Inflation is on the decrease, jobless claims are on the decrease, and the economy is stronger than ever. Open your eyes and look at the "president" who caused all of the economic problems that Biden has needed to fix over the past three years.
When I was a student at the University of Vermont (in the last century) I paid $150 for a season pass to Sugarbush and Sugarbush North. My son went to Utah over winter break and paid nearly $100 for ONE-DAY lift ticket. That's not just inflation, it's highway robbery.
On lobster -- may favorite food since forever...there's many reasons lobster has gotten much more expensive over the past 30 years. When I worked on Cape Cod in the summer of 1985, lobster was $2.99 a pound. I saw live lobsters on sale for $19.99 a pound yesterday at Giant. Here's…Â
They're trying to compete with the massive price increases for Nike, Adidas, and Puma athletic wear. It's unfortunate, but part of the free market system.
Last one -- sneakers. I was at the Under Armor OUTLET the other day and couldn't find a pair of sneakers for less than $80. Even Chucks have gotten prohibitively expensive now they they've come hip and come in 29 different colors. And forget about getting a pair of Nike high tops…Â
I'd like to add one more, if I may: driving. I used to enjoy driving on the highway and going slightly over the speed limit at most. Now -- especially in urban areas like Washington, DC and Miami -- it's become a competitive sport. And all of the rich people buying $70K BMWs and Mercedes…Â
BTW...rich people have ruined concerts for the rest of us. I haven't read the complete list yet, and this one may be on there. But I saw Squeeze when they came to the University of Vermont for a $3 student ticket. Yesterday I (voluntarily?) paid more than $500 to see Bruce Springsteen…Â
Not to be a snob (and certainly not because I like Alec Baldwin), I would be remiss in my duties as a man if I did not point out that in number three, Alec's actually pouring out a massive amount of Scotch -- it looks like Johnny Walker Black -- not bourbon. Not that Scotch is any…Â
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