No they aren’t. The Urban CPI put out by the BLS is up less than 3% from last year.

Jun 25, 2018·1 min read

No they aren’t. The Urban CPI put out by the BLS is up less than 3% from last year.
https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost
Many agricultural staples are flat or down over the last few years, despite monthly fluctuations. Corn was $3.56 a bushel in April 2016 and $3.58 a bushel in April 2018. It was over $4 a bushel in 2014.
https://ycharts.com/indicators/corn_price
The working class drives cars, buys food, watches TVs, and has cell phones. Prices overall have not been going up much for most working class consumers. Just a fact. Don’t trust me. Check out the data on the links I provided or look it up on your own.

Caleb Mars

Mathematician, Statistician, Businessman, and Academic. Student of history, poli sci , and the Bible.

…need stuff. You purchase stuff a couple times a year versus the staples that are purchased everyday. Food, transportation, energy, water, raw materials are all skyrocketing. I’ve never cared who we have as president, but I can tell you that this is the hardest it’s ever be…

You must not deal with the working class much.

dusten hendrickson