I have a weird idea. Much of what I see the left promoting is very luxury. A luxury can be a fast food visit, a new console, or some cool new item. It's not necessary, but it's fun. The prices of these are going up.
Necessity items are gas, electricity, food in the fridge, and internet. The prices for these are going down.
There's a weird upper middle class that wants necessities as luxuries. This is the "Farmers Market" fresh, Whole Foods, and gaming PCs for work. The price going up makes them feel better, because they think the value goes up as well.
No idea how to explain this to a lefty.
I had similar feelings about a lot of the China tariffs. Friends and hobby groups complaining about toys, games, and electronics going way up. Very few essentials (for my lifestyle) really got hit and the couple times I've felt it was on luxury stuff I could have easily not bought.
"The cost is passed to the consumer" yeah okay? Don't buy it if you can't afford it. Buy second-hand? Look for an alternative brand?
3D printer go brrrr