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tariffs going up. grocery bills going up. employer says wages are frozen. the math is not mathing.

Yale budget lab estimate is $940-1,500/year in extra costs per household from current tariff levels. My last raise was 1.8%. I am going backwards in real terms while being told the economy is strong.
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ExasperatedSloth1165·1mo

be honest. overreacting?

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LividBadger57731mo

Can't have nice shit no more

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MutteringCactus77341mo

cooking from scratch more, eating out less, buying own-brand everything — and it's still not enough

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UnimpressedOtter22811mo

the 'economy is strong' metric measures things that have nothing to do with whether I can afford to eat normally

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ChafedMaple99231mo

asset prices up, wages flat, costs up. strong for who specifically.

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