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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]This is what happens when the government incessantly prints money that’s backed by nothing [/quote][/b]

Not only that, it's Bidenomics at work.  INflation always surges during democratic presidencies.  Everything is out of control. OP, I agree with you.  Groceries, in particular, have become obscene[/quote]

There was literally an article in a local media site written by a local reporter that priced and tracked common items in four different grocery stores in the same community in NOVA. He did this for weeks, interviewed the store managers, and determined that people who pay attention to prices are affecting grocery prices dynamically.

Grocery ADHD will cost you a fortune. Being an airhead is far more expensive than inherent inflation due to macro economics is.

If you blame all your personal problems on a political figure or give that figure credit when things go well in your personal life, you’re always one election away from being unhappy and whining.[/quote]

Further to this point, 5 products are responsible for 30% of grocery store inflation: beef, chicken, fruits and vegetables and snacks.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/02/02/grocery-price-inflation-biden/
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I have not read the article, but from what you have posted it appears to be entirely pointless and misleading. The impacts of inflation aren’t impactful over weeks, it’s months and years.

For example I started budgeting and shopping at Aldi in 2021. From when I started shopping there I have seen the following prices rising significantly over 3 years.

Bread $1.75 to $3
Raisins $2.50 to $4.50
Milk $3 to $4.75
Cheese $1.75 to $3
Apples $2.50 to $4
Spinach $1.75 to $3

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The internet is so cool. Anyone can search on the Aldi website and see that you're a liar. https://new.aldi.us/[/quote]

Aldi prices are different in each neighborhood. As are organic/non-organic.

Are you really spending your time debating the price of milk on the internet with a stranger who may be 1000 miles away from you?

Why are you some posters here literally triggered by sharing information about inflation. I get that some are Ms. Moneybags and don’t mind paying more, but it’s weird to deny the impacts of rising food costs on working class people.  [/quote]

Perhaps strangers that are 1000 miles away can find their own local site to complain about the price of groceries.  Hence the name of this forum.

This is such a weird thread…completely not the demographic of DCUM.  The prepper post was really off the rails.

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I’m in the metro DC area, not sure where the weirdo who wanted to debate Aldi grocery receipts was from. If you assume that costs are the same across DC, you are mistaken.

And I understand that you are the typical “demographic of DCUM” and are affluent but poor people use this site too and things like food costs matter to us.

So If food costs don’t matter to you, then move along and find a thread more your speed, we are not interested hearing wealthy elites tell us that prices aren’t really rising. Bye now. [/quote]

So, if prices differ really that much, go shop where prices are lower.

I shop all over the DMV from Alexandria to Germantown and don’t notice much difference.[/quote]

I am sure it’s nice to privileged enough to not have to worry about inflation but that is not the reality for most poor people.

We are sick of hypocritical elites like yourself chanting that there is no inflation while at the same time being wealthy enough that it barely impacts you. Bye now. [/quote]

It was these Kamala supporters lying to everyone who got us Trump.[/quote]

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