He asks, when they say you will own nothing and be happy?An...

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    He asks, when they say you will own nothing and be happy?

    An entertaining if worrying look at US inflation.

    "According to CBS News, on average U.S. households must now spend an extra $11,434 per year just to maintain the same standard of living that they were enjoying when Joe Biden first entered the White House…The typical American household must spend an additional $11,434 annually just to maintain the same standard of living they enjoyed in January of 2021, right before inflation soared to 40-year highs, according to a recent analysis of government data.This is insane.
    But the government continues to insist that inflation is low. On Tuesday, the Bureau of Lying Statistics told us that prices have only risen 3.2 percent over the past 12 months…Data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday showed prices rose 3.2 percent over last year, slightly outpacing forecasts of 3.1 percent. Prices also rose 0.4 percent in February over the previous month — in line with expectations, but still hotter than economists would like to see.
    If you believe that, there is a bridge in California that I would like to sell you."

    https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/is-the-soaring-cost-of-living-stressing-you-out-u-s-households-are-spending-an-extra-11434-per-year-just-to-maintain-the-same-standard-of-living/

    The comments on the housing situation are especially worth a read.
 
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