• I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Been to a grocery store lately? Looked at rent prices? How about clothing? Gas? Basic necessities?

    People think the economy’s getting worse because it IS for consumers. I don’t really give a shit if a company is paying less for grain than they did a year ago if the prices they charge for the final product havn’t gone down!

    Until basic costs of living start decreasing, most people aren’t going to see any positive change.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, this kind of headline has no bearing on 99% of people’s lives, it’s just corporate gaslighting to try to keep the population sedated.

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      1 year ago

      This is my thinking. I guess it’s good the economy is good but prices of housing and food are skyrocketing for me so I don’t feel it lol