FOR WHO THAT DOESN’T KNOW IT
If food were Health Care
If food prices had risen at the same rates as medical inflation since 1930’s, we would be paying an astronomical amount for common grocery items as evidenced below:
| 1 dozen eggs | $ 80.20 |
| 1 pound apples | $ 12.23 |
| 1 pound sugar | $ 13.70 |
| 1 roll toilet tissue | $ 24.20 |
| 1 dozen oranges | $ 107.90 |
| 1 pound butter | $ 102.07 |
| 1 pound bananas | $ 16.04 |
| 1 pound bacon | $ 122.48 |
| 1 pound beef shoulder | $ 43.57 |
| 1 pound coffee | $ 64.17 |
