tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post8672784819423960494..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Turkey Dinner Costs Up 13%Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-82654869548663065122011-11-11T16:37:05.766-05:002011-11-11T16:37:05.766-05:00Go ya one better - Turkey President costs up 15 tr...Go ya one better - Turkey President costs up 15 trillion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-43397371922564041262011-11-10T22:26:25.209-05:002011-11-10T22:26:25.209-05:00Krugman said that aliens are stealing oil and crop...Krugman said that aliens are stealing oil and crops (free-association/free-markets destroyed their own planet) and that we need to go to war with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-50814553420354663972011-11-10T21:51:44.408-05:002011-11-10T21:51:44.408-05:00Hardcore food inflation is here and it is about to...Hardcore food inflation is here and it is about to blast off! I go to the grocery store (Wal Mart) two or three times a week. I'm seeing 10% to 25% price increases on products every time I buy. Two days ago the sardines I bought were $1.00. Today, $1.25. Pork rinds, which have been $.99 a bag for the last 3 years are now $1.09. Two weeks ago a dozen eggs, $1.50, today the same eggs, $Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-85473476734896424752011-11-10T21:19:21.386-05:002011-11-10T21:19:21.386-05:00"that's why we have to begin to look at s..."that's why we have to begin to look at supercore inflation" Paul Krugman<br /><br />Yep, when one measure isn't showing what your preconceived notions and Keynesian models don't catch, just move the goalposts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-14986368551257668002011-11-10T18:54:42.382-05:002011-11-10T18:54:42.382-05:00The taster at the BLS just decided that this year&...The taster at the BLS just decided that this year's meal is 15% better than last year and made the hedonic adjustment that shows a deflation rate of 2%.Tom Bernhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274581933972838536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-69517251652095617232011-11-10T17:50:29.241-05:002011-11-10T17:50:29.241-05:00Yeah, it's all just fuel costs... no, wait, it...Yeah, it's all just fuel costs... no, wait, it's increased demand from China.... no, wait, inflation is good for the economy.... no, wait, Paul Krugman says there's no reason to think there's inflation.... no, wait,....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-26385322267318246792011-11-10T15:01:46.769-05:002011-11-10T15:01:46.769-05:00But food isn't important to peopleBut food isn't important to peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com