• lemonaz@lemmy.world
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    What a coincidence. Europeans are also losing spending power. Almost like there’s a crisis of the liberal order or something. runs off crying

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    This isn’t news. It’s BEEN like this. Why people are letting these guys get away with it is beyond me. Why is he still alive?

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      Yeah, I remember in 2010 struggling to pay rent and groceries with a full time job in the US. So crazy.

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    I know this isn’t really a universal indicator, but for me it’s been watching the price of simple things like chips, candy, and soda ($3 for a 20 oz bottle?!?). All things that i enjoy occasionally but as the price of all these things continues to rise it becomes easier to say no. I was shocked to see the bagel place in town charging $15 for a sandwich on a bagel. Nobody seems to bat an eye though. I think I’m probably just getting gradually priced out of my town ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    Of course I’m aware i don’t have to buy any of that stuff and i can cook and make food at home, and that’s what I’ve started doing. I may treat myself on occasion but i just can’t justify spending that much on stuff that didn’t used to cost half that. I’m probably just getting old and remember “back in my day” all too well, lol

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      Compensating for relative lower income with low cost of consumer products is a bit like pissing your pants to get warm. The underlying issue is declining wages, caused by the loss of labor power. If people had decent wages a rise in prices would not be a problem. But while scraping by a rise in prices is a huge problem.

    • Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world
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      Same here - ive even started buying rice and dried beans in bulk And taken to canning and growing veg. I’m not giving up my recreational funds for a Mc Crapwich

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        Me still waiting for my $5000 I was promised in February so I can invest it in crypto and be a billionaire by summer…