[friendociate]

Inflation is "a fact of life"---Why is that?

I know 'the people who enforce it' (the ones who CHANGE the prices) say they have to because their costs rise ... you ask 'WHY the costs rise'; they tell you it's because of THOSE price-setters ... you ask THEM 'why they raise the prices'; they tell you that THEIR costs are rising ... and so on and so on (largely because 'the people who sell the refined supplies cost more than it takes to find the "crude" supply, and the people who find the "crude" have to USE the "refined" to get more of the "crude" ...)

But the root cause of inflation is probably 'more mouths to feed.'

(And the reason they call it "inflation" is because another major cause is 'printing more money---more empty air that "fills the balloon" with EMPTINESS!')

[MysticMoons]

well the price of eggs had gone up a lot! price of meat is crazy now also.
its still cheaper to cook at home unless you find a deal on eating out

[Emmaojo]

Things are very expensive where I'm currently are and this is because they use advantages that we are coppers.

[augusta]

We are still hit big by inflation, you would have to control your spending to get it right.

[MysticMoons]

places are getting desperate.. KFC has 1.99 meals. and burgers places are not offering 3 dollar double cheese burgers

[augusta]

Things are very expressive where I'm currently are and this is because they use advantages that we are coppers.

I don't think so I think it is everywhere now. I'm not a corper but I'm feeling the financial heat

[Vehlijanta]

Most of the things have gotten dearer in the past 3-5 months and it's difficult to save money.

[augusta]

it is getting worse now we can't even access our cash again. I hope it turns out well today

[GoldenLady]

It is very bad here in Nigeria. With the new currency redesign, it's even harder to get money and people have cut down on spending too. This means less income for us even though prices of goods are still high.

[Netherrealmer]

places are getting desperate.. KFC has 1.99 meals. and burgers places are not offering 3 dollar double cheese burgers

In many countries, burger prices stays the same but the buns and patties became smaller and they added TVP which is soy flakes... In case of Burger king they now use horse.

[Vehlijanta]

Biscuits, Snacks, Savouries, Wheat flour, Rice, veggies, Fruits, Petrol, Gas everything is at its peak price

[nela13]

In case of Burger king they now use horse.

Really?! OMG, I could never eat horse meat in my life, I am glad I don't eat at Burger King. In the name of profits they can do anything, I think the consumers should be informed about the meat they are eating.

[MysticMoons]

places are getting desperate.. KFC has 1.99 meals. and burgers places are not offering 3 dollar double cheese burgers

In many countries, burger prices stays the same but the buns and patties became smaller and they added TVP which is soy flakes... In case of Burger king thers now use horse.

i think wendys already did horse burgers.. wow burger king does horse now? maybe they should be horse king now lol. Here they just made some burgers 3 dollars .. but as you said they are probably smaller

[Netherrealmer]

Its either horse or soy and they decided to go with Horse.

[Emmaojo]

Things are very expressive where I'm currently are and this is because they use advantages that we are coppers.

I don't think so I think it is everywhere now. I'm not a corper but I'm feeling the financial heat

I hope for better change as soon as possible then. Government in all countries should sit down and strategize on this matter.

[nela13]

hope for better change as soon as possible then. Government in all countries should sit down and strategize on this matter.

Limit the profits of big supermarket chains could be a good strategy. Yesterday I read in the newspaper that supermarket chains are getting huge profits (3 millions more per day), this is insane, they are greedy and took advantage of this situation to increase prices and earn more.

[JASPREET]

Inflation is making people go mad now because most of the things are expensive and salaries are still the same

[friendociate]

You understand why it's called "inflation"? I think it's because they 'fill the balloon (the economy) with meaningless nothing (money without value)'---my source says the "'enlargement of prices'"-sense was "originally by an increase in the ammount of money in circulation."

The word Inflation is built on ancient words that mean "to Blow Into." tagging xInflation xHyperinflation xInflationary xInflate xInflated xInflating xInflates xInflatable xDeflate xDeflated xDeflating

So would xDeflation (releasing money from the system) not be the solution?

And how would we eliminate the money? This may not seem 'possible' right now, but I think it would involve a) not having ANY money that's not assigned to paper-bills (so 'making change for a Twenty' is actually buying that Twenty-Bill with the bills that add up to $20), possibly even b) going back to the gold standard America used to have.

(Do other countries back their currency with gold or other precious metals, or does 'what I hear about The Dollar being the world's standard currency' mean that everyone bases their money's value on the American dollar?)

[oldbuddy]

When I graduated from High School I got a job with Northrop Aviation building jigs and fixtures for assembling Airplanes and Inter Continental Missles for less than $2 an hour. Now my wife and I collect Social Security of $2,500 a month for sitting on our hands in front of our 55" UHD Smart TV.

I don't think inflation is so bad after all is said and done.

[Emmaojo]

Well, we are now adapted to the price of item since there's no change for the last six months.