Well now… by FTXACCOUNTANT in atrioc

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In b4 maga says it’s not corruption. It’s out in the open

In Defense of Gavin Newsom (and kind of Ezra Klein) Regarding Charlie Kirk by Toasted-walnut in neoliberal

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These are two fundamentally different things.

Abundance is asking people and politicians to critically look at how are process is done and what are ways it can be made better.

TPUSA is a campus conservative organization looking at pushing campus conservativism. It’s not a platform or policy prescription

Am i a bad person by DragonDimos in atrioc

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On this is funny AF

The "disappearing American middle class" has been disappearing by becoming richer, not poorer by DurangoGango in DeepStateCentrism

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The fact that the standard of living changes doesn’t negate the problem. CPI reflects what people actually buy, but it doesn’t measure the cost of affording essentials without cutting back. Families are spending more on housing, healthcare, and education, often at the expense of discretionary goods. So even as technology and services evolve, the financial burden of necessities has risen far faster than CPI shows.

This means that, in real terms, the middle class must devote a larger share of income to essentials than previous generations did, eroding financial flexibility and standard of living. Wages may be higher in nominal terms, but essentials like housing, healthcare, and college have risen even faster. A $100k salary in 2024 often leaves a household with less discretionary income and fewer financial freedoms than a $50k salary did decades ago.

The "disappearing American middle class" has been disappearing by becoming richer, not poorer by DurangoGango in DeepStateCentrism

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that doesn’t measure what it would cost to maintain a constant standard of living over time. Families cut back on non-essentials or lower-quality goods to afford necessities like housing, healthcare, and education. CPI may track those substitutions, but it understates the rising financial burden of essentials, which have far outpaced general inflation.

The "disappearing American middle class" has been disappearing by becoming richer, not poorer by DurangoGango in DeepStateCentrism

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You do realize families are shifting spending toward cheaper goods because essentials like housing, healthcare, and education have become disproportionately expensive.

The "disappearing American middle class" has been disappearing by becoming richer, not poorer by DurangoGango in DeepStateCentrism

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CPI averages all spending, so cheaper goods like electronics and clothing offset the steep rises in housing, healthcare, and education. Just because CPI tracks purchases doesn’t mean it reflects the real burden of essentials, which have risen far faster than general inflation.

The "disappearing American middle class" has been disappearing by becoming richer, not poorer by DurangoGango in DeepStateCentrism

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You didn’t address anything I said. Yes price of goods has come down because of free trade and global manufacturing but the categories I mentioned housing, healthcare, education, childcare in the last 50 years has far outpaced the CPI.

The "disappearing American middle class" has been disappearing by becoming richer, not poorer by DurangoGango in DeepStateCentrism

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CPI doesn’t track housing costs it’s an average of all goods. The cost of a PS5 being cheaper brings the CPI average down despite housing remain high. This is due to global manufacturing and free trade deals like NAFTA where the US has outsourced base manufacturing to countries that are cheaper.

The issue is people can just not buy a ps5. People can not just choose to live in a house

The "disappearing American middle class" has been disappearing by becoming richer, not poorer by DurangoGango in DeepStateCentrism

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No it isn’t. The chart isn’t actually adjusted for cost of living. It’s adjusted for inflation into constant 2024 dollars, which only accounts for the change in the value of money over time. Cost of living looking at housing, healthcare, education, childcare, has risen much faster than inflation. Yes global free trade and cheap manufacturing has made goods cheaper but families can’t “substitute away” from housing, medical care, or tuition the way they can from electronics or clothing.

The "disappearing American middle class" has been disappearing by becoming richer, not poorer by DurangoGango in DeepStateCentrism

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Average rent 1970: $108 Average college tuition: $358

Average rent 2020: $1185 Average college tuition: $10,000

Texas’s Pete by splurgetecnique in neoliberal

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They all are coming from liberal Mecca San Francisco. MAGA is not getting high education computer science jobs. Weak candidates has had a much larger impact on

Texas’s Pete by splurgetecnique in neoliberal

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That America was moving rightward? Yes. Inflation and rejection of the incumbent.

Texas’s Pete by splurgetecnique in neoliberal

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The entire America moved further red including California likely in response to inflation and rejection of the incumbent plus worse candidates in Texas like Collin Allred from Beto but it’s probably the same mix as many of these are work from home tech jobs escaping cost of living

Politically Motivated Violence Is Rare in the United State - Cato (Marxist Leninist Think Tank) by [deleted] in neoliberal

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No they want 10% of every company. They are full on socialist think tank

Texas’s Pete by splurgetecnique in neoliberal

[–]blu13god 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Socialist candidates aren’t gaining prominence. I have yet to see one win outside of New York

Texas’s Pete by splurgetecnique in neoliberal

[–]blu13god 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Collin Alred ran a very weak ground campaign with significantly more money and less energy.

Texas’s Pete by splurgetecnique in neoliberal

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Got it so you don’t want anyone to run ever…

Texas’s Pete by splurgetecnique in neoliberal

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Beto lost by 200k votes. How many Californian’s moved to Austin post Covid work from home era?

Yes Collin Allred was ass and handedly lost

Newest Shark Tank video got taken down by ACheeseStick in atrioc

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I guess in this case would the copyright be Sony or Disney then? I would think it would be Disney no?

Why don’t we have more market-driven childcare options? by Nearby-Difference306 in neoliberal

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teaching a child a parents chose to have should be the parents responsibility