Say, remember Joe Biden bragging about how your 2021 July 4th cookout cost 16 cents less thanks to his Economic Plan for America compared to a similar cookout in 2020 (when Donald J. Trump was President)?
And I showed the “16 cents” Biden claimed to save me in 2021 actually cost $9.32 MORE?
And in 2022 I showed it would cost $18.93 MORE to have that same 4th of July cookout, thanks to “The Big Guy”?
Well, it’s Fourth of July 2023 and once again I’ve planned my usual Traditional American Cookout for America’s Birthday (which still doesn’t include pork chops, Joe).
Want to take a guess what happened to the price of my cookout this year?
Based on my calculations my 2023 4th of July cookout will cost $6.21 MORE.
Or stated another way:
Since Joe Biden entered the White House as (p)Resident in 2021
the cost of my modest July 4th Cookout has increased by $34.46.
If you want to compare my cookout to yours, and see my actual calculations, just…
My 2023 July 4th Cookout Planner
| Food | May 2022 Price | May 2023 Price | Price Went… | To Serve 4 People | Price Increase | |
| 1 | Potato Salad | 1.291 | 1.458 | UP | 1 lb (4 oz. each) |
16.7 Cents |
| 2 | Macaroni Salad | 1.291 | 1.458 | UP | 1 lb (4 oz. each) |
16.7 Cents |
| 3 | Hot Dog Buns | 1.606 | 1.951 | UP | 1 pkg (2 hot dogs each) |
34.5 Cents |
| 4 | Hamburger Buns | 1.606 | 1.951 | UP | 1 pkg (2 buns each) |
34.5 Cents |
| 5 | Chocolate Chip Cookies | 4.505 | 5.153 | UP | 1 pkg (6 cookies each) |
64.8 Cents |
| 6 | Ground Beef | 5.332 | 5.355 | UP | 1 lb. (1 burger each) |
2.3 Cents |
| 7 | Sirloin Steak | 10.447 | 10.753 | UP | 1 lb. (4 oz. each) |
30.6 Cents |
| 8 | Chicken Breasts | 4.310 | 4.236 | Down | 2 lbs. (1 breast each) |
-14.8 Cents |
| 9 | Chicken Legs | 1.861 | 1.919 | UP | 3 lbs. (four per person) |
17.4 Cents |
| 10 | Gallon of Milk | 4.204 | 4.042 | Down | 1 gallon | -16.2 Cents |
| 11 | American Cheese Slices | 4.340 | 4.765 | UP | 1 lb. (16 slices) |
42.5 Cents |
| 12 | Vanilla Ice Cream | 5.352 | 5.807 | UP | 1/2 gallon | 45.5 Cents |
| 13 | Whole Tomatoes | 1.819 | 1.798 | Down | 1 lb. (4 tomatoes) |
-2.1 Cents |
| 14 | Orange Juice | 2.856 | 3.175 | UP | 1/2 gallon (eight 8 oz. servings) |
31.9 Cents |
| 15 | Soda | 1.92 | 2.74 | UP | Two 2-liter bottles (reg and diet) |
1.64 Cents |
| 16 | Potato Chips | 5.619 | 6.454 | UP | 16 oz. bag (4 oz. each) |
83 Cents |
| 17 | Beer | 1.630 | 1.754 | UP | Two six-packs (3 beers each) |
24.8 Cents |
| 18 | Wine | 13.308 | 13.406 | UP | 1/2 liter red, 1/2 liter white (1 liter total) |
10.2 Cents |
| 19 | Propane Gas (Grill) | 1.565 | 1.385 | Down | One 20-lb Tank (4.32 therms) |
-77.8 Cents |
| 20 | Gasoline (Car) | 4.695 | 3.794 | Down | 1/2 Tank (6 gallons) |
-$2.70 |
| 21 | Electricity (Music) | 0.154 | 0.165 | UP | 60W boombox on for 6 hours (0.36 KWH) |
0.04 Cents |
| 22 | Electricity (Car) | 0.154 | 0.165 | UP | 1/2 Charge (4.4 KWH) |
4.4 Cents |
| Total Cost | $145.07 | UP | Total Price Increase | $6.21 |
Bottom line? The third year of Biden’s “Economic Plan” for America will cost me – and, I suspect YOU – about $6.21 more to celebrate America’s founding this July 4th. And that’s in addition to the $9.32 more you paid in 2021 and the $18.93 more you paid in 2022: A grand total of $34.46 more since Joe Biden entered the White House.
So, as you’re looking up high in the sky at all the firework displays check and see if they’re higher than the prices you’re paying to celebrate being an American…thanks to Joe “I did that!” Biden and the Democrats.
Thanks for Reading! (and, Happy Fourth of July!)
(FYI: Food prices are from the Biden* Administration’s US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ “Average Retail Food and Energy Prices, U.S. and Midwest Region”, available here, except for the price of corn, which was courtesy of Macrotrends, and the price of Soda which I found at my local Walmart.)
