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[–] iopq@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That's not true, wages have outpaced inflation. So for most people, their costs have been covered by higher wages.

[–] lewdian69@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Can you cite a source for this? It is not what most people are anecdotally experiencing so you are being down voted.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/the-purchasing-power-of-american-households

Most people actually are better off, because 50% (the median) is doing much better under Biden than under Trump

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sounds nice on paper but that's not reality for a significant number of people still scraping by paycheck to paycheck, many with college degrees and years of experience, one shitty day away from being homeless.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This was just as true four years ago, and it was true twenty years ago. I'm talking about the improvements under Biden:

https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/the-purchasing-power-of-american-households

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I refer you to my previous comment.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I refer you to my previous comment.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I refer you to my previous comment.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I refer you to my previous comment.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Follow them back to the original, then look at the previous comment.