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We are in a horrible recession. Food, water and gas prices are ridiculous.
Food is so expensive that 2/3rds of Ameicans are overweight and almost 1/3 are obese.
Gas is so expensive here compared to every other country on the planet, that our carbon emission signature is virtually negative.
In fact, if you compare the cost of a bottle of water at 1 dollar a liter bottle to the cost of say, a gallon of gasoline, you will see that water is astronomically expensive in the US.
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Americans are overweight because they consume too many calories compared to the number they expend. Americans are overweight because they over-indulge.
Blaming McDonald's for making people fat is like suing Porshe if your idiot son dies while driving 100+ miles an hour.
The jury found the Porsche was too dangerous for the average driver to handle with no experience and awarded $2.5m to the plaintiff.
Prices for many items at the Supermarket are increasing. There are some good buys, but they seem to be fewer. I would imagine as fuel prices increase further, prices will go higher.
Prices for imported wines are up-especially wine from South America, Australia and Europe.
Several restaurants have closed locally- both chain & non chain. Gasoline is now up to $3.36 a gallon for regular- and thats the lowest price in the state of CT- prices seem to be increasing recently about a cent per day.
The state of Connecticut has lost jobs the first three months of the year (about 3000) thus far. Real estate prices in the central part of the state have fallen 10% in the last year.
Things here are looking grim right now. Cutting back on many things- no eating out, less driving.
As for how the "recession" will affect me or anyone else. We are just starting this roller coaster, ask us this same question around April of 2009.
I agree. It's hard to say what the future will bring without a crystal ball.
Just lately my grocery bill has gone up and up. A year ago I did not spend $100 and more for groceries. This last week I thought I did alright just spending $105. I remember the good old days just a couple of years back when I'd spend $65 for a weeks worth. There's only two of us so it seems like a lot. Still we can afford it, but don't like it much.
I hope sometime in the future some prices will go down a bit. It's going to be hard on some people to pay for high gas, groceries,and rent.
I agree. It's hard to say what the future will bring without a crystal ball.
Just lately my grocery bill has gone up and up. A year ago I did not spend $100 and more for groceries. This last week I thought I did alright just spending $105. I remember the good old days just a couple of years back when I'd spend $65 for a weeks worth. There's only two of us so it seems like a lot. Still we can afford it, but don't like it much.
I hope sometime in the future some prices will go down a bit. It's going to be hard on some people to pay for high gas, groceries,and rent.
do you mind my asking about your yearly salary increase? How has that kept up with the inflation or has it?
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