1) I have always felt that way about the cost of living in certain places. People love to say that the south pays less than most other areas but the cost of living is less than the places where they pay more so it balances itself out in the long run. But within the past three years I not see a trend that I did not think I would see in Atlanta where there are more apartments going up than homes in Atlanta. That trend shows a scarcity of land to develop new communities in the metro area which is not good. There is also a new trend of builders tearing down older homes in well-established communities and building newer larger homes. Do you think local communities should stop builders from changing the look of established communities?

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2) Do you think that in some of the locations where the items are higher they are taking advantage of supply and demand? I was on a cruise and talked to one of the crew members and they talked about the same thing. Because the are based on the same ship for such long periods of time they sometimes have to shop for items where the ship docks and the people who operate the local stores know that some basic household supplies will sale but can charge more because of the demand for the items. do you think there should be a cap on what companies can charge for some items even in places where those items are scarce?

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3) The personal example I have witness of inflation is purchasing groceries at the grocery store. Everyday items such as eggs, milk, cheese and bread took the biggest hits and they were hit the first. The word was that the reason for the inflation was because of the increase the cost of transportation but later it was said it was due to the increase of cost to producing the item. Has part of the reason why the prices of commodities have risen relates to rising fuel prices? Reply (60-100 words):