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minus-squarekittin [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47·23 hours agoHere’s a study of inflation that excludes housing, groceries, and energy… oh turns out your eyes are lying.
minus-squarePKMKII [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·15 hours agoNot to mention the cost of loans as the only inflation control mechanism the government uses is increasing interest rates.
minus-squareHexboare [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·20 hours agome with my basket of groceries that’s just caviar I don’t know what they’re complaining about
minus-squarekittin [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·17 hours agoThe 5 properties I bought back in 2003 are worth almost 3x what I paid for them how can you be complaining the economy is going amazing
minus-squareIldsaye [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·18 hours agoMe with gold dust stuck to the corners of my mouth, reeking of pure truffle oil:
minus-squarekeepcarrot [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·19 hours agoI can afford more, um, playstations than I could four years ago assuming I don’t eat!
minus-squareinvo_rt [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·edit-223 hours agoPaul Krugman go on Hex
Here’s a study of inflation that excludes housing, groceries, and energy… oh turns out your eyes are lying.
Not to mention the cost of loans as the only inflation control mechanism the government uses is increasing interest rates.
me with my basket of groceries that’s just caviar I don’t know what they’re complaining about
The 5 properties I bought back in 2003 are worth almost 3x what I paid for them how can you be complaining the economy is going amazing
Me with gold dust stuck to the corners of my mouth, reeking of pure truffle oil:
I can afford more, um, playstations than I could four years ago assuming I don’t eat!
Paul Krugman go on Hex