micnd90 [he/him,any]@hexbear.net to the_dunk_tank@hexbear.netEnglish · 11 months agoPaul "it's the poors who are wrong" Krugmanhexbear.netimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1imagePaul "it's the poors who are wrong" Krugmanhexbear.netmicnd90 [he/him,any]@hexbear.net to the_dunk_tank@hexbear.netEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareinvo_rt [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months ago “inflation has been falling fast” Inflation is cumulative. Having lower inflation doesn’t change the fact that the prices are generally up ~20% over the last few years.
minus-squareMardoniush [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoAlso the consumer price metric I saw excluded basic foods, clothing, and housing or something like that. Great that the poors can afford Ivory backscratchers while they’re being evicted.
Inflation is cumulative. Having lower inflation doesn’t change the fact that the prices are generally up ~20% over the last few years.
Also the consumer price metric I saw excluded basic foods, clothing, and housing or something like that. Great that the poors can afford Ivory backscratchers while they’re being evicted.