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this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2023
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I mean over here people had turn the heating to a minimum because of insane costs but we get news articles about energy companies having the best year ever, adjusting their profit goals upwards. Same for supermarkets while there has never been this much people in food insecurity in the country.
By all means the economy is doing good. Companies are raking in record profits. But ask the average person in the street how their finances have changed in the last two years and you'll have a very different answer.
Believe it or not, that’s always been the case.
Line goes up: the rich make money.
Line goes down: poor people lose money.
*Line goes up: poor people lose money.