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Originally Posted by DAVES
Sounds like an attempt for a complaint thread. Yes gasoline is way up but I am no longer working and I drive about 10% of what I used to.
We must deal with what is not what should be. The CPI consumer price index is now 6.2% we pay that with after tax money so I need to make over 8% to be even. The stock market? I am up roughly 30% for the year. No I do not approve of what is going on.
I'm no cockeyed optimist but we have a choice. You can look at your lawn and see the weeds or you can see the flowers.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL.
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Nothing wrong with being pragmatic, either.
I am surviving inflation, but those that work for a living are having it tough. A 50% increase in fuel makes those that commute to work a bit nervous. The price of groceries are up and it may be alright with us empty nesters, but a family of four will have it tough. Christmas is going to be rough for many, but AMERICANS always survive the rough times. My Dad went through a lot rougher time in his life span than any of us ever will. I have worked three jobs and supported a family of six, but today's grown children do not understand that kind of work ethic (in general).
We went through an inflation period back in the 70's and I remember odd and even days for lining up for gasoline. There is an old saying:
Hard times create hard men
Hard men create good times
Good times create soft men
Soft men create hard times.
Pray for the work force, that they can make it through this difficult time. When we only use our cars once a week and never go very far out of the Villages, we don't worry about the price of fuel. Remember that when you shrug off inflation.