Americans need an extra $11,400 today just to afford the basics

[havoc00]

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.

Such figures underscore the financial squeeze many families continue to face even as the the rate of U.S. inflation recedes and the economy by many measures remains strong, with the jobless rate at a two-decade low. The analysis, from Republican members of the U.S. Senate Joint Economic Committee, taps government data such as the Consumer Price Index and Consumer Expenditure Survey to examine the impact of inflation state by state.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inflati...s-even-higher/

[PAU1]

Thanks, Xiden.

As long as Ukraine is good, I can wipe with Mcadonalds napkins and hit up the soup kitchen.

[BasedBagel]

Thats Bidenomics jack

[HateLiberals]

Inflation act at work

[LtGoose]

That's how you know the Biden Boom is working jack.

[BespokenBrah]

Pay to defend europe through a ukraine and israel proxy war. Become poorer while europe becomes richer. Thanks for your sacrifice.

[Visel]

How much of that is because of student loans turning back on, shocking the population that it wasn't wiped out of existence by the govt?

How much of that is because people's pre-ordered Tesla Cyber Trucks are coming into their possession, and Elon is demanding their $800/mo?

[PyleShazam]

Damn 6% inflation hits hard

[WWWWWWWQWWWWWWW]

How much of that is because of student loans turning back on, shocking the population that it wasn't wiped out of existence by the govt?

How much of that is because people's pre-ordered Tesla Cyber Trucks are in their possession?

I think a lot of it is food. Since theyll pay $40 for a door dash fast food lunch now instead of commuting their lazy asses

[DirtyD79]

Money printer go brrr.

[ymer]

Just spent $3k on a camera lens and a tripod.

Because I can.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

That's ok... As long as the ukraines/russians and the hamas/jews keep relentlessly killing each other, we can gladly accept a little bit of inflation as a small cost of business.

[DesiredUserphag]

I'm glad I'll most likely be dead and gone before everything is run by low IQ power hungry retards

[havoc00]

Pay to defend europe through a ukraine and israel proxy war. Become poorer while europe becomes richer. Thanks for your sacrifice.

That’s the American dream jack

[ParsleyTea]

There is little wonder why many are upset with Biden due to high inflation. Today it was reported that inflation is falling. What most in the new didn't say is that inflation remains twice as high as it should be, and prices are not following back to the levels they were just a couple years ago.

[BespokenBrah]

That’s the American dream jack

Fuk europoor marxist/socialist bums

[EarlA]

Thanks for everything, Jack

[lockdev]

Fake news OP. Biden told me prices are going down, and that's a fact, jack.

[RICHSTRONG]

Build back BETTER JACK

Crack n whores aren't cheap

[HaiMeesk]

Grown ass men blowing their money on Door Dash, crypto schemes, video games, and Pokemon cards - then bitching about not being paid enough and no money for rent.

[DolphinPilot]

That's weird. I bet my cost is a fraction of that. Maybe 1/6th or something

[havoc00]

Grown ass men blowing their money on Door Dash, crypto schemes, video games, and Pokemon cards - then bitching about not being paid enough and no money for rent.

Pokemon is based

[SazabiBrah]

And to think people voted for this. As if they get pleasure from living in more misery. Just pure cuck behavior

[Adam16121]

One of the rare days we had to get fast food for dinner. Close to $50 at Wendy’s for a family of 4. I didn’t use menu hacks or anything but fuk that was unexpected.

[GenXTrumpFan]

LOL

Unless you bought a house, your price increases are nothing like that.

And they conveniently don't discuss the bigly wage increases folks have received. But those were earned I guess while Biden magically created inflation from destroyed supply chains.

Damn that Biden for allowing supply chains to get destroyed! Damn Biden for sending everyone checks through most of 2020, WTF was he thinking?

[Fitnessguy24]

Meanwhile I'm living on 1400/month

Lmao

[roughinhouse]

People seem to forget we had a global pandemic very recently.

[Adam16121]

Meanwhile I'm living on 1400/month

Lmao

Weird flex but ok

[chrsschb]

Grown ass men blowing their money on Door Dash, crypto schemes, video games, and Pokemon cards - then bitching about not being paid enough and no money for rent.

Bud video games are the cheapest hobby I have by a colossal order. Groceries on the other hand (and I don't mean door dash) increased for us nearly 3-fold. There are many times where going out to eat is cheaper than making the same thing at home.

[FaceWreck]

no problem

i will eat ze bugs
eat ze grass
live in ze pod
own nothing, rent everything