• @[email protected]
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    813 days ago

    People are not goldfish with minds that reset every year. Per your own link, accumulative inflation is up 21.8% since 2020.

    • rigatti
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      -113 days ago

      Are they goldfish with minds that reset every four years?

      • @[email protected]
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        413 days ago

        No. If you would look at the graph in the link you posted, you would see that 2020 is right before the huge spike in inflation. This sustained spike explains the current outrage over increased prices.

        • rigatti
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          -313 days ago

          There was a two year spike. If you look at the graph in the link I posted, you would see that prices have been mostly going up as normal for almost two years now. When are people going to adjust to their mindset to the current prices?

          • @Alenalda
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            613 days ago

            When I get a 22% pay increase ill consider it

            • rigatti
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              -213 days ago

              Good luck. What field are you in?

          • @[email protected]
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            513 days ago

            To make people happy, I think it would take a return to a running average of 2%. This requires a temporary drop below 2%, perhaps even to 0 or negative. Otherwise, you’re just telling them to suck it up and embrace the new normal.

            • rigatti
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              -313 days ago

              I’m not an economist, but from what I’ve heard in the past, 2% is basically ideal. Price deflation or inflation that’s too low can indicate problems with the economy. Maybe this situation is different since we had really high inflation a couple years ago. But either way, I think it’s unlikely that prices will drop. Kamala needed to promise super low taxes on the working class or something to make up for it.