You’ll pay 6 to 7% more this weekend for your steak and hamburger [1].
This one is from Pravda (so my usual jaundiced eye proviso applies) Doomsday Scenario: Food Prices to Shoot Through the Roof [2].
Some more about the CPI hedonics trickery that I mentioned: Chris Martenson on fuzzy numbers [3].
Reader Jim P. mentioned that his local politicos in the Shenandoah Valley are doing away with a decal but keeping the fee! County Decals No More; $20 Fee Will Appear On Personal Property Tax Bills [4]
JP Morgan: Food Prices Are Actually Rising, It’s Just That Retailers Haven’t Passed It On… [5] Thanks to Don W. for the link.