Wages also changed since then. During COVID food outpaced wages. Since then, wages have outpaced food. Maybe not for you but on average. Just like food prices

Wages also changed since then. During COVID food outpaced wages. Since then, wages have outpaced food. Maybe not for you but on average. Just like food prices didn't just jump one day, they won't just drop one day. We target 2% inflation, so they'll still go up, but slower. Going up slower than wages means better affordability.