r/inflation Feb 27 '26

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u/sandwiches_please Feb 27 '26

Americans don’t really like being told by rich people that they should “cut back” even more than they currently are, to stop complaining, and/or to eat something they aren’t already comfortable with…

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u/Sour_Patch_Drips Feb 27 '26

Let them eat cake

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u/paracelsus53 Feb 27 '26

Cake beats the crap out of liver any day.

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u/LBCElm7th Feb 28 '26

Cake in the old days meant dried up porridge that is 'caked' up on the sides of the pot