A beloved family-run grocery store in Florida may soon close its doors after more than four decades in business — and the owners say tariffs are to blame. Wong Kai Imports, founded in 1983 by John Wong and his two brothers after their family immigrated to the United States from Hong Kong, has been a cornerstone for the local community…

A beloved family-run grocery store in Florida may soon close its doors after more than four decades in business — and the owners say tariffs are to blame.

The trouble began when President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect, shaking the foundation of small import businesses across the country.

  • JohnnyFlapHoleSeed@lemmy.worldEnglish
    141·
    10 days ago

    I bet he’s expecting the government to come in and save his business now too.

    Hopefully he gets a box of extra bootstraps. If he isn’t able to pull himself up with the straps he can at least live in the box before being arrested for being homeless and sent to a forced labor camp.

    • crank0271@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      10 days ago

      They’re going to have to be domestically produced bootstraps and I just don’t think we have the capacity for as many as we’re going to need any longer.