Its Over, page-24044

Price Increases over last 4 years...
CPI Medical Care: +8.4%
CPI Used Cars: +12.4%
CPI Apparel: +13.8%
CPI New Cars: +20.4%
CPI Food at home: +22.4%
CPI Shelter: +23.6%
CPI Food away from home: +25.1%
CPI Electricity: +29.5%
CPI Gas Utilities: +32.3%
CPI Transportation: +41.9%
CPI Gasoline: +44.4%
US Home Prices: +47.0%
CPI Fuel Oil: +53.7%
CPI Auto Insurance: +59.7%

https://x.com/charliebilello/status/1844362907716383053

...the post-pandemic economy.

...it was never going to be a free lunch with the huge Govt stimulus (as antidote to the pandemic recession).

...the problem is that quite a large amount of Govt stimulus doled out during the pandemic were given to companies and people who never actually deserve it
> like WTF that Buddy Platform (BUD) got money from the US Govt during that time?
> like why the LNP Govt gave Qantas $800m of taxpayers money without having to pay back, when it could have made a CR or a sale of shares to Future Fund, and Joyce getting a handsome payoff after he laid off workers despite getting the stimulus money.