“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.

  • ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    This is really stupid.

    You’re basically telling people “just be rich” like it’s that simple.

    People living paycheck-to-paycheck are not able to invest money because they don’t have excess income, they get to decide if they want to pay for rent or want to pay for food. Combine that with astonishing inflation rates and salary raises that don’t match cost of living increases or simply layoffs, and we have one fucked up situation.

    This is a systemic problem. Billionaires shouldn’t exist. Billionaires are a societal problem.

    edit: Oh, I see your comment isn’t directed at people living paycheck-to-paycheck, that’s a bit more reasonable then but I still think you’re missing the mark. It’s not as simple as “just increase your income” like you seem to be thinking it is.

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      9 months ago

      because it is that simple.

      be rich or forever be poor.

      this is the system we have setup and the system that we worship.