Today after mass I hit Market Basket before heading home. There are two advantages to such a trip.
- You get a chance to buy the “manager’s special” meats usually discounted 10-20%
- The donuts at their bakery are not only cheap but very good
With money very tights you look for a bargain here and there so rather than going out I figured find a nice steak and cook at home and if you can get it at a discount because the sell by date is tomorrow, so much the better.
When you first go into the Market Basket that I frequent there is a section just before the butter that usually has various breads that are offered on special. It’s handy for people who don’t want to hit the bread aisle at the other end of the store. I happened to glance at it and noticed they had the Market Basket Canadian White, a bread that I buy regularly at that area and I stopped cold.
The bread was marked at 2 for $5.
I do the shopping regularly at the house. I’ve seen the bread prices fluctuate over the years. I’ve seen a loaf of Canadian White as high as 2 for $4 and I’ve seen it marked down as low as .99 to get it to move. Over the past few years the regular price has stood stead at $1.79 though occasionally I’ll see it at 2 for $3 and buy an extra loaf to freeze.
I have never seen it at $2.50 a loaf. That’s a full 25% markup from the normal “high” price for the product.
I’ve seen the inflation that has been murderous in the country for the last three years. I’ve seen it in the price of all kinds of things, but to see it in the price of something that’s a basic staple as a loaf of bread and realize what that does to the people (and to the taxpayer because they’re paying that extra price for all those groceries) puts just how bad the economy is in bright focus.
And the worst part about it is that none of this needed to happen. This decline was a choice by those who decided that it was imperative to make a change at the White House and damn the consequences.
To a lot of people making the decisions that have led to this, a loaf of bread is nothing, but multiply that loaf by tens of millions struggling to meet basic needs and you have a powder keg just waiting to go off.
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But, President Biden says inflation is down and the economy is strong. Hmm. My 401k is still down 20% since he took office. I blame everyone who voted for him. I don’t think Biden is telling the truth.
And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine!”
Rev. 6: 6.
This is the result of the breaking of the Third Seal, which lets loose the Black Horse and Rider, traditionally interpreted as meaning death by famine. The expense of ordinary staples by thecommon people is contrasted with the availability and ease of obtaining luxury goods by the wealthy. Sound familiar? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH6pF-gXbuw
The first two seals having already been broken open, the Rider on the White Horse and the Rider on the Red Horse have been loosed, and the Rider on the Black Horse is yet to come. Wars, famines and death on a scale never yet seen are all in our future. Jesus Himself revealed this to John, who recorded Jesus’ words in the Book of Revelation.
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I actually don’t blame so much the fools who voted for Biden as the people who understood the steal went on and decided to let it go to get along