Inflation Is Cripling All of Us at the Checkout Line. It’s no secret that groceries are at an all-time high right now. All of a sudden we find ourselves saying out loud “There is food at the house” to make sure we drive past the fast food joints that are selling “value meals” for $15 a pop. Do you remember when we could afford to leave the house without wincing? Look at us scaling back on some of our favorite dinner spots because prices everywhere are shooting up.