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To: Starboard

They’ve been talking about 9% inflation. I went to buy my usual package of low-end sausage for red beans and rice. Used to be $2.99, it’s now $4.29, a 43% increase. Wife said to pick up a pack of frozen burger patties. Those used to be $9/pack, now $12, a 33% increase. Right now 9% inflation actually looks pretty good.


13 posted on 08/09/2022 9:06:31 AM PDT by Roadrunner383 (;)
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To: Roadrunner383

Inflation isn’t a problem for the elites but it is a serious challenge for average folks.

The 9% number is a fabricated smoke screen.


16 posted on 08/09/2022 9:13:19 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Roadrunner383

“..They’ve been talking about 9% inflation. I went to buy my usual package of low-end sausage for red beans and rice. Used to be $2.99, it’s now $4.29, a 43% increase. Wife said to pick up a pack of frozen burger patties. Those used to be $9/pack, now $12, a 33% increase. Right now 9% inflation actually looks pretty good....”

Hey, they just got their numbers a little bit mixed up. Brandon’s approval rating is 9% and inflation is at 33%, /s


20 posted on 08/09/2022 9:16:42 AM PDT by lgjhn23 (Pray for America....)
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To: Roadrunner383; Starboard

It’s so deceitful that they exclude many of the items from the CPI which comprise a huge part of most people’s budgets, like FUEL!

You’re right. Real inflation is around 35% or higher. I’ve seen it in my expenses for sure.


21 posted on 08/09/2022 9:24:28 AM PDT by fwdude (Racism is not dead, but it is on life support - kept alive by politicians….” — Thomas Sowell)
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To: Roadrunner383; rktman; Red Badger; SunkenCiv; Liz; LS; Kaslin; BenLurkin; Lazamataz; SJackson

True. The administration’s “published” or “we will (reluctantly) admit inflation is this much” value OMITS the “always volatile “ prices of food, fuel, and housing.


39 posted on 08/09/2022 1:29:09 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (Method, motive, and opportunity: No morals, shear madness and hatred by those who cheat.)
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