Look at the prices of this food chart, not including 2010 - And it's going to get MUCH WORSE very soon

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2009 Prices	2006 Prices	Items
3.98 0.93 0.98 2.28 3.50 1.06 2.38 2.68 3.04 14.28 1.88 1.76 1.14 1.24 1.50 0.48 3.33 1.36 0.88 0.87 0.54 0.56 0.56 0.58 0.58 2.00 1.87 1.23 0.82 1.64 1.48 1.88 0.74 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 2.00 1.84	1.92 0.62 0.77 1.77 0.99 0.88 1.88 1.50 1.76 8.87 1.20 1.30 0.60 0.60 1.00 0.30 1.38 0.96 0.89 0.89 0.50 0.42 0.45 0.40 0.42 2.00 2.00 1.20 0.44 1.50 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.50 1.00 1.00	10 lbs all purpose flour 3 pack of yeast Baking Powder Oatmeal 3 lbs long grain white rice / 5 lbs rice in 2009 2 lb bag of cornmeal 5 lbs sugar Vegetable Oil 2 cans frozen orange juice concentrate 20 quart box of instant nonfat dry milk 2 pounds lentils 2 lbs pinto beans 1 lb black beans 1 lb lima beans 3 boxes Macaroni & Cheese 3 packs of Ramen Noodles 2 dozen eggs (2.5 dozen in 2009) 2 lbs margarine 1 lb hot dogs 1 28-oz can tomatoes 1 15-oz can tomatoes 15-oz can green peas 15-oz can corn 15-oz can greens 15 oz cans spinach 5 lb bag carrots 3 lb bag onions 1 bunch celery 6-oz can tuna 18-oz jar peanut butter Jelly Pancake Syrup Vinegar Cinnamon Garlic Powder Chili Powder Salt Pepper Bouillon Cubes 100 Count Box of Tea Bags
$70.37	$45.16	Note: The prices were gathered in February 2006 and March 2009 from Dollar General and Walmart. Your prices may vary.

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