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Old 07-31-2023, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Rainger99 View Post
Filled up at BJ's two weeks ago and gas was $2.94 a gallon. Filled up today and it was $3.43 a gallon!

That is a 16% increase in two weeks.

However, food and energy is not included in "core inflation."

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Gas spiked in January 2021 when energy independence disappeared and we have learned to live where we rely on others for fuel paying the price because we need it. Just saying.