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passiveporcupine

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29. my blood pressure kept going up

Sun Jul 13, 2014, 10:40 PM

Jul 2014

as I read it. Could not believe it was being posted by a DU member as if it was his own words. Then I saw the link at the bottom and went "Whew"!

I hope the OP did not post it because he/she believes it.

food prices are going up very fast here (also PNW). I noticed cheese is up way over 20% right now. Even velveeta...a box of velveeta at WM used to be $6, last night it was $8. At Wal-Mart.

And I was not food shopping there...just picking up a prescription and happened to walk through that aisle. I won't buy much at Wal-Mart. Just the things I need that I can't afford elsewhere, or are not available elsewhere, like prescriptions and small appliances and stuff.

But I also noticed 2 lb. cheese blocks at the supermarket are up a couple of bucks too. So is butter. So far it hasn't changed milk prices...yet.

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And the technology is there... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #31

Amazing the cost and hardship we will bear to subsidize an industry so it can Anansi1171 Jul 2014 #33

Drought, yes. Skidmore Jul 2014 #12

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In my neighborhood NYC SummerSnow Jul 2014 #4

Well if this is any bonus, at least your cereal is cheap even for that ounce size. yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #5

Looks like you're paying just a little more in NYC than we're paying LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #11

NYC is very expensive to live in. Now I cook many things homemade. Even learned to make butter SummerSnow Jul 2014 #15

You make your own butter? Damn, you're really old school! LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #22

Here ya go..... DeSwiss Jul 2014 #27

at my local Kroger this week, in Pacific Northwest grasswire Jul 2014 #16

God, I wish I lived up there. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #23

I'm noticing the ATM card getting dinged for higher and higher amounts. Warpy Jul 2014 #20

WOW a whole paragraph of bullshit Reep anti99% talking points elehhhhna Jul 2014 #6

You noticed that too? nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #9

We've all noticed that. Warpy Jul 2014 #21

i was thinking the same thing, i was wondering if i wasn't reading it carefully enough JI7 Jul 2014 #34

Yep. Pretty much. nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #35

I agree with the article. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #7

gotta love this right wing nutjob propaganda eh? nt msongs Jul 2014 #24

+1000 B Calm Jul 2014 #25

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Is theFederalist.com connected with the Federalist Society? No Vested Interest Jul 2014 #26

I only buy chicken breasts, ground turkey and some fruits and vegetables RB TexLa Jul 2014 #28

Chicken is going up fast here...all meat is passiveporcupine Jul 2014 #32