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dutch777

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1. Hard to know what numbers to believe. I think it was NPR that just did a shopping cost survey that showed...

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:08 AM

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...a grocery basket of like 100+ normal consumer things at Walmart was 5% more than this time last year. As always it depends on what YOU buy and where you are price sensitive but I tend to feel more like NPR has the right number for the average American's take on inflation. Of course Affordability is a hoax so who is really paying attention now that it's a non-issue.

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Hard to know what numbers to believe. I think it was NPR that just did a shopping cost survey that showed... dutch777 Wednesday #1

You are right, it is also hard to know who to believe. lostincalifornia Wednesday #2