yesman@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 1 month agoMissing votes sat on their scroats and threw the election to Hitler.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square319fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareQueen HawlSera@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoActually they’re not wrong, wages were not increased to keep up with inflation so stopping it alone wasn’t enough.
minus-squareSkyrmir@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agohttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LES1252881600Q#0 Real wages are up since Covid was dealt with. That’s simple factual reality. The perception of course, is that everything is worse. Because prices did go up, and they’re staying there. Which just means the economy didn’t collapse and cause mass unemployment.
Actually they’re not wrong, wages were not increased to keep up with inflation so stopping it alone wasn’t enough.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LES1252881600Q#0 Real wages are up since Covid was dealt with. That’s simple factual reality.
The perception of course, is that everything is worse. Because prices did go up, and they’re staying there. Which just means the economy didn’t collapse and cause mass unemployment.