Yes, Joe Biden’s Policies Are Inflating The Cost Of Your Thanksgiving Meal
November 24, 2021 By Kent MacDonald and Timothy Nash
Inflation is having a tangible impact on the holiday dinner table. Research shows that this year, Americans will pay 15 percent more for their Thanksgiving meal.
A traditional dinner for 10, including turkey, bread stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries, a relish tray of carrots and celery, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, coffee, and milk or water to drink will cost $53.94 this year, according to our calculations. This is 15 percent higher than last year’s 10-year low of $46.90 and 9.87 percent higher than the previous 10-year average of $49.10, according to Statista.
Some Americans will choose to substitute chicken for the traditional turkey, as turkey prices are up between 20 and 24 percent, to make the meal more affordable. Some have even gone as far as to suggest that Americans forgo the protein altogether in order to make ends meet.
The cost to travel and spend Thanksgiving with family or friends will also be considerably higher in 2021. Based on current national averages: gasoline is up 61 percent; hotels are up more than 15 percent; airline tickets are up more than 24 percent; rental cars are up roughly 86 percent; new cars are up 9.8 percent; and the cost of used cars, SUVs, and trucks are up almost 26 percent year over year.
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