APRIL 9 — I have a deficit with my supermarket. They aren’t buying as much from me as I’m buying from them. Outrageous, isn’t it? Week after week, I push my creaky trolley...
Chicken rice for dinner or supper? PJ SS2’s Gerai Nasi Ayam Nan An has the answer for night owls with its signature smooth poached chickenThey aren’t buying as much from me as I’m buying from them. Outrageous, isn’t it? Week after week, I push my creaky trolley through their aggressively air-conditioned aisles, loyally injecting my hard-earned ringgit into their empire of overpriced goods.
From now on, every polite nod to the cashier comes with a 100 per cent surcharge. Every awkward laugh when the self-checkout machine yells at me? Taxed heavily. My loyalty card points? Frozen like their overpriced frozen peas. If they don’t start buying emotional stock from me, I’m embargoing my goodwill entirely.I’m blocking the snack aisle like a hostile border crossing. “Buy 1 Free 1” deals? I see through that racket.
Trump sees international trade like I see my supermarket receipts — a depressing list of how much I’ve spent, and how little they’ve spent back on me. — Reuters pic Trump sees international trade like I see my supermarket receipts — a depressing list of how much I’ve spent, and how little they’ve spent back on me. He stares at America’s trade deficit with China or Europe or Africa and goes full tantrum mode. “They’re selling more to us than we’re selling to them? Tariff them!” Never mind context. Never mind reality.
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