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Genki Hikari

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17. After living through the early 80s

Fri Oct 21, 2022, 07:01 AM

Oct 2022

When the working class was finally pushed into the toilet, this isn't so bad. The inflation isn't nearly as terrifying as it was when I was in high school then into the 80s. Workers are starting to do much better, because they don't have to worry about massive layoffs over greed and other idiotic reasons.

Some things are worse, yes, but this is livable for my household in comparison to the gnawing fear I always had in the early 80s after I left home to be on my my own out of necessity. If I had to live with my mother one more day, I was gonna kill myself.

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But is the economy really all that bad? [View all] Metaphorical Oct 2022 OP

Yeah Polybius Oct 2022 #1

I do what I want and when I want to tirebiter Oct 2022 #2

That is close to my situation DFW Oct 2022 #13

I am retired, my IRA is way down and inflation is way up. I blame the this on the Russian doc03 Oct 2022 #3

I'm retired, too. My IRA is almost on life support Deuxcents Oct 2022 #7

Compared to its peak last year, my IRA is down. But its still up substantially from a few years ago. onenote Oct 2022 #11

I wouldn't make this a campaign ad right now Sympthsical Oct 2022 #4

+1 Celerity Oct 2022 #14

+1000 Treefrog Oct 2022 #16

From a political point of view you CANNOT tell people they're not really hurting. brooklynite Oct 2022 #5

You are 100% right, you can't tell people they're not hurting... Enter stage left Oct 2022 #8

Do you think many respondents here are impoverished? leftstreet Oct 2022 #6

I'm retired. slightlv Oct 2022 #9

Clarification Metaphorical Oct 2022 #10

Poll is missing "Gainfully retired" (me) nt TeamProg Oct 2022 #12

It's not that bad. betsuni Oct 2022 #15

After living through the early 80s Genki Hikari Oct 2022 #17