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Cleita

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5. In 1961, I could buy groceries for the month on that.

Sun Sep 22, 2013, 06:43 AM

Sep 2013

It wasn't luxurious meats and all, but chicken and fish were very cheap as were fresh vegetables and fruits back then and they weren't franken food either. Also, we didn't have to take our chances on food from other countries like China. I have been sick this last week from a parasitic infection going around that comes from fresh fruit, no doubt imports, because they don't have the restrictions on the fertilizers they are grown with that our home grown food is supposed to have. Yet I can't afford to be picky.

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Stretching your Jackson ain't what it used to be... [View all] MrScorpio Sep 2013 OP

Yes, but Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #1

Don't be evin' rude.. n/t. PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author trusty elf Sep 2013 #8

k&r for the truth, however depressing it may be. n/t Laelth Sep 2013 #3

K&R! Cha Sep 2013 #4

In 1961, I could buy groceries for the month on that. Cleita Sep 2013 #5

It's gotten to where the only produce a person on a fixed income LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #7

I remember the first time my Mother spent $20 at the grocery store Link Speed Sep 2013 #13

I had the same reaction the first time I had to spend Cleita Sep 2013 #16

And that's not even counting what it costs for rent. hobbit709 Sep 2013 #6

The problem is not food price inflation Major Nikon Sep 2013 #9

even my Johnson don't stretch as far as it used to... KG Sep 2013 #10

I all for a living wage , now Cryptoad Sep 2013 #11

What's in the cart? Heywood J Sep 2013 #12

I don't recall being able to buy a cartful of groceries for $20 in 1998 gollygee Sep 2013 #14

I agree on all counts, that graph is stretching it a bit. n/t Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #17

It appears a little exagerated. PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #15