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1998-2008 Inflation: Bread, Gasoline, Orange Juice and Bananas

  • May 5th, 2008
  • 2:05 pm

From the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Prices for bread, orange juice, bananas and gasoline for the last 10 years.

going bananas over price inflation

bread inflation 1998 to 2008

gasoline prices inflation last ten years

orange juice getting more expensive

You be the judge.

Morbid Interest in Smoking

  • February 8th, 2008
  • 3:39 pm

From an Economist’s point of view:

“…It is well known that smokers tend to subsidize non-smokers because the former pay so much in taxes and die before they can collect their due in social security and Medicare benefits….”

Interesting and valid point.