• atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    Yes, that’s what I’m talking about. Do you think the lower class only spends money on food, rent and gas? Some may but there are a lot of “non rich” people who buy nonessentials.

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      3 days ago

      As someone in the lower class, yes. A decade ago you might have had a point, but unless they’re maxing out credit cards no one below median income is spending on non essentials.

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          3 days ago

          Credit card debt is at an all time high, more people are living paycheck to paycheck than ever before, Americans rejected Biden explicitly because of his gaslighting about how good the economy was, union membership is up, and nearly all Americans celebrated the death of that CEO.

          People aren’t in a good spot. They don’t have disposable income unless they above median wage. The great depression had better ratios in terms of money spent on essentials.

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            3 days ago

            They don’t have disposable income unless they above median wage.

            This is utter bullshit and you know it. I know several people below median income, one is sending a child to college. They have iPhones, TVs, etc. To claim that these people are only buying the absolute necessities is just lefitst BS.

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                  2 days ago

                  They spent money on more than the essentials. Is what you meant. People on average go seven years between tv purchases and 3 years between phone purchases.

                  KFC, you need to be poor at one point in your life.

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                    2 days ago

                    They spent money on more than the essentials. Is what you meant.

                    It’s exactly what I’ve said - more than once.