tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post5535368403329090688..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Food Prices Soar by 13.2% in AugustRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-78965005546035737022011-09-26T19:05:28.920-04:002011-09-26T19:05:28.920-04:00I have been watching Scott bathroom tissue. The ro...I have been watching Scott bathroom tissue. The roll is still sold as 1000 sheets, but first they reduced the sheets to 3.7 inches long (instead of 4.5 by 4.5 inches) and then they reduced the sheets to 4.1 inches wide which is too narrow for some roll holders. Soon we will have postage stamp sized sheets and it will take a whole 'roll' to wipe a single swipe and your fingers will still Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-51282632213973071332011-09-20T13:33:22.319-04:002011-09-20T13:33:22.319-04:00I do not pay for gas for a vehicle because i DO no...I do not pay for gas for a vehicle because i DO not own one....its hurts my pocket as well. I dont even know what to eat anymore...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-35806455368517512302011-09-17T14:37:35.099-04:002011-09-17T14:37:35.099-04:00Bought bird seed the other day: $11 for a 40-pound...Bought bird seed the other day: $11 for a 40-pound bag. Seemed kinda light. Looked at the label: 35-pounds!<br /><br />Went to get a haircut: Used to be $8 bucks. Now it's suddenly $10!<br /><br />Avocado prices are ridiculous. Too many others to mention.<br /><br />Thanks goes to Barry O and everyone in Congress who let this inflationary spiral happen. We need a new Congress, starting with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-24291569475445197742011-09-16T02:33:10.420-04:002011-09-16T02:33:10.420-04:00Inflation manifests itself in three ways.
1. Highe...Inflation manifests itself in three ways.<br />1. Higher prices 2. Lower quantities<br />3. Lower quality.<br />The current inflation has been largely confined to #2. <br />A half gallon is now 48 oz. A quart is 24oz.<br />The food companies don't expect people to look at weights, and they are right. Whenever I mention this to anyone, they either disregard it by admitting they do not read Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-66075834141233822072011-09-16T00:59:58.154-04:002011-09-16T00:59:58.154-04:00Every dollar you spend, is a vote. That is what th...Every dollar you spend, is a vote. That is what the masses do not realize. Each and every dollar spent tells these corporations what to buy again. So, they do, then we do. <br /><br />It's a vicious circle-jerk, with US at the wheel. Stop buying from these bastards. Buy local, from a farm, there are many cities who have delivery services for fresh food. If you stop paying, they will stop Mr. Mhttp://silverdoctors.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-90971183175787555072011-09-15T21:17:20.602-04:002011-09-15T21:17:20.602-04:00Whenever I have a little time I write on my worthl...Whenever I have a little time I write on my worthless paper money in red marker, "Inflation is a hidden tax". Its my duty to educate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-81808775504589729992011-09-15T15:05:22.079-04:002011-09-15T15:05:22.079-04:00food fight next!!food fight next!!stingrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484985149658682827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-23990250453615024882011-09-15T12:13:06.834-04:002011-09-15T12:13:06.834-04:00Uh, Obama is just a newer version of Bush when it ...Uh, Obama is just a newer version of Bush when it comes to economic policy - your Handlers will not allow anyone to "change" anything, so why do you persist in thinking that this bad theater called American Politics is anything but a scam to keep you thinking your worthless vote actually matters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-23515163214369675272011-09-15T10:41:03.794-04:002011-09-15T10:41:03.794-04:00Bought a "case" of Sprite the other day....Bought a "case" of Sprite the other day. Apparently a case is now a word for any size box they choose. It only had 20 cans in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-63468502720483058722011-09-15T09:52:42.766-04:002011-09-15T09:52:42.766-04:00Thanks Mr. Obama and all of you who voted for him....Thanks Mr. Obama and all of you who voted for him. You've really stimulated our economy with your spending (rather giving to your friends). Oh, I suppose this is George Bush's doings as well. How many of you losers will try to vote him in again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-6783846186452858362011-09-15T02:45:54.934-04:002011-09-15T02:45:54.934-04:00There is no inflation! Just don't drive, eat,...There is no inflation! Just don't drive, eat, or buy a product that is related to food or gas, and you won't even notice it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-48229133096731145832011-09-14T23:56:22.657-04:002011-09-14T23:56:22.657-04:00...and that is for diseased eggs who's mothers......and that is for diseased eggs who's mothers were fed corn and other dead birds, injected with antibiotics and never even see the light of day. A dozen eggs that come from hens that actually eat grass will cost you $7.00. We are being robbed and for horrible food!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-46119571145989276782011-09-14T23:31:01.589-04:002011-09-14T23:31:01.589-04:00I moved to Hong Kong in February this year. My fav...I moved to Hong Kong in February this year. My favourite box of cereal cost 27 HK-dollars at that time. Now in September the price is 30 HK-dollars.<br /><br />The food prices in Hong Kong are absolutely ridiculous and it's hurting the working class a lot. Read a report that around 400 000 children in Hong Kong are malnourished. Not to the extent of, say sub Saharan Africa, but still, they Andersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-50220689323275181072011-09-14T20:34:44.802-04:002011-09-14T20:34:44.802-04:00I went to Kroger the other day to buy eggs. The la...I went to Kroger the other day to buy eggs. The last time I bought some, they were $2.89 for 2.5 dozen. When I went in the other day, they were $3.89. I went to Walmart thinking I could get them cheaper, but their box of 60 eggs went from a little over $7.00 to over $9.00.Richiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214872228234094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-4882230439115337432011-09-14T13:11:28.172-04:002011-09-14T13:11:28.172-04:00In a related development, it was a banner year for...In a related development, it was a <a href="http://www.goldenstateliberty.com/2011/09/central-valley-farmers-see-inflation-in.html" rel="nofollow">banner year</a> for farmers in California's Central Valley.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00950349725231967692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-40465767003380109422011-09-14T12:23:46.553-04:002011-09-14T12:23:46.553-04:00Bernanke's magic is working - prices shooting ...Bernanke's magic is working - prices shooting up with almost no one taking notice. Inflation will 'solve' the debt and deficit problems ... until the peasants find out.<br /><br />It's the 1970's all over again!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-86036670944344866092011-09-14T09:41:16.266-04:002011-09-14T09:41:16.266-04:00Your Owners need high inflation as a real-time def...Your Owners need high inflation as a real-time default on the debt. Expect general prices to double in the next 3 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com