The cost of filling a basic kitchen is starting to feel unreal.

Ground beef is hovering around $9.20 a pound in many places, and a carton of eggs can easily run over $4.
Do the math.
A working person can spend $15-20 on just a couple of everyday staples before paying rent, utilities, gas, or insurance.
Yet we’re constantly told inflation is “under control.”
Maybe it looks that way on a government report.
It definitely doesn’t look that way at the checkout line.
The real economy isn’t measured by press conferences.
It’s measured by the receipt people stare at after buying groceries.