• atzanteol
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    1 month ago

    They won’t skip buying minor entertainments just because maybe their meager salaries might be worth a little more next week.

    Have you never seen somebody wait for a sale to make purchases? Or cut coupons? “The poor” frequently put off purchases to save some money.

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        1 month ago

        Yes, that’s what I’m talking about. Do you think the lower class only spends money on food, rent and gas? Some may but there are a lot of “non rich” people who buy nonessentials.

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            1 month ago

            That’s a completely indefensible statement and you know it.

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                1 month ago

                They don’t have disposable income unless they above median wage.

                This is utter bullshit and you know it. I know several people below median income, one is sending a child to college. They have iPhones, TVs, etc. To claim that these people are only buying the absolute necessities is just lefitst BS.

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                    1 month ago

                    Yes, so as I said - they’re spending money on more than just essentials. Jfc 🙄

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      1 month ago

      Not because of deflation, but because they’re looking for “The deal”. More akin to the dopamine inducing tricks many microtransaction games use these days.

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        1 month ago

        Not because of deflation

        Because there is no deflation… Unless you’re living in China?