Gas is not the only thing going up.

[trag]

Along with the high gas prices I noticed my grocery bill increasing as well. Here is an example of my small town Ohio grocery prices:

Milk last month $2.48
Milk this month $3.88

Orange Juice last month $3.68
Orange Juice this month $4.75

Bread last month $1.48
Bread this month $1.68

10lbs bag of Potatoes last month $1.59
10lbs bag of Potatoes this month $3.48 (WTF)

I sure do feel bad for the families that make min wage. Hell I'm starting to feel sorry for myself as well.

I'm glad the economy is kick starting like * & company are saying. (satire there)

[Skittles]

1. I have noticed groceries costing a lot more lately too

but . . . they assure us there is NO inflation!

[Sub Atomic]

7. The problem with that

is that they don't include energy, housing or food in the calculation for what constitutes inflation.

For me, I'm paying almost double what I paid at the grocery stores just 2 years ago, and I'm not buying anything different.

[Skittles]

25. HOWDY DWEEB !

good to see ya! :hi:

[Frederic Bastiat]

2. Milk jumped so high

I asked the store manager at the grocery whether it was a mistake LOL

[trag]

3. I didn't have too because

They have signs up in the milk section that blames it on the government.

[tom_paine]

16. Bushevik Pravda, in the Soviet Union it would have been the same but

reversed.

The Soviet Ministry of Agriculture would have had all Markets put up fliers that blamed the Western Capitalists.

Same Totalitarians, different era...different economic philosophies and propaganda methodologies.

:puke:

[livetohike]

4. Welcome to DU

:hi:

Dairy prices have always been higher than the rest of the country out here in CA. If it is that high in OH now, I wonder what I'll see in the store this week.

On the bright side, our produce prices are lower than elsewhere.

[One_Life_To_Give]

21. Happy Cows

Your milk may be more but
Calif. Cows are Happier, My TV says so :D

[Submariner]

5. Oh stop your griping!

That's why you got a huge tax cut to pay for Bush's inflation. I'm sure you feel better now. x(

[Cerval]

6. Here in California....

We pay $2.10 for a gallon of 87 octane gas.
$4.10 for a gallon of milk.

The last time I went to the grocery store I spent $71.00 on three bags of groceries.

This is the way it's been since they broke the Union's back.
:mad:

[denverbill]

8. Listen next time they mention inflation numbers.

They always report 'core' inflation, which 'excludes volatile food and energy'.

Well, gee, seeing as how I spend $800/month on groceries, $340/month on gas/heating/electric, excluding those from the inflation numbers really tends to alter the true effect of inflation, doesn't it?

[SharonAnn]

9. Groceries have gone up a lot since last November. I know

because I do the grocery shopping for our household.

I've been telling people and they've been looking at the prices and several have said to me in the last month, "You're right, the prices are higher than last year. Noticeably higher."

I've also pointed out to some that the package size of some things has been reduced. Lunch meat in 12 oz. packages instead of 16 oz. packages. Laundry detergent contents (but not the size of the box) have been reduced.

[RebelOne]

10. I prefer soy milk, but the price was higher than regular milk.

But the price of milk has jumped up, so now soy milk is cheaper.

[BiggJawn]

17. Shhhh! Don't tip 'em off!

They'll be all "Oh, shit! we forgot to jack the price of soymilk, too! Gotta fix that!"

Now that "Silk" is cheaper than the cow, I don't feel so guilty...(not that I ever did anyway, once I saw what Silk was doing for my lipid numbers!)

[MrsMatt]

11. Milk prices increased

due in part to increases in the minimum payment made to the dairy farmers. Most of that increase is actually going to the farmers (about 80%).

In addition, there have been reductions in the number of milking cows because of the historically low prices that have made it unprofitable to produce milk. This shortage was exacerbated by the ban on importation of Canadian cattle to combat BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or Mad Cow Disease). Usually, when the dairy industry has needed to supplement the number of milking cows, they would import them from Canada.

[GOPisEvil]

12. Part of these price increases is as a result of higher gas prices.

Trucking companies are just passing along their increased costs.

[Hornito]

13. And for those on pensions/fixed income, we're really screwed....

Already this month, I am having to make a lot of choices; Medicine, or food; Gasoline, or the utility bill. The higher prices go, the fewer choices we have. Take choice away, and you have abject survival/poverty. These greedy corporations, and our unbelievable corrupt government, are stealing freedom from tens of millions of us on the margins.

So while the oil conglomerations post record breaking profits (some, up 50% or more for the Quarter), along with many other corporations, and they give their CEOs bonuses on top of salaries in the tens of millions of dollars, tens of millions struggle, .....and it's only going to get worse. We are seeing an era of corporate greed not equaled since the Robber Baron era of the 20's. They are sucking the life blood of this nation, while they ship our jobs to India and Mexico, cut our health-care, and suck up hundreds of billions in tax-breaks and corporate welfare.

Tell ME there's no class-warfare going on! We're WAY overdue for a revolution. Unfortunately, even if Kerry manages to bump bush off, I don't see much change in the incestuous corporate/government relationships that are destroying our nation. Oh well. First job is getting bush out, and Kerry in. Then we'll have to work on radically altering our government, and Kerry can then decide which side he wants to be on.

[catmandu57]

14. Add eggs to the list

Last month when we bought eggs they were 2.00 a dozen, up from the 1.09 they had been forever. There was an explanation hanging by the bunker, but I didn't take the time to read it.

[trag]

19. Sorry I forgot.

Here is a story about eggs in my home town.
Every Easter week for the last 10-15 years, eggs were .50 a dozen so the kids would have plenty of eggs to color. This year wasn't the case. They were .99 to 1.09 a dozen.

[tom_paine]

15. But but...the Bushevik Ministry of Economics said

that inflation is under control and minimal.

Bushevik Pravda wouldn't LIE to us or anything...would it?

</sarcasm off>

:puke: :puke:

[sendero]

18. Don't worry....

.... when you factor out the volatile Food and Energy sectors, there is no inflation :)

I've been hearing that statement for years and I wonder what kind of effing moron thinks factoring out the most important expenditures most families make is meaningful.

[Bandit]

20. You should also include insurance in your list

My auto, home, and health insurance have all taken huge jumps from last year. Beer is about the only thing that has stayed the same.

[trag]

23. There is just so much to add up.

My premium when I first took out health ins. was $62 every two weeks. That was 5 years ago. Today its $104.75 every two weeks. I even took the highest deductable.
My car insurance dropped, however there was a catch. I was paying 88.35 a month. It dropped to 87.85, but they added a dollar to my service fee from $3 to $4. So even though it dropped .50 cents I'm paying more at 88.85. Talk about a good screwing. I wish I would have kept my old car!! *lol* But then again I would be broken down every time it rained or hit a pothole.
My house ins. went up $35 on the year.

[rebellious woman]

22. Where does one get bread for $1.68 in

my area the bread is anywhere from 2.29 to 3.29..I
go to the drugstore and buy the .99 a loaf...When
one is on SS that is about all you can afford unless
your like ma and pa bush. Milk is out of site as
is most dairy products, Cheese was 7.99 for two
pounds (Cabot), fresh fruit and veggies are luxury
items. It's terrible...I feel sorry for families
today, I don't know how they do it.

[trag]

24. I guess

Bread is a little cheaper in my area due to the bread factory we have in a neighboring state. Who knows? I never see bread at .99 cents in any brand.

[muriel_volestrangler]

27. Strange thing about US bread prices

is that they are massively more than UK ones. I pay 68p (about $1.20) for bread baked in the supermarket; if I accepted the mass-produced sliced stuff, I'd pay the equivalent of 80 cents or less. That's for a 28oz loaf.

I have found a website selling 50lb of bread flour for $10. Is that still a current price? If so, I'd suggest the bread makers are ripping off the consumers.

[democratreformed]

26. Yep, I tried to point that out on another thread

There was a really good article in my local paper about the effect of gas prices on food costs.

HEY, I was wondering about the potatoes as well. My local grocery store has this big sign: NEW LOW PRICES ON ALL POTATOES