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SunSeeker

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4. If wages had kept pace with inflation, affordability would not be an issue.

Reply to doc03 (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:15 PM

23 hrs ago

Under Biden, wages actually outpaced inflation for a short while toward the end, but wages are stagnant now, making people feel the price increases/inflation more.

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Trump's State of the Union left some viewers unconvinced that he'll lower cost of living, CNN poll finds [View all] SunSeeker Yesterday OP

No president Republican or Democrat is going to lower prices without causing doc03 Yesterday #1

Biden got us from 9.4% to 2% inflation without going into recession. SunSeeker Yesterday #2

But prices didn't go down they just increased at a slower rate. There are some things that have gone doc03 23 hrs ago #3

If wages had kept pace with inflation, affordability would not be an issue. SunSeeker 23 hrs ago #4

I see you point about wages. If wages go up more than inflation things are doc03 23 hrs ago #5