US inflation rate at 26-year high

Jul 16, 2008 08:44

US inflation accelerated at the fastest rate in 26 years in June, fuelled higher by surging energy prices, official figures have shown ( Read more... )

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quinatorte July 16 2008, 16:17:13 UTC
!%^#$@$!&$^&@*%&$*!@#@

Stupid inflation. I guess they're trying to starve people who can't afford to feed their families as it is.

Shit, I had TWO people (who may possibly have been travelling together) ask me separately for gas money (told em I was broke, which is the truth, sadly).

Man, generations new andold are pretty screwed by now.

HAI THERE 21ST-CENTURY DEPRESSION.

So... who's gonna go bring FDR back from the dead?

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misscrystal July 16 2008, 16:25:57 UTC
I am getting really worried about the economy, tbh.

Also, when we picked up our paychecks yesterday, we noticed they were "post-dated" for the 16th instead of the 15th. I figured it was a clerical error, but my co-worker tried to convince me that was a 'real bad sign' LOL.

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crazyventures July 16 2008, 16:43:08 UTC
Stagflation here we come, bbs.

It really is the 1970s all over again.

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thewordsihate July 16 2008, 16:54:21 UTC
Wowww - that's inflation? We'd love for that little inflation in the UK - it's 3.8% right about now.

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