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Originally Posted by mostpost
Everything is better than it was under Trump. Under Trump, I couldn’t go to a restaurant to eat with my friends. I can now. Under Trump, I couldn’t go to a high school basketball game. I can now. Under Trump, I couldn’t go to church. I can now. Prices have gone up, but so has my income.
If a person is honest, there is nothing you were doing before that you can’t do now. Even if it costs a bit more. AND MILLIONS ARE NO LONGER DYING AND GETTING SICK FROM COVID.
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WSJ today-2-21-24 headline:
It’s Been 30 Years Since Food Ate Up This Much of Your Income
Ongoing high costs lead food manufacturers and restaurants to keep prices elevated
Eating continues to cost more, even as overall inflation has eased from the blistering pace consumers endured throughout much of 2022 and 2023. Prices at restaurants and other eateries were up 5.1% last month compared with January 2023, while grocery costs increased 1.2% during the same period, Labor Department data show.
Relief isn’t likely to arrive soon. Restaurant and food company executives said they are still grappling with rising labor costs and some ingredients, such as cocoa, that are only getting more expensive. Consumers, they said, will find ways to cope.
“If you look historically after periods of inflation, there’s really no period you could point to where [food] prices go back down,” said Steve Cahillane, chief executive of snack giant
https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumer...ncome-2e3dd3ed
