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16% Inflation

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  • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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    Doctor Phibes
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    #14

    Another alternative is to say:

    "Blimey, but things are expensive. I reckon inflation is about 20%! Personally, I blame immigration and poofters! The Daily Mail should do an article on this! "

    I was only joking

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      jon-nyc
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      #15

      Yes they use a half century old basket of goods as if consumer behavior is unchanged.

      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
      -Cormac McCarthy

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      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

        Yes they use a half century old basket of goods as if consumer behavior is unchanged.

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        #16

        @jon-nyc said in 16% Inflation:

        Yes they use a half century old basket of goods as if consumer behavior is unchanged.

        It's Daily Mail readers, so it could be accurate.

        Brylcreem is really freaking expensive nowadays.

        I was only joking

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        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

          Yes they use a half century old basket of goods as if consumer behavior is unchanged.

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          Jolly
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          #17

          @jon-nyc said in 16% Inflation:

          Yes they use a half century old basket of goods as if consumer behavior is unchanged.

          It was stated in the article that they were using the old basket. What items would you disagree with?

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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          • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

            @jon-nyc said in 16% Inflation:

            Yes they use a half century old basket of goods as if consumer behavior is unchanged.

            It's Daily Mail readers, so it could be accurate.

            Brylcreem is really freaking expensive nowadays.

            JollyJ Offline
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            Jolly
            wrote on last edited by
            #18

            @Doctor-Phibes said in 16% Inflation:

            @jon-nyc said in 16% Inflation:

            Yes they use a half century old basket of goods as if consumer behavior is unchanged.

            It's Daily Mail readers, so it could be accurate.

            Brylcreem is really freaking expensive nowadays.

            At least they can read.

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • JollyJ Jolly

              @Doctor-Phibes said in 16% Inflation:

              @jon-nyc said in 16% Inflation:

              Yes they use a half century old basket of goods as if consumer behavior is unchanged.

              It's Daily Mail readers, so it could be accurate.

              Brylcreem is really freaking expensive nowadays.

              At least they can read.

              Doctor PhibesD Offline
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              Doctor Phibes
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              @Jolly said in 16% Inflation:

              At least their carers can read.

              FIFY

              I was only joking

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              • JollyJ Offline
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                Jolly
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                #20

                You wished you had enough money for a carer.

                Or hell, anybody who even cared....

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                • taiwan_girlT Offline
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                  #21

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                  I eat at this chicken rice street stall quite often. 70 baht (USD$2) for the plate I am eating.

                  I was in there today and they had a sign that because of increasing costs, all menu items will go up 5 baht.

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                  • JollyJ Offline
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                    Jolly
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                    #22

                    I ate at my favorite Chinese place last night. Yes, it's Chinese American food (chow mein, etc.), but it's owned by a Chinese American family and the food is cooked to order. Plus, it's not expensive.

                    Most of their entree menu prices were up about $3, except for beef, which was about $4. We're not talking about $30 meals, we're talking $17 meals that are now $20 and over.

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

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                      I eat at this chicken rice street stall quite often. 70 baht (USD$2) for the plate I am eating.

                      I was in there today and they had a sign that because of increasing costs, all menu items will go up 5 baht.

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                      @taiwan_girl said in 16% Inflation:

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                      Two questions:

                      1. No dark colored, soy sauce like substance to go with this dish?

                      2. No chicken skin on the chicken meat … did you have to asked the vendor to not serve the skin or does it come standard without the skin?

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                      • AxtremusA Axtremus

                        @taiwan_girl said in 16% Inflation:

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                        Two questions:

                        1. No dark colored, soy sauce like substance to go with this dish?

                        2. No chicken skin on the chicken meat … did you have to asked the vendor to not serve the skin or does it come standard without the skin?

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                        taiwan_girl
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                        @Axtremus

                        1. Nope, that is how it is served. Other restaurants here do include a sauce. This one is actually calls themselves a "Singapore Chicken Ric" restaurant. (See pic below). I cannot remember if when I was in Singapore if they served with a sauce or not.

                        2. Sometimes with some skin, but usually very little.

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                        • LarryL Offline
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                          Larry
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                          We are in a recession, and have been in one for a while now. Some shoes about to drop will make that clearer to those who say we arent..

                          For example.... mortgage companies have been laying people off left and right for almost a year, and now a wave of mortgage company bankruptcies are about to hit. Real estate sales are slowing way down, housing prices are dropping as time on the market rises. Interest rates are rising... and at the worst possible time. I think we are about to see the housing market implode.

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