Posted on 12/12/2023 6:25:40 AM PST by davikkm
No one is mentioning the seniors who are having a lifetime of saving for retirement wiped out by Biden’s inflation and weak stock market.
Imagine having 30+ years of savings going up in inflationary smoke.
Kevin McCallister’s Grocery Bill Would Be Insane Today. Did You Catch Where the Massive Spike Starts?
Remember Home Alone? He picks up a half-gallon of milk, half-gallon of orange juice, TV dinner, a loaf of Wonderbread, frozen mac and cheese, liquid detergent, saran wrap, a bag of toy soldiers, Snuggle dryer sheets and toilet paper. McCallister uses a dollar off coupon for a grand total of $19.83.
According to the Schnucks grocery store’s website, here’s how much Kevin’s groceries cost today:
Half a gallon of milk: $1.71
GEE IT WOULD COST MORE AT KROGERS 1/2 GALLON OF MILK $2.59 Mac & cheese $3.99 We don’t have Butternut bread, Sara Lee, $3.29.
Half a gallon of milk: $1.71
Half a gallon of OJ: $3.99
Butternut large white bread: $2.79 (Wonderbread not available)
TV dinner: $4.49 (Stouffer’s classic meatloaf frozen meal)
Frozen mac and cheese: $1.49
Tide liquid detergent: $12.99
Saran wrap: $3.39
Snuggle dryer sheets: $2.94
Toilet paper: $7.99
Toy soldiers (not available so Amazon price listed): $9.99
Kevin would have spent a grand total of $54.94 (with Illinois sales tax) in 2023 or $53.94 with his dollar off coupon.
IF you are retired, why do you continue to stay in California?
He (Brandon) instinctively sympathized with the pain that rising prices caused. In an open letter to Nixon, Biden asked “why the oil industry should be permitted to make record profits at a time when the average citizen is being told to turn down his heat, slow down his car and throw away his Christmas lights.” He also took a 15-hour ride with a truck driver to see firsthand the pain that higher fuel prices caused. “I didn’t realize the seriousness of the situation,” he said after talking to more than 300 truckers. “These guys are scared. They are confused and worried.”
Because I my family is here, especially my elderly relatives - and I won’t leave them.
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