[GlockThe Vote]

But but but but - the Fed tells us there is no inflation!

[George from New England]

Fixed Costs ...

Is that what they call homeowner insurance going UP ?

20% in 2010
12% in 2011
22% now

[Buckeye McFrog]

“Fixed Costs” = Housing, health care, and education?

All 3 areas where the Government is deeply involved?
All 3 areas where they could potentially subsidize more?

How convenient!

[Nervous Tick]

>> the Fed tells us there is no inflation!

There IS no inflation in the price of essentials such as eyePads, eyephones, Chevvy Volts, designer bluejeans, flatpanel teevees, etc.

Any imaginary inflation you think you are seeing is limited only to luxury items such as milk, hamburger, bread, surgery, gasoline, fluff like that.

All clear now?

[libertarian27]

More ‘normal items’ are becoming luxuries.

Those new luxuries need to be cut to pay for government necessities of paying taxes, fees, fines, insurance.

[HangnJudge]

Maybe it has to do with this also...

[mo]

“Fixed Costs” = “Fascist Rape” .....

[Blue Ink]

I don’t get the reasoning behind this article at all.

It’s true that the cost of necessities has gone way up.

But that’s even more reason to cut back on extras like four-dollar cups of coffee and satellite TV.

That isn’t “finger-wagging.” It’s how you stay in the middle class instead of joining the ranks of the poor.

People having trouble paying for groceries shouldn’t be buying iPhones with a $1200 yearly operating cost.

[YankeeReb]

The article really doesn't mention it but, behind much of these increases is the fact that taxes continue to spiral up. Not only obvious taxes like income, FICA and property taxes , but all the little hidden taxes and fees that were unheard of in 1970. Tolls, gasoline taxes all add to the costs of food, and are passed on as higher prices. It used to be you bought a house, and you had a fixed housing payment. The value of the house may go up but you're pretty much paying $XXXX.00 / month in housing. Not so anymore, despite the fact that the value of your property is dropping, your property taxes sewer costs, town tax keeps spiraling up.

A good deal of inflation can be blamed on government at all levels.

[BobL]

I made a calculation nearly a DECADE ago that I didn’t need a “smart phone” or anything like it. I have cable Internet at home, high-speed at work. That’s where I’m located 98% of the time. I can skate by the other 2% with a simple Jihad Phone, so that’s all that I’ve used - heck it doesn’t even have a camera.

[SaraJohnson]

Fixed costs have goen up and salaries or wages have not.

For globalism this has to happen in order for Americans to be “competitive” with the Chi-com slaves.