This has been on my mind a lot lately. I go to a grocery store that isn't in the upper end of pricing. But, every time I go lately I'm stunned at what groceries cost. What the hell is going on here - in the grand scheme of things? Is our leadership trying to put our citizens on a diet? Trying to get us to eat bugs and weeds? One of my kids wanted dad to grille some hotdogs tonight. Pack of hot dogs, a little ice cream, buns and (for dad) sour krout. A couple other small items. About $65. I'm doing fine financially but what about Joe Sixpack? How are working, paycheck-to-paycheck families doing it these days? Is the government trying to grow the food stamp program? These prices are getting ridiculous. One obvious note is the price of turkey/chicken dogs vs. beef. Appears to be about a 3X difference.

Any similar observations? Any thoughts?