return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agoA Very Good Sign: Kamala Harris Is Going Right at Corporate Greednewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1597arrow-down134
arrow-up1563arrow-down1external-linkA Very Good Sign: Kamala Harris Is Going Right at Corporate Greednewrepublic.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square74fedilink
minus-squareSteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down2·edit-23 months agoYou’re using % in different ways which make it sound like groceries went up exponentially more than wages, which they did not. Groceries did not go up 150-200%. They are currently costing ~20% more. Depends on what you’re looking at.
minus-squaremozz@mbin.grits.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·3 months agoSssh you’re not supposed to use the actual numbers You’re supposed to pull Trump-style wild exaggerations out of thin air, and then disappear and have someone else take over (apparently) when someone questions the reality you are presenting
You’re using % in different ways which make it sound like groceries went up exponentially more than wages, which they did not.
Groceries did not go up 150-200%. They are currently costing ~20% more. Depends on what you’re looking at.
Sssh you’re not supposed to use the actual numbers
You’re supposed to pull Trump-style wild exaggerations out of thin air, and then disappear and have someone else take over (apparently) when someone questions the reality you are presenting