The cost of groceries..well the Economy really

Why must it cost so much for groceries? I mean it's insane. I went grocery shopping, on Monday. It was the first time I'd gone in over a month, for a big shopping expenditure, but still it was about 50 dollars more expensive than I think it should have been. I'm more conscience with money that I've been for a long time, so I'm not just throwing things in the cart , willy nilly. I'm actually looking at the prices, but things are just so expensive. It's insane!

Then on to gas prices, I mean in what world that we or our parents have lived in, has gas increased almost a dollar in less than 2 months? It's absolutely insane. The oil companies are just getting richer, and the average or most Americans are just getting poorer. I'm fortunate that I don't own an SUV, because my car costs plenty to fill up as it is. I'm to the point, that I can only put in 10-15 dollars, and that will only get me around for a week or so. It's just really sad. Why is it ok for the oil companies to charge what they do, I mean I don't really think it costs them that much.

What about prescription meds? I don't have any, but my parents do and so do much of the country. We are one of the only countries that doesn't have a mandate on how high prescription drugs can cost, so they just sky rocket. If you can prevent a disease or help manage it, you will ultimately save money, since you won't have to go to the hospital, so it'd be worth it to cut drug costs for the US. Why do we allow the big business to get rich at the expense of those who can't afford it?

I'm just thankful that I do make over minimum wage, how do those who don't do it? How can we expect them to, when gas prices are so high and groceries are high? I mean it's really unfortunate. Makes me sad. I guess I'm not in the optimist pool that the economic stimulus will help us get out of this current bind, but I do hope that it doesn't last to long.

Good luck Economy...



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New Pic, but for last nights post...

My old Nebraska Plates, sitting sadly on the floor of my car...:-(

My new Kansas Plate, sitting happily on the back of my car. The front of the car is void an empty...very sad.