I predict for the rest of 2026:
Max cost for a gallon of gasoline = $9.00 – $12.00
Max electric bill for one month for individual residence: $340.00 – $500.00
Monthly grocery bill for family of four – $1,500 -$1,800
Increase in health insurance premiums — 35%
Increase in cost for car insurance: 50%
Cost for bounced check – $75.00
Cost for 4 room apartment rental – $1,800.00
Cost for average new home – $600,000
Increase in personal property tax= 50%
Lost jobs due to AI – 300,000
College tuition – will double
Pound of hamburger- $14.00
Loaf of bread -$11.00
Dozen eggs – 7.00 – $9.00
pound of kansas city steak – 19.00
Can of peas – $3.50 – $4.00
Pound of pears – $3.95
Package of bacon – $7.95 – $9.95 – $11.95
Pound of fish – $19.00
restaurant hamburger sandwich – $15.00 – $17.00
Tooth extraction at dentist – 500.00 – $600
pair of mens denim jeans – $64.00 -$94.00
Men’s Tee-shirt – $19.95 – $30.00
Bag of potatoes – $12.00-15.00 for 5 pounds
Bag of potato chips – $9.00-12.00
Water bill for individual family for a month $120.00
Cost of funeral -$15,000 – upward
Cost of cremation – $2,000 upward
Cable bill – $190.00-$300.00
We can only hope that your figures are off….but with that moron in the White House anything is possible. chuq
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John, regular unleaded petrol is already the equivalent of $10.44 a gallon here. I agree about the job losses to AI, they could be much worse than all of us currently expect.
Best wishes, Pete.
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