No inflation during Bush's terms
I actually heard a republican economist today say that we had minimal inflation under Bush's leadership, except of course for gas, which is Bin Laden's fault.
Now I know they don't count some things into the pot when they figure inflation, but I go by what I bought then and what I buy now for that number, myself!
Maters are 2-3 dollars a pound now! Were .89 cents about when Bush came in to office (that is a guesstimate!)
Fresh sweet corn now is about $6-7 a dozen small ears now.
I recollect not long ago at $1.98 a dozen.
Watermelons are 5-7 dollars for a small one now.
I remember half that three years ago.
That is enough groceries, but I will mention 3.98 steak is now 8-12 dollars per pound.
House taxes (Same old house for 24 years)
have doubled since Mr. Bush.
Services: now $80 per hour plus tripled part costs for most anything. $40 not long ago.
Yard mowing now is $50, plus a couple of thousand a year for other stuff, instead of $20 mowing 6-7 years ago.
TV have gone up to 2-3,000 dollars but they are a new fangled long and narrow digital thingamajiggy!
Our toys are expensive, even from China, but they are poisonous. Even cat fish are tainted!
If it were not for Bush allowing 30 million illegals in our labor costs would be very much more----thanks for that anyway!
My personal federal part of the debt has quadrupled. I'll pay it sometime.
Airline tickets are down a little if you have a couple of days to fly to Chicago and no evacuations of the airports happen. I don't fly much anymore.
Getting teeth fixed starts at $200 for a simple filling, and goes up to 20,000 dollars for a 4-5 tooth bridge with implants. No insurance covers much of that.
Eyes aren't covered either---apparently they aren't as important as a sore back muscle at a Chiropractor!
For goodness sake don't go to a hospital for anything----minimum charge is $10,000!
Cigarettes are about $40 for ten packs now---glad I quit many years ago. They are kept under lock and key.
Prescription drugs cost more now than Heroin. Heroin does a better job for adults!
I could go on but you get the idea?
Just one more thing these Washington jokers have totally ignored for 6-7 years.
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