• Krauerking@lemy.lol
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      10 months ago

      Also that number is online only and could just be again more people bought online than in person, meaning overall spending can atill be down. But also yeah inflation of prices really lets it look like each year is better even if you have less buyers overall.

      Its a game of perspective. That people and corps are bery careful to play or else the casino runs dry.

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      10 months ago

      Wealth gap. What you are actually saying is everyone is being squeezed, allowing corporations to sell less and make more.

      This is why I’m kinda pissed off about it all. Americans all went shopping and kept spending as per usual, which allows corporations to report “green” to investors and continues to allow unbelievable CEO / executives wildly insane pay to continue.