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Re:Skimpflation: A reason inflation is worse than the govern... by runako on Monday November 01, 2021 @09:44AM (#29066542)
Wow, where are you? Chicken breasts can be had for $1.99/lb here. I'm also looking at a grass-fed organic steak at $11.99/lb [1].

We haven't seen the claimed inflation here.

https://www.kroger.com/p/simple-truth-organic-grass-fed-beef...

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Re:Skimpflation: A reason inflation is worse than the govern... by ardit33 on Monday November 01, 2021 @11:43AM (#29068253)
NYC, Manhattan Perhaps where you are things are cheaper. But I am comparing just my local grocery store and the price increases are very noticeable.
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Re:Skimpflation: A reason inflation is worse than the govern... by runako on Monday November 01, 2021 @12:06PM (#29068633)
It's not really reasonable to extrapolate from one of the richest, most expensive places in the world. Manhattan has a unique set of circumstances that drive prices there that often do not apply anywhere outside of the NYC metro area.
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Re:Skimpflation: A reason inflation is worse than the govern... by hunterb123 on Monday November 01, 2021 @01:41PM (#29070139)
Small town in Texas here, my experience reflects the New Yorker above. Not the same prices obviously, but the same rate of increase.
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