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Mary in S. Carolina

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2. Trickle Down Economics

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun May 9, 2021, 04:42 PM

May 2021

Yes and rental cars are a fortune and cell phones are no longer working and the people in Texas froze to death when the grid went out and corporate America won't raise minimum wage and there are 100's of thousands of people homeless in America and big pharma created an addiction crises and water has lead in it.......Good Ol' Trickle Down Economics. But I see the ultra wealthy are doing ok.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Omaha Steve May 2021 OP

I've been seeing prices rise when shopping for groceries too. It's the old part of trickle- abqtommy May 2021 #1

I was going to mention social security as well. Lol jimfields33 May 2021 #5

Trickle Down Economics Mary in S. Carolina May 2021 #2

I'm thankful elections are not in November. jimfields33 May 2021 #6

I suspect gas prices will be "mysteriously" going up again in Sept./Oct. '22. peppertree May 2021 #13

Probably correct. Anything to make president Biden look bad will be used. jimfields33 May 2021 #23

Though luckily, it doesn't always work peppertree May 2021 #24

I'm not sure a year ago is the best comparison point Orangepeel May 2021 #3

Shockingly enough when demand goes up price goes up. comradebillyboy May 2021 #4

This. +1000 Bleacher Creature May 2021 #11

And some shut down when oil dropped so low oldsoftie May 2021 #22

The view from the "left coast" for the past couple of decades: True Dough May 2021 #7

We are paying $2.41 including the 5% discount at Sam's Club in Eastern NC. marie999 May 2021 #8

Paid 3.80 two days ago. California. onecaliberal May 2021 #9

The price is pretty much the same as it was three years ago. Make7 May 2021 #10

My local station is $4.14 (los angeles area) IcyPeas May 2021 #12

It always goes up this time of year BumRushDaShow May 2021 #14

Filled up at Costco this morning ga_girl May 2021 #15

We need to set taxes so that regular gasoline is $10 per gallon twin_ghost May 2021 #16

"Encourage"? And never win an election again oldsoftie May 2021 #21

$3.04 in my area. n/t ChazII May 2021 #17

Two things - first it's the summer spike, PLUS the fact that people haven't driven much.... George II May 2021 #18

Summer prices don't usually go up until after Memorial day as I remember MichMan May 2021 #19

Like it or not, inflation is here & not going away soon. oldsoftie May 2021 #20

It's $2.99 almost everywhere in my area of New York, has been going up steadily for weeks Rhiannon12866 May 2021 #25