[Diana in Wisconsin]

All by design, Comrade. All. By. Design.

[cherry]

you have to fight to get raises in this economy, at least in the private sector....

and the raises don't even coverage just the rise in food prices....let alone everything else....

only thing to do is buy on sale, stock up on sale....reuse, and recyle...

[trebb]

All by design, Comrade. All. By. Design.

Yep - they have found the recipe that will put the final nail in the coffin of the middle class; inflation without the normal wage increases that offset it for those who work for a living.