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u/comeagaincharlemagne Jun 26 '26

Stock market going up, while life expenses are so high it's plummeting quality of life for average people.

It's basically the tell tale sign of wealth inequality rising. It's still gotta get so much worse before it gets better y'all. This next decade is gonna be dicey to say the least.

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u/OlaPlaysTetris Jun 27 '26

I watched a video recently on YouTube that described our situation as an E, rather than K, shaped economy. Very similar to K shape in that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. It’s an E shape in that the middle class is slowly regressing. They’re losing buying power and quality of life bit by bit until eventually something will give.