They sure are correct about the increase in just about everything ! Corporate and even Government greed is out of control. I look at property taxes and they more than doubled Insurance rates, both property and Life insurance as well as vehicle keep going up despite no claims. (except on auto insurance) Mortgage paid off now home equity become mortgages and rate doubled based on increase on new property value and most likely will NEVER be paid off completely. Just try to eat and cost of food rose a good 60 to 70 % . Home heating oil, electricity cost keep going up. runaway inflation. These crooks are robbing each and everyone of us and We get less and less while they have their hands in our pockets. it seems the difference between these criminals and the old loan sharks is these corporate and government thieves at least don't break You legs, not yet anyway !

Greetings PO3 Phyllis Maynard. Excellent post. Thanks for sharing this Shipmate. :->

Indeed, and here in Vermont, their answer to budget shortfalls seems to be more programs with more fees and more taxes. We were forced to take out a reverse mortgage after the COVID debacle forced me out of business and into retirement. So far we've only had to dip into it for a few thousand plus the escarole account for insurance and taxes.