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MichMan

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14. This wasn't a minor error; it was the whole premise of the article

Reply to unblock (Reply #12)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 10:31 AM

Nov 2025

Anyone with any critical thinking skills could figure out that the average household wasn't paying an extra $700 a month when the chart it is based on is listed right there and states it was cumulative over 8 months.

Saying costs went up $88 per month won't generate nearly as many clicks though, will it?

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Under Trump, Inflation Is Costing Average US Family $700 More Per Month [View all] B.See Nov 2025 OP

Needs to be shouted from the rooftops! Diamond_Dog Nov 2025 #1

If It Were Accurate, Yes ProfessorGAC Nov 2025 #19

Inflation rate is around 3% annually MichMan Nov 2025 #2

I agree JBTaurus83 Nov 2025 #4

I agree, costs can't be up $700 a month at 3% inflation. I don't think that doc03 Nov 2025 #9

If you swallow popsdenver Nov 2025 #13

Here's the report: W_HAMILTON Nov 2025 #21

In food alone! SheltieLover Nov 2025 #3

Exactly. The missus told me B.See Nov 2025 #17

Yup SheltieLover Nov 2025 #20

Rents, real estate taxes, maintenance, meds, electricity bucolic_frolic Nov 2025 #5

Kick dalton99a Nov 2025 #6

Look at the chart, not the journalist's text. $706 is the *cumulative* cost increase, not the monthly cost increase. unblock Nov 2025 #7

This leftstreet Nov 2025 #10

That just means the "journalist" isn't MichMan Nov 2025 #11

Every story I know of for which I had inside info was published with errors unblock Nov 2025 #12

This wasn't a minor error; it was the whole premise of the article MichMan Nov 2025 #14

Agreed, though my point is that errors are all over the media. Way more than most people realize unblock Nov 2025 #15

Both You And Unblock Nailed It ProfessorGAC Nov 2025 #18

Kicking proud patriot Nov 2025 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author B.See Nov 2025 #16