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“I’m Mad As Hell
And I’m Not Gonna’ Take It Any More”
By Harold Katz, R.Ph. Tomatoes $1.49/pound
Lox $44.00/pound
In a 1975 film entitled Ice Cream $8.00/½ gallon (now 46 ounces!!)
Network, the principal character, It goes on and on. Grocery shopping brings a constant
a news reporter, lifted up his realization that whatever we thought our net worth was before,
second story window and it is not now. Furthermore, statements implying that this
shouted this phrase of utter inflation is a temporary happening are false. We will never
frustration for all the world to return to former prices.
hear. In a similar fashion, this How did we get into this dollar- shrinking situation? This
writer is sharing his frustrations writer is not an economist. However, it seems clear to me with a grocery clerk confirms that “all prices are going up.”
on this topic for all to read. that there is an odor of greed amongst the several parties of Price increases amongst disparate services include:
INFLATION. I am referring to shopping -in -the- market distribution in getting these food items onto the shelves for Oil change and lube $65 to $90
inflation. I am referring to: sale. The farmer asks for more money to cover his increased House cleaning $20/hour to $45/hr
coffee $8.00/12 ounces expenses on gasoline and supplies. The trucker seeks more to Haircut $14 to $24
eggs $5.00/dozen cover his gasoline and labor needs. The distributor adds more It seems that every service and every product has
Iceberg lettuce $5.00/head to recover his increased costs of doing business. The retailer undergone a price change. This forebodes nothing good for
Cornflakes $6.00 raises his prices to make a profit from the more costly items he 2023. For those in business, fine, you’ve compensated for your
Prunes $5.99/18 oz pkg must buy. All the foregoing seems part of the “I got mine, so shrunk profits and then some (as noted above). However how
Grapefruit $1.50 each I might as well take a little more” syndrome. A conversation about those beyond work capability? The debilitated man, the
retired woman with no source of increasing her income, the
Community Association Meetings Monthly Schedule marginal families, and all those having sleepless nights as
they look into their financial future? For these folks I open
(All meetings held via Zoom and in person.) my second- floor window and shout to the world, “I’m mad
as hell, and I’m not gonna’ take it anymore!”
What do I accomplish by shouting to the world with this
article? Well. I feel some satisfaction, some recoupment.
All meetings will be held electronically via Zoom and in person. The following is our regular schedule of Perhaps other second floor windows will open up for the cause.
monthly meetings, however, sometimes meetings are cancelled or schedules are revised due to holidays, etc. If For certain I will query a merchant as to how he can justify a
you would like to attend, please call the BPCA office, (561) 395-7551, the day before the meeting to request the $6.00 box of cornflakes.
Zoom link be emailed to you. From my public school studies, I know that these prices will
moderate when the pipelines are again full and competition
Access Control & Safety Committee 2nd Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m. enters the market to compete against these inflated prices.
That’s how the capitalistic system works. Until such time,
Architectural Control Site Committee 1st Friday of each month at 9:30 a.m. however, I invite everyone to raise their second-floor window
and make known to the grocery manager, the barber, almost
Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. any merchant who may have added a “greedy” component to
his raised prices. For many of us, that’s all we can do, but just
Budget & Finance Committee The Friday before the third Tuesday of wait until competition comes back!
each month at 9:15 a.m.
Harold Katz R.Ph., Edgewater Estates.
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