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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary
Everything goes up except wages. Well, wages just take longer and never really catch up.
There is only one listing for a rental in town. It's a 3 bedroom for $3,000 per month.
My mindset is yes, I complain too much, but I'm also ready for whatever comes. If, at worst, I have to make a McDonald's wage and move the family into a camper or even a cave, I'll do it. On a lighter note, if we have to go without internet, cell phones, a decent car and eat beans and rice every day: No biggy. That was my life when I was a kid.
It's when there's the probability or reality of absolutely nothing to eat is when it's time to start getting worried.
But before any of that doom and gloom, if there's an opportunity to live better (without doing something bad like robbing a bank or killing off a rich familiy member) why not take advantage?
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Wages pretty much have to catch up to inflation in the long run, as they are essentially 2 sides of the same coin. As I stated above, the poor and rich made out in this pandemic.
People making minimum wage got paid to stay home, got bonus checks, and then had their wages double when they returned to work.
The medium wage earners had their paychecks stay flat, were not given money to stay home, had smaller bonus checks from the government, and got to see food, shelter, and transportation prices increase 20-40%.
Rich folks that own Google and Amazon made record profits as the government shutdown the small/medium businesses and drove consumers to the big businesses. Amazon and Google then advocate for increasing minimum wages knowing it prices out the startups, and they already pay their employees above those wages.
You've got the same mindset I do, that I'll make due at whatever economic level I find myself. It's impossible to starve in the US except for severe neglect of the disabled or otherwise handicapped decision makers. The only thing that will cause starvation here is a catastrophic global conflict.
Regarding Jason's advice, he's absolutely right that you don't hold onto the unreliable car and sell the reliable one. You and Xist seem to compete to see who can come up with the most "unconventional" ideas.