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To: Snowshoe who wrote (100142)	4/21/2013 2:49:36 AM
From: elmatador	1 Recommendation Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 217619

Why surging tomato prices never cause a US headache. The US citizen is not aware of food inflation nor is he of energy inflation. That because inflation in the US does not include food or energy in its calculation. The value (purchasing power) of the USD drops but you are not aware. investopedia.com In Brazil if the BRL cannot buy the same amount of tomatoes, it is displayed clearly for the citizen to see it. In the US CPI is a tool to pull the wool over the eyes of the wage earner and the Social Security recipient.