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allegorical oracle

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20. I'm no conservative...and take umbrage. Of course wage increases are crucial to the middle

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #19)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 02:31 PM

Nov 2025

class. Just saying that what we average people see is the result of the action of others beyond our influence.
That leaves us to deal with it as best we can. And if we fall below so'-called middle-class we may drown.

Show us your plan to rein in billionaires -- at least and until a Dem gets back in power.

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Middle Class Is Buckling After Five Years of Inflation [View all] applegrove Nov 2025 OP

Trickle down economics Henry203 Nov 2025 #1

This. It might have gotten more noticeable, but this isn't a 5 year problem EdmondDantes_ Nov 2025 #13

Two different economic models Henry203 Nov 2025 #21

Plus that prosperity period also saw the civil rights movement EdmondDantes_ Nov 2025 #23

Shorthand for "since the Pandemic" maxsolomon Nov 2025 #26

Things have never been so good for the top 1%. sop Nov 2025 #2

Ground beef is an essential? Eww Blues Heron Nov 2025 #3

For some people, yes. haele Nov 2025 #16

It's traditionally been a cheaper meat among beef. EdmondDantes_ Nov 2025 #24

Nothing ever comes back down. Inflation creates a new normal every year. bucolic_frolic Nov 2025 #4

Yup. Used to be that Canadians would put up with higher base prices than Americans. applegrove Nov 2025 #5

Stores I shop now sell bananas individually -- like candy bars. nt allegorical oracle Nov 2025 #8

I don't go there very often but Kroger-owned Turkey Hill Convenience Store locally bucolic_frolic Nov 2025 #10

DEflation is worse than inflation Fiendish Thingy Nov 2025 #17

That's the lesson these MAGA idiots can't fathom misanthrope Nov 2025 #29

Inflation (hitting staples) + Wage Stagnation + Increasing Health Care Costs Prairie Gates Nov 2025 #6

Exactly. These are costs to all of society not just the middle class. NoMoreRepugs Nov 2025 #7

Trump and his fellow travelers don't care misanthrope Nov 2025 #30

Wages Johnny2X2X Nov 2025 #9

Extended periods of years? MichMan Nov 2025 #15

We all had it better under Biden than Trump. W_HAMILTON Nov 2025 #22

Any wage increases prompt prices to rise. That's why wages will never keep up with allegorical oracle Nov 2025 #11

That is not an absolute truth Fiendish Thingy Nov 2025 #19

I'm no conservative...and take umbrage. Of course wage increases are crucial to the middle allegorical oracle Nov 2025 #20

Until Dems are in power and the court is expanded, there can only be attempts to stop the bleeding Fiendish Thingy Nov 2025 #25

The CEO of Krogers Blue Full Moon Nov 2025 #12

You pay more for less newdeal2 Nov 2025 #14

My husband took me out to lunch yesterday for my birthday at a very nice restaurant. It was filled with people. Raftergirl Nov 2025 #18

Most of the clothing stores have closed in my area. Trueblue Texan Nov 2025 #27

We have plenty of stores, but I admit I'm very picky. I'm not a fan of fast fashion and would rather buy Raftergirl Nov 2025 #31

That's the plan misanthrope Nov 2025 #28