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comment by usualgerman
usualgerman  ·  3 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: May 21, 2025

Americans are mostly too broke for frivolous purchases. That’s what’s behind the reduced spending. When grocery prices go up but paychecks don’t, buying stuff falls.

I’m not expecting a sweep in 2026. Most people aren’t engaged in politics unless they’re forced to.





ButterflyEffect  ·  3 days ago  ·  link  ·  

there’s a massive and lengthy “yes, and” response to this but im too tired and lazy to type it out

our product costs less than $3 each and we haven’t raised prices this year