Post B69rpf1YDlrOaINCgy by HonkHonkBoom@poa.st
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(DIR) Post #B68j4fLEEJWdAPhJ8C by DireGoy@poa.st
2026-05-10T02:28:24.332880Z
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I like to put in what I'm making now and compare it to around the same time I got my first job which was part time shelving books at a library for which I was paid $6/hour. Man I fucking hate kikes so much...RT: https://poa.st/objects/c408ba3f-ed38-4744-a60b-4d27839d5ff0
(DIR) Post #B68kBeYvcmnojS08mW by db@nicecrew.digital
2026-05-10T02:40:52.301431Z
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i only make a few more dollars an hour, twenty years later, and this is after the college education
(DIR) Post #B68kSKSzaqRHKTB05I by BarelyEagle@poa.st
2026-05-10T02:43:52.809370Z
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boomers will literally be like “I got paid 1.25 an hour” but then you do the math and it equals like $900,000 a year and so you’d need to work 30 middle class full time jobs a year to hit what an average (obviously) retarded dude in high school got paid back then.
(DIR) Post #B68kf0GlzrgySBVLA8 by DireGoy@poa.st
2026-05-10T02:46:10.780112Z
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Still got the debt? Or were you able to pay it off?
(DIR) Post #B68l3mnrCYovvanRyq by db@nicecrew.digital
2026-05-10T02:50:39.306456Z
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ya, i've always been poor. idk how their opinion on that affects me. it doesn't change anything.
(DIR) Post #B68l7WBEwlmTX0Vszw by DireGoy@poa.st
2026-05-10T02:51:19.775706Z
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Which is also why they feel no need to teach their kids anything and or help them after they kick them out of the house.
(DIR) Post #B68l9XPlKSfbwFGkUK by HonkHonkBoom@poa.st
2026-05-10T02:46:27.405059Z
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Really? $1.25? 5 silver quarters an hour? What's that worth now?
(DIR) Post #B68lIxDCmfd0YPsxzk by tyler@nicecrew.digital
2026-05-10T02:53:21.905891Z
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Someone earlier on fedi said something along the lines of "purchasing power is as to boomers as per capita is to niggers"
(DIR) Post #B68lPPZiFBIyG3Uabw by DireGoy@poa.st
2026-05-10T02:54:34.014917Z
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It really is.Try explaining it to them, watch their eyes glaze over.
(DIR) Post #B68lxjQOwuHFfPVCXQ by HonkHonkBoom@poa.st
2026-05-10T02:56:48.209740Z
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ya know, as much as i hate AI, it's really good with data coalition, when it doesn't hallucinate..
(DIR) Post #B68nG8r1F4ZJhXILcO by James_Dixon@poa.st
2026-05-10T03:15:15.299069Z
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> Man I fucking hate kikes so much...Then you realize the government has been lying about the real inflation figures since the late 80's and you can figure it's at least 50% higher than whatever they say it is...
(DIR) Post #B68nfpqkWRsyI0Q7rU by Snidely_Whiplash@nicecrew.digital
2026-05-10T03:19:56.464721Z
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Here is a grocery ad from 1970.Someone who wanted to know how much inflation has been since 1970 could pretty easily calculate the inflation rate. I will guarantee the official figures are lies.
(DIR) Post #B68nnNNWGKa8IsLOHA by Snidely_Whiplash@nicecrew.digital
2026-05-10T03:21:18.211809Z
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Keep in mind that the early to mid 70s were also a time of rampant, uncontrollable inflation, sometimes in excess of 15% per year
(DIR) Post #B68ocwRde6ThpRrK3E by DC5FAN@poa.st
2026-05-10T03:29:01.134333Z
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Look at the price of Bologna versus steak. Bologna is still pretty cheap.
(DIR) Post #B68ocxYPWPUPGk2FFI by DireGoy@poa.st
2026-05-10T03:30:36.564270Z
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Lamb prices tho... 😋
(DIR) Post #B68oeeXJCTzsrjKLbc by matty@nicecrew.digital
2026-05-10T03:30:55.369913Z
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>55 cents per pound for a steakI'm going to kill myself.
(DIR) Post #B68op093iK44mQv2wK by James_Dixon@poa.st
2026-05-10T03:32:48.520869Z
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> Look at the price of Bologna versus steak. Bologna is still pretty cheap.How much you want to bet the bologna in 1970 was much better quality meat than the bologna you get now?
(DIR) Post #B68oxnO8VqxFp1AHbc by DC5FAN@poa.st
2026-05-10T03:33:07.510727Z
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Probably.
(DIR) Post #B68pV67trjxDUeRyUa by James_Dixon@poa.st
2026-05-10T03:40:25.007634Z
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> I will guarantee the official figures are lies.Absolutely. They've changed the caculations continously, starting in 1983.If anyone wants to do some reading:https://archive.ph/zvtPwhttps://www.reddit.com/r/economy/comments/1defy9m/comm...https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/cpi-inflation/https://www.investopedia.com/articles/07/consumerprice...Measuring inflation has never been a simple matter since so many things go into it. But anyone simply looking at old prices versus current prices and the government's official figures can immediately see they've been openly lying about it for decades now.
(DIR) Post #B68pp1xh3kCQMvBHBQ by HonkHonkBoom@poa.st
2026-05-10T03:34:59.345706Z
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Would be pretty hard to get an actually consumable product any more poor quality than modern american budget bologna. is a horrible trap i fall for from time to time
(DIR) Post #B68pp3W7HFKRByIHTc by HonkHonkBoom@poa.st
2026-05-10T03:38:00.055007Z
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But look at the fine print ... that's 'steak', chuck steak.. of course, the good steak is way cheaper relative to the current day's earning's purchasing power
(DIR) Post #B68pp4LsAojFmUVc9I by James_Dixon@poa.st
2026-05-10T03:44:00.236291Z
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> that's 'steak', chuck steakWhereas chuck steak is on sale at a nearby Kroger this week for $9.99/lb. 🤬
(DIR) Post #B68rTabvkqCJMsuBc0 by arm_barbarian@poa.st
2026-05-10T03:45:50.171625Z
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Nobody wants to fuckin work anymore thats the problem :wojak_boomer_dance:
(DIR) Post #B68rTbu2wyHbNMOAUK by DireGoy@poa.st
2026-05-10T04:02:32.547973Z
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They just wanna sit on their ipads and eat avacado toast :wojak_boomer_monster_ultra:
(DIR) Post #B68skpnUe1fJLT6IEK by BarelyEagle@poa.st
2026-05-10T04:16:11.267179Z
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hey grok quantitatively just how violent are niggers?
(DIR) Post #B68tGpsjriiesGoUr2 by arm_barbarian@poa.st
2026-05-10T04:15:38.887395Z
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We drank from the garden hose
(DIR) Post #B68tGrJ0ZXKJI26zRI by DireGoy@poa.st
2026-05-10T04:22:39.013566Z
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Wow so did I. Thanks for that dad. Really helped in the real world.
(DIR) Post #B69AbM5dWbTTmJDU8G by Snidely_Whiplash@nicecrew.digital
2026-05-10T07:36:50.970574Z
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For reference, consider, for each 1 official percentage point of inflation, how many things become automatically 1% more expensive?Social Security paymentsSalaries for goverment employeesWelfare payoutsfood stamp allocationsprobably hundreds of other things that have automatic adjustments based on official inflation statisitics.There is a huge incentive for the government economists to come up with new ways to lie, and absolutely no downside.
(DIR) Post #B69B39y8BTqEIGxpmi by Snidely_Whiplash@nicecrew.digital
2026-05-10T07:41:52.334219Z
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Prior to the mid 70s, to be labeled "bologna" it had to be at least 60% veal and 35% pork, though "beef bologna" could be made with all beef.But, just like country-of-origin labelling, it was found to be inconvenient, so the law protecting Americans was quietly scrapped. Modern bologna is mostly de-odorized chicken, both the meat and the skin, because skinless chicken is too lean, with palm oil added for texture.
(DIR) Post #B69Bh9iGYSiv5EcBMm by BarelyEagle@poa.st
2026-05-10T07:49:06.207094Z
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“I’ve charged the same rates since the 70’s and never increased them - 5 lbs of steak an hour”
(DIR) Post #B69BzPdo4blrhDEbZo by BarelyEagle@poa.st
2026-05-10T07:52:24.270334Z
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It’s funny how people keep inventing terms for concepts they “just discovered” (like women describing marriage and saying they want a system like that but not knowing there’s a term for it). Someone coined the term ‘enshittification’ to describe companies giving you a worse product so you pay more. Well that’s adulteration and drug dealers have cut their drugs for a very long time. There are a finite number of shortcuts and a distinct chain of consequences and they’ve all been tried many times.
(DIR) Post #B69TYSaumcFqDCBCpk by Dubbub@detroitriotcity.com
2026-05-10T11:09:11.554247Z
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@BarelyEagle @db @DireGoy @HonkHonkBoom It all comes down to inflation obfuscation, like 'hedonic adjustment' or 'substitution bias' etc., the government is complicit in boomer delusions.
(DIR) Post #B69mLKPjmgMWCoP4L2 by mothersmurfer@poa.st
2026-05-10T11:52:37.457017Z
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you gotta use Shadowstats.com
(DIR) Post #B69mLLkKpaQsKz325A by James_Dixon@poa.st
2026-05-10T14:39:44.200240Z
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Shadowstats has gone dark, and his numbers aren't any more real than those the government gives us.
(DIR) Post #B69rSTvVJcBPVPUaGG by James_Dixon@poa.st
2026-05-10T15:37:03.918641Z
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> probably hundreds of other things that have automatic adjustments based on official inflation statisitics.Tax bracket and tax exemptions.
(DIR) Post #B69rlaGhxaekg2WEgy by pepsi_man@poa.st
2026-05-10T02:55:40.497128Z
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@HonkHonkBoom @BarelyEagle @db @DireGoy Approximately $75, give or take
(DIR) Post #B69rnAsLLEzUV8sfxY by ShovelTrouble@pone.social
2026-05-10T03:40:29Z
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The cost of essentials in life have outpaced the official rate of inflation, sometimes to a dramatic degree. This might throw off the relevant "what's the baseline of what I need in order to get established on a basic level compared to earnings of earlier decades?" questions. Do you know if this factor is part of where that figure came from?
(DIR) Post #B69rpf1YDlrOaINCgy by HonkHonkBoom@poa.st
2026-05-10T03:24:37.934947Z
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kinda crazy how things have diverged, Some things only doubled, whole other are 10-50x as much..
(DIR) Post #B69rsDegQz2kZPtgci by DC5FAN@poa.st
2026-05-10T03:35:53.905281Z
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I'm been on a hot dog kick lately so I can relate.
(DIR) Post #B69rytUNoGnO3MGJ2u by pepsi_man@poa.st
2026-05-10T03:35:42.040046Z
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@matty @Snidely_Whiplash @DireGoy @HonkHonkBoom @James_Dixon If we eat you it'll be cheaper than the steak.Your sacrifice is appreciated.
(DIR) Post #B69s1AYVKOs7YyH5Xs by HonkHonkBoom@poa.st
2026-05-10T03:28:35.145270Z
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here it is in terms boomer can related to..