A pasted statment......below

<div style="border-bottom: medium none; text-align: left; border-left: medium none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; text-decoration: none">Yes, the cost of everything appears to be going up. The operative word in that sentence was "appears". In reality the cost of those products is the same or less than they used to be. The problem is the value of our dollar. It has and is going down so manufacturers expect to receive value equal to the sale of their products and increase the number of dollars needed to buy them to offest the decline in dollar value. Gas is not more expensive, our dollar simply isn't worth anything. That's what happens when you go from a production economy to a consumer economy. You import and buy more than you make so you export dollars instead of importing currency. We have one of the weakest currencies in the world, and a large part of the reason is the American consumer. The other part of the reason is the American voter. They didn't bother to learn about anything, didn't vote, and now are paying the piper

I agree with most everthing you said....except ...We as American voters did the best we can. Not much of a choise on who to vote for. It always comes down too the 2 biggest parties. Once they get in contol it is there show....and what they (Our fearless leaders) do pretty much what they want. So it is not just our the voters fault....more like the Goverments falut. The big $$$ boys control all the rest of us...its been that way too long. ..........a voter.
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