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$100 Doesn’t Buy What it Used to at the Grocery Store – HotAir

Who are you going to believe – President Joe Biden or your lying eyes? That’s the choice as Biden runs for re-election. 

The Biden campaign is determined to tell tall tales. One favorite is that the economy is humming right along and consumers are reaping the results. This is news to most of us who live in the real world. One basic point of comparison is that of grocery prices. Everyone knows that trips to their local grocery store come with sticker shock on purchases. Any number of items that were purchased last month, or last week, may have gotten more expensive during your trip to re-stock this week. 

Joe Biden and his surrogates can talk about the economy gaining steam but American consumers aren’t feeling it. The Wall Street Journal did a deep dive into the cost of groceries. The truth is that $100 does not go as far as it did five years ago. $100 only goes half as far as it…

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