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Why is everything in consumer / American life so fucking shitty now - and companies literally just say 'oh bc profit margins' and we're now expected to swallow that and sympathize? (lemmy.world)

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like I went to taco bell and they didn't even have napkins out. they had the other stuff just no napkins, I assume because some fucking ghoul noticed people liked taking them for their cars so now we just don't get napkins! so they can save $100 per quarter rather than provide the barest minimum quality of life features.

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[-] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 3 points 2 years ago

It's a pretty complicated economics question why inflation is happening. They're working on it by adjusting interest rates, I guess.

As for why the average American isn't doing so well, it's basically the rich getting richer while the poor get poorer. If this same inflation was happening with a 70's distribution of wealth (and IIRC it actually did) it wouldn't be fun but it wouldn't be pushing so many people to the brink, either.

[-] Rolando@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Taco Bell will just put out a "napkin tipping" jar and blame lack of tips for not providing napkins.

[-] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You now live in the monopolist stage of capitalism, aka imperialism.

Read "imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism by Lenin" for more insights.

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