Brutkey

EtherAndRhum
@EtherNRhum@mstdn.ca

Found on #reddit, but speaks volumes about the state of our #economy, our #society, and the problems we will have to tackle one way or another:

#inflation #greed #climatechange #education #news #money #capitalism #history

Screen grab from reddit that says: -20 years ago working as a server, I lived in a corner 1bdrm apt downtown with amazing waterview, 700$/month: similar apt now is 3600$/month,5x more: I now can’t afford as a 47year old lawyer what i could afford as a 27y/o waiter.

EtherAndRhum
@EtherNRhum@mstdn.ca

And again:

Long winded story of 30 items at Walmart @70.20$ in 2020, versus 1675.42$ in 2025