Op-ed: Don’t make our children pay for inflation

The Chester Telegraph

Op-ed: Don’t make our children pay for inflation

By Madeline Bodin ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC On social media, the “’90s kids” rule nostalgia, with shoutouts to Britney Spears and the early video game Oregon Trail. You don’t hear from ’70s kids. We got the oil crisis, disco and inflation. I saw inflation first-hand, even as a small child. In elementary school, my half-pint of milk went from 3 cents to 5. Penny candy went from a penny, to some creative pricing, like three for 5 cents. When …