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39. This is a great example in the battle of inequity

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 11:36 AM

Nov 4

Pasta a food staple for millions of Americans, which has always been an affordable way to fill your belly has been strapped with 100% tariffs while luxury goods such as Hermès handbags has only gone up 10%

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Trump tariffs on pasta could soon top 100 percent: 'Double the price' [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 4 OP

Restaurants charging for the tariffs . . . . no_hypocrisy Nov 4 #1

Pasta already cheaper in Canada. Shows you effect of tariffs on consumers. BlueWavePsych Nov 4 #25

I like pasta as much as any, but on the rare occasions I go out to eat with friends... hlthe2b Nov 4 #2

If I go to a restaurant, RazorbackExpat Nov 4 #9

It depends on if it's made in-house. yardwork Nov 4 #51

BTW, it's REALLY easy to make at home -- you're just limited to the basic shapes. fierywoman Nov 4 #57

"BTW, it's REALLY easy to make at home -- you're just limited to the basic shapes." BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #60

Oooooooo !!! You see? I think it's worth seeking out the right flour, although fierywoman Nov 4 #61

Your turn, Italy NJCher Nov 4 #3

they should slap an export tax on all their cheeses and cured meats. nt Javaman Nov 4 #10

Barilla's pasta is made in the USA. quaint Nov 4 #13

Was Going To Post The Same ProfessorGAC Nov 4 #54

And DeCecco is bronze-cut. Love it. chia Nov 4 #40

well, lucky me. i get local dried macaroni. pansypoo53219 Nov 4 #4

Almost all Barilla pasta sold in the US is made in the US Prairie Gates Nov 4 #5

Bronze die cut NJCher Nov 4 #6

"Almost all Barilla pasta sold in the US is made in the US" BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #7

Barilla has two huge US processing plants Prairie Gates Nov 4 #11

"Whether your speculative point about restaurants buying Italian-sourced Barilla for "ethnic loyalty" would account" BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #15

LOL Prairie Gates Nov 4 #19

No "strawman" BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #32

Complete strawman and now switching terrain Prairie Gates Nov 4 #35

You made a generalization fixating on "Barilla" BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #37

Wrong Prairie Gates Nov 4 #44

It's not a "piddling" objection BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #45

De Cecco is indeed imported, which is why bringing it up is also irrelevant Prairie Gates Nov 4 #47

The article - not just the 4 paragraphs in the OP BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #48

It remains speculative Prairie Gates Nov 4 #49

To respond BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #50

Oh, you finally looked up the annual report Prairie Gates Nov 4 #52

Of course it did BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #56

Idiot Beaver Hound is screwing US farmers (again) with this. A LOT of Italian pasta is made with US Durum wheat Attilatheblond Nov 4 #17

The only pictures he has interest in are the ones that he draws with a sharpie. littlemissmartypants Nov 4 #20

I have snowybirdie Nov 4 #8

Finally some good news. Pasta use'ta be more expensive. But Trump lowered the tariff by 1,000 percent. 3Hotdogs Nov 4 #12

Kick BlueWavePsych Nov 4 #14

Sonny and Vito azureblue Nov 4 #16

What the fuck? Prairie Gates Nov 4 #21

It won't just be imported pasta that will see big price increase Attilatheblond Nov 4 #18

Other Italian food items that will be tariffed under Trump's various schemes Prairie Gates Nov 4 #23

Italian Americans around here are Trump supporters, enjoy your hate. dem4decades Nov 4 #28

Very true Prairie Gates Nov 4 #29

Not directed to you, but to those that love when Trump fucks people, and dem4decades Nov 4 #36

There's always one more way he'll try to fuck up the American people's food supply. littlemissmartypants Nov 4 #22

Trump is trying to invoke a Pastafarian uprising to enact the Insurrection Act. bluedigger Nov 4 #24

That damn Biden Ferrets are Cool Nov 4 #26

So will I have to make a weekend rip to Tijuana to stock up on linguine? DBoon Nov 4 #27

How about Italian wine? Are tariffs going up on that too? dem4decades Nov 4 #30

The tariffs in the article are specific to pasta, but other EU-targeted Trump tariffs hit Italian wine Prairie Gates Nov 4 #31

Mr. trump's a subliterate idiot unable to write one grammatically correct sentence Torchlight Nov 4 #33

Pasta? John Coktosten Nov 4 #34

Why do we import it. It is f------g flower, eggs and doc03 Nov 4 #38

There is always an "immigrant base" here in the U.S. BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #42

This is a great example in the battle of inequity angryxyouth Nov 4 #39

My wife's Italian grandmother melm00se Nov 4 #41

She may have sourced the flour from somewhere BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #43

She taught me all sorts of things for the kitchen melm00se Nov 4 #46

I actually bought a bag of semolina a bunch of years ago BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #59

You can sub melm00se Nov 4 #62

King Arthur's various flours had me go wild BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #63

I like Garofalo pasta bucolic_frolic Nov 4 #53

The mafia controls Italy Bluestocking Nov 4 #55

And Italy should institute an export tax on wine, cheese and cured meats nt Javaman Nov 4 #58

Good thing I am cutting down Tree Lady Nov 4 #64

The SCOTUS swung in and "saved the day" BumRushDaShow Nov 4 #65