Television commercials and the price of milk [View All]

[gristy]

I watched NBC news tonight (CBS wasn't on at its usual time). It seemed they broke for commercials half a dozen times. My guess it was 10-15 minutes of commercials for a 30 minute "news" show. :(

Also, I went grocery shopping. $4.09 for a gallon of milk. What is up with that? Oh, yeah, they tell me inflation is "edging up"... :( Why can't the guvmint "show their work" when it comes to calculating inflation? Show me exactly what's in the "basket", show me what those things cost in various cities last month (and every month before), show me what they cost now, show me how you weight each item, and of course show me your final number. Is that so difficult??? :(