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Re:Skimpflation: A reason inflation is worse than the govern... by IAmGraydon on Monday November 01, 2021 @03:26AM (#29063900)
Where do you live that gas is $5/gal and ground beef is $8/pound? The national average price of gas is $3.40/gal and ground beef is $4.50/pound.
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Re:Skimpflation: A reason inflation is worse than the govern... by Rebelgecko on Monday November 01, 2021 @04:07AM (#29064121)
I live in a fairly HCOL area in a state with some of the highest gas taxes (California). Gas is $4.19/gal* and ground beef is $6/pound. So my guess is that they're in the Bay Area OR just shopping at very expensive places

*Here in Los Angeles there's a handful of gas stations that inexplicably charge $1-$2 more than any other one. I always assume it's either money laundering or they just prey on people who aren't paying attention. $4.19 is just the cheapest price I've driven by in the last 24 hours

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Re:Skimpflation: A reason inflation is worse than the govern... by desmosxxx on Monday November 01, 2021 @03:56AM (#29064056)
gas was 5.05 in the bay area today. not sure what the price of ground beef is but my steaks i buy went from $20 to $25 over the last year and they're worse quality
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Re:Skimpflation: A reason inflation is worse than the govern... by runako on Monday November 01, 2021 @10:00AM (#29066685)
The Bay Area is one of the richest areas in the country. It's not reasonable to extrapolate pricing trends from there to the rest of the country.
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