I don't normally make a big deal out of this sort of thing because inflation is part of life. We see prices go up all the time. Lately we've seen prices go up even more because of a variety of issues.
My favorite pizza almost doubled in price. That's okay. I just won't eat as much. However, I'm starting to see a lot of increases on things that we actually need a lot. For example, chicken has doubled in price this month. I've checked it everywhere. A bag of chicken that was less than $7 last month and is now $13. This is across the board.
When I checked with some of the websites they claimed that the chicken prices were always going to go up because Tyson chicken has to pay more now due to something that I don't understand. So chicken prices will forever now be almost doubled. This is a huge issue because I eat a lot of chicken.
It bothers me to see things like chips going up in price, but when I see things like chicken going up, that is a huge problem. If it's not going to go back down and none of us are making any more money, than it's just problematic...and it's something that we really need to figure out. How can they keep raising prices when we're not getting paid anymore? It doesn't add up in any way that makes sense to me. it just means we won't be able to buy things anymore.
Either that or we're going to have to start hunting our own chickens.
The prices have gone up crazy fast.
I'm still working and don't have a lot of bills, so I can still do it for now, but for real, this is hurting so many people !
I'm seriously wondering if these companies have a long-term plan or if the plan is just for everyone to stop buying their products. I guess we could get the same amount of nutrition from a can of beans until those go up in price is too. It's not nearly as delicious as the big piece of chicken though.
I think some working people Are being be paid more - for one thing, some places have raised the minimum wage so they Have to be paid more. And if businesses Are paying more in labor costs, then prices for their products keep rising to cover rising costs. Seems like a cycle.
Hunting own chicken might soon become a thing!