Gothamist: Uptown Family Unfazed by Inflation

Jerky

Sat, 31 May 2008 08:58:39 -0500

Actually, the whole "corn is causing inflation" is a load of crap propagated by the Oil lobby who are opposed to serious biofuel research, which would move us off of corn ethanol within 5 years. At most, it accounts for 10% of the price increases...the real differences are in global demand. Don't believe the hype!

citylion

Tue, 20 May 2008 17:24:55 -0500

I have no sympathy for them either. Sounds like hard times if you're trying to keep up with the Joneses...right. Oh and thank corn fuel for cutting into our food supply by having less food corn and less non-corn crops too.

JenChungsBra

Tue, 20 May 2008 10:00:36 -0500

If you look at the chart in the Post story it says that the family's monthly "alcohol" bill has gone up from $113 to $313!??!?! So boo-fucking-hoo for them!

Jerky

Tue, 20 May 2008 01:28:44 -0500

This is retarded, the guy's paying $36,000/year in preschool tuition, and you think he's worried about a doubling in the price of flour or eggs?? Rugrats are the real expense, not inflation.

babyhitler

Mon, 19 May 2008 20:34:38 -0500

#4 - you are wrong. the clothes made in China and Hong kong are actually the most expensive clothes to buy. The clothes made in bangladesh, romania, and whatever else godforsaken weird land I don't know are where old navy and H&M outsource their manufacturing. And Steve and Berry's and Target have ridiculously low prices on clothes. I want to know what these companies are paying these third world countries to make these clothes.

JMH

Mon, 19 May 2008 18:48:29 -0500

I'm not saying the Times is any better, I'm just saying the Post blows.

dbc

Mon, 19 May 2008 18:44:03 -0500

Your title is incorrect. Inflation is not a factor here; in fact, inflation has been dropping since January. The rise in costs for food and energy are not related to a decrease in the value of the US currency.

pazzia

Mon, 19 May 2008 17:51:24 -0500

amazingly, kids' hair can darken when they get older. really, it's true.

EricRoberts

Mon, 19 May 2008 17:45:44 -0500

@jaja007 - are you kidding? The kids have exactly the same nose as the dad.

jaja007

Mon, 19 May 2008 17:21:06 -0500

Look at the pictures of the family. The father is a dark haired, large nosed jew with fleshy, tropical lips. The mother has dark hair. The kids are blond hair children with refined features. It looks like Daddy's been cuckolded by his wife.

EastRiver

Mon, 19 May 2008 17:03:03 -0500

If you want to pick on the Post for its lousy journalism or the politics of its editorial page, go ahead. But the Times has run these types of stories several times this year as well. They also lament the plight of poor on the Op Ed page as but then tell well heeled where to spend your bonus in the Style, Travel, and Dining sections. Anyway, I have heard from some friends that their landlords are trying to get them to sign renewal leases with no increase for their choice one or two years. And this is just under six months before the lease is up. These landlords must be afraid of putting the units on the open market.

sonyactivision

Mon, 19 May 2008 17:00:56 -0500

Thanks,#4....I think I'll just scoot down a bit...

Steven

Mon, 19 May 2008 16:59:30 -0500

I'm surprise they take the subway. Where is the limo driver for them?

jaja007

Mon, 19 May 2008 16:52:10 -0500

Clothes are cheaper because they're all made in China. I find Chinese made jeans tend to be tighter in the crotch area. Sometimes when sitting on the subway, you can see the outline of my "head" - and thats when I don't have a hard-on!

JMH

Mon, 19 May 2008 16:38:08 -0500

This information about them is pretty useless without telling us how much these people make. If they're living on the Upper East Side and spending $18,000 per year per child on preschool, they're making a pretty good living I'm sure. Still, this doesn't surprise me at all from the Post. "Hey, the economy isn't so bad! Just look at how easily these rich people are coping if you need proof!"

babyhitler

Mon, 19 May 2008 16:37:13 -0500

You ever notice that clothes are getting cheaper? I remember back in 89 when Levi's cost $39 bucks and a no frills t-shirt at canal jeans cost $20 bucks. Now a t-shirt is 5.99 at Uniqlo and a shirt is 9.99 at Forever 21 or H&M. Designer clothes are getting more expensive but why are mainstream clothes like Gap, old navy, etc. getting cheaper? Hell, even Abercrombie is ten bucks cheaper than a decade ago.

smitty

Mon, 19 May 2008 16:30:12 -0500

Wow, life is hard for the Foodims. Meanwhile, some people make $400 a week or less...