Comment on The $20 USD bill is the new 5$ bill
BussyCat@lemmy.world 7 hours agoThe price of specific items has doubled
Rent, which has outpaced inflation had a national average of $1149 in 2019 and was $1650 in 2025 in order for average rent to have doubled you have to go all the way back to 2007ish
Instead of tracking a burrito, track how much 1lb of chicken cost or bananas or broccoli
butwhyishischinabook@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
No, instead let’s base our economic reality on pure vibes and the most extreme, specific examples we can personally remember 🙄
chunes@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
It’s the lemmy way. How else will people grab attention?