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Search results for "Americans paid more for their groceries last month"

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Reince Priebus stated on April 14, 2011 in a fundraising e-mail:
"Americans will pay more in taxes in 2011 than they will spend on groceries, clothing and shelter combined."
By Louis Jacobson• April 18, 2011
Facebook posts stated on May 02, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“(Retail) milk has gone up 7.5% since this time last year. The price farmers are paid has dropped 23%.”
By Eric Litke• May 15, 2020
Philadelphia Daily News stated on April 14, 2016 in In an editorial:
If you don't buy cigarettes at your local supermarket, your grocery bill won't go up a dime. The same is true of the sugary drink tax. If passed, you can avoid paying the tax by not buying sugary drinks.
By Mark Dent• May 11, 2016
Michele Bachmann stated on June 01, 2011 in an interview on WKXL-AM in Concord, N.H.:
"If you threw a barbecue yesterday for the Memorial weekend, it was 29 percent more expensive than last year because Barack Obama's policies have led to groceries going up 29 percent."
By Jake Berry• June 27, 2011
Marco Rubio stated on March 04, 2010 in an interview with Fox News.:
Charges on the Republican Party of Florida credit card were made with "my money."
By Aaron Sharockman• March 11, 2010
Kamala Harris stated on October 07, 2024 in an interview on CBS's "60 Minutes":
"We now have historic low unemployment in America among all groups of people."
By Louis Jacobson• October 8, 2024
Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2022 in a video on Facebook:
“We have 76% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, meaning they are one paycheck away from poverty.”
By Madison Czopek• May 16, 2022
The Tax Foundation stated on April 23, 2014 in a Facebook post:
"Americans will spend more on taxes in 2014 than they will on food, clothing and housing combined."
By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2014
Erica Smith stated on December 30, 2021 in a tweet:
“Corporate profit margins are at their highest point in 70 years. … They’re overcharging us for gas, medicine, and groceries, and pocketing the difference.”
By Paul Specht• January 7, 2022
Democratic Party of Virginia stated on March 26, 2014 in a news release.:
In 2007, Ed Gillespie "was paid $300,000 to be the frontman for a coalition that made the individual mandate the centerpiece of its health reform plan."
By Sean Gorman• May 23, 2014
Bernie Sanders stated on April 08, 2020 in an op-ed published in The Guardian:
“It has been estimated that only 12% of workers in businesses that are likely to stay open during this crisis are receiving paid sick leave benefits as a result of the second coronavirus relief package."
By Shefali Luthra• April 13, 2020
Gwyneth Paltrow stated on April 09, 2015 in a tweet:
$29 is what "families on SNAP (i.e. food stamps) have to live on for a week."
By Katie Sanders• April 22, 2015
Sarah Palin stated on November 07, 2010 in a prepared speech:
Grocery prices "have risen significantly over the past year or so."
By Louis Jacobson• November 10, 2010
Ron Ramsey stated on May 18, 2012 in a newsletter.:
Claims credit for food tax reductions that "previous Democrat regimes refused to make."
By Richard Locker• May 27, 2012
Tennessee Democratic Party stated on November 15, 2011 in introduction to online petition to lower state's grocery taxes.:
"Tennessee’s grocery tax is one of the highest in the nation."
By Richard Locker• January 24, 2012
Social Media stated on September 24, 2024 in social media posts:
Vice President Kamala Harris responded, “Next question please,” when asked about the economy during an Aug. 29 CNN interview.
By Sofia Ahmed• September 27, 2024
Facebook posts stated on December 05, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“The new Inflation Reduction Act has just been updated to give Americans making less than $50,000 per year up to $6,400 in subsidies every single month.”
By Sara Swann• December 8, 2023
Richard Hudson stated on November 24, 2025 in a newsletter:
“This Thanksgiving, turkey prices are at their lowest point since 2000.”
By Paul Specht• November 26, 2025
Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting:
“Groceries are down. Energy is way down. ... Was $4 and $5 for a gallon of gas.”
By Louis Jacobson• September 5, 2025
Shelley Moore Capito stated on August 12, 2021 in an op-ed:
“In West Virginia, a gallon of gas is nearly one dollar more than it was a year ago, and we’re paying about 30 cents more for a gallon of milk than we did at this time last year.”
By Maxwell Ionno, Olivia Murray• October 5, 2021

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By Willoughby Mariano• November 2, 2011

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By Jeff Cercone• November 22, 2022

Whole Foods didn't write anti-gay slur on Austin cake, pastor reveals

By W. Gardner Selby• May 17, 2016

Inaccurate data used to show cost-of-living increases between Trump and Biden presidencies

By Sofia Ahmed• April 5, 2024

Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE

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Bird flu might impact price, but not safety of Thanksgiving turkey

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Is Newt right? Food stamps can take you to Hawaii?

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