AN ARM AND A TURKEY LEG

AN ARM AND A TURKEY LEG

Written by Peter Boykin on November 23, 2022

AN ARM AND A TURKEY LEG

Shared By Peter Boykin – American Political Commentator / Citizen Journalist

This year’s Thanksgiving dinner is going to cost an arm and a turkey leg for American families.

Thanks to un-relenting inflation that’s persisted for the past 19 months of Joe Biden’s presidency, the price of hosting a Thanksgiving dinner is up 14.9% this year.

Back up: Last year’s Thanksgiving also saw 14% inflation compared to 2020.

Here’s what that looks like for these popular holiday foods:

🦃 Turkey: +16.9%

🥔 Potatoes: +15.2%

🍚 14-oz bag of stuffing: +69%

🥧 Pies: +18.6%

🍠 Fresh vegetables: +8.3%

Big picture: While Joe Biden’s economic policies deserve the lion’s share of the blame, experts also put some turkey-related blame on the avian flu, which killed almost 50 million birds in 2022.

Holiday Heroes: Two big-name grocers have pledged to keep their Thanksgiving prices low, despite rising cost pressures.

Walmart has rolled back its turkey prices to under $1 per pound.

Aldi has pledged to keep its Thanksgiving products at 2019 prices.

[Source: BLS, Fox Weather]

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf

https://www.foxweather.com/lifestyle/thanksgiving-dinner-to-gobble-up-more-money-from-your-bank-account-this-year