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'Dads are in for disappointment this Father’s Day' — thanks to Trump

Father’s Day Inflation Is Not a Mystery. It Is Policy.The Cost Has a NameA new Groundwork Collaborative analysis says Father’s Day gifts are running nearly 19% higher on average than last year, with shavers, griddles, and barbecue tools all more expensive. The article ties that spike to Donald Trump’s tariffs and to the wider inflationary pressure created by his trade war and war in Iran.That is the factual skeleton. The political story is the rest of it: prices did not drift upward out of nowhere. Power made them move.Who Has the PowerThe only actor in this piece with real institutional…

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