Ouch! South Florida's inflation rate outpacing nation

The nation's official inflation rate in April rose a slight 0.2 percent, but in South Florida, it sure doesn't feel that way.

[Larry]

I want to be an illegal alien because they get endless freebies paid for by American taxpayers going broke.

[Joe Sixpack]

The way prices are going up I may have to change my name to Joe Threepack. I wonder who the people that are getting the raises. I also wonder what they are doing extra to get the extra money.

[reaes]

I blame the illegal aliens.

[Mike Clayton]

Publix charges up to $.75 for 1 lemon. You can go to Costco and buy 5 lbs of beautiful lemons for $7. A much better buy.

The produce at pubix is terrible anyway...rock hard and tasteless. Where are the farmers markets?

With a recession wages will not rise either so this is just going to get worse over the near and long term.

[Blame GOES to BOSS]

When you're the boss..and things are going good..he gets ALL the best steaks, the handshakes, the pats on the back...

WHEN THINGS SUCK..LIKE EVERYTHING, he gets the blame too. Bush, you haven't done ONE thing that's been good your whole presidency. You've got Jimmy Carter thinking he wasn't too bad afterall!

BTW thanks for the stimulus check...I can put it towards gas, taxes, food, insurance, electric or anything else that under your illustrious guidance has gone through the roof.

Before your tenure NOT MANY NEEDED this check.

I count the days for ANYTHING different...ANYONE else...Somebody, anybody.

[Great]

Congradulations Florida. So on top of one of the highest crime rates, exspensive insurance, foreclosure rate , we can now add highest inflation...Way to go. Like Pink Floyd once said, "Is there anybody out there."

[willie]

Im tired of hearing news I already know....the bureaucrats in Washington could stop if find a way but they choose not to...I thought the midterm elections was about something....obviously not...and the republicans yea they shure are enjoying this....I heard this quarter bp made billions in profit why in the world can't the senate the house all those idiots in washington do something....IT's ridiculous in order for me to survive i have 2 jobs i work 16 hours a day sleep 5....I'm so disgusted with this whole situation no one cares and that is the truth!!!!

[david]

thanks George w. bush and everyone that voted for him on two different terms...they impeach Clinton.....but this guy got is in war that cost lives and billions ohh yea and Iraq is the second supplier of oil and yet we pay $4.00 a gallon and yet no one has the courage to do anything....Peloski and the democrats crooks also they have the house but yet they don't do anything this country was created on principles but we have let blue bloods and there friends run this..where ross perot when you need him...god help america bc those guys in washington if they could would sell their soul to the devils....

[Jackson]

Mike Clayton wrote:

Publix charges up to $.75 for 1 lemon. You can go to Costco and buy 5 lbs of beautiful lemons for $7. A much better buy.
The produce at pubix is terrible anyway...rock hard and tasteless. Where are the farmers markets?
With a recession wages will not rise either so this is just going to get worse over the near and long term.

Nice try, but who needs 5lbs of lemons?!?!?!

[Bob in Boca]

david wrote:

thanks George w. bush and everyone that voted for him on two different terms...they impeach Clinton.....but this guy got is in war that cost lives and billions ohh yea and Iraq is the second supplier of oil and yet we pay $4.00 a gallon and yet no one has the courage to do anything....Peloski and the democrats crooks also they have the house but yet they don't do anything this country was created on principles but we have let blue bloods and there friends run this..where ross perot when you need him...god help america bc those guys in washington if they could would sell their soul to the devils....

The GOP has presented several bills over the past 8 years to promote domestic oil drilling to drive an increase in local supply. This would offset the jump in oil futures due to our reliance on foreign oil. The democrats have blocked every single measure.

Oil is still the cheapest, most viable fuel we have. We've built our nation on it. Deprive us of it and our nation "bleeds" to death. This is the legacy of democrats in our government, not President Bush's fuel policy.

Here is the latest congressional record on the matter.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/05...

Oh, try grasping the facts before posting infantile rants. It discredits the left when their arguments are shredded so easily.

Here is the breakdown of who is voting for and against lowering gas prices. Want to pay more? Keep electing democrats:

Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---42
Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)

Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lugar (R-IN)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
Wicker (R-MS)

NAYs ---56
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dole (R-NC)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Obama (D-IL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 2
Inhofe (R-OK)
McCain (R-AZ)

[RED BARON]

Blame GOES to BOSS wrote:

When you're the boss..and things are going good..he gets ALL the best steaks, the handshakes, the pats on the back...
WHEN THINGS SUCK..LIKE EVERYTHING, he gets the blame too. Bush, you haven't done ONE thing that's been good your whole presidency. You've got Jimmy Carter thinking he wasn't too bad afterall!
BTW thanks for the stimulus check...I can put it towards gas, taxes, food, insurance, electric or anything else that under your illustrious guidance has gone through the roof.
Before your tenure NOT MANY NEEDED this check.
I count the days for ANYTHING different...ANYONE else...Somebody, anybody.

Don't blame only Bush. Blame the US House and Senate that promised to turn things around and haven't done squat. They have an even lower approval rating than Bush right now. All of them (including Bush) should have been finding strategies to help America lose dependency on oil while planning to drill for more oil on US soil. Instead we get measily tax return, no addition drilling, no addition refineries and higher gas prices. Great job guys! Bush's political career is definitely over, but the folks in Congress may not realize they are not far behind. Americans are getting fed-up with inaction.

[Jer]

david wrote:

thanks George w. bush and everyone that voted for him on two different terms...they impeach Clinton.....but this guy got is in war that cost lives and billions ohh yea and Iraq is the second supplier of oil and yet we pay $4.00 a gallon and yet no one has the courage to do anything....Peloski and the democrats crooks also they have the house but yet they don't do anything this country was created on principles but we have let blue bloods and there friends run this..where ross perot when you need him...god help america bc those guys in washington if they could would sell their soul to the devils....

Politicians from both parties are worthless. What I just can't understand about liberals is that since the begginning of time they have spoken out against the job are elected officals are doing and how bad our government is yet they all want a BIGGER government. This is the ultimate irony. Your success in life is going to come from good personal decisions and hard work. If you are banking on a certain candidate to come in and solve all of your problems you will probably be disappointed with the results.

[HowCanItBe]

How Can It Be? How can stores close? Bad business atmosphere when Democrats own every elected office in South Florida and violent criminals are passed back onto the street to attack residents in their homes and businesses.
How Can It Be? Taxes are through the roof? Democrats in government have given themselves huge salaries and massive heathcare benefits and billions of dollars are owed in future benefits to people NOT EVEN WORKING OR LIVING HERE (retirement benefits).
How Can It Be? Normal people are fleeing? Because socialist Democrats are GIVING AWAY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN HEALTHCARE BENEFITS TO GAY TOURSITS AND ILLEGAL ALIENS THAT LOCAL TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING FOR.
How Can It Be? South Florida will collapse under total mismanagement and anarchy will rein.
How Can It Be? You cant't get an education in a public school? Hundreds of thousands of people who 'just arrived' and are given billions of dollars of public benefits without having to provide any proof of citizenship.
How Can It Be? Gas is so expensive? For 30 years Democrats have blocked oil production and power plant building in this country. Energy prices will continue to rise until people can't go out to eat - restaurants will close - go out to shop - stores will close - can't buy a house - construction will stop - can't pay for food - anarchy will explode. Prepare to die for a meal.

[What If]

Blame GOES to BOSS wrote:

When you're the boss..and things are going good..he gets ALL the best steaks, the handshakes, the pats on the back...
WHEN THINGS SUCK..LIKE EVERYTHING, he gets the blame too. Bush, you haven't done ONE thing that's been good your whole presidency. You've got Jimmy Carter thinking he wasn't too bad afterall!
BTW thanks for the stimulus check...I can put it towards gas, taxes, food, insurance, electric or anything else that under your illustrious guidance has gone through the roof.
Before your tenure NOT MANY NEEDED this check.
I count the days for ANYTHING different...ANYONE else...Somebody, anybody.

Stop with your "I hate Bush"rhetoric. Go out and do something for yourself.

[What If]

RED BARON wrote:

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Don't blame only Bush. Blame the US House and Senate that promised to turn things around and haven't done squat. They have an even lower approval rating than Bush right now. All of them (including Bush) should have been finding strategies to help America lose dependency on oil while planning to drill for more oil on US soil. Instead we get measily tax return, no addition drilling, no addition refineries and higher gas prices. Great job guys! Bush's political career is definitely over, but the folks in Congress may not realize they are not far behind. Americans are getting fed-up with inaction.

I with you on this.

[savant]

david wrote:

thanks George w. bush and everyone that voted for him on two different terms...they impeach Clinton.....but this guy got is in war that cost lives and billions ohh yea and Iraq is the second supplier of oil and yet we pay $4.00 a gallon and yet no one has the courage to do anything....Peloski and the democrats crooks also they have the house but yet they don't do anything this country was created on principles but we have let blue bloods and there friends run this..where ross perot when you need him...god help america bc those guys in washington if they could would sell their soul to the devils....

It was Clinton Who vetoed Additional oil drilling here in the USA

[concerned one]

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The ROOT CAUSE:: AUTO VEHICLES
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[DAS]

Good,Less Visitors and People buying these overinflated COttages

[Sam]

This is what we get for telling the world we won't drill off the Florida coast or in Alaska, yet at the same time telling other oil nations to drill more and pump more.

There is a lot of oil out there. The Mexicans recently made a huge discovery in the Gulf. The Cubans are now drilling, the Brazil made a huge find this year.

We need to drill in our country and refine in our country. Burning our crops will kill our food source and our economy.

The so called "environmentalists" have an agenda and your well being is not part of the picture.

[DAS]

concerned one wrote:

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The latest news in the newspaper states that the price of gasoline at the pump is soaring, as the price of oil is going to be getting to reach past $200 a barrel.
The fact is we URGENTLY need to rid ourselves of our dangerously heavy dependence on foreign oil. There just isn't any "wiggle room" in that fact. And what's more, we need to do it QUICK. As a nation, we are in DEEP trouble from that problem. Because AUTO VEHICLES are the major cause behind our heavy dependence on foreign oil, it can only be a positive thing for our country if private auto vehicle travel is removed.
We URGENTLY need to get to the POINT where we can send one of our top government officials (Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Vice President Dick Cheney, or even President George Bush himself) over to the oil producing countries and say to those oil producing countries straight to their face, "WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEVOTION TO US OVER THE YEARS BUT WE NO LONGER NEED YOUR OIL".
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HAHAHAHAHA,They have no Say on Drilling for Oil,Their Just GRUNTS...