▲ 131 ▼ The tariff-driven inflation that economists feared begins to emerge (apnews.com) submitted 1 year ago by funnyBunny@ani.social to c/world 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 point 1 year ago (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (5 children) Nope, but I'm not going to assume that most people AREN'T or that it's the anywhere near the main impediment to people in general making ends meet. Especially not when the bare essentials have skyrocketed in price while wages stayed the same and public assistance got even more difficult to be approved for than the Kafkaesque nightmare it's already been for decades. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 year ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (3 children) Denying parasite profit requires forgiving discretionary spending Not when the parasite corporations profiteer off of everything including the bare essentials to the point that survival without crushing lifelong debt is increasingly becoming something that only the privileged few have within reach. Current data indicates this aint happening. Would that be the official government inflation data? The same data that's skewed to the point of uselessness by deliberately omitting food and housing costs? Also fedi is mostly middle aged PMCs who make decent money. Yet another baseless generalization to justify your economic victim blaming 🙄 But sure bro fight this wind mill Pointing out how tone deaf and counterproductive it is to basically make the "avocado toast and Starbucks" argument when people are literally starving after already cutting all unnecessary expenses isn't tilting at windmills, it's setting the record straight. That being said, it seems that it's just as pointless in this case, as obstinate and obtuse as you're being, so I'm just gonna wish you the day/night you deserve and go to bed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Just fuck off already. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (5 children) Nope, but I'm not going to assume that most people AREN'T or that it's the anywhere near the main impediment to people in general making ends meet. Especially not when the bare essentials have skyrocketed in price while wages stayed the same and public assistance got even more difficult to be approved for than the Kafkaesque nightmare it's already been for decades. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 year ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (3 children) Denying parasite profit requires forgiving discretionary spending Not when the parasite corporations profiteer off of everything including the bare essentials to the point that survival without crushing lifelong debt is increasingly becoming something that only the privileged few have within reach. Current data indicates this aint happening. Would that be the official government inflation data? The same data that's skewed to the point of uselessness by deliberately omitting food and housing costs? Also fedi is mostly middle aged PMCs who make decent money. Yet another baseless generalization to justify your economic victim blaming 🙄 But sure bro fight this wind mill Pointing out how tone deaf and counterproductive it is to basically make the "avocado toast and Starbucks" argument when people are literally starving after already cutting all unnecessary expenses isn't tilting at windmills, it's setting the record straight. That being said, it seems that it's just as pointless in this case, as obstinate and obtuse as you're being, so I'm just gonna wish you the day/night you deserve and go to bed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Just fuck off already. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 year ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (3 children) Denying parasite profit requires forgiving discretionary spending Not when the parasite corporations profiteer off of everything including the bare essentials to the point that survival without crushing lifelong debt is increasingly becoming something that only the privileged few have within reach. Current data indicates this aint happening. Would that be the official government inflation data? The same data that's skewed to the point of uselessness by deliberately omitting food and housing costs? Also fedi is mostly middle aged PMCs who make decent money. Yet another baseless generalization to justify your economic victim blaming 🙄 But sure bro fight this wind mill Pointing out how tone deaf and counterproductive it is to basically make the "avocado toast and Starbucks" argument when people are literally starving after already cutting all unnecessary expenses isn't tilting at windmills, it's setting the record straight. That being said, it seems that it's just as pointless in this case, as obstinate and obtuse as you're being, so I'm just gonna wish you the day/night you deserve and go to bed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Just fuck off already. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (3 children) Denying parasite profit requires forgiving discretionary spending Not when the parasite corporations profiteer off of everything including the bare essentials to the point that survival without crushing lifelong debt is increasingly becoming something that only the privileged few have within reach. Current data indicates this aint happening. Would that be the official government inflation data? The same data that's skewed to the point of uselessness by deliberately omitting food and housing costs? Also fedi is mostly middle aged PMCs who make decent money. Yet another baseless generalization to justify your economic victim blaming 🙄 But sure bro fight this wind mill Pointing out how tone deaf and counterproductive it is to basically make the "avocado toast and Starbucks" argument when people are literally starving after already cutting all unnecessary expenses isn't tilting at windmills, it's setting the record straight. That being said, it seems that it's just as pointless in this case, as obstinate and obtuse as you're being, so I'm just gonna wish you the day/night you deserve and go to bed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Just fuck off already. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[+] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Just fuck off already. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Just fuck off already. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)