an_engel_on_earth [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agoMajority of Americans Feel Worse Off Than Four Years Agonews.gallup.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
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minus-squarekittin [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·2 months agoHere’s a study of inflation that excludes housing, groceries, and energy… oh turns out your eyes are lying.
minus-squareHexboare [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 months agome with my basket of groceries that’s just caviar I don’t know what they’re complaining about
minus-squarekittin [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 months agoThe 5 properties I bought back in 2003 are worth almost 3x what I paid for them how can you be complaining the economy is going amazing
minus-squareIldsaye [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoMe with gold dust stuck to the corners of my mouth, reeking of pure truffle oil:
minus-squareinvo_rt [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-22 months agoPaul Krugman go on Hex
minus-squarekeepcarrot [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoI can afford more, um, playstations than I could four years ago assuming I don’t eat!
minus-squarePKMKII [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoNot to mention the cost of loans as the only inflation control mechanism the government uses is increasing interest rates.
Here’s a study of inflation that excludes housing, groceries, and energy… oh turns out your eyes are lying.
me with my basket of groceries that’s just caviar I don’t know what they’re complaining about
The 5 properties I bought back in 2003 are worth almost 3x what I paid for them how can you be complaining the economy is going amazing
Me with gold dust stuck to the corners of my mouth, reeking of pure truffle oil:
Paul Krugman go on Hex
I can afford more, um, playstations than I could four years ago assuming I don’t eat!
Not to mention the cost of loans as the only inflation control mechanism the government uses is increasing interest rates.