a pound of beef costs you $0.59 more. a gallon of milk $0.20 more. even oranges are costing you $0.12 more a pound than a year ago. that 7% rise in prices makes 2021 the worst year for inflation since 1982. for perspective, that's the biggest increase in prices since michael jackson's thriller album was released. in my conversation with the vice president, i asked her about this inflation, the administration's plan to turn things around. take a listen. >> you saw the numbers this morning. as you know, it's the worst it's been in roughly 40 years. the cost of gas, groceries, the cost of about everything is going up. given what we've seen over the past year, why should americans believe that this administration has a fix for inflation? >> so essentially the issue is