't think I'm the one in the echo chamber. Spit your Koolaid out and pay attention.
"I voret for a felon rapist and a n**i. That's just KKKolonizer things."
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Grow TF Up....its been 46 days for crying out loud.....
God needed only seven days to build. Are you telling us that your doG Trump can't destroy in 46? Grow up, get an education, learn to think for yourself, buy a clue.
Tik-Tok does not easily translate to BP. It just irritating with all those pix with captions.
Tbh, readily prepared food is also expensive here in northern Italy and an average, good middle class salary is 1500-2000 € (after taxes and healthcare) a month, so a lot less than US wages. But we cook a lot! Flour, potatoes, rice, seasonal veggies are low cost and I suspect they're also in the US. I love meat, but I just eat it 1-2 times a week. That's healthier and also saves money. Highly processed food is s****y and very expensive
I agree, the focus seemed to be on ultra-processed foods.
Load More Replies...Unless you want to spend twice the amount, all they have is ultra-processed foods
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How bout learning to cook REALLY FOOD ! From scratch lol it’s far cheaper ffs sorry but USA do em selves no favors hence most of em being obese
No, it's really not cheaper. SOME ingredients are, but not all the parts. Other parts of a meal are much, much more. There are also opportunity costs in there that you're missing. We work more hours in the US(average) than freaking Japan, iirc. Scratch cooking takes time. Still can't get the Youths at work to move toward a union with me, though, so wtf am I gonna do?
Um, ultra-processed food in the USA is the cheaper choice. It's that way on purpose...to make us obese and sick. I'm tired of other countries telling us about how our food is here. Yes, you guys in Europe and in Asian countries have wonderful foods, but here, we have this thing called for-profit healthcare, and that means having as many sick people as possible. Our food is manufactured to make us ill, but we are still able to work. Our "health" food is priced outrageously high and usually doesn't taste very good, unless you go to a farmers market or buy direct from the farmers who grow it or raise it. So please stop speaking about the USA food situation as if you know about it.
Highly processed foods are VASTLY cheaper here thanks to the way the economic system has been taken advantage of (and some government officials' active participation in that). He did show a few fruits and vegetables, but I'm guessing he didn't show meat because it's just too depressing.. I live in a part of the country where I was able to get the stuff for an entire tossed salad for the price of that bag of peppers, and the meat prices here are still almost entirely out of reach. Pork can still be had for $6-7 a pound. Ham and fresh chicken are about double that. Any beef worthy of human consumption is just... no.
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