[oldtech]

Guess that’s why I paid more for groceries & other things when they had announced prices were going down. That “raise” we got on S.S. may not have been enough, or maybe not enough because of where you live. The true cost of certain things you MUST buy may have caused the raise to be only half enough.

[lepton]

The true cost of certain things you MUST buy may have caused the raise to be only half enough.

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Yep. The effective cost can vary widely. If you don’t buy a TV, then the drop in cost doesn’t help you. If the cost of food goes up, and you spend a high portion of your money on food, it strikes you extra hard.