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Originally Posted by Franny
OK, then why does most everything else I buy not cost 98% higher than it cost last year? If the price is going up all for goods, it's because transportation costs are higher, because of the cost of fuel! You crazy Bearcat!
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He's not totally wrong. The falling dollar mostly impacts the price of imported goods, and oil is mostly imported. Goods and services that can be had domestically aren't affected as much by the changing value of the dollar. Too bad most of the stuff we all use is manufactured abroad!
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