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Re:The wealth of the 25 richest families in the world soared... by robertlagrant on Friday December 08, 2023 @01:47PM (#38572656)
> Wages are definitely up, but if you factor in all the price increases of rent and groceries, I don't see how anything is better for the poorest

Well yes - rent is driven up by more people being around, and groceries by wages and fuel going up. As for fast food jobs - if a fast food job can get you a place to live by yourself that's amazing, but surely that's going to be harder and harder to find as demand stays high and the number of 2-income families, who can just out-bid you easily, also is high.

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Re:The wealth of the 25 richest families in the world soared... by antifa on Saturday December 09, 2023 @08:37AM (#38581807)
They've got more to worry from investors making all cash offers than 2-income families.
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Re:The wealth of the 25 richest families in the world soared... by robertlagrant on Saturday December 09, 2023 @03:08PM (#38585453)
That's coming from demand being so high.
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