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Socialism creep....Inflation and school supplies
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:28 pm
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:28 pm
If you want to know how much life is increasing while you are getting left behind on "4%" raises. You are now making less money. Slowly the upper crust are making everyone below equal and crushing the American dream. Europe 2.0.
School supply prices have increased significantly for the 2026–2027 school year, driven by rising manufacturing costs, higher energy and diesel transport expenses, and new import tariffs. Overall K-12 spending is projected to hit $43.3 billion, with individual families facing average price spikes of 10% to 27% on core classroom items and packed lunches.
Biggest Price Increases
Notebooks and index cards: Up 20% to 23%.
Scissors: Up about 14%.
Glue sticks and dry-erase markers: Up 8%.
Pencils, crayons, and binders: Up 5% to 7%.
Packed Lunch Cost Jumps
Lunch boxes: Up roughly 27% compared to last year.
Blueberries (12 oz): Up 48%.
Sandwich bread: Up 22%.
Apple juice: Up 20%.
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School supply prices have increased significantly for the 2026–2027 school year, driven by rising manufacturing costs, higher energy and diesel transport expenses, and new import tariffs. Overall K-12 spending is projected to hit $43.3 billion, with individual families facing average price spikes of 10% to 27% on core classroom items and packed lunches.
Biggest Price Increases
Notebooks and index cards: Up 20% to 23%.
Scissors: Up about 14%.
Glue sticks and dry-erase markers: Up 8%.
Pencils, crayons, and binders: Up 5% to 7%.
Packed Lunch Cost Jumps
Lunch boxes: Up roughly 27% compared to last year.
Blueberries (12 oz): Up 48%.
Sandwich bread: Up 22%.
Apple juice: Up 20%.
LINK
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Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:30 pm to shotskimakesmysat
A small price to pay to keep Iran from dropping the big one
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:31 pm to NIH
let them drop it. probably would solve a lot of problems of trying to provide for the people that don't provide for themselves.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:33 pm to shotskimakesmysat
So you're paying about $10 more, total?
A better, and more relevant, inflation analysis would be health insurance.
Company-wide, our costs have increased 7% a year for the past 10+ years.
That's a big number.
A better, and more relevant, inflation analysis would be health insurance.
Company-wide, our costs have increased 7% a year for the past 10+ years.
That's a big number.
This post was edited on 8/14/26 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:34 pm to shotskimakesmysat
Yearly raises are a joke. The last 2 years my raise has offset rising insurance costs. Making the same take home I was before 2 full yearly raises.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:35 pm to shotskimakesmysat
quote:
driven by rising manufacturing costs, higher energy and diesel transport expenses, and new import tariffs
Connect this back to socialism for me.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:37 pm to shotskimakesmysat
None of what you mentioned is any way related to socialism. Be more obvious that you just use “socialism” for any economic reality that you don’t like.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:37 pm to NIH
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:40 pm to tigerfan88
The Democratic party is becoming more socialist by the minute.
" Free school supplies for all!!!
" Free school supplies for all!!!
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:41 pm to shotskimakesmysat
quote:
you are getting left behind on "4%" raises
Live below means
Invest in VOO or VTSAX
12-15% return quadruples inflation, net wealth growth
Be the change you are seeking.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:42 pm to BottomlandBrew
quote:
Connect this back to socialism for me.
It's bad therefore it is socialism. Duh!
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:43 pm to NIH
The people complaining in this thread should be thankful there not speaking irani right now
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:45 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
quote:
Live below means Invest in VOO or VTSAX 12-15% return quadruples inflation, net wealth growth
“Just put your money into a Ponzi scheme where you have to pay taxes to take it out bro”
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:45 pm to shotskimakesmysat
Somebody famous I know promised to fix all this...
Still waiting fella!
Still waiting fella!
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:45 pm to saintsfan22
Looks like OP dropped in the initial paragraph blaming socialism and then copy and pasted an AI blurb about the specifics of school supply inflation and didn’t even read it. Failing to realize that the reasons given for inflation are almost the opposite of socialism.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:46 pm to shotskimakesmysat
Yep. It is sad I have to pay taxes for your child to attend school.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:49 pm to shotskimakesmysat
quote:
Biggest Price Increases Notebooks and index cards: Up 20% to 23%. Scissors: Up about 14%. Glue sticks and dry-erase markers: Up 8%. Pencils, crayons, and binders: Up 5% to 7%. Packed Lunch Cost Jumps Lunch boxes: Up roughly 27% compared to last year. Blueberries (12 oz): Up 48%. Sandwich bread: Up 22%. Apple juice: Up 20%.
That is probably true, but for the millions of kids that go to the public schools across the country it doesn’t matter. A kid can show up with nothing and nothing will happen, nor should it. We pay taxes for these public schools and kids will not and shouldn’t be turned away because of the lack of a school supply list.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:50 pm to shotskimakesmysat
I'm a proud white socialist male
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:50 pm to el Gaucho
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“Just put your money into a Ponzi scheme where you have to pay taxes to take it out bro”
Indexes are great for investing. Not really taking advice on my money from El Gaucho. My Roth I max out every year has a lot of indexes and about 1/3 are Vanguard ETFs and maybe one mutual fund or two. My Vanguard growth ETF is killing it. I also make strategic buys on the market. I got Nvidia at 110 after it dropped.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 3:53 pm to Mushroom1968
Communism with USA characteristic. This is what I believe.
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