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Title: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: Meatwad on February 02, 2014, 08:06:11 AM
Went into the store last night and had a case of severe sticker shock

A one pound package of Oscar Mayer bacon was $8! Eight freakin dollars for a plain package of bacon

 :cry
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: mthrockmor on February 02, 2014, 08:08:11 AM
And Paul Krugman says there is no inflation! What weed is that crack-head smoking.

boo
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: guncrasher on February 02, 2014, 08:27:15 AM
you pay a dollar for two strips at a restaurant.



semp
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: Karnak on February 02, 2014, 10:44:07 AM
And Paul Krugman says there is no inflation! What weed is that crack-head smoking.

boo
Price increases driven by shortages are not inflation. 
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: bacon8tr on February 02, 2014, 03:51:50 PM
Yup....bacon prices have been high down here in Texas for sometime.  Can't even touch thick cut or peppercorn bacon for under ten dollars.
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: BluBerry on February 02, 2014, 04:03:36 PM
Yup....bacon prices have been high down here in Texas for sometime.  Can't even touch tick cut or peppercorn bacon for under ten dollars.

I think its crazy that a gallon of milk is $5.99 here.
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: skorpx1 on February 02, 2014, 04:25:25 PM
Heh... At the store I work at bacon is only 5.99 for 12 slices and a gallon of milk is only 2.99.


Then again I live in Wisconsin.
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: rpm on February 02, 2014, 04:25:28 PM
Price increases driven by shortages are not inflation. 
You were warned in 2012. But did you listen?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc6PMCx36Qw
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: 68ZooM on February 02, 2014, 04:38:14 PM
Beef,Pork,Milk good low prices in Central Oregon but then again were in Cattle, Hog and Dairy Country here.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: mthrockmor on February 02, 2014, 06:03:27 PM
Scarcity? Then it would seem we have a scarcity all over the place, food, fuel, clothing, commodities, etc, etc.
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: Dragon on February 03, 2014, 08:36:14 AM
Picked up 2 lbs of Giant Eagle (local grocery chain) bacon for $6 yesterday.   :neener:

 
Giant Eagle Sliced Bacon
12 to 16 oz.
2 FOR $6.00
Valid 01/30 - 02/05       :aok
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: Meatwad on February 03, 2014, 08:38:19 AM
 :(
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: Slate on February 03, 2014, 08:44:11 AM

    OhBuma  No BLTs for me.  :cry
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: caldera on February 03, 2014, 08:48:43 AM
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Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: Widewing on February 03, 2014, 08:50:49 AM
Went into the store last night and had a case of severe sticker shock

A one pound package of Oscar Mayer bacon was $8! Eight freakin dollars for a plain package of bacon

 :cry

$4.99 here... Store brands are about $4. Watch for sales, typically $2.99 for a pound.
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: Nypsy on February 03, 2014, 10:24:49 AM
I read a while back that part of the increase in food prices is due to the fact that corn is now being used to fuel our cars instead of feeding our hogs and cows.

The price of corn goes up and is passed down the line to you and me.
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: DubiousKB on February 03, 2014, 10:55:36 AM
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hmmmmm puppy.... :D
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: cattb on February 03, 2014, 11:19:10 PM
There is also a virus that is going around the pig farms, not sure to what extent that has on the market.
Anyone see the price of propane lately. The price has doubled here.
Milk still get around 2.50, I think 2.39 and still get bacon 3.99. I don't see the ten pound boxes anymore and haven't for awhile. I used to buy the 10 pound boxes when on sale then rewrap.
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: USRanger on February 04, 2014, 12:02:53 AM
Time to start eating up the fat women!
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: Masherbrum on February 04, 2014, 12:18:11 AM
Went into the store last night and had a case of severe sticker shock

A one pound package of Oscar Mayer bacon was $8! Eight freakin dollars for a plain package of bacon

 :cry

You should have bought a sausage laden pizza.    :aok
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: Brooke on February 04, 2014, 12:41:46 AM
The real rate of inflation calculated on the same basket of goods as 1980:

(http://www.shadowstats.com/imgs/sgs-cpi.gif?hl=ad&t=)

The real rate of inflation calculated on the same basket of goods as 1990:

(http://www.shadowstats.com/imgs/charts/alt-cpi-home2.gif?hl=ad&t=)

The reason these differ from the official government inflation numbers is that when something gets expensive, the government occasionally deletes it from the basket of goods and to substitute in a cheaper alternative or reduces its weighting in the calculation.  For example, a representative basket of goods might have had steak in it, whereas today the steak was taken out and replaced with an equal weight of hamburger; or it can include steak, but less of it.
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: bigsky on February 04, 2014, 02:15:04 AM
Anyone see the price of propane lately. The price has doubled here.
Milk still get around 2.50, I think 2.39 and still get bacon 3.99. I don't see the ten pound boxes anymore and haven't for awhile. I used to buy the 10 pound boxes when on sale then rewrap.
it is the price of propane doubled, most pigs are the kind that need to be warm. Hence the cost of pork goes up. So eat some oatmeal.
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: Dragon on February 04, 2014, 07:43:57 AM
You should have bought a sausage laden pizza.    :aok

Why poke the bear?

(http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo82/bzavasnik/050612-100_zpsd9a8f10a.jpg)
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: Masherbrum on February 04, 2014, 09:47:43 AM
Why poke the bear?

(http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo82/bzavasnik/050612-100_zpsd9a8f10a.jpg)

Tis me on the right.
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: Arbiter on February 04, 2014, 09:54:37 AM
Best way to pay down our debt i.e. inflate the money supply (print print print baby) / devalue the debt.  :rolleyes:

No wonder China is irritable with us.  I can't say I blame them.  :frown:

FYI - Krugman's a idiot.  A well educated (and well intentioned) idiot to be sure, but a idiot just the same.

Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: Dragon on February 04, 2014, 10:26:52 AM
Tis me on the right.

Perfect Kokutsu Dachi, Little Bear.   :aok
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: mthrockmor on February 04, 2014, 10:56:31 AM
Brooke is the winner!

And wages are not growing at these inflation rates thus the lower quintile are not keeping up, actually almost all income brackets are not keeping up. All of this is driven by the insane Fed policies designed by John Maynard Keynes in the 1930's. Our current policies, QE of $85 billion a month are actually driving income inequality much higher, and inflation, while wages are sticky and not keeping up. If you own lots of wealth in stock you are a happy person (for the time being) and your wealth is bloating like the Fed is bloating the stock market. In time, that fake wealth will pop too.
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: Arbiter on February 04, 2014, 12:31:28 PM
Brooke is the winner!

And wages are not growing at these inflation rates thus the lower quintile are not keeping up, actually almost all income brackets are not keeping up. All of this is driven by the insane Fed policies designed by John Maynard Keynes in the 1930's. Our current policies, QE of $85 billion a month are actually driving income inequality much higher, and inflation, while wages are sticky and not keeping up. If you own lots of wealth in stock you are a happy person (for the time being) and your wealth is bloating like the Fed is bloating the stock market. In time, that fake wealth will pop too.


 :aok
Title: Re: Holy highway robbery, Batman
Post by: Masherbrum on February 04, 2014, 02:51:26 PM
Perfect Kokutsu Dachi, Little Bear.   :aok

 :rofl     :uhoh      :joystick: