‘$8 for a box of cereal?’: This Florida retiree says ‘everyone’s looking for a job’

[citygator]

Was it the mega box or even family size... inflation is real libs stop the gas lighting....

 

[Flopper]

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Some folks didn't plan so well. But that isn't what this is about.

After all........INFLATION IS UNDER CONTROL AND THE ECONOMY IS DOING GREAT

Very true. People tend be outraged over an $8 box of cereal but ignore the fact that the cereal has not had a significant price increase in over 5 years or the fact that appliances, furniture, and new and used cars, are all down in price over last year and wages are up. Inflation over the last 12 months is 3.2% This is slightly lower than the long term average of 3.28%, When the inflation rate is not rising and is less than the long term average, it is not out of control.

 

[Nate99]

Was it the mega box or even family size... inflation is real libs stop the gas lighting....

It has more to do with shoplifting than inflation.

 

[debbiedowner]

Maybe its like celery we ship east... costs less here...

Like I said we shop for all can and dry at Walmart marketplace usually but we also have a full or large Walmart about 5 miles away we will go to once in a while and there is even a difference in some of their grocery items than 5 miles back my way. It's a mystery but I believe all supermarkets price for what they know they can get in a particular area.

 

[Nate99]

When the inflation rate is not rising and is less than the long term average, it is not out of control.

Why would it be when the dollar is stronger now than when Biden took office?

 

[Concerned American]

I buy plastic buckets for parts cleaner when working on my truck and Golf cart....
last year they were $2.50 per bucket... today $7.99.... window washers and painters use them... its like a tax on those small businesses....

We've been buying ice cream in gallon buckets. I have all of the parts cleaning, painting, and miscellaneous parts buckets that I can use---I love ice cream, LOL

 

[Concerned American]

I have never seen a box of cereal for $8.

You've never seen a smart democrat before either, but you swear THEY exist.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

It's a mystery but I believe all supermarkets price for what they know they can get in a particular area.

Do not all business do this?

 

[Concerned American]

Do not all business do this?

Most do. Some collude to set prices in their markets. Case in point, my small town has a fuel market that is owned by one family and a Safeway. The family sets the prices artificially high and Safeway follows suit. Twenty-five miles away, prices are a quarter less--

 

[Freedomisneverfree]

The other day I went to Aldi (had not been there in over a year) and the prices were not rock bottom at all. The cheapest thing I saw was a head of cabbage for 69 cents. Even the chips were $2 and above.

 

[HikerGuy83]

You tell me what 'hurting" is since you are the one that thinks things are so bad in this country.

You are the one who used the term.

 

[Flopper]

Why would it be when the dollar is stronger now than when Biden took office?

Strength of the dollar is measured relative to other currencies. Typically the dollar will gain strength in some countries while losing strength in others. A strong dollar can have both negative and positive effects on the economy.

 

[Natural Citizen]

I paid 7.59 Federal Reserve Notes for (1) 22.5 oz package of ''Cap'n Crunch's Peanut Butter Crunch'' this past Sunday afternoon at one of the local chain grocers.

 

[Concerned American]

I paid 7.59 Federal Reserve Notes for (1) 22.5 oz package of ''Cap'n Crunch's Peanut Butter Crunch'' this past Sunday afternoon at one of the local chain grocers.

I was at the commissary on base Sat. and a box of corn chex was nearly $6.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

I paid 7.59 Federal Reserve Notes for (1) 22.5 oz package of ''Cap'n Crunch's Peanut Butter Crunch'' this past Sunday afternoon at one of the local chain grocers.

lets see your receipt

 

[sealybobo]

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Some folks didn't plan so well. But that isn't what this is about.

After all........INFLATION IS UNDER CONTROL AND THE ECONOMY IS DOING GREAT

I thought Florida was doing great. Blame Ron DeSanctimonious.

It's a good time to look for a job.

New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Tuesday showed there were 8.14 million jobs open at the end of May, an increase from the 7.92 million job openings in April.

Also in Tuesday's report, the quits rate, a sign of confidence among workers, held steady at 2.2%.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) enters Q3 up 14.5% so far this year, while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rallied more than 18%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) gained a more modest 3.8% in the first six months of the year.

188,000 nonfarm payroll jobs were added to the US economy last month

 

[Harpy Eagle]

I thought Florida was doing great. Blame Ron DeSanctimonious.

It's a good time to look for a job.

New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Tuesday showed there were 8.14 million jobs open at the end of May, an increase from the 7.92 million job openings in April.

Also in Tuesday's report, the quits rate, a sign of confidence among workers, held steady at 2.2%.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) enters Q3 up 14.5% so far this year, while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rallied more than 18%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) gained a more modest 3.8% in the first six months of the year.

188,000 nonfarm payroll jobs were added to the US economy last month

last month the drop in job openings was touted as a sign of how bad the economy was, now I am willing to bet 10 bucks the rise in job openings will be touted as sign how bad the economy is

 

[Harpy Eagle]

I thought Florida was doing great. Blame Ron DeSanctimonious.

The dude in the story is someone trying to live on less than 2k a month in one of the most expensive states/cities in the country.

 

[sealybobo]

The dude in the story is someone trying to live on less than 2k a month in one of the most expensive states/cities in the country.

So it's not just people are leaving California to move to red states because it's become too unaffordable. People are also leaving Florida?

And then they move to a red state and find out things are cheaper but the companies there don't pay as much. So they are just as broke in Texas as they were in California. Only with a much shittier view.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

I was at the commissary on base Sat. and a box of corn chex was nearly $6.

what size box?