Replying to a message of Jeff Binkley to Bob Ackley:

 SH>>> You may remember that from 2001 until 2009, every spike in the
 SH>>> price of gas was the president's fault.  Regular here is inching
 SH>>> toward $3 a gallon.  Is there some reason why this is not the
 SH>>> president's fault?

 BA>> Gasoline here is up about 10% in the past 3 weeks or so.  Since
 BA>> January of 2009 my cost of living gas bone up about 20% - but there's
 BA>> been no inflation according o the administration - for two years n
 BA>> ow.

 JB> They don't consider currency devaluation as inflation.

Tell me about it.  I'm going to have to budget most of my forthcoming tax
refund for food and dog food.

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