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Inflation’s Wild Ride | Inflation has surged and moderated since the pandemic. As the presidential election approaches, politicians are focused on who is to blame. How did we get here? (www.nytimes.com)

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Price increases have slowed, but getting used to new price levels could take time for consumers.

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

I suppose you have a point, i may be confused with minimum wage, and my personal experience. The price hike on all goods seems to be independent from median wage

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago

Yes, the federal minimum wage hasn't risen; that's static and requires an act of congress to change. What happened is that the pandemic also gave a lot of people negotiating power, so the wages most people earn went up more than prices.