Subj : Re: Where is the Trump ph
To   : ROB MCCART
From : Mike Powell
Date : Mon Jan 12 2026 10:02 am

> MP>Indeed. Around here, fuel prices are finally on the way down.  Getting
>   >close to where they were before COVID.  That was supposedly what was
>   >keeping food, and other merchandise, prices up.  However, IIRC, fuel
>   >prices were the reason before the tariffs started so who knows?  :(

> When you think about it, you could double fuel costs and the cost
> increase on your can of beans would go up by half a cent, if that.
> But the stores all take advantage of the 'bad news' and use it to
> inflate prices to ridiculous levels, often up by 50% or more, with
> less chance of people complaining because they have heard the bad
> news and blame it on someone else..

It doesn't help when all the news channels have talking heads on telling
people that the increase in fuel prices will cause food, etc., to "go up by
X%" -- and "X%" always comes out to much higher than half-a-cent.

Mike


 * SLMR 2.1a * Florida -- the Punshine State.
--- SBBSecho 3.28-Linux
 * Origin: Capitol City Online (1:2320/105)

.