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Amishman

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14. Inflation is cumulative and wages have not kept up

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2022, 08:51 PM

Dec 2022

Even if inflation drops to zero tomorrow, the damage is already done. The real income of many households have been crippled.

Helping families - cough cough child tax credit cough - needs to be a huge priority

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Inflation Data in: CPI falls from 7.7% to 7.1% [View all] Johnny2X2X Dec 2022 OP

DOW Futures up 800 points Johnny2X2X Dec 2022 #1

Sadly, true. :( W_HAMILTON Dec 2022 #2

Maybe Johnny2X2X Dec 2022 #3

Oh, I have no doubt that the media, even so-called """liberal""" media, most certainly... W_HAMILTON Dec 2022 #4

DOW is now within 6% of its all time record Johnny2X2X Dec 2022 #5

Great news indeed Zeitghost Dec 2022 #8

Interesting point Johnny2X2X Dec 2022 #9

Oh no, I think it certainly was mostly driven by corporate greed. W_HAMILTON Dec 2022 #12

It was both. Supply chain disruptions from Covid got it all started and then corporate greed GoodRaisin Dec 2022 #15

2 hours since the biggest inflation news in a year broke Johnny2X2X Dec 2022 #6

...K&R... spanone Dec 2022 #7

Daily realities tell a different story for most. Rebosuro Dec 2022 #10

Article is almost a year old. Johnny2X2X Dec 2022 #11

Coulda fooled me durablend Dec 2022 #13

Inflation is cumulative and wages have not kept up Amishman Dec 2022 #14