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Re:Why Are People So Down About the Economy? Theories Abound by bluefirebrand on Thursday May 30, 2024 @08:58PM (#40530437)
> This must be due to increased state and local taxes

I don't know if it matters all that much why prices are increasing for everything, whether it's inflation, corporate greed, new/increased taxes, or whatever else

The fact is people are getting squeezed from a lot of directions, and meanwhile we're reading about record corporate profits, many companies are doing massive layoffs, and raises aren't keeping up with expenses

Re:Why Are People So Down About the Economy? Theories Abound by jncfhnb on Thursday May 30, 2024 @10:57PM (#40531056)
Picking one particular item hit by a tax in one locality is not a very useful anecdote for the general narrative