Thanksgiving Inflation Gobbling Up Americans’ Money

You’re going to need a lot of green stuff this Thanksgiving, and I don’t mean peas and lettuce. Thanks to the turkey in the White House, inflation on traditional Thanksgiving foods is higher than tempers after your uncle from L.A. introduces politics at the dinner table.

Craig Bannister reported for Media Research Center’s CNSNews on Nov. 15 that the “Cost of Traditional Thanksgiving Food Items Rising Faster than Overall Inflation.” If you thought your last trip to the grocery store was expensive, wait until you stock up for Turkey Day. The good news is that Sleepy Joe Biden with his mashed potatoes for brains won’t be suffering from any of the extra expenses his policies have created for Americans!

According to Bannister at CNSNews, citing BLS data, the CPI for all items before seasonal adjustment is up 3.2% over last year. But that’s not all.

Some of the Thanksgiving meal items experiencing price hikes surpassing the nation’s CPI increase include:

• Uncooked Poultry, such as turkey: up 7.2%
• Sauces and gravies: up 7.5%
• Bread: up 6.3%
• Crackers, bread, and cracker products up: 6.0%