Joe Krakovsky's Blog: Joe's Blog - Posts Tagged "inflation"
Hiding inflation
We all know the extent of this runaway inflation, so why try to hide it. First they take away our pensions to save money and then they either force us to multi-task so they can lay off workers or ship the manufacturing overseas. Now that they have trimmed all the fat off the bone they are going after the muscle too.
Take for instance what they do to the product itself. They change the recipes or specs on food products. Correct me if I am wrong but didn't Elmer Chocolates used to have 5 pieces in their little Valentine Hearts where now they have 4? I bought a Reese's the other day and the chocolate didn't cover the bottom. I saw peanut butter filling. Klondike ice cream bars used to have a thicker chocolate covering if I remember right. Now it is a couple of millimeters thinner, almost like a sheet of paper. At least that was how the last batch we bought was. Probably the worst abusers are the makers of Town House Original crackers. The last couple of boxes we bought had crackers that broke and crumbled apart as we tried t take them out of the plastic sleeve with as much care as one playing the old childhood game 'Operation'. Our goat still likes them. And they lowered the cracker count per box over the years. And don't get me started on Hostess Cupcakes!
Take for instance what they do to the product itself. They change the recipes or specs on food products. Correct me if I am wrong but didn't Elmer Chocolates used to have 5 pieces in their little Valentine Hearts where now they have 4? I bought a Reese's the other day and the chocolate didn't cover the bottom. I saw peanut butter filling. Klondike ice cream bars used to have a thicker chocolate covering if I remember right. Now it is a couple of millimeters thinner, almost like a sheet of paper. At least that was how the last batch we bought was. Probably the worst abusers are the makers of Town House Original crackers. The last couple of boxes we bought had crackers that broke and crumbled apart as we tried t take them out of the plastic sleeve with as much care as one playing the old childhood game 'Operation'. Our goat still likes them. And they lowered the cracker count per box over the years. And don't get me started on Hostess Cupcakes!
Am vs FM
Back when I was in high school we all listened to local AM radio stations out of Chicago. They played the latest top selling tunes along with some occasional oldies. Chuck Berry was big then along with all the others like ZZ Top, Pink Floyd, and The Rolling Stones. Styx was one of the new bands and we used to see them at local concerts before they made it big.
About the time we were graduating, maybe 1973 or 74, there was a new station on the air. It was on FM and believe it or not, they played all the latest tunes with no commercials! So we switched over to FM.
Fast forward to today. We still listen to the local stations on FM. There are three in our area and I think they are all owned by the same company. They play the same Def Leppard, Led Zeppelin, and a few others over and over again. Even the occasional oldie ( White Room by Cream) is repeated.
I wonder if those AM stations are still out there?
About the time we were graduating, maybe 1973 or 74, there was a new station on the air. It was on FM and believe it or not, they played all the latest tunes with no commercials! So we switched over to FM.
Fast forward to today. We still listen to the local stations on FM. There are three in our area and I think they are all owned by the same company. They play the same Def Leppard, Led Zeppelin, and a few others over and over again. Even the occasional oldie ( White Room by Cream) is repeated.
I wonder if those AM stations are still out there?
