Comment on Majority of Americans Feel Worse Off Than Four Years Ago
basmati@lemmus.org 1 day agoWhat stability? What boringness? The US is currently at war with a civilian population because it fought back against genocide; we’re about to invade Iran, wages haven’t caught up to inflation, long COVID still has no cure or federal disability recognition despite taking millions out of the job market, median rent is higher than the median wage can afford, union strength is at an all time low thanks specifically to the Biden admin, groceries are still ridiculously expensive despite the government proving in court companies are just price gouging, really nothing is boring, unless you’re rich
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Only about half of that sounds true.
Unions : www.cnn.com/2023/11/21/business/…/index.html
Inflation is slowing: www.cnn.com/2024/10/10/economy/…/index.html
And you want the government to price fix groceries, which I agree with. But that’s unlikely to ever happen in America.
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 day ago
That’s only 900k union employees in a country with a population of 330 million
Inflation slowing doesn’t undo the damage caused by the previously record high inflation unless everyone got a raise to wipe out the price increases.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Oh right. I forgot that leftists don’t accept “better”. They only accept “perfect”.
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 day ago
You’re right when your definition of “better” is a month where you only have to choose between a roof over your head and food instead of a roof over your head, medicine, and food.
What a disgusting response to the current state of the country and our decades long decline into serfdom.