The cost of almost everything has doubled in the course of a year. I know chain restaurants are a weak metric for inflation, but when I met my partner, her and I could both get burritos at Chipotle for $13 total. Now, it costs $13 for one burrito. We're seeing the people who can afford it spend more and more because the prices have simply doubled, and everybody else just going without.

In 2008, people didn't have money because they lost their jobs. In 2023, people are working more than ever but still can't afford anything. I feel like most people would rather be poor with time than poor with no time.