• DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    Fed chair Jay Powell said last month that slowing jobs growth could offset the inflationary impact of Trump’s sweeping tariffs regime.

    That’s not how price gouging works.

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      3 days ago

      I mean, you can only gouge so much. Sure groceries and essentials can do crazy things, but people stop buying stuff when they have no money/job.