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> Wages have been slowly creeping up for the last 2 years. Meanwhile inflation has been skyrocketing. Maybe wages "slowly creeping up" is not remotely enough
by bluefirebrand 3y ago
> Wages have been slowly creeping up for the last 2 years.
Meanwhile inflation has been skyrocketing.
Maybe wages "slowly creeping up" is not remotely enough when the price of basic necessities is wildly out of control.
- gruez 3y ago>Meanwhile inflation has been skyrocketing. That's factored in. >Units: 1982-84 CPI Adjusted Dollars, Seasonally Adjusted
- c_o_n_v_e_x 3y ago>>Units: 1982-84 CPI Adjusted Dollars, Seasonally Adjusted And there's the issue. CPI is arguably doctored to downplay inflation.
- gruez 3y ago> CPI is arguably doctored to downplay inflation. Turns out that if you don't trust the government data and want to fudge it, you can come up to whatever conclusion you want!
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