On 5/22/2020 10:20 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Friday, May 22, 2020 at 10:02:36 AM UTC-4, Snag wrote:
>> Hamburger was subsistence food and not a luxury ? I went to the store
>> a couple of days ago for charcoal while I was in town to fill our
>> propane tanks and decided to check out the meat cases . 80/20 ground
>> chuck is now at $6.59 per pound here . That's crazy , but a sign of the
>> times . Chicken is up a bit , boneless/skinless breasts (large , fresh)
>> are at $1.99 , pork is still at or near pre-scamdemic prices .
>
> It has always depended on how much money you make. For me, hamburger
> is just as cheap as it was in 1986. My salary has kept up with inflation
> in the price of ground chuck.
>
> I'll get back to you after I'm retired. It'll probably seem more expensive
> then.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

Ya see Cindy , the SAME PRODUCT was around 4 bucks a pound just a few
short weeks ago . It seems beef has been disproportionally affected by
the scamdemic . Many other meat products have been affected a lot less ,
as evidenced by the prices I've been seeing in our local chain store .
--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crotchety - and armed .
Get outta my woods !