Do you really believe costs directly drive prices. Maybe for commodities. For housing, services, luxury goods...prices are what the market will bear.
Outside of housing and medical services, most of these items are discretionary spending. Thus, there is an incentive to lower costs.
I have said it for years, and I'll say it again... Brennan and Clapper should both be hanged for treason.
Presidents should be impeached for send weapons and money to other countries, NOT for keeping resource in America to use for our purposes.