http://tinyurl.com/lxlt8fc

Some of the reasons behind the cost

Janet Bostwick > wrote in
:

> Some of the reasons behind the cost

Gouging by unrepentant capitalists?

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Socialism never took root in America because the
poor there see themselves not as an exploited
proletariat but as temporarily embarassed
millionaires. - John Steinbeck

"Michel Boucher" > wrote in message
...
> Janet Bostwick > wrote in
> :
>
>> Some of the reasons behind the cost
>
> Gouging by unrepentant capitalists?
>

the printing of money by the government and their false assurances of low
inflation?

"Pico Rico" > wrote in
:

>> Gouging by unrepentant capitalists?
>
> the printing of money by the government and their false
> assurances of low inflation?

Who would you trust to print money? Corporations?

Who do you think benefits from inflation? Unrepentant capitalists.

--

Socialism never took root in America because the
poor there see themselves not as an exploited
proletariat but as temporarily embarassed
millionaires. - John Steinbeck

On 8/30/2014 8:14 AM, Michel Boucher wrote:
> Janet Bostwick > wrote in
> :
>
>> Some of the reasons behind the cost
>
> Gouging by unrepentant capitalists?
>

Why should anyone have to repent for capitalism?

Good grief.

On 8/30/2014 8:18 AM, Pico Rico wrote:
> "Michel Boucher" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Janet Bostwick > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> Some of the reasons behind the cost
>>
>> Gouging by unrepentant capitalists?
>>
>
> the printing of money by the government and their false assurances of low
> inflation?
>
>
Oh you mean rolling asset bubble Fed policies!

;-)

On 8/30/2014 9:04 AM, Michel Boucher wrote:
> "Pico Rico" > wrote in
> :
>
>>> Gouging by unrepentant capitalists?
>>
>> the printing of money by the government and their false
>> assurances of low inflation?
>
> Who would you trust to print money? Corporations?

How can you trust fiat script with no metallic peg?

> Who do you think benefits from inflation?

In the final analysis, no one.

Now who do you think benefits from deflation?

> Unrepentant capitalists.

You seem to have a real problem with capitalism, are you a communist?

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> http://tinyurl.com/lxlt8fc
>
> Some of the reasons behind the cost

Beef at nearly $4.00 a pound? What kind is that? Pink slime? I bought two
pounds of 96% lean yesterday and they were $5.39 per pound.

I can remember when I was a kid, my mom would give me $1.00 and send me to
the store for a pound of ground beef. Granted in those days that pound
might be under or over some. And it still can be today. The stuff I bought
yesterday (product of Canada) was in precise 1 pound packages. And when I
was a kid, I don't think we had as many choices. No grass fed and it was
either regular or lean. I don't think they even had extra lean yet. It was
all rather vague in those days. But..

I would be able to get that beef and a little something for myself as well,
even if it was only a couple of gumballs out of the machine. I always got
at least a couple of coins back in change.

Someone on the couponing site that I frequent said that the amount of food
put in cans is less than it was a few months ago. I have not noticed this
but it may well be. I mainly only buy vegetables, fruit, tomato sauce, some
soup and broth in cans. Once in a while something else. I have personally
noticed the price of canned vegetables seems to be less. People in other
parts of the country say the prices have gone up. Soup and broth have gone
way up in price here. So much so that I will refrain from buying unless
they are on sale. Barring illness that is. I suppose if I have no chicken
soup in my stockpile and someone falls ill, I won't care what the price is.

But fresh fruit and vegetables? For the most part they have gone up. I
used to think that the fruit bowls at Costco were a good deal. But now they
are padding them out by plopping a bowl of blueberries on top. The bowl
itself takes up room and adds to the weight.

I guess in general, I am not liking the prices I am seeing. And I am not
seeing much that is cheap.

"The Other Guy" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 31 Aug 2014 01:07:34 -0700, "Julie Bove" >
> wrote:
>
>>Beef at nearly $4.00 a pound? What kind is that? Pink slime? I bought
>>two
>>pounds of 96% lean yesterday and they were $5.39 per pound.
>
> Not everyone splurges on THAT level of ground beef.
>
> It's bad enough here. At the major supermarkets, 80% is $4 a pound,
> but at smaller local markets, can be had for 20% less, and if you
> look a bit, 93% can be had for $4.
>
>>I can remember when I was a kid, my mom would give me $1.00 and send me to
>>the store for a pound of ground beef. Granted in those days that pound
>>might be under or over some.
>
> Yes, but the economy was VERY different then.
>
> Compare just a few years ago, before ethanol, and droughts,
> and some of the other things that have doubled most meat
> prices, and almost that much of an increase in other things.

Yes. Gas was 50 cents a gallon and cigarettes were 50 cents a pack. Ah,
those were the days!

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "The Other Guy" wrote:

Question: Who is the first guy? :-D

> > Compare just a few years ago, before ethanol, and droughts,
> > and some of the other things that have doubled most meat
> > prices, and almost that much of an increase in other things.
>
> Yes. Gas was 50 cents a gallon and cigarettes were 50 cents a pack. Ah,
> those were the days!

That was in the 1970's. Cheap prices but also cheap salaries and
hourly wages too. It usually balances out but I've noticed that lately
the cost of products are climbing higher than income. We are a doomed
society....it's just a matter of time.

G.

On 8/31/2014 4:07 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>


>
> Beef at nearly $4.00 a pound? What kind is that? Pink slime? I bought
> two pounds of 96% lean yesterday and they were $5.39 per pound.
>

> I guess in general, I am not liking the prices I am seeing. And I am
> not seeing much that is cheap.

90% is about $4 here others about $3.50. IMO, 96% is the same as
sawdust and would not be good for anything.

On 8/30/2014 10:08 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/lxlt8fc
>
> Some of the reasons behind the cost
>
Publix has pork spare ribs for $1.99/lb. I can't complain about the
price being too high, but I am not in the mood for ribs. Even if I was,
I'd rather pay more for the "country style" ones (yes, I know they
aren't "ribs") which are mostly meat rather than pay for bone.

Jill

On 8/31/2014 11:15 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Aug 2014 08:08:31 -0600, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>> http://tinyurl.com/lxlt8fc
>>
>> Some of the reasons behind the cost
>
> The article says bacon is up $.64/pound. Bullshit. Bacon is up
> $2.30/lb in the last two years.
>
> -sw
>

One glaring item missing in this years Labor Day Sales is beef brisket.
Usually the big sales on this item are on Memorial Day and Labor day
(and some on the 4th of July) but this year... nothing.

It is time to run the smoker and re-stock the freezer but the best
prices for brisket was $2.49 and that was packer trim... which is pretty
much not trimmed at all.

Usually we load the smoker with a big brisket, 2 pork shoulders and
whatever else we can fit but that is going to have to wait until we are
totally out before we'll spend that kind of money.

George L

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> Beef at nearly $4.00 a pound? What kind is that? Pink slime? I bought
>> two pounds of 96% lean yesterday and they were $5.39 per pound.

Grind your own.

>90% is about $4 here others about $3.50. IMO, 96% is the same as
>sawdust and would not be good for anything.

Ground eye round is fattier.

I buy very nice boneless chuck roasts at $4/lb...
top round the same. Then I grind it myself. Grinding half chuck and
half round makes for excellent burger blend. This week center cut
boneless pork loin roasts are BOGO... the circular doesn't say the
price per pound but I will check it out... and since center cut pork
chops are $2.99/lb I suspect the roast will cost the same per pound.
Also eye round roasts are on sale at $3.99/lb, I'll check those out
too.

On 8/31/2014 10:15 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> Bacon is up
> $2.30/lb in the last two years.
>
> -sw

Are you having bacon envy, Shu Mai?

On 8/31/2014 11:26 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Aug 2014 12:20:02 -0500, George Leppla wrote:
>
>> On 8/31/2014 11:15 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sat, 30 Aug 2014 08:08:31 -0600, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/lxlt8fc
>>>>
>>>> Some of the reasons behind the cost
>>>
>>> The article says bacon is up $.64/pound. Bullshit. Bacon is up
>>> $2.30/lb in the last two years.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>
>>
>> One glaring item missing in this years Labor Day Sales is beef brisket.
>> Usually the big sales on this item are on Memorial Day and Labor day
>> (and some on the 4th of July) but this year... nothing.
>>
>> It is time to run the smoker and re-stock the freezer but the best
>> prices for brisket was $2.49 and that was packer trim... which is pretty
>> much not trimmed at all.
>
> Standard price for USDA Select packer cut brisket at both HEB and
> Walmart just went up from $2.97 to $3.47/lb. 9 years ago the Labor Day
> price was $.49/b (with additional $10 purchase), otherwise $1.19/lb
> (every day price).
>
> Compare that to skirt steak which has only gone up $1 in the last 2
> years ($4.98 to $5.98).
>
> -sw
>

Drought.

Cope.

On 8/31/2014 6:38 AM, Gary wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "The Other Guy" wrote:
>
> Question: Who is the first guy? :-D
>
>>> Compare just a few years ago, before ethanol, and droughts,
>>> and some of the other things that have doubled most meat
>>> prices, and almost that much of an increase in other things.
>>
>> Yes. Gas was 50 cents a gallon and cigarettes were 50 cents a pack. Ah,
>> those were the days!
>
> That was in the 1970's. Cheap prices but also cheap salaries and
> hourly wages too. It usually balances out but I've noticed that lately
> the cost of products are climbing higher than income. We are a doomed
> society....it's just a matter of time.
>
> G.
>
Hopefully a lot more time...

On 8/31/2014 1:20 PM, George Leppla wrote:

> It is time to run the smoker and re-stock the freezer but the best
> prices for brisket was $2.49 and that was packer trim... which is pretty
> much not trimmed at all.
>
> Usually we load the smoker with a big brisket, 2 pork shoulders and
> whatever else we can fit but that is going to have to wait until we are
> totally out before we'll spend that kind of money.
>
> George L

That is a good price. Best I could do here in CT was $3.49. Did two
briskets and a pork butt last night.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "The Other Guy" wrote:
>
> Question: Who is the first guy? :-D
>
>> > Compare just a few years ago, before ethanol, and droughts,
>> > and some of the other things that have doubled most meat
>> > prices, and almost that much of an increase in other things.
>>
>> Yes. Gas was 50 cents a gallon and cigarettes were 50 cents a pack. Ah,
>> those were the days!
>
> That was in the 1970's. Cheap prices but also cheap salaries and
> hourly wages too. It usually balances out but I've noticed that lately
> the cost of products are climbing higher than income. We are a doomed
> society....it's just a matter of time.
>
> G.

Yes. Rents were cheap though too. My first apartment was $320 a month. It
was a nicely large 2 bedroom townhouse with a small, private back yard. It
wasn't super expensive as apartments went at the time but neither was it a
dive. I was probably making around $800 a month then so I really did need a
roommate.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/31/2014 4:07 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>
>
>>
>> Beef at nearly $4.00 a pound? What kind is that? Pink slime? I bought
>> two pounds of 96% lean yesterday and they were $5.39 per pound.
>>
>
>> I guess in general, I am not liking the prices I am seeing. And I am
>> not seeing much that is cheap.
>
> 90% is about $4 here others about $3.50. IMO, 96% is the same as sawdust
> and would not be good for anything.

Well, we like it. I don't like fatty meat. I used it for the White Castle
casserole. Husband loved it. I haven't eaten yet.

"George Leppla" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/31/2014 11:15 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Sat, 30 Aug 2014 08:08:31 -0600, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/lxlt8fc
>>>
>>> Some of the reasons behind the cost
>>
>> The article says bacon is up $.64/pound. Bullshit. Bacon is up
>> $2.30/lb in the last two years.
>>
>> -sw
>>
>
> One glaring item missing in this years Labor Day Sales is beef brisket.
> Usually the big sales on this item are on Memorial Day and Labor day (and
> some on the 4th of July) but this year... nothing.
>
> It is time to run the smoker and re-stock the freezer but the best prices
> for brisket was $2.49 and that was packer trim... which is pretty much not
> trimmed at all.
>
> Usually we load the smoker with a big brisket, 2 pork shoulders and
> whatever else we can fit but that is going to have to wait until we are
> totally out before we'll spend that kind of money.
>
> George L

I don't think I've ever seen brisket in the store. Perhaps I just don't
know what it looks like.

On 8/31/2014 9:15 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> I don't think I've ever seen brisket in the store. Perhaps I just don't
> know what it looks like.

Images of beef brisket:

http://tinyurl.com/o4659ce

They're pretty big slabs of meat. I don't have a smoker so I just pass
them by.

Jill

On Sun, 31 Aug 2014 22:50:27 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 8/31/2014 9:15 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > I don't think I've ever seen brisket in the store. Perhaps I just don't
> > know what it looks like.

If you've ever seen corned beef, you know what a brisket looks like.
>
> Images of beef brisket:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/o4659ce
>
> They're pretty big slabs of meat. I don't have a smoker so I just pass
> them by.
>

I see them occasionally, but not many and not often. I couldn't even
give you a wild guess as to what they sell for per pound. This isn't
the suburbs and people don't BBQ around here.


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On 8/31/2014 11:40 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Aug 2014 22:50:27 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 8/31/2014 9:15 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> I don't think I've ever seen brisket in the store. Perhaps I just don't
>>> know what it looks like.
>
> If you've ever seen corned beef, you know what a brisket looks like.
>>
>> Images of beef brisket:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/o4659ce
>>
>> They're pretty big slabs of meat. I don't have a smoker so I just pass
>> them by.
>>
>
> I see them occasionally, but not many and not often. I couldn't even
> give you a wild guess as to what they sell for per pound. This isn't
> the suburbs and people don't BBQ around here.
>
>
I [charcoal] grill things occasionally (I *love* grilled vegetables). I
don't own a smoker, just a Weber Kettle. It suits my needs.

I don't pay attention to the price of brisket because I don't want that
much beef. I'd much rather have a variety in the freezer.

Jill

On 8/31/2014 7:15 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "George Leppla" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 8/31/2014 11:15 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sat, 30 Aug 2014 08:08:31 -0600, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/lxlt8fc
>>>>
>>>> Some of the reasons behind the cost
>>>
>>> The article says bacon is up $.64/pound. Bullshit. Bacon is up
>>> $2.30/lb in the last two years.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>
>>
>> One glaring item missing in this years Labor Day Sales is beef
>> brisket. Usually the big sales on this item are on Memorial Day and
>> Labor day (and some on the 4th of July) but this year... nothing.
>>
>> It is time to run the smoker and re-stock the freezer but the best
>> prices for brisket was $2.49 and that was packer trim... which is
>> pretty much not trimmed at all.
>>
>> Usually we load the smoker with a big brisket, 2 pork shoulders and
>> whatever else we can fit but that is going to have to wait until we
>> are totally out before we'll spend that kind of money.
>>
>> George L
>
> I don't think I've ever seen brisket in the store. Perhaps I just don't
> know what it looks like.

http://www.bhg.com/recipes/how-to/co...-cook-brisket/