• afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Just remember that the powers-that-be have stated that we are not in a recession.

    Don’t look at evidence from your own eyes, don’t depend on the news, don’t depend on multiple studies showing the same thing. Just take it on faith that the economists know what’s best for us. Blind faith.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Just remember that the powers-that-be have stated that we are not in a recession.

      We’re not in a recession. The economy is growing precisely because grocery store prices are rising. The thing we are measuring - year over year increases in inflation-adjusted business revenue - is only defined as “not a recession” when industry profits are rising.

      If grocery prices were falling and wages were outpacing investment returns and state programs had cash left over because fewer people needed them, we’d see a flood of money leaving the agricultural sector and a sharp reduction in output as capital scrambled to protect itself from declining returns. And that would result in a recession.

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    4 months ago

    so what

    lot of states do not even get programs like this

    maybe Californians should have to live like the rest of the United States or these should be federal programs for all

    senior centers in the states feed the older population expired old food that sometimes has not been properly stored or matches their required diets

    states are also reducing food stamp benefits so this is just another article about California again whining about not have things nobody else got to begin with

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      Don’t blame another state. If you arnet happy you should look to get new elected officials and improve your state not tear other people/states down.

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        4 months ago

        yes the problem is me and everyone else not voting right

        hard to vote with politicians like Biden and Trump helping to take voting rights away