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Post by merh on Apr 5, 2025 14:06:07 GMT
New Year's Savings Stater Brothers Minute Maid OJ 64 Oz $1.49 Florida tangerines 2 lbs/$1 New York Steak $2.99 lbs Cantaloupe 39 cents lbs Boneless chicken breasts $1.77 lbs Supersize (20 oz) Ruffles or Tostitos $2.79 Bartles & James Wine Cooler 4pk $1.99 Swanson TV dinners (10-14 oz) 2/$3 Kraft Dressing 16 oz $1.99 Sparklers water 2.5 gal $1.99 Barilla pasta 16 oz 79 cents Stater Bros Mixed nuts 10 oz $3.49 Cheez-It 16 oz $1.89 O'Doul's 6 pk $2.99 or Heineken 6pk $5.99 Black Velvet Canadian Whiskey 1.75 ltr $9.99 Jack Daniel's 750 ml $11.99 Pepsi 24 pk $4.99 Lipton noodles or rice 4-4.6 oz 79 cents Martinelli's Sparkling Cider 25 oz 2/$3 From a paper wrapped around a ceramic from a box. Sale dates 12/27/00-1/2/01 I don't see any of those even 10 times the price. Frankly, there's a few things that are still pretty cheap in the US, like gas.......and milk. You'll laugh because some places nearby are still charging $8-9/dozen eggs.........but bargain shoppers know if you hunt around, you can get them for less than $3 now. And the fact those prices are from a quarter century ago? New Year's 2001 is before W took office, isn't it? Our prices have been pretty damned stable for decades. Progresso Soup 99 centS Keebler cookies 15 - 18 oz $1.99 Mrs Friday's jumbo shrimp frozen 14 oz $7.99 Welch's juice cocktail frozen 12 oz $1.79 Ranchor Style Blackeye peas with Bacon or Jalapeños 15 oz 2/$1 Welch's grape jelly or jam 32 oz 2/$3 Dirty Moore Beef stew 24 oz $1.99 Pedigree dog food 8.8lbs $4.99 Anita's tortilla chips $1.99 Oxydol laundry detergent 100 oz $7.29 7up or RC 2ltr 79 cents Duracell batteries AA or AAA 8count $3.99 Page of alcohol prices i have no idea about since I don't drink |
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Post by abbey1227 on Apr 5, 2025 14:08:33 GMT
I don't see any of those even 10 times the price. Frankly, there's a few things that are still pretty cheap in the US, like gas.......and milk. You'll laugh because some places nearby are still charging $8-9/dozen eggs.........but bargain shoppers know if you hunt around, you can get them for less than $3 now. And the fact those prices are from a quarter century ago? New Year's 2001 is before W took office, isn't it? Our prices have been pretty damned stable for decades.Page of alcohol prices i have no idea about since I don't drink
Now do some of the things the Govt has involved itself in more and more.......... like education and healthcare. ![[grin]](http://storage.proboards.com/6870873/images/CBubFSUbXfyoLMZUjeBb.gif) |
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Post by merh on Apr 5, 2025 14:11:38 GMT
And the fact those prices are from a quarter century ago? New Year's 2001 is before W took office, isn't it? Our prices have been pretty damned stable for decades.Page of alcohol prices i have no idea about since I don't drink
Now do some of the things the Govt has involved itself in more and more.......... like education and healthcare. Farm subsidies, you mean? |
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Post by abbey1227 on Apr 5, 2025 14:13:48 GMT
Now do some of the things the Govt has involved itself in more and more.......... like education and healthcare. Farm subsidies, you mean?
I'm fine with that........... I pissed off our resident farmer awhile back by suggesting the Govt had corrupted that entire industry with it's handouts. |
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Post by Fetzer Zinfandel, ♀︎ Patriot on Apr 5, 2025 14:20:23 GMT
Now do some of the things the Govt has involved itself in more and more.......... like education and healthcare. Farm subsidies, you mean? The oh so American approach to farm subsidies: Subsidize grain farmers Assign the same feds who subsidized grain farmers to decide what Americans "should eat" 😂😂😂😂 |
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Post by abbey1227 on Apr 5, 2025 14:23:13 GMT
Farm subsidies, you mean? The oh so American approach to farm subsidies: Subsidize grain farmers Assign the same feds who subsidized grain farmers to decide what Americans "should eat" 😂😂😂😂
You mean similar to how the Govt subsidizes tobacco farmers? AND spends more tax dollars trying to stop Americans from smoking? All while the open borders and drug sales are soaring?
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Post by thekindercarebear on Apr 21, 2025 15:45:29 GMT
my roth has dropped 30% or so and we aren't even in a global downturn.  |
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Post by thekindercarebear on Apr 21, 2025 15:49:18 GMT
well, at this rate i am now one of those Americans over age 50 who will likely be working until i kick the bucket.  |
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Post by Boricanator on Apr 21, 2025 16:15:22 GMT
The question that should be asked is why don't many Americans have enough retirement savings stashed away. The election of Ronald Reagan. Trickle down economics has destroyed wealth for everyone except for he rich. |
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Post by abbey1227 on Apr 21, 2025 16:36:20 GMT
well, at this rate i am now one of those Americans over age 50 who will likely be working until i kick the bucket.
Nahhh! Just send your kids to Harvard and they can support you after getting into politics. ![[raspberry]](http://storage.proboards.com/6870873/images/URfbnorGJoHZMsqWxsFb.gif) |
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Post by abbey1227 on Apr 21, 2025 16:37:14 GMT
The question that should be asked is why don't many Americans have enough retirement savings stashed away. The election of Ronald Reagan. Trickle down economics has destroyed wealth for everyone except for he rich.
How close does that graph align with the amount of manufacturing jobs that left our country?
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Post by Boricanator on Apr 21, 2025 16:49:42 GMT
The election of Ronald Reagan. Trickle down economics has destroyed wealth for everyone except for he rich.
How close does that graph align with the amount of manufacturing jobs that left our country?
It was free market Conservative policies that caused manufacturing jobs to leave. |
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Post by abbey1227 on Apr 21, 2025 16:50:40 GMT
It was free market Conservative policies that caused manufacturing jobs to leave.
Both parties have sold us out. You can at least admit to that. |
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Post by Boricanator on Apr 21, 2025 16:52:06 GMT
It was free market Conservative policies that caused manufacturing jobs to leave.
Both parties have sold us out. You can at least admit to that. Always deflecting. |
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Post by abbey1227 on Apr 21, 2025 16:52:56 GMT
Both parties have sold us out. You can at least admit to that. Always deflecting.
Always defending one corrupt party instead of both. |
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