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  • JollyJ Offline
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    Jolly
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    #143

    When I first started buying this dog food a little over two years ago, it was $30/bag. Then it went to $32 about a year or so ago. Then, in the last ten months or less, it went to $38. Then $42. Today, it's $50.
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    That ain't 9.1%.

    And it's the same for meat, milk, eggs, flour. gas, diesel, car parts, etc.

    “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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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
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      #144

      https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm

      The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 1.1 percent in June, seasonally adjusted, the
      U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This rise followed advances of 0.9 percent in
      May and 0.4 percent in April. (See table A.) On an unadjusted basis, final demand prices moved
      up 11.3 percent for the 12 months ended in June, the largest increase since a record 11.6-percent
      jump in March 2022.

      In June, three-fourths of the advance in the index for final demand was due to a 2.4-percent rise
      in prices for final demand goods. The index for final demand services increased 0.4 percent.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • LuFins DadL Offline
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        LuFins Dad
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        #145

        Holy crap - CNN -

        (CNN)The White House has been so wrong, so often, on inflation

        https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/politics/democrats-frustrated-biden-inflation-2022/index.html

        The Brad

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        • JollyJ Offline
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          Jolly
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          #146

          Nothing new. Dems are scared and they've come to the conclusion that The Resident is dragging them down. He's the lamest of lame ducks. So, they've decided to start criticizing him, in two-fold strategy:

          1. To create some daylight between the White House and all those guys running for the House and the Senate.
          2. To make sure Biden does not run in 2024, and encourage other Dems to start the process of a Presidential run (interest, organizations, vetting, money).

          IMO, of course.

          “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 Offline
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            Jolly
            wrote on last edited by
            #147

            And another thought...The new guys at CNN swear they are going to become the middle ground in news reporting. Right now, they're losing viewers, but are hoping to turn things around as their reputation improves.

            I wish them well.

            “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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              Axtremus
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              #148

              https://www.bls.gov/cpi/latest-numbers.htm

              September 2022's CPI's headline number is +8.2%.

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              • JollyJ Jolly

                And another thought...The new guys at CNN swear they are going to become the middle ground in news reporting. Right now, they're losing viewers, but are hoping to turn things around as their reputation improves.

                I wish them well.

                MikM Away
                MikM Away
                Mik
                wrote on last edited by
                #149

                @Jolly said in Inflation:

                And another thought...The new guys at CNN swear they are going to become the middle ground in news reporting. Right now, they're losing viewers, but are hoping to turn things around as their reputation improves.

                I wish them well.

                But I suspect it will be done selectively. They have for years built a biased organization. That will not be turned around easily.

                Deep News.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • MikM Away
                  MikM Away
                  Mik
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                  #150

                  As far as inflation, groceries are up between 25 and 50%.

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    Jolly
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                    #151

                    Vote Demonrat.

                    “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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                    • MikM Mik

                      @Jolly said in Inflation:

                      And another thought...The new guys at CNN swear they are going to become the middle ground in news reporting. Right now, they're losing viewers, but are hoping to turn things around as their reputation improves.

                      I wish them well.

                      But I suspect it will be done selectively. They have for years built a biased organization. That will not be turned around easily.

                      Deep News.

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                      Horace
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #152

                      @Mik said in Inflation:

                      @Jolly said in Inflation:

                      And another thought...The new guys at CNN swear they are going to become the middle ground in news reporting. Right now, they're losing viewers, but are hoping to turn things around as their reputation improves.

                      I wish them well.

                      But I suspect it will be done selectively. They have for years built a biased organization. That will not be turned around easily.

                      Deep News.

                      The indoctrinated masses feel, deep in their feeliest feels, that Republicans are an existential threat. Not sure how that becomes negotiable. These people may be permanently lost and broken when it comes to political affiliation.

                      Education is extremely important.

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                      • MikM Away
                        MikM Away
                        Mik
                        wrote on last edited by Mik
                        #153

                        Well, I watched the Ohio US senate and house for my district debates in full. In both cases the GOP candidate won out over the opponent with facts. Both Dems stood up there and lied through their teeth.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • George KG Offline
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                          George K
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #154

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            George K
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                            #155

                            Someone needs to DO something about this!

                            joe_biden_inflation_1978.jpg

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              LuFins Dad
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                              #156

                              So we’re a year in to this with no sign of relief.

                              https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/13/business/fed-interest-rates-inflation-nightcap/index.html

                              Last year our September numbers showed a 5% -6% increase, this year it’s 8%-9%. So over 2 years it’s what? 15%-17% now that inflation is stacking on top of inflation?

                              The Brad

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                              • MikM Away
                                MikM Away
                                Mik
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #157

                                It's transitory, they said.

                                Of course, transitory only means it won't stay where it was then. So it got worse.

                                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                  Remember the Farm Bureau’s .14 cent 4th of July?

                                  They’re back…

                                  https://www.fb.org/newsroom/farm-bureau-survey-shows-thanksgiving-dinner-cost-up-14

                                  LuFins DadL Offline
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                                  LuFins Dad
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #158

                                  @LuFins-Dad said in Inflation:

                                  Remember the Farm Bureau’s .14 cent 4th of July?

                                  They’re back…

                                  https://www.fb.org/newsroom/farm-bureau-survey-shows-thanksgiving-dinner-cost-up-14

                                  Can’t wait to see this year’s number.

                                  The Brad

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                                    taiwan_girl
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                                    #159

                                    How is the inflation measured?

                                    When they say that Sept was 8.2%, are they taking the month by month increase (or decrease) from the last 12 months and adding it together? So, a "rolling" 12 month average?

                                    Or is it calculated differently?

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                                    • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                                      How is the inflation measured?

                                      When they say that Sept was 8.2%, are they taking the month by month increase (or decrease) from the last 12 months and adding it together? So, a "rolling" 12 month average?

                                      Or is it calculated differently?

                                      LuFins DadL Offline
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                                      LuFins Dad
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #160

                                      @taiwan_girl they take the index for last September and compare it for this September and calculate the percentage increase/decrease.

                                      The Brad

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                                      • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                        @taiwan_girl they take the index for last September and compare it for this September and calculate the percentage increase/decrease.

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                                        @LuFins-Dad Thanks!!!

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                                        • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                          @taiwan_girl they take the index for last September and compare it for this September and calculate the percentage increase/decrease.

                                          George KG Offline
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                                          George K
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                                          @LuFins-Dad said in Inflation:

                                          @taiwan_girl they take the index for last September and compare it for this September and calculate the percentage increase/decrease.

                                          Unless you're POTUS, or the Speaker of the House, in which case you look at the July index and compare it to the June index and, because it's 8.2% in both, you say "Inflation is zero."

                                          Biden, Aug. 10: Before I begin today, I want to say a word about the news that came out today relative to the economy. Actually, I just want to say a number: zero. Today, we received news that our economy had 0% inflation in the month of July. Zero percent.

                                          Pelosi said at an Aug. 12 press conference: “As you see, inflation was zero for the past month, zero increase.”

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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