if the American government is the abusive cop we’re married to consultin the “4th pillar” is like complaining to our mother in law

It’s been feeling like 2007 again, something’s obviously wrong under the hood and we’re clearly careening out of control but still waiting for the crash.

Literary critique but calling it a “windchill economy” would mean that it’s actually worse than the numbers imply. If you have a windchill things aren’t “feeling worse then they are”. They actually are bad/dangerous but the regular temperature reading wouldn’t capture that.

Fitting honestly

Even though pay gains are exceeding overall inflation, the particular prices that are gaining fastest are among the most painful for Americans to absorb. Food, electricity, child care, home prices and rent have all outpaced wage gains over the course of the ’20s. Those items all have a common theme: They’re regular expenses that you can’t avoid.

Bank of America’s deposit data illustrates that divide: Higher-income households’ paychecks grew 4% year-over-year in November — the highest since October 2021 and well above the 3% inflation rate. But middle-income households’ paychecks gained just 2.3% and lower-income households’ wages were up only 1.4% – half the pace of inflation.

What is everyone complaining about the wealthy are doing great???

And, as everyone knows, windchill is just in your head and can’t actually hurt you. So just suck it up and stop complaining about how cold it is

reminder that “the economy” translates to “rich people’s money”

so yeah things might feel awful but [rich people’s money] is doing great actually

“Don’t believe your lying eyes or bank account. Things are fine, you’re just being entitled when you ask for silly things like food or necessities. Just keep racking up credit card debt for us.”