Where does it end?

[Steve]

For all the people who believe inflation is under control:
I just came back from Walmart. Went to buy potato chips. Last week a bag of Lay's Potato Chips was $4.68. Today $5.38. That's a 16% jump. AND the bags are smaller than they used to be!!

[Kenswing]

Let’s see who takes the bait. :1rotfl:

[Stu from NYC]

Food is a lot more expensive than they say food inflation is running.

Hopefully the interest rate increases is getting it under control.

[BigSteph]

If I visit a grocery store, a restaurant, or fast food place, I am continually amazed at the price increases.

You are not alone in seeing the increases.

[schwarz]

For all the people who believe inflation is under control:
I just came back from Walmart. Went to buy potato chips. Last week a bag of Lay's Potato Chips was $4.68. Today $5.38. That's a 16% jump. AND the bags are smaller than they used to be!!

Eat healthy and eat at home and you will be a lot better off. I am fortunate to have a wife who enjoys cooking and prepares healthy meals for the both of us. We eat out a couple times a week but always at lunch, with lower prices and less crowds. We eat fruits, no junk potato chips. Be smart and live longer.

[coralway]

For all the people who believe inflation is under control:
I just came back from Walmart. Went to buy potato chips. Last week a bag of Lay's Potato Chips was $4.68. Today $5.38. That's a 16% jump. AND the bags are smaller than they used to be!!





hope it discourages you from eating that garbage. Eat healthy, it might even improve your disposition.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Except, it isn't true. You can easily verify the OP's post by going to the Walmart website. It's right there. Their price is $4.98 for the 13-ounce Lays potato chips, and $2.76 for the 8-ounce Lays potato chips, and I set it to give me the price at their store on 441 between the Historic Section and Stonecrest.

Of course, if he chooses to get some other flavor he might see 7.75 ounces instead of 8 ounces, and 12.5 ounces instead of 13 ounces. But the price is still $2.76 or $4.98, respectively.

Perhaps the OP needs a new eyeglass prescription. Fortunately he can get them - at Walmart. Good prices.

[MrChip72]

Go to Sam's. Big 15.6oz bag of whatever flavor you want for $3.48.

[huge-pigeons]

We aren’t finished with inflation yet, it will stay elevated for some time and?or having the economy go into a recession later this year.

[Rwirish]

Be smart and don’t eat out a few times a week. The sodium and sugar will kill you.

[ROCKETMAN]

I work at Publix but shop aldi for certain items. Milk 1.79 half gallon and coffee creamer 2.45 for 32 oz. Publix 2.98 for half gallon and 4.09 for coffee mate and international delight. But yesterday orange juice was 3.35 and coffee was 8.89. Last week coffee was 7.59 and orange juice 2.55.

[La lamy]

What ****es me off is the immense profits grocery stores make from all this "inflation". Here's what google said about Publix profits in 2022:
"Publix had operating earnings of $1.3 billion in the period, up 35% year over year while full-year 2022 profits totaled $4 billion, up 13% from 2021."

[GizmoWhiskers]

For some everything that costs more than in 2019 is self-inflicted. When I moved to T V gas was $1.80 a gallon at Neighborhood Walmart 466A. Chips were big bags for less than $3... the list goes on and on.

[Remembergoldenrule]

From the USA Accountability Office Healthy food prices have gone up too.

Higher labor and more people not willing to work and transportation costs are also long-standing challenges that have led to increases in food prices.

Romaine hearts grown in California are two to three times the cost from last year. Last year, U.S. consumers saw the largest annual increase in food prices since the 1980s. While food prices generally increased about 2% in prior years, they increased about 11% from 2021 to 2022. Inflation contributed to the increase.

“Prices are expected to grow more slowly in 2023 than they did in 2022. But it's still going to grow more than the historic annual average of 2%,” said GAO’s Steve Morris, an expert in agriculture, during a recent podcast. “When you look at the forecast for this year's prices, they're predicted to increase anywhere from 5 to 10%, and probably settle around 8%. So, they're still going to be really high.”

From me effects of executive orders on energy production which effect fixed costs of manufacturing and transportation, free handouts to non workers effecting number of job seekers, transportation regulations, and many others (more than any executive branch in history) have all contributed Elections have consequences. Hopefully, after 2024 it will be different consequences.

Wait until you see how much it coast to get new AC or pay gas for heating this winter due to his executive orders. We just had to get AC up 3k from last year due to new regs going into effect this year.

Sticker Shock at the Grocery Store? Inflation Wasn’t the Only Reason Food Prices Increased | U.S. GAO (https://www.gao.gov/blog/sticker-shock-grocery-store-inflation-wasnt-only-reason-food-prices-increased#:~:text=Last%20year%2C%20U.S.%20consumer s%20saw,Inflation%20contributed%20to%20the%20incre ase).

[Marine1974]

Time to quit eating chips. Not good for you .

[JRcorvette]

For all the people who believe inflation is under control:
I just came back from Walmart. Went to buy potato chips. Last week a bag of Lay's Potato Chips was $4.68. Today $5.38. That's a 16% jump. AND the bags are smaller than they used to be!!

I refuse to pay that kind of money for JUNK FOOD the is terrible for your health. You should too!

[Kelevision]

For all the people who believe inflation is under control:
I just came back from Walmart. Went to buy potato chips. Last week a bag of Lay's Potato Chips was $4.68. Today $5.38. That's a 16% jump. AND the bags are smaller than they used to be!!

You should’ve gone to Publix. Lays are on sale right now, Buy one get one free. They were only 468 too. For two bags.

[oneclickplus]

For all the people who believe inflation is under control:
I just came back from Walmart. Went to buy potato chips. Last week a bag of Lay's Potato Chips was $4.68. Today $5.38. That's a 16% jump. AND the bags are smaller than they used to be!!

It's not going to end. We are well past the point of no return with regard to US debt. It will continue to grow which is unsustainable. When something is unsustainable, that means it can not go on forever. The US dollar will be destroyed. That means it will lose ALL of its buying power. Think NOW of how you will feed yourselves when your money dies.

It has happened before to other countries that print, print, print. It will happen again and it will happen here. There is no doubt any longer.

https://www.amazon.com/When-Money-Dies-Devaluation-Hyperinflation/dp/1586489941

[coconutmama]

For all the people who believe inflation is under control:
I just came back from Walmart. Went to buy potato chips. Last week a bag of Lay's Potato Chips was $4.68. Today $5.38. That's a 16% jump. AND the bags are smaller than they used to be!!

Big business will always take advantage. Look at the profits of these companies.

[bowlingal]

Lays at Publix this week $4.79 and it's BOGO. Same for Winn Dixie this week. You should learn to read the Winn Dixie and Publix inserts in the Wednesday paper. OR go to the stores and pick one up

[Janie123]

What ****es me off is the immense profits grocery stores make from all this "inflation". Here's what google said about Publix profits in 2022:
"Publix had operating earnings of $1.3 billion in the period, up 35% year over year while full-year 2022 profits totaled $4 billion, up 13% from 2021."
They are, by law, to have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders, not you. So shareholder stock prices and dividends supersede you getting cheap food. If Aldi wants to sell something as a slightly lower gross margin than Walmart and Publix, they do that at the expense of their shareholders. Aldi offsets the cost with no bags, quarters in shopping carts to prevent theft, and off brand items. Walmart lowers costs by you checking yourself out at the expense of their employees. Publix has more items in stock and fuller shelves but that comes with higher prices… you as an buyer can pick and choose where you want to shop.

[coconutmama]

For some everything that costs more than in 2019 is self-inflicted. When I moved to T V gas was $1.80 a gallon at Neighborhood Walmart 466A. Chips were big bags for less than $3... the list goes on and on.

The price of gas in 2019 was also $3.03. It fluctuates.

Chips? Don’t buy them, so don’t know

[mikeycereal]

Eat healthier. Bananas are still cheap.

[Mrfriendly]

For all the people who believe inflation is under control:
I just came back from Walmart. Went to buy potato chips. Last week a bag of Lay's Potato Chips was $4.68. Today $5.38. That's a 16% jump. AND the bags are smaller than they used to be!!

The worse part of inflation is beer is now up to about $10 for six pack of Bud. Uggh! Gonna join the home brew club and make my own.

[Jazzman]

[QUOTE=La lamy;2218644]What ****es me off is the immense profits grocery stores make from all this "inflation". Here's what google said about Publix profits in 2022:
"Publix had operating earnings of $1.3 billion in the period, up 35% year over year while full-year 2022 profits totaled $4 billion, up 13% from 2021."[/Publix’s sales for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2022, a 53-week year, were $54.5 billion, a 13.6% increase from $48 billion in 2021, a 52-week year. The additional week in 2022 increased sales by 2.1%. Comparable store sales for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2022 increased 9.9%.

The following is from Publix financial report. Don’t know where Google got their info:

Net earnings for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2022 were $2.9 billion, compared to $4.4 billion in 2021, a decrease of 33.9%.

[Ptmckiou]

They aren’t raising prices NOW because of inflation. They are raising prices because of greed. They know they can do it, and you still purchase the items. Why lower the price?

[retiredguy123]

They are, by law, to have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders, not you. So shareholder stock prices and dividends supersede you getting cheap food. If Aldi wants to sell something as a slightly lower gross margin than Walmart and Publix, they do that at the expense of their shareholders. Aldi offsets the cost with no bags, quarters in shopping carts to prevent theft, and off brand items. Walmart lowers costs by you checking yourself out at the expense of their employees. Publix has more items in stock and fuller shelves but that comes with higher prices… you as an buyer can pick and choose where you want to shop.
I have chosen. I go to Publix almost every day. Walmart is a zoo, and they often don't keep their regular products in stock. I think that Aldi's quarter cart deal is one of the cheapest and dumbest things I have ever seen. And, I don't believe that it helps their bottom line.

[Captainpd]

So you want the government to step in and control profit margins?.? Free enterprise.

[Wondering]

For all the people who believe inflation is under control:
I just came back from Walmart. Went to buy potato chips. Last week a bag of Lay's Potato Chips was $4.68. Today $5.38. That's a 16% jump. AND the bags are smaller than they used to be!!
Walgreens and Winn Dixie have them 2 for $6. So that's $3 per bag. shop some other places. Stop whining.

[Steve]

You should’ve gone to Publix. Lays are on sale right now, Buy one get one free. They were only 468 too. For two bags.

I did. That BOGO was last week. This week they were $4.59/bag.

[Rodneysblue]

For all the people who believe inflation is under control:
I just came back from Walmart. Went to buy potato chips. Last week a bag of Lay's Potato Chips was $4.68. Today $5.38. That's a 16% jump. AND the bags are smaller than they used to be!!
I was just at Walmart yesterday and eggs were only $1.24 a dozen. So it may be an isolated price increase on certain items.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

we are all suffering. .

1) grocery store margins are 2-3% so the majority of the cost is a supply chain issue. .
2) There is a shipping component to grocery store prices (fuel prices major component)
3) There is a labor component to grocery store prices (local labor market component)

April Retail sales up 0.4% over prior month
April CPI up 0.4% over prior month. .

Retail sales increase is all inflation, also known as STAGFLATION
however, too short of a time period for a trend. .

CPI has peaked and prices increases are slowing in GENERAL . . .

best answer is avoid junk food, and invest in junk food companies
a personal spread trade to profit at the expense of others.. .

[Steve]

Lays at Publix this week $4.79 and it's BOGO. Same for Winn Dixie this week. You should learn to read the Winn Dixie and Publix inserts in the Wednesday paper. OR go to the stores and pick one up

Maybe you should go into the store. The Lays BOGO was last week.

[fdpaq0580]

I have chosen. I go to Publix almost every day. Walmart is a zoo, and they often don't keep their regular products in stock. I think that Aldi's quarter cart deal is one of the cheapest and dumbest things I have ever seen. And, I don't believe that it helps their bottom line.

When you return the cart, you get your quarter back. It costs you nothing to use their cart as long as you return it. That saves them having an employee from having to retrieve carts. Cost saving that translates to their bottom line.

[cjrjck]

How long will it last? The last time year over year inflation was this bad, it lasted about a decade. All of the 1970's. They measured it differently back then, but the effects were the same.

[retiredguy123]

When you return the cart, you get your quarter back. It costs you nothing to use their cart as long as you return it. That saves them having an employee from having to retrieve carts. Cost saving that translates to their bottom line.
I understand the concept, but you also need to factor in the customers they lose by having such a cheap policy. I am one of them. If it increases their bottom line, why don't other stores have the policy? I would also point out that, unlike other stores, they have their own parking lot, so it would cost less to maintain the carts.

[Regorp]

For all the people who believe inflation is under control:
I just came back from Walmart. Went to buy potato chips. Last week a bag of Lay's Potato Chips was $4.68. Today $5.38. That's a 16% jump. AND the bags are smaller than they used to be!!
Publix was bogo this week.2 bags for $7.99.

[Two Bills]

Inflation is a world wide problem at the moment, and the US is in a lot better place than many countries, and handling the problem quite well
9+ down to 4.93 and falling.
You lucky people!

[Joe C.]

Inflation never ceases. It's always been there. You notice it more when your income doesn't keep pace with it.
The more people handle an item before you purchase it, the more expensive it becomes.
Remember when bread was 15 cents a loaf? That's when the hourly wage was about 75 cents an hour. :shrug:

[Whitley]

Inflation is higher than the government figure for the following reason: If inflation is defined as the increase in cost to buy a set of products from one period to another. One dozen large publix eggs purchased January 1st compared to one dozen publix large eggs purchased May 1st.

What economists have done (come to your own conclusion as to why) is they use substitutions, which suppresses the figure. Lets say the above dozen large publix eggs cost 1.00 on Jan 1. Instead of comparing it to 1dz large publix eggs on May1, they will compare it to a different, less expensive brand of eggs (ie uncle googies eggs). A consumer that purchased a cheesecake each week for desert for the family may now buy cheaper jello. In this case it would show a decrease in spending.
They try and take into account that people would substitute cheaper, even different products. IMO inflation should be comparing the exact same items from one period to another.
THey even try to take into account the consumer buying fewer items (again, you figure out why they would go through such gymnastics to come up with a lower number). The example given:
A consumer may change their behaviour due to rising prices. instead of buying a container with 12 cupcakes, they buy a container with fewer cupcakes, switch to a cheaper brand or shop at a discount store where cupcakes are cheaper. To factor in that behavior, the government tweaked how it calculates inflation.

[Bellavita]

If you crave them, even if they are not healthy generic are just as good at a fraction of cost.

Or make your own potatoes are cheap

Eat healthy and eat at home and you will be a lot better off. I am fortunate to have a wife who enjoys cooking and prepares healthy meals for the both of us. We eat out a couple times a week but always at lunch, with lower prices and less crowds. We eat fruits, no junk potato chips. Be smart and live longer.

[OhioBuckeye]

Steve, you’re exactly right! Wish I was like you. Eat right & live longer! Good thumb of rule!

[Whitley]

Inflation never ceases. It's always been there. You notice it more when your income doesn't keep pace with it.
The more people handle an item before you purchase it, the more expensive it becomes.
Remember when bread was 15 cents a loaf? That's when the hourly wage was about 75 cents an hour. :shrug:

From my experience, there is very little chance the average working person, with an 8% increase in salary, can even maintain their standard of living from 2021 to 2022. Rent in Sarasota has increased 25.77 percent. In December of 2020 fuel per gallon average was 2.14 a gallon. December of 2022 $3.04 a gallon.

[retiredguy123]

When you compare the inflation rate to the standard of living, there are two factors that are often overlooked. First of all, not all people spend 100 percent of their income. And second, when you shop, you can pick and choose which items to buy to reduce your individual inflation rate.

[Whitley]

Inflation is a world wide problem at the moment, and the US is in a lot better place than many countries, and handling the problem quite well
9+ down to 4.93 and falling.
You lucky people!

Yes, we are mostly lucky up top the past 2 years. See below annual inflation:
2013 = 1.5
2014 = 1.6
2015 = 0.1
2016 = 1.3
2017 = 2.1
2018 = 2.4
2019 = 1.8
2020 = 1.2
2021 = 4.7
2022 = 8.0
2023 = 5.58 first four months

[conman5652@aol.com]

Buy any brand or Walmart’s

[Tobys Dad]

Eat healthy and eat at home and you will be a lot better off. I am fortunate to have a wife who enjoys cooking and prepares healthy meals for the both of us. We eat out a couple times a week but always at lunch, with lower prices and less crowds. We eat fruits, no junk potato chips. Be smart and live longer.

We are talking about inflation, not eating habits. Get over yourself. Don't judge and lecture. IMHO

[Geodyssey]

Except, it isn't true. You can easily verify the OP's post by going to the Walmart website. It's right there. Their price is $4.98 for the 13-ounce Lays potato chips, and $2.76 for the 8-ounce Lays potato chips, and I set it to give me the price at their store on 441 between the Historic Section and Stonecrest.

Of course, if he chooses to get some other flavor he might see 7.75 ounces instead of 8 ounces, and 12.5 ounces instead of 13 ounces. But the price is still $2.76 or $4.98, respectively.

Perhaps the OP needs a new eyeglass prescription. Fortunately he can get them - at Walmart. Good prices.


This isn't the first time you've posted denials of the rampant inflation that's taking place. Why?

It's happening... "as long as it takes" as they say.

[donfey]

For all the people who believe inflation is under control:
I just came back from Walmart. Went to buy potato chips. Last week a bag of Lay's Potato Chips was $4.68. Today $5.38. That's a 16% jump. AND the bags are smaller than they used to be!!

It ends when we go back on the gold standard and stop relying on the printing press to "fund" our insane spending. That's not political, it's economics.

[Gpsma]

It ends when we go back on the gold standard and stop relying on the printing press to "fund" our insane spending. That's not political, it's economics.

How about the crypto standard…just as good as gold…or maybe dutch tulips.

[fdpaq0580]

I understand the concept, but you also need to factor in the customers they lose by having such a cheap policy. I am one of them. If it increases their bottom line, why don't other stores have the policy? I would also point out that, unlike other stores, they have their own parking lot, so it would cost less to maintain the carts.

True. But they target a different clientele. Thr few they lose are probably replaced by customers who appreciate the unique products as well as the savings. They, like Trader Joe's, have been around a long time. They know what they're doing.

[Burnie]

Time to quit eating chips. Not good for you .

Give me a break.

[NewRealms]

Reading through these responses I see that most have missed the point. It's so hard when they're still asleep.

[PugMom]

I work at Publix but shop aldi for certain items. Milk 1.79 half gallon and coffee creamer 2.45 for 32 oz. Publix 2.98 for half gallon and 4.09 for coffee mate and international delight. But yesterday orange juice was 3.35 and coffee was 8.89. Last week coffee was 7.59 and orange juice 2.55.

with all due respect, Publix is one of the higher priced choices. (i'm not badmouthing it, i love the extra effort & service you guys provide), -just stating the fact. people need to shop around & look @ circular's for sales, & stock up.

[Bwanajim]

Why are so many Karen’s complaining that he bought potato chips? And the one who said eat fruits and vegetables, eat healthy. Are you not aware of how much the price on those items went up???
Prices are up on everything! SMH.

[Gpsma]

with all due respect, Publix is one of the higher priced choices. (i'm not badmouthing it, i love the extra effort & service you guys provide), -just stating the fact. people need to shop around & look @ circular's for sales, & stock up.

Publix is a rip-off…but they are in the esteemed developers pockets.

[Two Bills]

Yes, we are mostly lucky up top the past 2 years. See below annual inflation:
2013 = 1.5
2014 = 1.6
2015 = 0.1
2016 = 1.3
2017 = 2.1
2018 = 2.4
2019 = 1.8
2020 = 1.2
2021 = 4.7
2022 = 8.0
2023 = 5.58 first four months

So was the rest of the world, then post Covid kicked in.

Present US Inflation Rate is at 4.93%, compared to 4.98% last month.
But unlike you, I am not trying to make a political point

[Escape Artist]

For all the people who believe inflation is under control:
I just came back from Walmart. Went to buy potato chips. Last week a bag of Lay's Potato Chips was $4.68. Today $5.38. That's a 16% jump. AND the bags are smaller than they used to be!!

I stopped buying chips for that reason along with health concerns. Cereal is also outrageously expensive nearing $7 a box for some brands. I’ve found many things in Florida much cheaper than in California but not food. Is that just a reflection of grocery prices in TV? I don’t usually shop for grocery far outside TV so maybe it’s cheaper elsewhere.

[Geodyssey]

Why are so many Karen’s complaining that he bought potato chips? And the one who said eat fruits and vegetables, eat healthy. Are you not aware of how much the price on those items went up???
Prices are up on everything! SMH.


Lots of fresh vegetables are over $2, even $3 per pound. Every trip to the store brings inflation surprises. And smaller selection.

But the back-fire sanctions for our #2 ally keep on coming (HINT- food is relatively cheap in Russia, and stores are fully stocked).

[JMintzer]

Publix is a rip-off…but they are in the esteemed developers pockets.

I hear Publix also sell cheese to go with that whine...

[JMintzer]

So was the rest of the world, then post Covid kicked in.

Present US Inflation Rate is at 4.93%, compared to 4.98% last month.
But unlike you, I am not trying to make a political point

Yet it's still much higher than before... Go figure...

Pro Tip: It ain't just Covid...

[Whitley]

Yet it's still much higher than before... Go figure...

Pro Tip: It ain't just Covid...

Would it make sense to propose that if the inflation from 2021 and 2022 (and the first quarter of 2023) was a post covid response, we should not only see a slowing of inflation but the cost of living should actually drop.

[meme5x]

In the equation is people stealing! See it more and more😣… and they get away with it.. hopefully in TV not as bad as where I live in the north!

[kkingston57]

For all the people who believe inflation is under control:
I just came back from Walmart. Went to buy potato chips. Last week a bag of Lay's Potato Chips was $4.68. Today $5.38. That's a 16% jump. AND the bags are smaller than they used to be!!

Looks like there might be a shortage of potatoes. At Publix there was a 2 bag limit on frozen potatoes.

[kkingston57]

When you return the cart, you get your quarter back. It costs you nothing to use their cart as long as you return it. That saves them having an employee from having to retrieve carts. Cost saving that translates to their bottom line.

And lessens the chance that a cart will roll away and hit a car or a person.

[Trishakaye]

Time to quit eating chips. Not good for you .

Yeah, that will really help the rising food costs

[nn0wheremann]

If I visit a grocery store, a restaurant, or fast food place, I am continually amazed at the price increases.

You are not alone in seeing the increases.
Lunch at Denny's, a couple of sandwiches, no drinks, cost us $25. Not at the country club, mind you, but at Dennys. Next thing you'll see Darrells Diner will be black tie only.

[Whitley]

Yeah, that will really help the rising food costs

Some argue that if meat becomes too expensive and you need to only eat salad, your cost of living has gone down. Too expensive to drive because of fuel, sell your car and walk. Another drop in the cost of living. Gee the inflation really was minor and transitional. I wonder if anyone has calculated what inflation would be today if we used the same formula we did in 1980?

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Lunch at Denny's, a couple of sandwiches, no drinks, cost us $25. Not at the country club, mind you, but at Dennys. Next thing you'll see Darrells Diner will be black tie only.

Meanwhile, you can get a dozen large white eggs for $1.24 at Walmart.

[fdpaq0580]

Lunch at Denny's, a couple of sandwiches, no drinks, cost us $25. Not at the country club, mind you, but at Dennys. Next thing you'll see Darrells Diner will be black tie only.

Even on "casual Fridays"?

[LucyP]

Yes bags are smaller! Just buy two bags for $7 at Publix.

[Fredster]

Lunch at Denny's, a couple of sandwiches, no drinks, cost us $25. Not at the country club, mind you, but at Dennys. Next thing you'll see Darrells Diner will be black tie only.

Lunch at Toojay’s which was $15 a year or so ago, same lunch is now $20!
This kind of increase is very common these days!

Now I suppose I’ll hear about a good price on a dozen eggs! :1rotfl:

[justjim]

What ****es me off is the immense profits grocery stores make from all this "inflation". Here's what google said about Publix profits in 2022:
"Publix had operating earnings of $1.3 billion in the period, up 35% year over year while full-year 2022 profits totaled $4 billion, up 13% from 2021."

Yes, and you rarely hear about how Corporations are “fleecing” Americans. “These Capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people”. Abraham Lincoln. The workers have to work two jobs in order to keep the “wolf “ from the door while the CEO’s and the VP’s make millions with huge stock options.

[heleneff]

A lot of us seniors have done without during our lives. If you want a chip, enjoy. We have been told no for too many years, eat half a bag.

[JMintzer]

Meanwhile, you can get a dozen large white eggs for $1.24 at Walmart.

You shouldn't eat too many eggs, they're not that good for you (is that how this works?)

[Two Bills]

Would it make sense to propose that if the inflation from 2021 and 2022 (and the first quarter of 2023) was a post covid response, we should not only see a slowing of inflation but the cost of living should actually drop.

Inflation is going down.
Cost of living is controlled by the market, and unless the price of raw materials, labor, and logistics etc. get cheaper, what we have now is the cost of living.

[Worldseries27]

lunch at toojay’s which was $15 a year or so ago, same lunch is now $20!
This kind of increase is very common these days!

Now i suppose i’ll hear about a good price on a dozen eggs! :1rotfl:
check post # 69

[Worldseries27]

a lot of us seniors have done without during our lives. If you want a chip, enjoy. We have been told no for too many years, eat half a bag.
you tell em
welcome aboard

[Worldseries27]

with all due respect, publix is one of the higher priced choices. (i'm not badmouthing it, i love the extra effort & service you guys provide), -just stating the fact. People need to shop around & look @ circular's for sales, & stock up.
i like shopping at publix for the buy 1 get 1 feature ( bogo) amazon never does that. See a lot of kroger trucks pass by

[Remembergoldenrule]

Inflation is a world wide problem at the moment, and the US is in a lot better place than many countries, and handling the problem quite well
9+ down to 4.93 and falling.
You lucky people!

From government accountability office not network news. This is just food prices.

Prices are expected to grow more slowly in 2023 than they did in 2022. But it's still going to grow more than the historic annual average of 2%,” said GAO’s Steve Morris, an expert in agriculture, during a recent podcast. “When you look at the forecast for this year's prices, they're predicted to increase anywhere from 5 to 10%, and probably settle around 8%. So, they're still going to be really high.”

Sticker Shock at the Grocery Store? Inflation Wasn’t the Only Reason Food Prices Increased | U.S. GAO (https://www.gao.gov/blog/sticker-shock-grocery-store-inflation-wasnt-only-reason-food-prices-increased#:~:text=Last%20year%2C%20U.S.%20consumer s%20saw,Inflation%20contributed%20to%20the%20incre ase)

Car prices.

Sticker Shock at the Grocery Store? Inflation Wasn’t the Only Reason Food Prices Increased | U.S. GAO (https://www.gao.gov/blog/sticker-shock-grocery-store-inflation-wasnt-only-reason-food-prices-increased#:~:text=Last%20year%2C%20U.S.%20consumer s%20saw,Inflation%20contributed%20to%20the%20incre ase)

My new AC cost 3k more than last year prices.

[Remembergoldenrule]

So was the rest of the world, then post Covid kicked in.

Present US Inflation Rate is at 4.93%, compared to 4.98% last month.
But unlike you, I am not trying to make a political point

From government accountability office not network news. This is just food prices.

Prices are expected to grow more slowly in 2023 than they did in 2022. But it's still going to grow more than the historic annual average of 2%,” said GAO’s Steve Morris, an expert in agriculture, during a recent podcast. “When you look at the forecast for this year's prices, they're predicted to increase anywhere from 5 to 10%, and probably settle around 8%. So, they're still going to be really high.”

Sticker Shock at the Grocery Store? Inflation Wasn’t the Only Reason Food Prices Increased | U.S. GAO

Car prices.

Sticker Shock at the Grocery Store? Inflation Wasn’t the Only Reason Food Prices Increased | U.S. GAO

My new AC cost 3k more than last year prices.

[Ele201]

Be smart and don’t eat out a few times a week. The sodium and sugar will kill you.
There are benefits of eating out too. Change of scenery and trying out new dishes that you may not make at home. Plus socializing, meeting up with friends. The Villages is a very social place.

[Cobullymom]

From the USA Accountability Office Healthy food prices have gone up too.

Higher labor and more people not willing to work and transportation costs are also long-standing challenges that have led to increases in food prices.

Romaine hearts grown in California are two to three times the cost from last year. Last year, U.S. consumers saw the largest annual increase in food prices since the 1980s. While food prices generally increased about 2% in prior years, they increased about 11% from 2021 to 2022. Inflation contributed to the increase.

“Prices are expected to grow more slowly in 2023 than they did in 2022. But it's still going to grow more than the historic annual average of 2%,” said GAO’s Steve Morris, an expert in agriculture, during a recent podcast. “When you look at the forecast for this year's prices, they're predicted to increase anywhere from 5 to 10%, and probably settle around 8%. So, they're still going to be really high.”

From me effects of executive orders on energy production which effect fixed costs of manufacturing and transportation, free handouts to non workers effecting number of job seekers, transportation regulations, and many others (more than any executive branch in history) have all contributed Elections have consequences. Hopefully, after 2024 it will be different consequences.

Wait until you see how much it coast to get new AC or pay gas for heating this winter due to his executive orders. We just had to get AC up 3k from last year due to new regs going into effect this year.

Sticker Shock at the Grocery Store? Inflation Wasn’t the Only Reason Food Prices Increased | U.S. GAO (https://www.gao.gov/blog/sticker-shock-grocery-store-inflation-wasnt-only-reason-food-prices-increased#:~:text=Last%20year%2C%20U.S.%20consumer s%20saw,Inflation%20contributed%20to%20the%20incre ase).
That's it in a nutshell...

[Ele201]

We are talking about inflation, not eating habits. Get over yourself. Don't judge and lecture. IMHO
True, each person has a right to eat what they want, and choose to eat out or not. If people want a few potato chips or peanuts or whatever, so what. If OP wanted food advice she’d go to a certified dietitian.

[Worldseries27]

there are benefits of eating out too. Change of scenery and trying out new dishes that you may not make at home. Plus socializing, meeting up with friends. The villages is a very social place.
VERY TRUE. Take a chance, stop at the myriad of food trucks you see workers buying from. You will get meals that your mama never made. NO OFFENSE MOM.

[Eg_cruz]

If you don’t see the price increase on food then you are blind or you are one that just never looks at prices.

[Fredster]

If you don’t see the price increase on food then you are blind or you are one that just never looks at prices.

And the increases are substantial 20 to 30% + in a lot of cases!
Judging from some comments on this thread there exists a condition called denial!

[ThirdOfFive]

Inflation can be a bear, but as far as buying food goes, wise shopping can reduce or even eliminate the bite altogether. Restaurants? Well, that's another thing entirely. If eating out frequently is your thing, you WILL be paying more.

But just from what we've seen, most people are NOT wise shoppers. My wife and I were at Sam's a few weeks back. We were at the meat counter and my wife had just picked out a pork loin which she uses to make many marvelous things. A woman next to her was buying chops, individually cut and pre-wrapped. She wanted my wife's opinion on whether or not they were a good deal. My wife pointed out that by buying the whole loin, you can cut as many chops out of it as you want and pay a buck less per pound by so doing. The woman took the advice to heart, buying a whole loin.

You can save a lot by knowing how and where to shop.

[merrymini]

Stop eating out? Do you know who you are talking too? Villagers eat out a lot and it is and always was the most expensive eating. It is always cheaper to eat at home.

Eggs are bad for you? Ridiculous, eggs are a cheap and good source of protein, except when the egg industry raised the price of eggs to make a windfall and people stopped buying them, so the prices have come down.

Inflation at these rates erodes your savings and capacity to buy things. So, the next time you go shopping, protest by not buying items that are getting ridiculously expensive and guess what, the prices will fall. Hit them in their wallets.

Unfortunately, we cannot do so with everything but most of the time, your purchasing power speaks volumes.

[donfey]

Bull-pucky.

[Whitley]

Like all of the new laws, they will be broken. Will not miss the farm workers in July. Very little harvesting in Florida in the summer months. Will be interesting to see how roofers react.

Four percent of illegal immigrants work in agriculture. Twenty percent work in higher paying construction jobs. I volunteered (penny a pound) working with tomato pickers in Florida. From my experience the most vulnerable people, those hurt the most by illegal immigration are the immigrants themselves. Next would be US citizens in mostly lower income urban communities.

[Steve]

Yes, we are mostly lucky up top the past 2 years. See below annual inflation:
2013 = 1.5
2014 = 1.6
2015 = 0.1
2016 = 1.3
2017 = 2.1
2018 = 2.4
2019 = 1.8
2020 = 1.2
2021 = 4.7
2022 = 8.0
2023 = 5.58 first four months

Let's see. What catastrophic event happened in 2021 that caused a three year skyrocket in inflation?

[Moderator]

Thread closed. We’re having to remove too many political comments.

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