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2022-06-11 Economy

Inflation surges to new 41-year high of 8.6%: Groceries jump 12% and gasoline soars 49% as rising prices cause misery for consumers

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-06-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Dow drops 750 points as red-hot inflation blows past expectations and drags Wall Street down

Posted by Skidmark 2022-06-10 11:34|| 2022-06-10 11:34|| Front Page Top

#2 -775 right now

Posted by Frank G 2022-06-10 11:44|| 2022-06-10 11:44|| Front Page Top

#3
Since the day that these idiots "took" office.

My Gas has gone from $2.12 to $4.49 a Gallon as of yesterday. That's 111.79%.

A loaf of Bread from $2.25 a loaf to $3.25 that's 44.4%
We now buy store brand @ $1.75 a loaf.

Milk was $2.89 is now $3.79 that's 31.14%

Eggs went from $0.75 a dozen to $1.89 That's 152.0%

Bacon was $2.85 an LBS is now $4.95 That's 73.68% it was $7.07 a LBS for about 6 months.

Chicken Wings $2.89 an LBS to $4.04 That's 39.79%

Our 2022 SSA COLA was 5.9%

The 2022 Congressional Pay Raise was 21%

Speaking with a Wally World Shelf Stock'er I know.
I was joking and said "How long before Y'all set up a Loan Dept. and hire armed guards?"

He responded they now have a Store Credit card and were hiring more Loss Prevention staff to monitor certain high loss sections. He added, they are closely watching those with large pursues and Baby Strollers with drape covers.

An Life goes on.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-06-11 08:16|| 2022-06-11 08:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Maybe, just maybe, the people in government are totally clueless that they are the problem and not the 'endless' solution. Nah, they're doing this on purpose.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-06-11 08:29|| 2022-06-11 08:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Remember the old saw: "Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by incompetence."

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-06-11 08:37|| 2022-06-11 08:37|| Front Page Top

#6 My 8-pack of TP came with six. And cost more.

Laundry detergent halved, same price.

"Half Pound" Mick Burger fit in my palm.

8% is Just the Tip.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-06-11 10:26|| 2022-06-11 10:26|| Front Page Top

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