On Jun 1, 2012, at 6:52 AM, "Allan Streib" <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:

> Yeah but it seems that tires have not just gone up, they've about
> doubled since I last shopped (a couple of years ago).


They (our government) raised tariffs on Chinese tires a few years ago. It has 
allowed domestic manufacturers to raise prices accordingly. IIRC, the Chinese 
responded by raising tariffs on US chickens. 

http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/14/news/companies/china_tire_tariff/index.htm

Rick
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