Labor Department lists increases in food prices for the CPI: 12% higher than a year ago--just food!

If you're a college-age American--or an adult Democrat--you know almost nothing relevant about "inflation."  We need to fix that, so here ya go:

On Wednesday the biden regime's Labor Department said that last month consumer food prices rose by 1.1 percent.

Average Democrat: "Dis good, right?  Yay!  It good cuz our Party has duh fabulous policies on everything!  Yay!  We did SO gud putting Biden/Harris in duh White House, an' givin' Our Party control of both parts of congress!"

Ah.  If you're Hunter Biden or a Hollywood personality or if you get your newz from CNN or MSNBC, that's what you think.  What you don't realize is that that li'l 1.1 percent increase is per MONTH--which means you're paying 13% more for your food than a year earlier.

Compared to a year ago, consumer food prices are up 12.1 percent (a bit less than 13% because inflation was lower in the first months of the year).  For example:

• Fresh and dried vegetables: 40.2% higher than one year ago.  Up 15.7% in September alone.  But everything's fine.
• Eggs (a great source of protein): 97.3% higher than one year ago.  (That's almost double.)  Up 16.7% in September alone.  But hey, you don't eat that many eggs, so who cares?
• Turkey (another great source of protein): 38.2% higher than a year ago.
• Grains:  30.4% higher than one year ago.  Up 10.7% in September alone.  But don't worry--be happy!
• Fresh fruit: 20.7% higher than a year ago.
• Dairy products: 18.2% higher than a year ago.
• Bakery products: 14.0% higher than a year ago.
• Pasta: 34.1% higher than a year ago.
  

"Wait...MSNBC showed biden looking right at the camera and saying inflation had been "tamed," so you mus' be lyin' 'bout deez numbers!"  

Really, sparky?  These price-increase numbers are from duh regime itself, yesterday.  So do you have some other argument about why these numbers simply *have to be fake*?

Take your time.    

As an aside: airline tickets for the coming holiday season are predicted to cost nearly 20 percent more than a year ago.  That's harsh, but Christmas airline travel is a once-a-year event, costing maybe $1,000 or so.  By SHARP contrast, the average family of four spends about $1,200 per MONTH on food.
   A family of four on a very tight budget (know anyone like that?) spends about $1,000 per month on food.
   So Americans currently spend $12,000 to $14,000 every year on food.  Meaning that they'll have to spend $1,400 to $1,600 MORE this year on food alone.
   Where's that extra money gonna come from, eh?  What activity or repair will they have to delete to afford that extra cost, eh?

Now, if you're a college student, your parents probably (on average) have a bit more income than most, so the extra price of food will just reduce their savings for retirement.  But what about the millions of Americans just barely making the rent or house payment or utilities today.  What do THEY give up to pay the extra $1,400 cost of food in the coming year?

I suspect that not one of you have ever run the numbers on what that "tiny little 1.1% increase in the cost of food in September" actually MEANS.  But don't feel bad: most adults haven't done it either, which is why they'll keep voting Democrat til they croak.

"Democrats: Duh Party of duh workin' man, woman and tranny.  Our motto: 'We Care.' "

Uh-huh.