[Sgt_Schultze]

I can do without orange juice for a year......doing without gasoline would be more difficult.

I'd have to agree with that. Nobody likes paying more for something than they think is fair. But we didn't run out of gasoline - maybe because the higher prices curtailed wasteful use of the product. For sure, my family has altered its fuel use. Who would have anticipated a doubling of fuel costs?

And as an aside, how can the government calculate an accurate CPI by removing the costs of fuel and food from consideration?

[WoofDog123]

"And as an aside, how can the government calculate an accurate CPI by removing the costs of fuel and food from consideration?"

Who on earth said they wanted to provide an accurate measure of consumer prices? (humor)