What Happend to Prices in the US (?)

[jaytex1969]

And what pray are 'Slurpees', 'Big Gulps' and 'tamales'? They sound like fodder for those with no table manners

A Big Gulp is a soft drink bigger than your head. A Slurpee is a frozen "slushy" variant of the same.
A tamale, however, is a traditional Mexican food item consisting of ground corn "masa" around a filling, wrapped in corn husk and steamed to readiness. Very good and you should try some when you can.

 

[alan73]

Lord...Nevada taxes are very low relative to other states, thanks to gambling. My wife’s father retired there, and it’s on my short list of retirement places . Me thinks if you had to pay 5-7% state income tax, 10%+ sales tax , 2-3% real estate tax (on value) you would feel what it’s like in Illinois, Wisconsin, California, or New York as examples . It is painful.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Admin, please delete my membership. LOL

:rofl:

 

[mawnansmiff]

"A tamale, however, is a traditional Mexican food item consisting of ground corn "masa" around a filling, wrapped in corn husk and steamed to readiness."
Thanks for the descriptions Jay.....I'll give the first two a miss but tamales sound quite delicious.
Regards,
Jay (the other one).

 

[admin]

Comparing prices on things like gasoline and tobacco on a state by state basis is useless. They are all over the place (for various reason like different state level taxes) and do not represent the macro-economic picture in the US.
On a macro level, inflation is at 2.3% and wages are up 2.3%.
Also, looking at the macro-economics can be useful, and not useful.
Things are different in different industries, and different locales.
Anyone looking for a job should consider learning how to be a truck driver. They are in short supply and demanding their own rates.
That's my brief NON-POLITICAL FACTS to add to this discussion of arm-chair, amateur economists that have no clue what they are talking about on a subject that is at least 50% theory.