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To: DOUG H who wrote (3806)	4/7/2004 12:24:03 PM
From: russwinter	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116555

<CPI will not reflect that fact that consumers traded down from Chicken Cordon Blue to Bean burritos.> Well, I hear banana and chocolate prices are still pretty stable (at least for now). Maybe they can substitute banana splits for the chicken and cheese sandwiches? Problem is the ice cream though, it's going through the roof. But hey, use just the banana with chocolate, the CPI people can call it "banana boat", a dessert with clear hedonistic implications: after all, it's better for you.