• RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Nailed it. I’m doing better than I ever have, and I think I should dump more into my 401k! Nope. Groceries feel like they’ve almost doubled in cost. Fucking unbundling of so much , data, or travel costs an arm and a leg in additional fees. Simple repairs to my car or parts for a mower are crazy expensive. As soon as I feel like I’ve gotten ahead, they jack up the prices to eat up my gains.

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      1 year ago

      Is the cost of living crisis that crazy?

      I left the US in 2017 tired of a decade of stagnant wages.

      Of course in 2018 the wages started spiking. But is all of it eaten by cost of living increases?

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        Yes. A congressional report found that nearly 50% of inflation went straight into corporate coffers. Record profits across the board. They turned the dial up until our wage gains were all gone.