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I'd vote for ...

MOMMAVik — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:39:54 GMT

"B"

It would make a good difference in bettering our future.

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mspemberley — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 00:51:34 GMT

Well, to be honest, when things were that cheap my household income was low to match. I probably struggled more back then than I do now. In fact, I know I did. It's all relative.
But to play the game...I'd choose cheaper housing to benefit my kids.

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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 01:00:51 GMT

I vote for E; Sanity.

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Sage04 — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 01:04:40 GMT

I would choose A. If I chose C then I would need B. If I chose D then I won't have any place to put a table and chair so that we can sit and eat.

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vsm — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 01:04:50 GMT

I'd vote for "B" also, @MOMMAVik , because the cost of energy affects the cost of everything else (housing, food, transportation...).

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J Town Girl — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 01:09:36 GMT

My choice would be "A". It's been years since I rented but I see many young people in our area struggling to find affordable housing. Even the rents in our senior citizen housing apartments are so ridiculous that many who are living only on social security can barely keep a roof over their heads.

I am grateful that our home is paid off and we have no intention of trying to sell because we probably wouldn't be able to purchase a similar home for what we would get for this one.

It's absolutely frightening how much rents and home prices have gone up in our area.

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ECBG — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 01:29:23 GMT

I vote for gas which benefits everyone!

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chrystaltree — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 01:13:00 GMT

A. So my nephew and his wife can get their own place.

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1Snickers — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 01:17:01 GMT

B, so the other things will be cheaper!
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Sage04 — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 01:22:59 GMT

Look at those prices for gas. My 17 year old nephew was just here and he can't stop laughing. He phone his 19 year old sister and told her.

Anyone knows when this was? He's asking me if it's true, so I told him yes.

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feline groovy — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 22:07:57 GMT

$500/month two-bedroom apartments (A)

A roof over your head - that you can afford - is the most important.

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SharkE — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 01:49:37 GMT

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MoJoV — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 02:14:11 GMT

A. Affordable housing is most important. If you don't have somewhere to live the other things are kind of irrelevant.

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Porcelain — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 02:20:38 GMT

I'd vote for price controls on essential goods such as all of the items in the pictures. There's nothing stopping us from doing that collectively -- except for the will to act, and corporate lobbyists.

All we everday people do is complain, but we don't take any action. It's so weak and pathetic.

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ThinkingOutLoud — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 02:37:59 GMT

B - as others stated, it affects everything else and everyone benefits.

As far as housing - people can share living space to help each other out

(ie 3 generations in one place, 'Golden Girls' scenario, etc).

They can also share cars.

Buffets encourage over-eating.

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DSD2 — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 02:34:04 GMT

A because everyone needs shelter from the storm. A warm and dry space to sleep and to live is the most basic of all needs. Now, sadly, out of the reach of many.

B and C go together so those would be my next choice.

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luvmybeetle — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 02:34:52 GMT

@Sage04 wrote:
Look at those prices for gas. My 17 year old nephew was just here and he can't stop laughing. He phone his 19 year old sister and told her.

Anyone knows when this was? He's asking me if it's true, so I told him yes.

I'm not exactly sure but I do remember in 1972 the gas was 36 cents a gallon, I filled my car up for $3.00. So maybe sometime in the middle 70's.

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Nonametoday — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 02:34:59 GMT

@MoJoV wrote:
A. Affordable housing is most important. If you don't have somewhere to live the other things are kind of irrelevant.

@MoJoV

You can't have affordable housing without affordable petroleum. Do you know how much petroleum it takes to build a house, saw the lumber, bring all the pieces to the work stations, to the hardwares, to the contractors and that is why housing is so high. The cost of lumbar has gone up so high that contractors have to cut back on building. That is why houses are selling so high right now. Gas didn't just go up. It has been going up for almost 1-1/2 years. Groceries are high because it takes fuel to bring them to the US from where they are manufactured and steamers don't run on electricity and electricity requires petroleum to make it. Do you realize how much fossil fuel is needed to provide electricity.

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Nonametoday — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 02:35:39 GMT

@Porcelain wrote:
I'd vote for price controls on essential goods such as all of the items in the pictures. There's nothing stopping us from doing that collectively -- except for the will to act, and corporate lobbyists.

All we everday people do is complain, but we don't take any action. It's so weak and pathetic.

@Porcelain Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter tried that and it was the worst creator of inflation we ever had.

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Mindy D — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 02:37:18 GMT

Definitely A. A roof over one's head is a necessity.