Has anyone else noticed rising prices on LOTS of things?

We have inflation--and it's not being reported on. Here's a short list of things for which I've noticed a significant increase in prices:

gas (that's the big one)
all dairy products
beef
chicken
sodas (spike of about 30 percent!)
bread

And those are just the things I come up with off the top of my head. It seems very clear that we've got measurable inflation on consumer goods--significantly so--yet we're hearing nothing about it on the news.

For quite a while the bill at the grocery store was quite good with all the bargains. We're still buying the bargains, but the bill ends up a hell of a lot higher.

Grocery shopping is where I noticed this the most

For many years I could by Ice cream for $1.99, just last week they raised it to $2.49.

We talk trash about Saudi Arabia and their price gouging to help the president but I'll bet you anything the presidents of Coke and Pepsi have the same deal with the president.

Can you see him in New York in September his big goofy grin when he says "Have a coke and a smile, vote for me, I brought back the 50 cent soda!"

Read a story about local dairies here in Southern NM....when there was the glut, they basically sold off cows, so now they have too few cows, so the supply is squeezed....

market any more due to the new mad cow regulations on cross border trade in cattle. This was a news story on the Canadian news recently. It mentioned how Canadian farmers and cattle auctions were loosing money as Canadian cattle could no longer be sold to the US and how milk and milk product prices were rising in the US as a result.

Hahahahahahahahahaha

and shrugged it off as my extravagence in buying things that I did not really need.

But, really, it was not. Prices on food have gone up.

They are constantly shrinking the package sizes, so that you end up paying the same-or more--for less.

There has to be a report somewhere that has the numbers.

It costs a lot more to ship goods from one part of the country to another and the costs are simply passed on to consumers.

Gasoline just hit $40 a barrel. That's up nearly $20 from those happier Clinton days.

Our economy is based on moving materials around by truck. Trucks run on petroleum. When the cost of oil rises, the cost of transportation rises. Also, the cost of steel is way up, because production of steel from iron ore is enormously oil-intensive. Trucks and factories are made of steel.

Our entire economy is based on oil, and so when oil goes up, so does the cost of everything else. That includes food, medicine, vehicles, clothes, everything.

This is what happened in the 1970s when oil prices went high.

If American had spent a dime on developing alternative energies for every million we've spent on propping up the petroleum industry, we might have a solution to this problem. But the Chimp administration is the most petroleum-heavy in American history.

That was the major difference between Gore and Bush, for those who were listening to Nader in 2000.

went from $2.99 a gal to $3.59 last week. I went down the meat aisle and just ended up viewing dead animal bodies, thought I was at a wake. 5 lbs of sickly looking chicken breast was Over $15.00 just viewed it and moved on. Yes inflation is already easing it's head up, being squeezed back in the bottle by Greenspan for the repugs, but will rare it's ugly head with a vengeance after the election no matter who wins.

you will see prices rise on commodities like you mention. And, its those kind of price hikes that instantly destroy any semblance of a Bush* tax cut.

prices are way up, whether renting or buying. All kinds of insurance, too. It makes me wonder just what items they are looking at when they calculate the inflation rate. It sure seems like everything is going up to me... well, except for my salary. :(

and it was the rise in wages that they were really talking about.

Prices higher and/or contents less.

after they reported on Rumsfled:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1552507

the people they interviewed didn't seem too worried about gas prices, they just assumed prices will go down after awhile, and that this is just a natural cycle.

After reading Krugman's coloumn today, i dont know how true that is:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/07/opinion/07KRUG.html

I am not a tinfoiler, but in the book BEYOND A PALE HORSE the author talks about the deliberate "stress testing" of our economy as part and parcel of the takeover of our nation.

I believe we have seen this scenario several times since Bush was inaugurated via the stock market, gas, and the energy crisis in California and that this is simply an extension of that practice. Granted in a so called free market, prices are supposed to land at levels the market will sustain but there are too many manipulations.

For instance, California gets the majority of their oil from....well....California..so they claim it is a refinery problem..but go back and read the news prior to every summer you have been alive...either a refinery is taken out for "upgrades" or there is a major refinery fire immediately prior to the peak travel season...check it out..even on the internet google refinery..summer by summer for every year the internet has been available..it always happens without fail.

Let's face it, what ally do we have left to help us out of our growing economic woes? There was a time when other nations would make adjustments to keep the US dollar strong because their fiscal health depended on ours.

Now with the EU and nations gaining jobs from our corporations going overseas --the US has a shrinking economy-- and we look weakened and like a bad investment.

What's more, our allies don't mind seeing the US taken down a notch after GWB and Rummy swaggered around calling our friends a bunch of crybabies. If you insult your friends, don't expect them to pull you up when you are knocked down. They already came to our side after 9/11 and look what we did to them. We kicked them in the teeth.

Some friend we are.

This can all be attributed to Bush Admin. fiscal policies.

Rome falling redux. History may be repeating itself.

I feel sorry for those families on a budget. Especially kids who need to drink their milk.

Insurance cost have soared especially Workmans Comp. Freight costs have taken a big leap and I don't know what's going on with Dairy products. They have gone up considerably. Cigarettes have gone up due to taxation but Beer has stayed down. I guess they want us to stay somewhat content while they pillage the country. Oil company Profits are reaching record amounts.

they decided that devaluation was a good thing (like they decided the deficit was a good thing!)

"Don't leave the Republicans in charge of the money, the Republicans don't know how to manage money".

Howard Dean

it's just the beginning of Peak Oil.

Expect a lot more to get a lot worse.

went from $1.99 to $3.39 Gas is now $2.20 for regular.
I wonder if guns are cheaper now?

And even more significantly, a site I visit that is rather survivalist/freeper has noticed. They freaked about Y2K and have settled down since, but, my, they are going mad because of gas and mild prices!

I can't understand how the price of gas can go up 60 cents a galloon, medical costs are up, sate tolls increase, the price fo food seems to be rising, and yet inflation remains neutral in this administration..I don't get it. Can someone explain how they figure this?

Inflation in Necessities is often greater than overall inflation.

You are chatting about Necessities.

IIN is a Democratic party concept.
Of little interest to our media.

Inflation has been excused by posters above for various reasons... like price of oil.

But if you had price controls, as in WW2, prices would never rise.

Black markets could be avoided with modern scannable product stickons, for both the products and the ration coupons that were used in WW2. Every penny could be traceable... no black markets possible.

Ok, have at it, you critics! This could be messy. LOL. I cant head off every criticism right now.. but be assured that every criticism you have in mind, is defeatable. Just play devil's advocate to the criticism in your head right now, and you will see what i mean.

Say good by to all inflation, --- at least such is possible.
Whether or not President Kerry will do such.

I'm paying over 4 bucks a gallon for milk. Gas here in CT is 2.09 for regular. I don't know about the rest. I haven't been paying much attention to those products.

MILK ESPECIALLY!

higher gas prices means higher shipping costs for everything. Those higher costs are then passed on to the consumer.

It's simple economics, which, I guess, is why this administration can't understand.