fed balance sheet is different from the handouts, no? the handouts were running the printing press. The fed is acting like a bank, lowering the cost of funds but not permanently changing the amount of funds.
Maybe I can catch my own tuna in between baking bread and gardening (whatever it is) they make relish out of too. Hey, I could care less, I'm just making an observation because I can swear the last time I bought one it was like $3.99ish. As a rule, I don't do the shopping. I am all about name brands though. Tide, Brawny, Star-Kist.... I won't touch that off-brand stuff. I did buy the $1 tuna for Muttley though. I hope she doesn't get Mercury poisoning. Star-Kist was $1.75. And I swear the cans got smaller.
I too am a name brand snob. I also buy organic when at all possible, and I like buying direct from farmers and at farmer's markets. Most of the American supermarket is toxic. And I second @destriero. Don't buy $1 tuna. Dogs are people too. In today's world, most dogs are better people than most people.
Honest question: what's the difference between no brand $1 tuna and the branded $2 cans? I don't eat canned tuna or any canned fish for that matter, so no idea...
I make my own also. Herb d'Provence or smoked hot paprika are my two mains. One of the simplest things to make, it just takes skill.