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cybicle t1_j4wzo8f wrote

Yeah, because domestic flights and international phone calls are major expenses for most US citizens.

By the way, your first link point to a chart which shows that "Total food budget share increased from 9.4 percent of disposable income to 10.3 percent in 2021"

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40for60 t1_j4x30wv wrote

and yet food is still 50% cheaper, what is your point?

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cybicle t1_j4x9uli wrote

You can whattabout all day long. The big picture is that, overall, wages vs purchasing power hasn't increased.

https://www.epi.org/publication/charting-wage-stagnation/

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40for60 t1_j4xcw2c wrote

did i ever claim it did? you're so angry that you make shit up in your head. How are you any different then the MAGA morons about masks?

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cybicle t1_j4xk0pz wrote

> other costs where higher in the past though, housing , food, communication, transportation everything else was more expensive.

You implied things were less affordable in the past, but when compared to typical wages in the past, that isn't true.

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