Posted on 07/28/2022 8:29:32 AM PDT by bitt
BOSTON - A new study from the Beacon Hill Institute says the rate of inflation in Massachusetts is outpacing the country in several key categories including gas, used vehicles and electricity.
Chris Wallerce, owner of Winthrop Marketplace, says he's seeing the signs of inflation in his store with increasing on everything. "It's the hardest it's ever been to be in business with every cost going up," said Wallerce.
He can't even offer the sales he used to with vendors passing on costs for things like fuel and packaging. "I used to get deals from vendors and could offer 10 items for $10. Now it's four five dollars or two for three dollars."
Even his electric bills have tripled just trying to keep all his freezers running 24 hours.
Customers are feeling the pinch like Kristin Boivin shopping with her children. "We're not buying anything extra only what we need," Boivin said. "We're cutting corners everywhere really."
According to the study, the news is discouraging when it comes to prices in Massachusetts. Gas prices are up 54% compared to 48% nationally, used vehicles are up 37% versus 35% nationally, natural gas up 27% compared to 21.6% nationally.
Transportation services are the only lower costs in the top five compared nationally with 20% versus 27%. Electric costs in Massachusetts are up 14.5% compared to 11% nationally.
"Those top five goods make up a majority of what people spend money on," said Paul Caney with the Fiscal Alliance Foundation.
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Someone should ask Pocahontas about this ….
Jake, its Massachusettes.
Serves them right for wearing those goofy yellow baseball uniforms.
Knowing rental apartments were at least $2,000 a month 20 years ago, I’d hate to pay what they are asking now.
I have to agree with you. The Bruins wear the Yellow and Black well. The Red Sox? It just looks stupid.
My son pays $1700/month for a 1 bedroom in Groton, MA an hour outside of Boston.
Yep, I'm referring to Newton, or Marlboro Street.
For the longest time, Fenway had a 'monster' "BLACK LIVES MATTER" sign, facing the adjacent Mass Pike (I90). I literally stopped using that road to avoid having to see that sign.
I will note that they've since taken down that sign.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Mass is full of arrogant erudite jerkoffs and lowlifes. couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch. They should join NY, NJ, IL, CA, WA and Oregon in their own tranny friendly new country of Moronovania.
Hi.
For about 10 years I would go to Needham, MA every quarter or there abouts. Had a store on Highland Ave near the highschool.
Always stayed at the Newton Marriott on the Charles river.
Back then I enjoyed going to Boston etc.
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The lady sitting next to me lives in Medford. She said a 2 BD Rm apartment in Newton is $3500 or more. Another young gut shares a house in Sommerville.
Even 2 bd rm apartments out around between rt 128 and 495 are now $2400-2800.
My son works at Devins in Ayer, MA.
Stayed there many times, back when it was $99, or $125/night. Probably also close to 15+ years ago.
Sounds about right.
Good, the idiots up there will still vote lib.
WHAT???
The best thing for the Red Sox was the Yawkey family selling the team. They finally put some money into Fenway Park. It was a terrible place to go a game. Now it is great.
Plus they actually spent the money to get some good players so they could compete with the YANKEES.
They have had four championships since the Yawkeys sold the team. We all know how many they had previous to 2004. When Babe Ruth was on the team.
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