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Hydra

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17. Eh, part of it is regional, part of it I expected

Reply to Recursion (Reply #16)

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 01:25 AM

Jul 2015

The housing costs are insane- there's a worker shortage, but there's also a housing shortage. The basic rental in for a place to live is 2/3 of my monthly wage, and it's going up all the time. The food costs I expected to go up- they have been for years now, and the droughts and floods caused by climate change are just getting worse.

Meanwhile, the big money players are working harder than ever to profit from the shortages and to eliminate any social programs that could help. All of my friends that are not comfortably well off are struggling too. Doesn't help that I live in the reddest of red states :/

Oh, ya, and the ACA thing added $150 per month to our bills. I actually get penalized for having my disabled relative live with me.

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"What happens when a dying consumer economy has...borrowed all the debt it's capable of absorbing?" [View all] marmar Jul 2015 OP

The Chinese takeout joint closest to me has gone belly up Warpy Jul 2015 #1

Very interesting read, the author believes another crash is coming...& the reason RiverLover Jul 2015 #2

. haikugal Jul 2015 #3

We are getting close Munificence Jul 2015 #4

My household has been treading water just to keep above the rising prices Hydra Jul 2015 #5

The US inflation rate is currently negative Recursion Jul 2015 #11

Yeah, there's some seriously zerohedge doom and gloom in that article. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #13

Housing and food Hydra Jul 2015 #15

That's the downside of only reporting a nationwide inflation rate, I guess Recursion Jul 2015 #16

Eh, part of it is regional, part of it I expected Hydra Jul 2015 #17

You must not do the grocery shopping in your household or pay the utility bills. CrispyQ Jul 2015 #19

Prices keep going up at the grocery store. nt raccoon Jul 2015 #22

Ah and here I thought you were talking about Greece riderinthestorm Jul 2015 #6

Inequality is killing us. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #7

It's hard to get excited about this. It comes from zerohedge. Kevin from WI Jul 2015 #8

It took until post #8 for the sun to shed light on this dismal forecast TexasTowelie Jul 2015 #9

Holy fuck I didn't even look at the source and guessed it was ZH in post 13 AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #14

Too spammy looking for me. Sorry. nt silvershadow Jul 2015 #10

The current rate of inflation is negative Recursion Jul 2015 #12

For the official "market basket" you are right 1939 Jul 2015 #21

Extreme Heat, and too much rain in places contributed to this JCMach1 Jul 2015 #18

Think of someone asking this question in, roughly, 1927. Got a lot ahead. Then ask as of today. jtuck004 Jul 2015 #20